Lesson I - IV

A fairy tale usually begins with the phrase ... .

• through the wood

• around the wood

• the day before

• once upon a time

• they lived happily ever after

Answer explanation

A story that usually takes place in the Wild West; the main character's strengths, skills, or size are greatly exaggerated in a humorous way is a ... .

• myth

• fairy tale

• legend

• table

• tall tale

The correct statements about fairy tales are ... .

• A recommendation is made at the end.

• A precise language is used.

• An investigation and an evaluation are conducted.

• Usually written in present tense.

• The moral of the story often presented.

To tell the plot, the writer uses ... .

• a rhetorical question and an exclamation

• time sequences

• contrastive evidence

• past tense

• concessive conjunctions

The communicative purpose of this text is ... .

• to inform the readers about important and newsworthy events

•   to entertain readers with fairy tale

• to share an account of an unusual event

• to persuade readers to accept his/her opinions

• to denote or propose something as the case

The organization of the text is ... .

• abstract, orientation, crisis, incident, coda

• thesis, argument: plot-elaboration, conclusion

• orientation, major complication, resolution, complication, resolution, complication, major complication

• description, background events, sources

• orientation, event, event, event

Report this sentence correctly.

"l can swim really fast. "

• He told that he could swim really fast.

• He said that he could swim really fast.

• He said me that he could swim really fast.

• Said he could swim really fast.

• He could swim really fast.

Report this sentence correctly.

“There was an accident outside the supermarket”.

• He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there was an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said that there was an accident outside the supermarket.

Which is a reporting verb?

• tell

• go

• be

• to be

•   to

He said that it was cold outside.

Which words is optional?

•   said

• that

• was

• cold

• outside