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Unit 2 Test Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

brief and to the point

a)

tantalizing

b)

terse

c)

jeer

d)

mediocre

2.

Not regular or consistent, undependable

a)

steady

b)

erratic

c)

terse

d)

mediocre

3.

Antonym of native

a)

national

b)

mediocre

c)

alien

d)

subjugate

4.

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

a)

subjugate

b)

jeer

c)

fortify

d)

tantalize

5.

synonym of Exotic

a)

native

b)

fodder

c)

alien

d)

citizen

6.

Food for horses or cattle, raw material for a designated purpose

a)

muddle

b)

terse

c)

salvage

d)

fodder

7.

to make fun of rudely or unkindly

a)

subjugate

b)

jeer

c)

relinquish

d)

tantalize

8.

The bus was never on time, it was ______.

a)

comely

b)

erratic

c)

steady

d)

fortify

9.

average, ordinary, undistinguished

a)

terse

b)

fodder

c)

comely

d)

mediocre

10.

synonym of attractive

a)

fodder

b)

comely

c)

subjugate

d)

mediocre

11.

Antonym of satisfy, fulfill, gratify.

a)

jeer

b)

tantalize

c)

fortify

d)

subjugate

12.

loose in one's morals or behavior

a)

dissolute

b)

feint

c)

sully

d)

lucrative

13.

to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly

a)

proliferate

b)

unflinching

c)

lucrative

d)

illegible

14.

to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

a)

feint

b)

unflinching

c)

jeer

d)

sully

15.

Ana has a ______ career.

a)

proliferate

b)

compensate

c)

lucrative

d)

illegible

16.

Doctors are widely thought to have _____ handwriting.

a)

adjourn

b)

lucrative

c)

sully

d)

illegible

17.

To make a deceptive movement

a)

dissolute

b)

trick

c)

feint

d)

tantalize

18.

The manufacturer was ordered to _______ customers injured by the defective product.

a)

compensate

b)

lucrative

c)

proliferate

d)

expel

19.

Antonym of admittance, admission

a)

compensation

b)

expulsion

c)

unflinching

d)

proliferation

20.

Singular subjects need a _____ verb.

a)

singular

b)

plural

21.

Plural subjects need a ______ verb.

a)

singular

b)

plural

22.

They

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

singular or plural

23.
The weather on the coast _____ to be good this weekend.
a)
appear
b)
appears
24.
The climbers on the team (was, were) finished climbing in twenty-three days.
a)
were
b)
was
25.

The math teacher ____________things really well.

a)

explain

b)

explains

26.

All the children ________ to school at 8 am.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

is

d)

is going

27.
Either the trash can or your socks _________ horrible.
a)
smells
b)
smell
c)
smels
d)
smel
28.

They ___ smart.

a)

are

b)

be

c)

was

d)

is

29.

Your idea (makes, make) sense to me.

a)

makes

b)

make

30.

Select the sentence that uses Parallelism/Parallel Structure.

a)

Every morning I have to feed the dog and bringing in the mail.

b)

Every morning I start by feeding the dog and then I bring in the mail.

c)

Every morning I have to feed the dog and bring in the mail.

d)

Every morning I have to feed the dog, and then I start bringing in the mail.

31.

Learning a new language as an adult is more difficult than to learn one as a child.

a)

learning

b)

to learning

c)

learned

d)

NO CHANGE

32.

When Noodle, the poodle, realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park; he growled, pulled, and _______.

a)

was leaping like a fish on the line

b)

he was leaping like a fish on a line

c)

leaped like a fish on a line

d)

leaping like a fish on a line

33.
To win Laurie’s love, Albert visited the florist for roses, the drugstore for a box of chocolates, and __________.
a)
bought an expensive gold necklace at the jewelry store
b)
the jeweler for an expensive gold necklace
c)
the jeweler where he bought an expensive gold necklace
d)
to buy an expensive gold necklace
34.
Kimberly won’t date Terry because he is too short, too noisy, and _________.
a)
because he picks his teeth with his fingers
b)
too impolite
c)
is the most impolite man she has ever met
d)
picking his teeth with his fingers
35.

I have always enjoyed reading the book more than _____________________.

a)

watches the movie.

b)

to watch the movie.

c)

watching the movie.

d)

I watched the movie version.

36.

Select the sentence that uses Parallelism (Parallel Structure)

a)

Nina has a fever that is high and a sore throat

b)

Nina has a high fever and a throat that is sore

c)

Nina has a high fever and a sore throat that

37.

Last summer I learned to play tennis, to swim, and __________.

a)

riding a horse

b)

to ride a horse

c)

ride a horse

d)

rides a horse

38.

James enjoys reading more than _______________.

a)

to write

b)

write

c)

writing

d)

writes

39.
Annotation helps you to interact with the text for better reading comprehension.
a)
true
b)
false
40.
Annotation is a reading strategy.
a)
true
b)
false
41.
The purpose of annotating is to...
a)
make an assumption about what is being read.
b)
make us do more work than we should be doing in English.
c)
highlight the text word for word. 
d)
allow you to interact with, understand, and think about what the text is saying.  
42.

ALL the following are examples of annotating a text EXCEPT

a)

Underline

b)

Circle

c)

Cross out words

d)

Write a question

43.

When annotating, first you should

a)

draw a picture

b)

highlight vocabulary

c)

determine the purpose of reading

d)

underline the entire text

44.

Annotations should be made

a)

in an old notebook

b)

for every sentence

c)

in a new databank

d)

directly in the text

45.

Sometimes a passage, sentence, or paragraph may need multiple readings before an annotation can be recorded.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

If there is a difficult portion of text you should

a)

ignore it and keep reading

b)

re-read it at half pace

c)

do another assignment

47.

Active Reading occurs when

a)

a reader is passively reading a text

b)

a reader is partially involved in the reading of a text

c)

a reader is skimming the text to read faster

d)

a reader is proactively involved in the reading of a text

48.

4. What should you do when you find a word you don't know?

a)

Ignore it

b)

Guess what it means and move on

c)

Define it using a dictionary or context clues

d)

Make an anchor chart about it

49.

What is an important part of close and critical reading?

a)

Writing questions

b)

Making connections and responses

c)

Identifying tricky vocabulary

d)

All of these are important

50.

Annotating while reading helps you to stay________ and _______ while reading.

a)

cool and calm

b)

not interested and idle

c)

focused and engaged

d)

less alert and distracted

51.

Summarizing is a retelling in your own words, a short version of the main ideas, events and details.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.

The Summary of this passage is:

a)

Jason was the best player on his team.

b)

Jason had trouble catching ground balls.

c)

Jason really wanted to play third base.

d)

Jason was too lazy to practice.

53.
Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?
a)
using your own words
b)
summary being shorter than the text
c)
quotes words from the text
d)
including main ideas only
54.

_____ restates the original text in your own words.

a)

A paraphrase

b)

A summary

55.

What is missing from this summary? There are two correct answers.

a)

According to/in

b)

title

c)

author

d)

central idea

e)

supporting details

56.

A summary should have the central idea of the text.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

A summary should be _______ the length of the original text

a)

twice

b)

one third

c)

triple

d)

half

58.

A summary should copied directly from the original text

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Subjects and verbs must agree in _______.

a)

order

b)

tense

c)

fact

d)

number

60.

Parallel structure dictates that two or more equal ideas should be compared using

a)

dissimilar styles

b)

original words

c)

the same style

d)

complete sentences