Repaso College Board

College Board English Review

Objectives Outline

1. Use of Language and Vocabulary

   a. Vocabulary

   b. Word order and sentence structure

   c. Parts of Speech (Grammar)

   d. Inflections (types of sentences, verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc.)

2. Reading Comprehension

3. Indirect Writing

EFESIOS 2:10

''Porque somos hechura suya, creados en Cristo Jesús para {hacer} buenas obras, las cuales Dios preparó de antemano para que anduviéramos en ellas..''

EFESIOS 2:10

''Porque somos hechos por Dios, creados en Cristo Jesús para tener éxito, cosa que Dios planificó de antemano para que disfrutáramos de los resultados.''

Vocabulary

YOU ALREADY KNOW ENGLISH! Use COGNATES

Cognates are words that in english and in spanish LOOKS THE SAME*, SOUND THE SAME AND HAVE THE SAME MEANING.

true cognates: CEREAL - CEREAL 🥣 CHOCOLATE - CHOCOLATE 🍫
cognates: ELEFANTE - ELEPHANT 🐘 FAMILIA - FAMILY 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
false cognates:
- EMBARRASED x EMBARAZADO
- ÉXITO x EXIT

MÚSICA

POLICÍA

PREPARAR

TOMATE

FRUTA

Intelectual

Sólido

Tráfico

Word Order

Order have sentences in words an.

Each word in a sentence are there for a purpose... simple sentences are usually organized like this:

SUBJECT + PREDICATE = SENTENCE

The subject is who or what the sentence is talking about.
The predicate is the extra information in a sentence.

EXAMPLES

Ram’s brother is quite sick.

Ram’s brother is quite sick.

EXAMPLES

Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.

Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.

EXAMPLES

The boys were playing nearby.

The boys were playing nearby.

EXAMPLES

The cattle are grazing in the green field.

The cattle are grazing in the green field.

YOUR TURN:

1. My brother studies in college.

2. The flowers are very beautiful.

3. The dog followed its owner.

4. Our parents do what’s best for us.

5. The Sun sets in the West.

6. Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt.

7. The baby is sleeping peacefully.

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. The food tastes delicious.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. The gown is pretty expensive.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. My teacher chose the class monitor.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. My mother is a teacher in a prestigious school.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. Every day Sam goes to school.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. Next week my grandparents are going to visit us.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. The principal suspended the boys for being naughty.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. Mars is known as the red planet.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

WHAT'S IN BOLD?:

1. Kangaroo is the national animal of Australia.

• subject

• predicate

Word Context

Now that you know why sentences have a specific order we can talk about word context or usage. This is when words are place is a specific order to add meaning or context to the text.

Example: My sister designs bridges and highways. She is an...

a. accountant b. architect c. actor d. engineer

Word Context

Now that you know why sentences have a specific order we can talk about word context or usage. This is when words are place is a specific order to add meaning or context to the text.

Example: My sister designs bridges and highways. She is an...

a. accountant b. architect c. actor d. engineer

Multiple Choice

LET'S PRACTICE:

William bought three - - - - last week.

• shirt

• shirts'

• shirt's

• shirts

Multiple Choice

LET'S PRACTICE:

Astronomers have - - - - own ideas about the expanding universe.

• they

• them

• their

• they're

Multiple Choice

LET'S PRACTICE:

Juana and Ariana - - - - chicken for dinner last night.

• has

• had

• have

• having

NOUNS

Names of person, place, thing or idea...

Nouns are found IN ANY PART OF THE SENTENCE. They can name person, places, things, or even ideas.

Example: car, computer, man, city, teacher, restaurant.

When nouns refer to a SPECIFIC person, place, or thing, they are PROPER NOUNS (these are ALWAYS capitalized).

Example: Toyota, Macbook, Roberto, San Juan, Ms. Solano, Olive Garden

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

house

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

food

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

chair

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

Mrs. Reyes

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

love

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

dog

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

cellphone

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

school

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY:

test

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

doctor

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

teacher

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

soda

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

kitchen appliance

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

student

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

dog breed

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

bank

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

store

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

toothpaste

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

orange juice

Open Ended

CHANGE FROM COMMON TO PROPER:

bottled water

PRONOUNS

Words that take the place of the noun...

