HOTS

You’re preparing lunch, but you realize you only have a little rice left. What might you decide to do?

• Cook a big meal

• Invite all your friends

• Make something simple

• Bake a cake

Which sentence best explains why we say “much water” instead of “many water”?

• Because water comes in different sizes

• Because “much” is used for uncountable nouns

• Because “many” sounds better

• Because water is usually cold

You've just come home from the supermarket and say, “I’ve bought some bananas and a little cheese.” What does this tell us about what you bought?

• You only bought uncountable things

• You didn’t buy any fruit

• You bought both countable and uncountable items

• You don’t like shopping

Why is the sentence “We have visited the museum three times this year” in the present perfect tense?

• Because the museum is still open

• Because “this year” isn’t over

• Because three is a small number

• Because it happened in the morning

Which sentence shows an appropriate use of “a few”?

• We have a few water.

• I bought a few apples for the pie.

• She added a few sugar to the tea.

• There’s a few information here.

Read this: I haven’t finished my homework yet.

What does this sentence suggest about now?

• The homework is done.

• The speaker never had homework.

• The homework is still in progress.

• The speaker forgot the homework.

You hear someone say: “We’ve had too many problems with this machine.”

What kind of noun is “problems” and why does “many” fit?

• Countable, because we can list them

• Uncountable, because it’s an emotion

• Countable, because “problem” is a feeling

• Uncountable, because it ends in -s

Which best explains why “some bread” is correct but “a bread” is not?

• “Bread” is countable, so “some” works

• “Some” sounds better in conversation

• “Bread” is uncountable, so “a” is incorrect without a unit

• “A bread” is British English

The teacher says, “Have you done your project yet?”

What grammar structure is being used and why?

• Present perfect, because the project is due soon

• Past simple, because it was yesterday

• Present perfect, asking about a past action with current relevance

• Present simple, asking about a habit

You see this sentence: “There wasn’t much noise at the library.”

Why is “much” used here instead of “many”?

• Because noise is polite

• Because “noise” is an abstract idea

• Because “noise” is uncountable

• Because it’s negative