Warm-up 6-3 & 6-4

Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun: "My brother and sister made the volcano project, so it is ______."

• theirs

• his

• hers

• mine

What should the underlined pronoun be replaced with ? "An orange is high in vitamin C. They can also improve digestion.",

• They

• Is

• It

• Also

Which word below has the most negative connotation?

• thrifty

• stingy

• frugal

• economical

Rewrite the sentence using standard English conventions: "You goin’ home now?"

• Are you going home now?

• You are going home now?

• Are you home now?

• You going home now?

What does "cobble together" mean in the sentence: "We will have to cobble together a meal with whatever is left in the pantry"?

• To cook a gourmet meal

• To assemble something quickly

• To buy new ingredients

• To throw away leftovers

Replace the underlined word with the correct intensive pronoun: "You itself must be present to win the prize."

• yourself

• himself

• itself

• themselves

Which word is spelled correctly?

• carnivor

• carnivoor

• carnivore

• carnivour

What is the meaning of the idiom "I’ve got bigger fish to fry"?

• I have more important things to do

• I want to cook fish

• I am going fishing

• I have no time to eat

Rewrite the sentence using a neutral tone: "Our nosy neighbor was spying on us."

• Our neighbor was observing us.

• Our neighbor was ignoring us.

• Our neighbor was helping us.

• Our neighbor was visiting us.

What does the verb "cobble" mean?

• To destroy completely

• To roughly assemble something

• To cook slowly

• To clean thoroughly