Instead of using a noun, use pronouns to refer to the noun in the sentence.
Example:

Jake forgot to make ___ the bed this morning.

ANTECEDENTS

Noun which the PRONOUN is referring to...

The antecedent is the word that the pronoun is referring to in the sentence.

Example:

Jake forgot to make his bed in the morning; it was a mess.

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN THAT REPLACES THE NOUN:

Jenna feels like taking a trip.

• Her

• She

• Hers

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN THAT REPLACES THE NOUN:

Jake forgot to make the bed.

• He

• Him

• His

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN THAT REPLACES THE NOUN:

The box was laying around.

• Its

• It's

• It

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN THAT REPLACES THE NOUN:

1. Wuthering Heights is Alexa's favorite book.

• her

• hers

• her's

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN:

1. The dog almost choked (himself/itself).

• himself

• itself

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN:

1. Natasha was all by (yourselves/herself)

• yourself

• herself

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN:

1. (That/this) book lying here is mine.

• that

• this

Multiple Select

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN:

1. I lost the toy you gave (me/myself)

• me

• myself

Multiple Select

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN:

1. This house is (ours/our).

• ours

• our

Multiple Select

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN:

1. It was (their/theirs) car.

• their

• theirs

Multiple Select

CHOOSE THE PRONOUN:

1. Do you know (his/him)?

• his

• him

VERBS

The action in the sentence

The second part of a sentence is called a predicate. In the predicate we have extra information about the subject and it INCLUDES the verb. The verb will always be in the predicate part of the sentence.

Example:

My mom baked a cake for the whole class.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

Rita ___ a mile every day.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

The dogs ___ all night.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

The cat ___ the snake.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

We ___ at the park in the evenings.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

Mia __ school yesterday.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

Sheela ___ to be a Police Officer when she grows up.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

Mahesh ___ back to his mother.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

You can ___ with us.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

Amy ___ very fast.

Open Ended

WRITE THE VERB:

They ___ on a picnic together.

VERB TENSE

Verbs exist in the present, past or future tense of a sentence.

Verbs that exist in the SIMPLE PRESENT are the regular form of the verb.
Example: SUBJECT + VERB = Jenna walks.
IMPORTANT: IF THE SUBJECT IS SINGULAR, THE VERB ENDS WITH AN S


Verbs that exist in the PRESENT PARTICIPLE include the subject
Example: SUBJECT + is/am + VERB + -ing = Jenna is walking.

Multiple Choice

1. Damon drinks coffee every morning.

• SIMPLE PRESENT

• PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

1. The team is playing very well.

• SIMPLE PRESENT

• PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

1. My mother prays in the temple.

• SIMPLE PRESENT

• PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

1. The boy speaks the truth.

• SIMPLE PRESENT

• PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

1. Mr Cooper is speaking about Dinosaurs.

• SIMPLE PRESENT

• PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

1. I am talking to the class.

• SIMPLE PRESENT

• PRESENT PARTICIPLE

VERB TENSE

Verbs that exist in the SIMPLE PAST are verbs that refer to what HAS happened before. These verbs ALWAYS END IN -ED or are IRREGULAR VERBS.
Example: SUBJECT + VERB + -ed = Jenna walked.


Verbs that exist in the PAST PARTICIPLE include the subject and refers to what HAS happened.
Example: SUBJECT + has/had + VERB + -ed = Jenna has walked.

Multiple Choice

1. I had talked to the class.

• SIMPLE PAST

• PAST PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

1. Leonard graduated from college last year.

• SIMPLE PAST

• PAST PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

1. July has finished her assignment.

• SIMPLE PAST

• PAST PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

1. The boat sailed today.

• SIMPLE PAST

• PAST PARTICIPLE

Multiple Choice

The boat has sailed this morning.

• SIMPLE PAST

• PAST PARTICIPLE

VERB TENSE

Verbs that exist in the SIMPLE FUTURE are verbs that refer to what will happen. These verbs ALWAYS INCLUDE THE word WILL before the verb in its regular form.
Example: SUBJECT + will + VERB = Jenna will walk.


Verbs that exist in the FUTURE CONTINUOUS include the subject and refers to what WILL happen.
Example: SUBJECT + will be + VERB + -ing = Jenna will be walking.

