Mid-Term Review - 2nd grade - Pt 1

Mid-Term Review

Let's remember the most important topics of this first half.

Activity 1:

Let's start with some vocabulary review

Multiple Choice

The music is too ____. Can you please turn it down?

• relaxing

• loud

• inspiring

Multiple Choice

I just can't get this song out of my head. It's so ________

• loud

• moving

• catchy

Multiple Choice

I enjoy classical music. It's ______ and stimulates my creativity.

• inspiring

• loud

• dramatic

Multiple Choice

Meg always listens to jazz music before going to bed; she says it's __________!

• relaxing

• loud

• catchy

Multiple Choice

That song from Les Miserables always makes me cry; it's really _______

• catchy

• dramatic

• moving

Multiple Choice

I don't like opera. Sometimes, I find it very ________!

• inspiring

• dramatic

• moving

Comparatives

Let's review the use of comparatives.

Comparatives

• Are used to talk about similarities between two things.

• They use the form (verb be) as (adjective) as

• Example: Eating pasta is as tasty as eating rice.

• To talk about differences, we use not after the verb be.

• Example: The Eiffel tower is not as new as the Empire State Building.

Activity 2:

Use the prompts to form sentences. Use as .... as and not as ... as.

Multiple Choice

Learning Japanese / hard / learning Spanish

• Learning Japanese is as hard as learning Spanish

• Learning Japanese as hard is as learning Spanish

• Learning Spanish as Learning Japanese is as hard

Fill in the Blanks

Ice skating / artistic / ballet

Multiple Choice

Playing the guitar / not fun / dancing

• Playing the guitar is not as fun as dancing

• The guitar playing not as fun is dancing

• Playing the guitar is as not fun as dancing

Fill in the Blanks

In England / drinking coffee / not popular / drinking tea

Fill in the Blanks

Singing in the shower / not scary / singing in public

Fill in the Blanks

Making new friends / important / getting good grades