Revision of English Skills

Complete the sentence using the appropriate conjunction:

............ he studied well for the exam, he failed.

• Even though

• Before

• As soon as

• Consequently

Character analysis means:

• To discuss the setting and theme of the story.

• To discuss the problems the characters face in the story.

• To evaluate the characters' traits and their role in the story.

• To discuss how the problem was solved in a story.

A PEA paragraph contains:

• thesis statement, introduction and conclusion

• attention grabber, thesis statement and plot of development

• point, evidence from the text and an analysis

Choose the correct form of the following sentence:

whey daisy went to france to study art she met jack

• When daisy went to France to study art she met Jack.

• When Daisy went to France to study art, she met Jack.

• When Daisy went to France, to study art she met Jack

• When daisy went to France to study art she met Jack.

The author of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is:

• Beverly Cleary

• Dr. Suess

• Roald Dahl

• Willy Wonka

Who were the main characters in Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator?

• Charlie and Willy Wonka

• Grandma Josephine and Grandpa Joe

• The president of the United States and Ms. Tibbs

• Charlie's mom and dad

A conclusion is written at the end of an essay to:

• To introduce the setting and characters of a story.

• To give the reader a clear idea of what the essay will cover.

• To further analyze the thesis statement and give examples and evidence. It is the part that usually takes up most of the essay.

• To provide closure and go over the main points of the essay one last time.

An inference is not:

• A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

• An educated guess.

• The answers that are directly found in the text.

• Reading between the lines.

What was Miss Tibb's job before she become Vice President?

• a spy

• an English teacher

• a nanny

• a police officer

A compound sentence is written by:

• joining two dependent clauses together using a conjunction.

• joining one dependent and one independent clause together using one of FANBOYS.

• joining two complex sentences together.

• joining two simple sentences together using one of FANBOYS.