Multiple Choice

1. Mr Samuel will be staying in New York next week.

• SIMPLE FUTURE

• FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Multiple Choice

1. My dad will work tomorrow.

• SIMPLE FUTURE

• FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Multiple Choice

1. The bag will be broken by the afternoon.

• SIMPLE FUTURE

• FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Multiple Choice

1. The ice cream will melt by noon.

• SIMPLE FUTURE

• FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Adjectives

Words that describe the noun

Adjectives are descriptive words in a sentence. Their job is to describe and give more detail about all the nouns in a sentence.

Example:
The baby boy was placed on the bouncy bed.

Let's Practice

1. The homeless beggar hasn’t eaten in days.

2. The fox is a sly animal.

3. Mary had a little lamb.

4. The selfish giant didn’t allow the children to enter his garden.

5. The foolish dog barked at its reflection and lost its food.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. The family didn’t have enough food for the winter.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. The girl is a state-level boxer.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. The brave army marched through the streets.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. I had no idea such a fantastic place existed.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. Some oranges are pretty sour.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. The ship sustained heavy damage.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. I have called Sam several times.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. The teacher called your name twice.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. Naomi won the second prize.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE:

1. The soldier died a glorious death.

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

​TYPES OF ADJECTIVE	​EXAMPLE
​Proper Adjective	​American, Jewish, Adventist...
​Quantity Adjective	​few, many , several, all...
​Quality Adjective	​delicious, beautiful, messy...
​Numeral Adjective	​first, third, twice...
​Demonstrative Adjective	​these, that, those...
​Interrogative Adjective	​whose, which, what...
Distributive Adjective	single, double, both, either...
Compound Adjective	​long-term, full-time, high-tech...

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. Sharon will clean her messy room today.

• Proper Adjective

• Desmonstrative Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Quality Adjective

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. My sister brought some French pastries.

• Proper Adjective

• Desmonstrative Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Quality Adjective

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. The miser lost all his money.

• Proper Adjective

• Desmonstrative Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Quality Adjective

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. There haven’t been sufficient crops to sell this year.

• Proper Adjective

• Desmonstrative Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Quality Adjective

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. Collecting coins is an interesting hobby.

• Proper Adjective

• Desmonstrative Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Quality Adjective

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. Whose pencil box is this?

• Proper Adjective

• Desmonstrative Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Quality Adjective

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. Shiv came second in the marathon.

• Proper Adjective

• Desmonstrative Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Numeral Adjective

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. Emily Bronte was a Victorian novelist.

• Proper Adjective

• Desmonstrative Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Numeral Adjective

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF ADJECTIVE:

1. She was a one-of-a-kind artist.

• Proper Adjective

• Compound Adjective

• Interrogative Adjective

• Quantity Adjective

• Numeral Adjective

Adjective Order

Adjectives have an order of placement when you are using them in a sentence:

DOSA-SCOMP
Determiner, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

We wanted (metal / a / grey) table.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

They bought (new / a / red) car.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

She went home and sat on her (comfortable / old / wooden) bed.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

He bought a (British / fabulous / woolen) suit.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

They have (Dutch / black) bicycles.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

He wants (French / delicious / some) cheese.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

(pretty / A / young) girl walked into the room.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

He has (interesting / a lot of / old) books.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

She bought (plastic / new / red) gnome.

Open Ended

PLACE IN ORDER:

He is looking for (black / stylish / leather) bag.

Adverbs

Words that describe the VERB.

Adverbs are a part of speech that provides more information about the verb, adjective or another adverb in a sentence.

Example:
The boy is too careless.
The winds are very strong.

* If the sentence means the same WITHOUT the word, that is the adverb.

