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Name:_______________________________ Date:__________

Score:_________

I. A. Match each sentence with the correct meaning of the verb in bold. Write your
answer on the blank.

see (verb) a. meet

___1. I don’t see what point you’re trying to make. b. experience
___2. Please can I see all this month’s invoices? c. make sure
___3. Who did you see you while you were in the factory? d. understand
___4. James will see that everything is ready for the president’s arrival. e. look at
___5. We expect to see strong growth in the third quarter

a. get a disease
catch (verb) b. be in time for
___6. Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said. c. capture
___7. Did they ever catch the person who stole the money? d. hear
___8. It’s too far to walk to the station, so let’s catch a cab. e. take
___9. Please stay home if you are ill, so we don’t all catch the flu. (transportation)
___10. Because of the delay we won’t catch the beginning of the talk.

B. Using the hints given below, complete the table using multiple-meaning words.
Hint Word Hint
Useless or worthless things, junk 1. To put something into something
else.
To copy a picture by following 2. A sign that something has
lines seen through a thin sheet of happened, or that someone has
paper been somewhere.
To squeeze or wedge something 3. A situation in which things, people,
into a tight space. or traffic cannot move
A device used to warn someone 4. To make someone fear that
of danger something bad might happen.
To enter a room rudely or 5. A flat-bottom boat for transporting
abruptly goods on a shallow river.

II. A. Types of Adverbs: Write on the blank the letter of the correct answer.

_____1. What is an adverb?

A. An adverb gives more information about the verb.
B. An adverb gives more information about the noun.
C. An adverb gives more information about the punctuation in a sentence.
D. An adverb gives more information about the pronoun.
_____2. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?
Sara plays the violin beautifully.
A. plays B. violin C. beautifully D. Sara
_____3. Which adverb would you use to complete the sentence:
The rain fell _____________ against the window pane.
A. awkwardly B. wickedly C. smugly D. heavily

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_____4. Which of these adverbs can be used to complete this sentence? The sun
shone ________ .
A. loudly B. brightly C. awkwardly D. luckily
_____5. Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?
A. The child ran happily towards his mother.
B. Sally walked to the shops.
C. Brendan gently woke the sleeping baby.
D. I visited my mum yesterday
_____6. Which of these words in the following sentence is an adverb?
Kylie looked longingly into Jason's lovely blue eyes.
A. looked B. longingly C. lovely D. eyes
_____7. Which of these sentences contains an adverb?
A. Tim greedily ate the chocolate cake.
B. The dog bit Colin.
C. The car broke down.
D. East Enders is a soap opera.
_____8. Which of these statements about adverbs is false?
A. We use an adverb to say how something happens.
B. We use an adverb to say how often something happens.
C. We use an adverb to say when or where something happens.
D. We use an adverb in place of a noun.
_____9. Which of these words is an adverb?
A. shyly B. Susan C. running D. beautiful
_____10. Which of these words is an adverb?
A. heavy B. table C. almost D. friendly
_____11. Which kind of adverb is used in this sentence? "Fast cars have to be driven
carefully."
A. adverb of degree B. adverb of manner C. adverb of time
_____12. In this sentence, which is the adverb of degree? "Selena always tries really
hard."
A. always B. really C. hard
_____13. Which is the adverb of time or frequency? "Nick never tries hard enough."
A. never B. hard C. enough
_____14. Which kind of adverb isn't used in this sentence? "The dam we built here
never gets completely full."
A. adverb of manner B. adverb of degree C. adverb of place
_____15. Giraffes are very tall and have extremely long tongues. The underlined word
is an example of what type of adverb?
A. adverb of time B. adverb of manner C. adverb of frequency

III. Past tense: Write on the blank the letter of the correct answer.

_____1. Last night the game ______ 10 minutes late.

a. beginned b. begin c. began
_____2. The dog ______ his finger.
a. bit b. bite c. bited
_____3. The teacher ______ a note to Nina's parents.
a. wrote b. writed c. written
_____4. They ______ what the student said in class yesterday.
a. understand b. understood c. understanded
_____5. He _____ the ball at me.
a. throwed b. threw c. throw
_____6. The strong wind ______ off her hat.
a. blew b. blown c. blowed
_____7. Maria ______ her phone last week.
a. broked b. breaked c. broke
_____8. I ______ David was sick, but he was on vacation.
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 a. thought b. thinked c. think
_____9. We ______ our new home quickly.
a. built b. builded c. builted
_____10. Bob _____ Helen the secret.
a. tell b. telled c. told

