Proverbs and Error Identification- English for Academic Purposes

The students _____________ are paying attention will do well on the quiz.

• that

• who

• which

• whom

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

A "couch potato" is someone who ......

• is lazy

• dishonest

• shares others' secrets

• is clumsy

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"You can lead a ___________ to water, but you can't make it drink."

• a chicken

• a cloud

• a horse

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which sentence is CORRECT?

• Proverbs are frequent used in the English language.

• Proverbs is frequently used in the English language.

• Proverbs are frequency used in the English language.

• Proverbs are frequently used in the English language.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which proverb says that good things can come from bad experiences?

• Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

• Every cloud has a silver lining.

• "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink."

• "Don't put all of your eggs in one basket."

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Choose the correct verb: The students studied proverbs and then ________________ a quiz on them.

• taken

• took

• take

• would take

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence is CORRECT?

• The advices she gave was taken into consideration.

• The advice she gave was took into consideration.

• The advice she gave was taken into consideration.

• The advice she gives was taken into consideration.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Someone who is a "bad egg" is ......

• extremely lazy

• strange

• dishonest

• favored

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If something "sells like hotcakes," it ________________.

• has a hard time selling

• sells extremely fast

• sells slowly

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

To be the "apple of one's eye" means to be ........

• an enemy of someone

• favored by someone

• disliked by someone

• misunderstood by someone

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B