Let's Practice

1. The baby slept soundly.

2. The soldiers fought the war valiantly.

3. Joey always tries his best.

4. Surely you are mistaken.

5. The movie is to end soon.

Draw

HIGHLIGHT the ADVERB in each sentence

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADVERB:

1. Your friend messaged again.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADVERB:

1. I did my homework already.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADVERB:

1. I was rather busy.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADVERB:

1. Is your mother within?

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADVERB:

1. We looked for the lost puppy everywhere.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADVERB:

1. We do not know her.

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADVERB:

1. How long is the trip?

Open Ended

IDENTIFY THE ADVERB:

1. Monica seldom visits here.

Prepositions

Words that indicates location, position, direction, time and spatial relationship

Let's Practice

On a very hot and sunny day, a thirsty crow was flying in search of water. Due to the hot weather, most of the ponds had dried up. Suddenly, he saw a vessel on the ground. When he flew towards it, he saw there was very little water at the bottom of the vessel. While thinking about how he could drink that water, he saw little pebbles lying around. He started dropping them one by one into the vessel. After some time, the water level rose. The thirsty crow quenched its thirst and flew away happily.

Answer

On a very hot and sunny day, a thirsty crow was flying in search of water. Due to the hot weather, most of the ponds had dried up. Suddenly, he saw a vessel on the ground. When he flew towards it, he saw there was very little water at the bottom of the vessel. While thinking about how he could drink that water, he saw little pebbles lying around. He started dropping them one by one into the vessel. After some time, the water level rose. The thirsty crow quenched its thirst and flew away happily.

Conjunctions

I bought bread. I bought butter. I bought eggs. I bought vegetables.

Conjunctions are used to combine two or more objects, phrases or clauses. It can also be termed as connectors as they are employed in sentences to make connections. Conjunctions can normally be found in the latter part of a sentence if they are used to connect clauses. If conjunctions are used to connect objects or phrases, they can appear in the beginning, middle or end of the sentence according to the position of the objects or phrases.

FANBOYS

F - for
A - and
B - but
O - or
Y - yet
S - so

​Deepak ________ Santhosh are best friends.

Make sure you work hard ______ you will not be able to score good marks.

I have to go home now ______ I really wish I could stay for some more time.

He had no money, ____ he was prepared to help me.

Open Ended

WRITE THE CORRECT FANBOYS:

Sid ____ Neena planned to have dinner at China Valley.

Open Ended

WRITE THE CORRECT FANBOYS:

See to it that you leave home early ______ you can reach the exam center in time.

Open Ended

WRITE THE CORRECT FANBOYS:

She reached home late, ______ she looked very energetic.

Open Ended

WRITE THE CORRECT FANBOYS:

Do you like black olives ______ green olives?

Open Ended

WRITE THE CORRECT FANBOYS:

I am sure I locked the door, _____ I cannot remember if I took the keys.

Open Ended

WRITE THE CORRECT FANBOYS:

My friend _____ I had dinner at Patiala House ______ it was the last day before she moved to Delhi.

TYPES OF SENTENCES

The 4 Fantastic Sentences

Sentences can inform, question, give a command or show strong emotions. Here are the 4 types of sentences:

Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory

Declarative Sentences

Give a statement

A declarative or assertive sentence is a sentence that is informative and ends with a period.

Examples:

I like fantasy novels.

There is a white house around the corner.

Interrogative Sentences

Ask a question

An interrogative sentence is one that is used to question something and it ends with a question mark.

Examples:
What is the name of the movie you were watching?
Can I come with you to the book fair?

Exclamatory Sentences

Show strong emotion

An exclamatory sentence is one which is used to express sudden and strong emotions, and it ends with an exclamation mark.

Examples:
Wow, this is really good!

That was a great match!

Imperative Sentences

Give a command (start with a verb)

An imperative sentence is a sentence that expresses a command, an order, or a request.

Examples:

Please, pick up the notes when you come.

Close the door.

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

She is coming home.

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

Did you bake these cheesecakes?

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

The book was interesting.

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

What a fun game!

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

Look at that!

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

Try out new things.

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

Henna got a new car.

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

That sound so exciting!

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Multiple Choice

CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES:

Tell me when you arrive home.

• Declarative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Open Ended

Write a Declarative Sentence...

Open Ended

Write an Imperative Sentence...

Open Ended

Write an Interrogative Sentence...

Open Ended

Write an Exclamatory Sentence...

RECESS

READING COMPREHENSION

Tips for better reading comprehension:

1. Identify the topic sentence and the summarizing sentence

2. Seek for repeated words that may give a clue on what the main topic is.

3. Notice words that determine author's purpose.

4. Practice fast reading BEFORE the main test.

Topic Sentence & Summarizing Sentence

Topic sentences text you EXACTLY what the author wants to share in the text. You can find topic sentences in the first few sentences of a text. Summarizing sentences summarizes the whole text and are usually found in the last few sentences of a text.

