Hippo Three and Four

Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.

……………. her illness, Sofia went to school.

• Despite

• Though

• Because

• If

Which sentence is error- free?

• My brother won’t borrow me his guitar.

• I haven’t seen him in a long time!

• The police are coming at the crime scene.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

Peter is driving ___ car.

• a new, beautiful, Japanese, blue

• a beautiful, new, blue, Japanese

• a beautiful, blue, new, Japanese

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

I intend to email Paul this evening.

I’m ………………………………………………… .

Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.

It has been raining for the last to hours, so the game ………. . (cancel)

Write ONE word to fill in the gap.

I’d …………….. you didn’t bring your friend, he is very loud.

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given.

If you drive faster, it’s more dangerous. more

The …………………………………………. dangerous it is.

Australia: Skippyroo Kangaroo

How to Play: This is a popular game played in many Australian preschools and kindergartens to help children remember their classmates’ names as well as ………… good listening skills. Kids sit in a circle and an adult asks one child to go into the middle of - she is the first Skippyroo, the kangaroo. Skippyroo crouches forward on the floor with her eyes closed while the kids in the circle chant: ‘Skippyroo, kangaroo, dozing in the midday sun, comes a hunter, run, run, run.’ At this stage an adult points to a child sitting in the circle, who then touches Skippyroo’s shoulder and says, ‘Guess who’s caught you just for fun?’ and waits.

Skippyroo tries to name the owner of the voice and if she guesses correctly, swaps places. The game begins again and continues until all the kids have had a chance to be Skippyroo.

Choose the best word to complete the gap.

• develop

• compare

• examine

• forget

Fill in the correct form of the verb.

Alan was in a car accident yesterday. The other driver lost control of his car because he ……………….(fall) asleep.

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• I missed the early bus; however, I managed to arrive on time.

• I missed the early bus, however I managed to arrive on time.

• I missed the early bus however, I managed to arrive on time.

• I missed the early bus; however I managed to arrive on time.