IV. Parts of a Sentence: Read the questions and choose the letter of the correct answer.

____1. What two parts make up a complete sentence?

A. a noun and a conjunction
B. a pronoun and a preposition
C. a noun and a verb
D. a noun and an object
____2.The subject of a sentence tells ___________________.
A. what tense the verb is in.
B. what the sentence is about
C. where the direct object is
D. what the sentence is doing
____3. Which of the following sentences has a compound predicate?
A. Carpenters and construction workers arrive early to the work site.
B. It takes many people to complete a building project.
C. The project coordinator is the executive officer of the company.
D. An architect designs the building and prepares the blueprints.
____4. Which of the following sentences has a compound subject?
A. A cape and a cloak are the same type of clothing.
B. A mantle is a wooden or stone structure around a fireplace.
C. The cloak hung near the mantle.
D. The mantle was the perfect place to display the clock.
____5. “A glacier is a river of ice moving slowly down a mountain.” The underlined
clause is an example of:
A. complete subject
B. complete predicate
C. simple subject
D. simple predicate
____6. The professor handed out a syllabus the first day of class. The subject is_____
A. professor B. syllabus C. class D. first
____ 7. Most colleges offer several computer science courses. The predicate is _____
A. colleges B. offer C. courses D. computer
____ 8. Typing is an important skill. The subject is _________
A. typing B. is C. skill D. an
____9. The word in a sentence that conveys action is the ______.
A. noun B. verb. C. adverb. D. conjunction
____10. When a sentence has several elements in a series, all of the elements
should_____
A. refer to concrete objects.
B. have more than three words.
C have the same subject.
D. be in grammatically parallel form.

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V. Making A Stand and Sharing Opinion: Write “T” if the statement is True and “F” if it is
False.

___1.When sharing your opinion, make sure to support it with evidence gleaned from the
presented oral text/s.
___2. In order to arrive at your own stand, listen to your gut feeling.
___3. Facts and evidence won’t make your stand credible.
___4. Observe the choice of word when others are speaking to determine whether you
share the same stand or position on an issue.
___5. It is important to determine the relevance of the speaker presentation.
___6. Listen for the main idea and supporting ideas so that you can form an informed
opinion of your own about the topic being presented.
___7. You cannot arrive to your own stand if you listened to a speech.
___8. Listening will help you gather information about an issue and will support your stand
strongly.
___9. It is not necessary to determine the speaker’s stance or attitude toward the topic.
___10. The tone of voice will give you a hint of what attitude or stance the speaker has.

VI. Short Story Elements: Write on the blank the letter of your answer.

_____1. Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of ___________.

A. Mood B. Theme C. Setting D. Conflict
_____2. The central, main character of a story is called the ____________.
A. Antagonist B. Protagonist C. Antagonizer D. Instigator
_____3. The opposition of forces, essential to the plot is called__________
A. Setting B. Conflict C. Character D. Climax
_____ 4.The most exciting part of the story is called _________.
A. Setting B. Exposition C. Climax D. Rising action
______ 5. What is a person or animal which takes part in the action of a story called?
A. Setting B. Plot C. Character D. Conflict
______ 6. What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict
called?
A. Setting B. Plot C. Character D. Conflict
______ 7. The character who opposes the main character is called the __________.
A. Protagonist B. Antagonist C. Dynamic character D. Static character
______8. The time and location in which a story takes place is called __________.
A. Plot B. Setting C. Conflict D. Characterization
______9. All events after the climax that lead to the resolution are called _______.
A. Exposition B. Resolution C. Falling action D. Rising action
______10. The air was hot, the sand even hotter. There wasn't any grass as far as
the eye could see. The sky was radiant blue and the sun's rays were baking everything
around me. This is an example of what short story element?
A. Plot B. Setting C. Atmosphere D. Device

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