EP4 English Lesson 8

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EP4 English
Week 2

Multiple Select

Spot the nouns.

The ants covered the entire cake.

• ants

• covered

• entire

• cake

Multiple Choice

Spot the adjective.

The soft pillow helped her to sleep all night.

• soft

• pillow

• helped

• all

Multiple Choice

Spot the adverb.

The wise owl hooted loudly all night.

• wise

• hooted

• loudly

• night

Multiple Choice

Spot the subordinate clause.

He got on the bus when it stopped.

• He got on the bus

• when it stopped.

Multiple Choice

Spot the independent clause.

In the afternoon, I went shopping.

• In the afternoon,

• I went shopping.

Multiple Choice

Spot the preposition.

The unicorns danced beneath the moonlight.

• unicorns

• danced

• beneath

• moonlight

Multiple Choice

Spot the fronted adverbial.

Ever so quietly, the mouse scampered around the house.

• Ever so quietly,

• the mouse scampered

• around the house

Multiple Choice

Spot the pronoun.

She had a fantastic time at the hockey match.

• She

• a

• at

• the

Multiple Choice

Spot the expanded noun phrase.

The delicious snack was full of flavour.

• The delicious

• full of flavour

• The delicious snack

• was full of flavour

Multiple Choice

Spot the coordinating conjunction.

The bins were full so there was nowhere to put the rubbish.

• were

• full

• so

• put

Multiple Choice

Spot the subordinating conjunction.

The dog barks whenever the postman knocks on the door.

• The

• whenever

• on

• door

Multiple Choice

Why were Jimmy's friends bewildered?

• They were lost in the woods.

• They were finding the treasure hunt difficult.

• They did not understand why Jimmy wanted to win.

• They were bored because Jimmy wouldn't stop talking.

• They were confused by the clue.

Multiple Choice

Why did Jimmy feel as though he had read the clue a hundred times?

• He had already read it 99 times.

• He was finding the clue hard to read.

• He had read the clue lots of times but his team could not solve it.

• He had read the clue lots of times but his team weren't interested.

• He enjoyed reading the clue so he kept reading it aloud.

Multiple Choice

Why did Jimmy speak 'weakly'? (line 17)

• He had lost his voice because he had been talking too much.

• He did not really believe what he was saying.

• He was speaking quietly so Freddie wouldn't overhear.

• He was tired so he couldn't speak loudly.

• He was annoyed because Felicity wanted to give up.

Multiple Choice

How often did the school camping trip take place?

• Once a month

• Every six months

• Once a year

• Occasionally

• The text doesn't say

Multiple Choice

Which of the following activities is not mentioned in the text?

• building campfires

• sleeping outdoors

• nature walks

• building dens

• listening to ghost stories

Multiple Choice

Why was Freddie 'infamous'? (line 14)

• He was the school football captain.

• He was using underhand tactics.

• He couldn't stand it if he didn't win.

• He was the most popular boy at school.

• He had broken the compass and taken their map.

Multiple Choice

How do you think Jimmy's team feels in lines 19-20?

• nervous

• confused

• hopeful

• confident

• thoughtful

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is closest in meaning to 'frustration'?

• annoyance

• disappointment

• worry

• fear

• shame

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is closest in meaning to 'underhand'?

• tricky

• clever

• imaginative

• dishonest

• secret

Multiple Choice

The word 'tentatively' could most accurately be replaced by?

• casually

• quietly

• slowly

• hopefully

• uncertainly

Multiple Choice

What are the words 'maddening mystery' an example of?

• simile

• alliteration

• rhyme

• personification

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

"Jimmy felt a wave of disappointment crash over him."

What is this an example of?

• proverb

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

steal

doubted

dessert

advice

decency

weary

obedient

frequently

adorable

comfortable