Draw

HIGHLIGHT the topic sentence and the summarizing sentence in the following paragraph.

Multiple Choice

According to the text: Why are cats considered good caregivers?

• Because they like to play

• Because they take care of their kittens and want to take care of their owners

• Because they are always lonely

• Because they are messy

Multiple Choice

According to the text: What does "independence" mean?

• Cats rely on their owners for everything

• Cats prefer constant attention

• Cats can entertain themselves and don't need constant care

• Cats are always lonely

Multiple Choice

Define the term "ideal" as it's used in the paragraph.

• Cats are demanding and require constant company

• Cats are messy and require a lot of cleaning

• Cats are the perfect pet for most people

• Cats get easily bored and can be destructive

Draw

HIGHLIGHT the topic sentence, summarizing sentence and repeated words.

Multiple Choice

Red is the color of passion. A red wall or a bright red sunset lifts your heart and awakens your spirit. It is the feeling of walking on fire or dancing in a frenzy. Red can also be tranquil in its energy, making us determined. The relationship between red and our moods has a scientific foundation. Red increases blood pressure and speeds respiration and heart rate. Red can both stimulate and excite us and make us feel strong and courageous. Maybe this is because it’s the color of outstanding and unexpected moments in nature–vivid sunsets, brilliant roses. Red is the second-most popular color worldwide, together with green. In decoration it is most often used selectively, to add a spark and brighten an otherwise boring space. In make-up, it serves to enliven the face and make lips sparkle. It is the color of love, but also of action, and even violence. When you go out to “paint the town red,” the results are unpredictable, just like this vital color, but then a “red herring” can lead you astray.

According to the reading, the color red makes you feel...

• sad

• mad

• peaceful

• excited

Multiple Choice

This reading is mainly about:

• fashion choices using the color red

• reactions caused by the color red.

• problems arising from using red.

• situations where red is used.

Multiple Choice

Red is the color of passion. A red wall or a bright red sunset lifts your heart and awakens your spirit. It is the feeling of walking on fire or dancing in a frenzy. Red can also be tranquil in its energy, making us determined. The relationship between red and our moods has a scientific foundation. Red increases blood pressure and speeds respiration and heart rate. Red can both stimulate and excite us and make us feel strong and courageous. Maybe this is because it’s the color of outstanding and unexpected moments in nature–vivid sunsets, brilliant roses. Red is the second-most popular color worldwide, together with green. In decoration it is most often used selectively, to add a spark and brighten an otherwise boring space. In make-up, it serves to enliven the face and make lips sparkle. It is the color of love, but also of action, and even violence. When you go out to “paint the town red,” the results are unpredictable, just like this vital color, but then a “red herring” can lead you astray.

The word “also,” as used in line 2, signals

• a negation.

• a reflection.

• an alternative.

• an addition.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the reading?

• Nature

• Beauty

• Design

• Customs

Indirect Writing

Indirect Writing

Indirect writing is when you are given a sentence and need to fix it in order for the sentence to make sense...

Use your previous knowledge, identify the purpose and pay attention to the order of words in the sentence.

Let's Practice

This city for us is too noisy.
A) is too noisy for us.
B) is too noisy to us.
C) is to us too noisy.
D) NO CHANGE.

Multiple Choice

Choose the option that is CLOSEST in meaning to the following questions.

Would you like chicken? Would you like pasta?

• Would you like chicken or pasta?

• Would you like chicken if pasta?

• Would you like chicken instead pasta?

• Would you like chicken but pasta?

Multiple Choice

Choose the option that BEST combines the following sentences.

The day was hot.

Many people were swimming.

The water was calm.

The water was clear.

• The hot day was clear and calm and many swimming people were there.

• Many people were swimming in the clear, calm water, because it was a hot day.

• Many people were in the clear water swimming, because it was a calm hot day.

• It was a hot day and the water was calm and clear and many swimming people were there.

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE INCORRECT WORD:

Please don’t ate too much before our dinner with Joan.

• EAT

• TO

• OURS

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