NorthStar 3 - Unit #7 - Progress Check #8

Match the following words with their synonyms.

• container

• occur (v)

• happen

• diverse (adj)

• near or next to

• vessels (n)

• different or varied

• adjacent (prep)

​ (a)   means able to bend without breaking or able to change or to take in new ideas.

​ (b)   refers to the belief that something will happen.

​ (c)   means very famous or popular.

• Flexible (adj)
• Expectations (n)
• Iconic (adj)

​ (a)   is/are practices that are handed down from the past by tradition.

​ (b)   is/are an object made by a human being.

​ ​ (c)   means protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.

• Heritage (n)
• Artifacts (n)
• Conservation (n)

Salim is as ________as Humood.

• taller than

• tall

• taller

• the tallest

Asma makes ________cookies than Wafaa.

• more fantastic

• the most fantastic

• as fantastic as

• fantastic

Buraimi is ________Muscat.

• not as bigger than

• not as bigger as

• not as big as

• not as more bigger than

Sheikha is always on time, and so is Al-hanoof.

Al-hanoof is ________Seikha.

• as punctual as

• not as punctual as

• more punctual than

• less punctual than

Complete the following sentences with the comparative or equative form of the adjective in parentheses.

I'm shy, and so is my brother.

My brother is _______me. (shy)

Complete the following sentences with the comparative or equative form of the adjective in parentheses.

House prices are expensive in Muscat. House prices are cheap in Suhar.

House prices in Suhar are _______in Muscat. (not expensive)

Answer explanation

I'll mark this question maually.

Complete the following sentences with the comparative or equative form of the adjective in parentheses.

Shahad is 25 years old. Sarah is 20 years old.

Shahad is ______Sarah. (old)

Answer explanation

I'll mark this question maually.