Internal assessment - Final English for Competitive exams

What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.

• A. . The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.

• B. The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in Brazil.

• C. Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.

• D. The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in Brazil

In your English class you have been talking about buildings. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay.

‘The design of buildings has an important effect on the people who use them.’

What do you think?

Write an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view.

A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.Choose the best paraphrase

• A. A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.

• B. It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.

• C. Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.

• D. Most summer school students have high school reading to do.

The renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra gave its inaugural concert on October 22, 1881. It has continued to uphold the vision of its founder, the philanthropist, Civil War veteran, and amateur musician Henry Lee Higginson, who dreamed of founding a great and permanent orchestra in Boston for many years. The first concert was given under the direction of conductor Georg Henschel, who remained music director until 1884

Question

"uphold" could be best replaced by_____

• endorse

• defend

• support

• maintain

He was on his knees, ___________ for mercy/forgiveness.

• pleading

• plead

• contemplating

• contemplate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

Saudi Arabia is expected to significantly ..... up oil production and may offer discounts to buyers.

• bring

• make

• ramp

• take

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Trump is said _____ contacts with Russians during the election campaign.

• to have

• to be having

• to have had

• to have been had

The following sentence is an example of what type of sentence structure:

After school is over, I will watch the seventh grade football game.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

There _________ be some mistake. I didn't order any appetizers, and yet you're charging me for them.

• may

• might

• must

She hasn't seen my texts. She _______ be in the shower.

• must

• can't

• should