NorthStar 4 Reading and Writing Midterm Review

NorthStar 4 Reading and Writing Midterm Review

Midterm Test Sections

• Part 1 - Finding Passive Voice

• Part 2 - Reading Comprehension

• Part 3 - Writing Sentences (Passive Voice)

• Part 4 - Definitions

• Part 5 - Synonyms and Antonyms

• Part 6 - Summary Writing

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What is the Passive Voice?

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The Passive Voice is when the focus of a sentence is the direct object, or the person/thing that an action is done to, rather than the subject doing the action.

Let's look at some rules and examples

Passive Voice grammar rules:

• Object (s) + Verb "To Be" + Past Participle + Agent

• Passive Voice can be used in any tense: Present, Past, Future, Perfect, Progressive - Verb "To Be" determines the tense

• The Agent is always used with the word "by" (ex: by them, by Faby, by the students)

• If the Agent is not known OR very unimportant, then don't put it

Passive Voice Verb Tenses:

• Simple Present: Active - John cleans the house. / Passive: The house is cleaned by John. - Verb "To Be": is, are, am

• Simple Past: Active: John cleaned the house. / Passive: The house was cleaned by John. - Verb "To Be": was, were

• Future Tense: Active: John will clean the house. / Passive: The house will be cleaned by John. - Verb "To Be": will be

• Perfect Tense: Active: John has cleaned the house. / Passive: The house has been cleaned by John. - Verb "To Be": have/has been

• Present Progressive: Active: John is cleaning the house. / Passive: The house is being cleaned by John. - Verb "To Be": is, are, am being

Multiple Choice

On the test you will be asked to find passive voice sentences:

Which of the following sentences is in the Passive Voice?

• The children ate the cake.

• The cake ate the children.

• The cake was eaten by the children.

• The cake is good.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is in the Passive Voice?

• The thief is being arrested.

• The police are arresting the thief.

• The thief is arresting the police.

• The thief stole a bunch of money.

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct Passive Voice structure:

The car _________ fixed on Friday.

• are

• will be

• has

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct Passive Voice structure:

My boss _________ fired by the CEO last week.

• is

• was

• is being

Open Ended

On the test you will be asked to create a sentence in the passive voice:

Create a sentence using any verb or tense.

Open Ended

On the test you will be asked to create a sentence in the passive voice:

Create a sentence using any verb or tense.

Defintions

One of the sections you will need to know the definitions of the following words that we've already covered

Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition for:

research

• investigate systematically

• open slowly

• download onto computer

Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition for:

behavior

• the way in which one thinks

• the way in which one acts or conducts oneself

• the way in which one speaks

Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition for:

century

• ten years

• one thousand years

• one hundred years

Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition for:

dismissal

• the act of allowing someone to enter a country

• the act of ordering or allowing someone to leave

• the act of bringing someone food they ordered

Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition for:

acquire

• to buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself

• to sell or get rid of (an asset or object) for oneself

• to bring (an asset or object) for someone else

Synonyms and Antonyms

Multiple Choice

Which is a synonym for the following word:

process

• operation

• inaction

• failure

• uprising

Multiple Choice

Which is a antonym for the following word:

rejection

• dismissal

• only

• approval

• ignorant

Multiple Choice

Which is a synonym for the following word:

insightful

• clever

• revolution

• ignorant

• blind