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Study Skills - English languafe

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following text is for questions 6 to 7


Good morning all passenger. We are sorry for this inconvenient schedule. Because of the bad weather, our flight schedule will be changed for a while just for gate 15 and 20. The flight from gate 15 and 20 will be replaced in gate 17 and 18. Thank for your attention and have a nice flight.


Where can we get this information?

a)

at the station

b)

at the airport

c)

at the bus station

d)

at the office

2.
Vicky wouldn’t speak to Matt.  She gave him the ________ .
a)
cold shoulder
b)
devil’s advocate
c)
last straw
3.
If you are making a project and you decide that you can skip some steps to save time, someone else might say that you have ________ . 
a)
break a leg
b)
fine tune
c)
cut corners
4.
You should not be impatient if something does not go your way.  What is the proverb for this saying ?
a)
Time and tide waits for no man
b)
Out of sight, out of mind
c)
All good things come to those who wait
5.
What do you call a person who sees the brighter side of things ?
a)
Pessimist
b)
Optimist
c)
Opportunist
6.
The best definition of deterrent is
a)
moisture
b)
advantage
c)
push
d)
obstacle
7.
One of the _________ broke his glasses.
a)
man’s
b)
man
c)
men’s
d)
men
8.
How many __________ does the farmer have ?
a)
goose
b)
goose’s
c)
geese
d)
geese’s
9.
This machine do not work very well.
a)
Correct English
b)
Incorrect English
10.
Which of these is correct?
a)
I am a teacher.
b)
I is a teacher.
c)
I be a teacher.
d)
I are a teacher.
11.
My house is ____ than my father's house.
a)
biggest
b)
biger
c)
the bigger
d)
bigger
12.

Nothing he said _________ true. You have to believe me.

a)

is

b)

were

c)

are

d)

was

13.

Don’t be too hard on __________. You all did a great job.

a)

yourself

b)

ourselves

c)

yourselves

d)

themselves

14.

Which two of the following words are connectives?

a)

Also

b)

Blue

c)

Rainbow

d)

Therefore

15.

How do connectives improve your writing?

a)

They make it more persuasive.

b)

The help make your argument clear and writing well-structured.

c)

The make your writing interesting.

16.

Why should you use imperatives?

a)

They create a strong argument and help to persuade your reader to be on your side.

b)

They emphasize your points.

17.

Repetition is when you...

a)

Repeat words to emphasis your point.

b)

Repeat phrases or sentences throughout your writing for effect.

c)

Use synonyms.

d)

Use the same word often because you can't think of another one.

18.

What is hyperbole?

a)

A black hole.

b)

When you should something really loudly.

c)

When you really exaggerate something to make it sound better or worse than it is.

19.

The definition of a suffix is

a)

A letter or letters that you add to the beginning of a base word that changes its meaning

b)

A letter or letters that change a word

c)

A letter or letters that you add to the end of a base word that changes its meaning

d)

A word that has meaning

20.

What are you looking for when reading between the lines or using inference?

a)

Explicit meanings

b)

Implicit meanings

c)

Structure

d)

Opinions

21.
What is a Verb?
a)
A describing word
b)
A comparison of two things
c)
Two or more words beginning with the same letter
d)
A action/doing word
22.
How can facts be important in texts?
a)
They provide evidence and back up the writer
b)
They make the text look better
c)
They aren't really that important
d)
They make the writer look good
23.
What is a Rhetorical Question?
a)
A question
b)
A question that doesn't need an answer
c)
A question that is directed to the reader
d)
A question about the reader
24.
What is a proper noun?
a)
The name of people and places
b)
The name of feelings and emotions
c)
The name of objects
d)
The names of animals
25.
What is are abstract nouns?
a)
Things you cannot touch like emotions - jealousy, beauty etc
b)
Objects like a table or chair
c)
General things
d)
A name of a person