GW2 Unit 4

GOALS OF SUPPORTING SENTENCES

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of this supporting sentence: "The palace area is more than 2 million square feet (185,806 square meters), and the wall that surrounds the palace is more than 6,000 feet (1829 meters) long."

• Give reasons

• Describe

• Define

• Give fact

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of this supporting sentence: "Like many other immigrants at that time, she had nothing when she arrived."

• Define

• Give examples

• Describe

• Explain

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of this supporting sentence: "For example, a person who exercises can walk up stairs or climb hills more easily."

• Give reasons

• Give examples

• Give facts

• Explain

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of this supporting sentence: "Some parents believe that pets teach their children to be responsible because children have to take care of their pets."

• Give reasons

• Explain

• Give facts

• Describe

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of this supporting sentence: "Light pollution is caused by excessive electric street lights outside, on roads, and everywhere."

• Give examples

• Explain

• Define

• Describe

Multiple Choice

Which sentence "give facts" to the paragraph?

• Apart from education, the governments especially those in developing countries have numerous other issues that require proper attention, including poverty, environment, infrastructure and so on.

• A recent research found that in some countries where universities can charge students, the percentage of students with access to advanced teaching technology is 20% higher than the world average.

• Moreover, if higher education is free, salary for teachers of professors and condition of material facilities cannot be guaranteed; consequently, students will only access to a low quality education.

• Therefore, a free education may lead to economic downturn of governments.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence "define" something in the paragraph?

• In addition, eco-friendly fuels, such as compressed natural gas (CNG), biogas, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), etc. play an essential role in reducing air pollution.

• Pollution can cause health problems, such as asthma, headaches and other symptoms of allergies.

• Air pollution also causes smog, making it difficult to breathe or even see things as near as 100 feet.

• Air pollution occurs when dangerous particles, gases, and chemicals are released into the air.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence "give reasons" for something in the paragraph?

• One of the most important reason to learn English is that it helps people be acquainted with other cultures.

• Studies show that people who speak more than one language have improved memory, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, enhanced concentration, ability to multitask and better listening skills. 

• About 30 million people in the world speak English.

• A person with good English skills can easily find any good paying job inside or outside the country.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence "describe" something in the paragraph?

• These forests can be found in north-eastern India, some portions of the Western Ghats, the lower Himalayan mountains, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, among other places.

• A forest is an area of land where various plants and animals grow naturally due to various climatic conditions.

• Its woody incense was from centuries of snapping branches crashing to the forest’s floor and rotting silently.

• The forests help us maintain a pure and clean environment which we all want.