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GEP8B GB3 Unit 8 and TFLE Units 19 to 24

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ______ owns the newspaper and employs a lot of people.

a)

printer

b)

publisher

c)

editor

d)

author

2.

The ______ investigates the news and writes news reports. The ______ appears on TV news shows to give information.

a)

reporter / journalist

b)

journalist / editor

c)

reporter / editor

d)

journalist / reporter

3.

The ______ takes pictures to go with the stories. The ______ creates other visuals, like graphs ad diagrams.

a)

camera man / cartoonist

b)

videographer / designer

c)

camera man / designer

d)

photographer / graphic artist

4.

The ______ decides which stories to include in tomorrow's paper.

a)

boss

b)

publisher

c)

editor

d)

author or writer

5.

The ______ creates the final pages.

a)

editor

b)

artist

c)

photographer

d)

designer

6.

In recognizing informal writing, you look for…

a)

Longer sentences with formal words and phrases. Ex: on the one hand or however.

b)

Full verbs. Ex: I will or do not.

c)

Correct use of punctuation.

d)

None of the choices.

7.

In recognizing formal writing. You look for …

a)

Shorter sentences with spoken English phrases. Ex: well or by the way.

b)

Contractions. Ex: I’ll or don’t.

c)

Extra punctuation to add emphasis, especially exclamation points.

d)

None of the choices.

8.

Use reported speech to report something that somebody said.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

She said, “I’m sorry.”

She said she was sorry.

a)

Direct speech / Reported speech

b)

Reported speech / Direct speech

c)

None of the choices

d)

Reported speech

10.

Use ______ speech to repeat the exact words someone says. Use ______ speech to repeat what people say without using their exact words.

a)

direct / reported

b)

reported / direct

11.

He said he was tired.

He said that he was tired.

a)

both correct

b)

both wrong

c)

first one is wrong

d)

second one is wrong.

12.

To infer meaning….

a)

listen to how people talk, how they say things often tells you what they really think

b)

identify the relationship between speakers, people often don’t say things directly when they don’t know or don’t trust the other person

c)

both correct

d)

both wrong

13.

Use ______ to report questions that somebody asked.

a)

reported speech

b)

reported answers

c)

reported questions

d)

reported guess

14.

“Why are you leaving the team?”

I asked him why he was leaving the team.

a)

direct question / reported question

b)

reported question / direct question

c)

direct question

d)

none of the choices

15.

Use a ___ to start a list or a quote.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Use a ___ to separate longer phrases in a list.

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Use an ___ to show that a sentence or quote isn’t complete.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Use ___ marks for direct speech.

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Name the punctuations from questions 15 to 18, in order.

a)

colon, semicolon, ellipses, and double quotation marks

b)

semicolon, colon, ellipses, and double quotation marks

c)

semicolon, ellipses, colon, and double quotation marks

20.

To help somebody understand something.

a)

add

b)

claim

c)

decide

d)

explain

e)

insist

21.

To offer an idea or a plan.

a)

insist

b)

suggest

c)

explain

d)

add

22.

To say something more about the same thing.

a)

suggest

b)

add

c)

insist

d)

explain

23.

To say something is true.

a)

insist

b)

claim

c)

add

d)

decide

24.

To continue saying that something is true.

a)

claim

b)

decide

c)

insist

d)

add

25.

To make a final choice or judgment.

a)

final

b)

choice

c)

judgment

d)

decision

26.

When saying large numbers, use pauses between thousands, hundreds, and tens.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

When listing a series, use falling intonation for the last item in a series and rising intonation for earlier items.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Reduced sound of could you, would you, and did you…

a)

couldya, wouldya, didya

b)

coldyu, wouldyu, didyu

c)

couldja, wouldja, didja

29.

Sounds like /s/.

a)

cakes, walnuts, fruits

b)

eggs, apples, pies

c)

glasses, pieces, substances

30.

Sounds like /z/.

a)

cakes, walnuts, fruits

b)

eggs, apples, pies

c)

glasses, pieces, substances

31.

Sounds like /iz/.

a)

cakes, walnuts, fruits

b)

eggs, apples, pies

c)

glasses, pieces, substances

32.

Stress the first syllable of the word in a compound noun.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

Some words can be used as both nouns and verbs.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

Syllable stress often changes between the noun and the verb form

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Examples of global issues are…

a)

air pollution, water pollution, and global warming

b)

crime, overpopulation, and poverty

c)

unemployment

d)

All of the choices