Unit 3 Weeks 1-2 Review

Unit 3 Weeks 1-2 Review

by Alyssa Allen

Part 1: Vocabulary Questions

Multiple Choice

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word misunderstand?

• Confusion

• Opinion

• Knowledge

• Withdraw

​Confusion

​The answer is confusion because when two people have a misunderstanding that means that there was no clear communication.

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If one person can not make sense of what someone else did or said that causes confusion. That then leads to a misunderstanding.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of complimenting someone? 

• giving them directions 

• helping them with homework 

• inviting them over for ice cream 

• telling them that you really like their shoes

​Complimenting

​When you compliment someone you pick something you like about them and tell them.

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​The other options were just nice actions.

Multiple Choice

Which word has the opposite meaning of the work contradicted?

• agreed

• moderated

• objected

• reformed

​Agreed

​When you contradict someone you say the opposite of what they said.

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​Therefore, you could not agree with them.

Multiple Choice

What word has almost the same meaning as the word appreciation? 

• knowledge 

• admiration 

• withdraw

• opinion 

​Admiration

​When you admire someone you respect something that they do.

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​When you respect something you see the value in it, so you can appreciate it.

Multiple Choice

What word has the opposite meaning of the word critical?

• blunt

• timid

• complimentary

• liberal

​Complimentary

​This is the opposite meaning of critical.

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​It is really hard to say something nice to someone when you are judging them.

Multiple Choice

What does the word blurted mean? 

• displayed in public

• shown a new light 

• said suddenly without thinking

• explain in a lengthy confusing manner 

​Blurted

​Think about when you talk out without raising your hand. That is blurting. You said something suddenly without thinking of the expectation to raise your hand first.

Multiple Choice

What does the word cultural mean?

• habitual or customary usage

• having to do with social customs

• having to do with numbers

• smallest amount or degree

​Cultural

​Culture does not deal with degrees, so it can't be D.

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Culture does not have numbers in it, so it can't be C. ​

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​Culture does have social customs, but culture also includes things like language and food. Therefore, it cannot be B.

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​Culture are things we don't really think about when we are part of that culture. It is just the way things are and the habits we have as a collective group.

Poll

How Prepared are you to take the vocabulary assessment on Friday? 

• 1 - I am not ready at all

• 2- I need to study more

• 3- I may miss one or two

• 4- I got every single question right and ready to make a 100!

​Grammar Questions

Subject Verb Agreement

Present Progressive Verbs

Verb Tenses ​

Multiple Choice

The three players _____ the ball down the court. 

• pass

• passes

• passing

• will passing

​Pass

​The answer is pass because the subject is plural.

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​If you ever get stuck on one of these questions just whisper the sentence to your self with each answer choice. Which one sounds the best?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• The dog bark at the mailman.

• The dog barks at the mailman.

• The dogs barks at the mailman.

• The dog bark at the mailmans. 

Multiple Choice

Dozen of ____ ____ for food on the ground.

• birds searches

• bird search

• birds search

Multiple Choice

A girl and her friend _____ past the local bookstore.

• walk

• walks

​Walk

​the answer is walk because there are two subjects in the sentence.

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​A girl

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​Her friend

Multiple Choice

Which is the word board in past tense?

• Boards

• Boarding

• Will Board

• Boarded

Multiple Choice

Which is the past progressive of the word travel?

• traveled

• were traveling

• had traveled

• are traveling

​Were traveling

​Remember progressive verbs are verbs that take place over time.

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​The will end in -ing and have a be verb before it.

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​In this case we are looking for the past progressive. That means our verb will still end in -ing, but the form of be before the word will be past tense.

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​Were is the past tense form of be.

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​Were traveling is the past progressive.

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense of send?

• Sent 

• Sended

Multiple Choice

The kid ran out of school and ____ home.

• goes

• went

• will go

• go

​Went

​It is important to keep the verb tense the same in the a sentence.

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​The exception would be is you are using a progressive verb in a compound sentence.

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​There was not a progressive verb option in this question, and this sentence is not a compound sentence.

Story ​Questions

Multiple Select

What is the setting of the story? Select two. Page 184

• China

• China Town 

• New York 

• Seattle

Multiple Choice

What was the most important part of Chinese New Year? Page 184

• Eating special food

• Setting off firecrackers 

• Celebrating the New Moon 

• Celebrating the coming of Spring 

Multiple Choice

Why does Kim tell her mother that the ham was terrible? Page 192

• She did not like the ham

• She was mad at her mom

• She was trying to be modest

• She wanted to be like Mary

Multiple Choice

According to Mary, why to Chinese parents say "rude" things about their children? Page 190

• Boasting is never acceptable 

• They don't like to talk about their families

• Their children are not worth of compliments 

• Boasting about their children would be the same as boasting about themselves. 

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the story?

• Children must always respect their elders

• Cultures communicate differently

• Chinese New Year is the most important holiday

• If you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all.

Multiple Choice

Why did Yingmei change her name to Mary?

• So people wouldn’t know she was Chinese

• To make it easier for her friends

• She had always disliked the name.

• Her parents wanted her to

Multiple Choice

Which is true about Chinese New Year? page 184

• It sometimes comes before January 1.

• It always comes before January 1.

• It sometimes comes after January 1.

• It always comes after January 1.