HW 11: Grammar & Paraphrasing Review (L1)

​HW 11: Grammar & Paraphrasing Review

​Level 1, Unit 2: At School

​Grammar Review

​Lesson C: Singular and Plural Nouns with Be Verb

​Take Notes!

​Use your notes to help you with the practice questions.

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​First, read each sentence and use the singular or plural form of the noun.

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​Then, read each sentence and use the correct form of be: am, is, or are.

Multiple Choice

There are 15 _______ in the class.

• student

• students

Multiple Choice

A ______ is on my desk.

• calculator

• calculators

Multiple Choice

The _____ is under the table.

• printer

• printers

Multiple Choice

The class is two ______ long.

• hour

• hours

Multiple Choice

Many ______ are in the drawer.

• paper clip

• paper clips

Multiple Choice

The ______ are next to the stapler.

• scissor

• scissors

Multiple Choice

I use an ______ for class.

• iPad

• iPads

Multiple Choice

The ______ on the wall is fast.

• clock

• clocks

Multiple Choice

The pens _____ next to the notebook.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The bulletin board _____ on the wall.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

My keyboard ______ in front of my computer.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The staples _____ in the drawer.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

There ______ folders in the cabinet.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

There ______ paper in my notebook.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

An essay _____ on the teacher's desk.

• is

• are

​Paraphrasing Review:

​Changing Vocabulary & Phrases

​Read the information about Afghanistan again.

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​Read each sentence from the text. Decide which word or phrase best replaces the underlined vocabulary without changing the original meaning.

​Lee cada oración del texto. Decida qué palabra o frase reemplaza mejor el vocabulario subrayado sin cambiar el significado original.

​Read the information about Afghanistan again.

Then, choose the sentences that paraphrase the text the best.

Multiple Choice

Afghanistan has seen great improvements in education.

• Education in Afghanistan is getting better.

• Education in Afghanistan is under new leadership.

• Education is Afghanistan is changing.

• Education in Afghanistan is becoming worse.

Multiple Choice

One reason is tradition--some families believe girls don't need to go to school.

• Traditionally, families think girls shouldn't go to school.

• Traditionally, families think girls must not go to school.

• Traditionally, families think it is not necessary for girls to go to school.

• Traditionally, families think it is not possible for girls to go to school.

Multiple Choice

Many families also don't have money to send their children to school.

• Additionally, families can easily pay for their children's schooling.

• Additionally, families struggle to pay for their children's schooling.

• Additionally, families receive funding from the government for their children's schooling.

• Additionally, families earn money for sending their children to school.

Multiple Choice

Violence is another problem--it's often not safe for girls to attend school.

• It is usually dangerous for girls to go to school because of violence.

• It is occasionally unsafe for girls to go to school because of violence.

• It is never dangerous for girls to go to school because of violence.

• It is never safe for girls to go to school because of violence.

Multiple Choice

As a result, only 12 percent of Afghan women are literate, and 38 percent of children (the majority of them girls) are not able to go to school.

• The majority of women are illiterate and 38% of children are not allowed at school.

• The majority of women are illiterate and 38% of children are required to attend school.

• The majority of women are illiterate and 38% of children choose not to go to school.

• The majority of women are illiterate and 38% of children can't attend school.