English Reviewer

English Reviewer

Let's review the topics for your midterm exam.

Fact and Opinion

• Fact - are statements that are universally accepted as truth. Facts are statements with no bias and are stated with neutral tone.

• Opinion - are statements that are based on someone's perception, emotion, predictions, and/or biases.

Multiple Choice

Mary Lou Retton was the first American to win the gold medal in the Women’s All-Around event.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Spitting in your hand before you pick up a baseball bat gives you good luck.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

There are more head and spinal injuries each year from cheerleading than all other sports combined.

• Fact

• Opinion

Completing Analogies

• Analogy - is a logical statement that shows the relationship between pairs of words.

• To complete an analogy, we must first determine the relationship of the pairs of words.

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Part to whole/Whole to part

• Function/usage

• Characteristics

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________ : teach :: construction : construction worker

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happy : sad :: soft : ________

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meter stick : long :: bed : ______

Making Inferences

• Using what we know to make an informed guess about what we don't know

• Reading between the lines.

Predicting Outcomes

Is using the previous events in the text to predict what would happen next.

Adjectives

• is a word that is used to modify or describe nouns and/or pronouns.

• usually positioned before the noun or pronoun it modifies.

• Descriptive Adjectives - are adjectives that describe, or expresses things that are observable through the five senses.

• Limiting Adjectives - Indicates limit (can be through numbers) to the word it modifies

• Article Limiting Adjective - A, An, The

• Numeral Limiting Adjective - Ordinal and Cardinal numbers

• Pronominal Limiting Adjective - Pronouns, possessive forms of personal, demonstrative, and indefinite pronouns.

Multiple Choice

She is a beautiful woman.

• Limiting

• Descriptive

Multiple Choice

There are 10 milk cartons in the community pantry.

• Limiting

• Descriptive

Multiple Choice

They offer sweet mangoes in the market.

• Limiting

• Descriptive

Multiple Choice

My car is parked outside.

• Limiting

• Descriptive

Multiple Choice

Everybody makes mistakes.

• Limiting

• Descriptive

Adverbs

• are words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

• Manner - answers the question How

• Place - answers the question Where

• Time - answers the question When

• Degree - answers the question How much

• Frequency - answers the question How often

• Affirmation and Negation - expresses positive and negative

Multiple Choice

I want it now.

• Manner

• Frequency

• Place

• Time

Multiple Choice

They deliver the newspaper daily.

• Manner

• frequency

• Place

Multiple Choice

Fast cars have to be driven carefully.

• Time

• Place

• Manner

Multiple Choice

You are walking too slowly.

• Time

• Place

• Manner

• Degree

Multiple Choice

He goes there for a jog every morning.

• Manner

• Frequency

• Place

• Time

Conjunctions

• Coordinating Conjunctions - connect 2 parts of the sentence with equal value: FANBOYS (For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

• Correlative Conjunctions - connects 2 parts of the sentence with equal value: either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, as many/as, rather/than, whether/or, both/and, as/as

• Subordinating Conjunctions - connects the independent clause with the dependent clause: because, when, since, until, as soon as, etc.

Multiple Choice

He always seems so confident, ______________ he is actually quite shy.

• as soon as

• but

• and

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What kind of conjunction was used in the previous question?

Multiple Choice

She is _____________ the regional champion _____________ the national champion.

• either/or

• not only/but also

• neither/not

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What kind of conjunction was used in the previous question?

Multiple Choice

I like _________ carrots ________ asparagus in my vegetable soup.

• not only/but

• whether/or

• either/or

• both/and

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What kind of conjunction was used in the previous question?

Multiple Choice

You need to wear a space suit __________ the temperatures are extreme.

• although

• because

• after

• why

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What kind of conjunction was used in the previous question?

Multiple Choice

Haizum is always happy _____ cheerful.

• A. because

• B. and

• C. unless

• D. but

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What kind of conjunction was used in the previous question?

Multiple Choice

There are many kinds of forests in the world, tropical rain forests are the most fascinating.

• There are many kinds of forests in the world, but tropical rain forests are the most fascinating.

• There are many kinds of forests in the world, for tropical rain forests are the most fascinating.

• There are many kinds of forests in the world, or tropical rain forests are the most fascinating.

• There are many kinds of forests in the world, so tropical rain forests are the most fascinating.

Multiple Choice

My hands are freezing cold. I forgot to bring my gloves today.

• although

• because

• until

• whenever

Multiple Choice

My mum loves cakes. I am going to bake a cake for her birthday.

• and

• but

• or

• so

Multiple Choice

We enjoy watching films. We enjoy going bowling.

• and

• but

• or

• so