James - ESL - Quiz 3

What type of writing would we usually use when creating a plan?

• notes

• detailed descriptive sentences

• suspense-filled sentences

• we wouldn't write - we would draw instead

In the word homeothermic, which part of the word do you think means 'heat'?

• homeo

• therm

• ic

Answer explanation

'Therm' means 'heat. It can be found in other words related to heat such as:

- Thermals (clothes that keep us warm)

- Thermometer (used to measure the temperature)

- Thermostat (used to control the temperature in a home)

- Hypothermia (an illness caused by being too cold)

- Hyperthermia (an illness where your body temperature is too high)

What is a formal term for 'cold blooded'?

• poikilothermic

• homeothermic

Which families of creatures are cold blooded?

• reptiles

• amphibians

• birds

• mammals

• fish

What does 'warm blooded' mean?

• These creatures can control their body temperatures from the inside

• These creatures have blood that is of a warm temperature

Which of these subheadings use alliteration?

• Crazy Kings!

• Amazing Animals

• Silly Sheep

• Charming Cats

Answer explanation

The sound (not the letters that make the sound) at the start of words must be the same for alliteration to work.

True or false? When constructing a paragraph, we place the more specific, detailed information first and the broadest, most general information last.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is the other way around - we give the most obvious, general information first and then get more specific and detailed as the paragraph develops.

Can you think of an embedded clause that could go in gap in this sentence?

Harley was watching out for snakes, ___________, whilst Peggy picked the jack fruit and bananas off the tree.

What does 'diverse' mean?

• varied

• fussy

• elaborate

• timid

Mammals, ​ (a)   are often covered in hair or ​ (b)   , are extremely ​ (c)   because they are ​ (d)   of living in a huge ​ (e)   of habitats and environments.

• which
• fur
• diverse
• capable
• variety