ENGLISH test

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Mary and her friend did their best to hide from the photographer.

Select the correct sentence.

Neither Mary nor her friend wanted her picture taken.

Select the correct sentence.

One needs a tractor to plow his field.

Select the correct sentence.

The person who left his banana peel on my chair had better come and get it.

Select the correct sentence.

Most of your talk was about unimportant things.

"...you would probably be embarrassed by how little you actually said in proportion to how much you spoke."

The team has elected its new captain.

Select the correct sentence.

To be a farmer these days, a person is required to have a knowledge of chemistry.

Select the correct sentence.

forgot

Hurrying to the airport, Sam which way he should have turned.

True

A persuasion report should be factual and convincing.

To catch the bus on time, I would have to run five blocks.

Select the correct sentence.

To eat a tangerine, you should first remove the peeling.

Select the correct sentence.

To see clearly underwater, one must wear goggles.

Select the correct sentence.

To understand the history professor, you ought to read his new book.

Select the correct sentence.

French

F, Fr

When I am reading, my eyes grow tired.

Select the correct sentence.

When I was three, my grandfather taught me to play checkers.

Select the correct sentence.

While I was jogging, my shoelaces came untied.

Select the correct sentence.

Will somebody please say what he means?

Select the correct sentence.

Hebrew

Heb

The root word chint comes from _____.

Hindi

transcript

A is a full written record of words spoken.

pentad

A is a group or a series of five things.

Anglo-French

AF

is

All that we have _______ God's.

are

Among the five of us, only two of us _____ cooks.

Divine Power

By what means?

The poet was greatly responsible for establishing English as a written language.

Chaucer

memorize the presentation word for word 18 2

Choose the answer that is not something you should do when you review your report after you have prepared a written copy.

Danish

Dan

Dutch

Du

English

E

because it was good

For what purpose?

The Normans spoke

French

The root word carrousel comes from _____.

French

The root word chanter comes from _____.

French

The root word entreferir comes from _____.

French

German

G, Ger

Before the Norman invasion, English was most heavily influenced by the language.

German

Greek

Gk

The root word ostreon comes from _____.

Greek

The root word panikos comes from _____.

Greek

The root words kalos + eidos + scope come from _____.

Greek

High German

HG

indicative

He can always stay home.

subjunctive

I wish I were a good swimmer.

he

I wish a person could relax whenever _______ wanted.

subjunctive

If I were you, I would not do that.

one

If _______ had to choose his favorite flavor, he might take forever.

he is

If a guy lets his mother buy his clothes for him sometimes, _______ sure to have a nice wardrobe.

would stop

If you were serious about studying, you wasting time.

translated the Bible into English

John Wycliffe

Latin

L, Lat

Low German

LG

The root word jurare comes from _____.

Latin

imperative

Leave that alone.

Middle French

MF

speaks writes

Nearly everyone more than he .

is

Neither of us _______ driving to Canada.

will begin

Next fall, Marion art lessons.

was

No other chicken that lived in the whole county as old as Bert

invaded England in 1066

Normans

started

Not much time had passed before Paul had to feel ashamed.

Old English

OE

Old French

OF

Old High German

OHG

The root word moed comes from _____.

Old English

The root word ofen comes from _____.

Old English

he wants

One always has time for the things _______ to do.

Anyone wishing to teach Sunday school should bring his Bible to church next Sunday.

Select the correct sentence.

I would prefer that Robert and John found their own rides home.

Select the correct sentence.

If I were late, mother would punish me.

Select the correct sentence.

If the Boy Scouts work hard, they will earn merit badges.

Select the correct sentence.

In this snowstorm, nobody could find his way home.

Select the correct sentence.

pay

Sit up and attention.

Spanish

Sp, Span

is

Ten miles _______ too far to run.

who?

The agent answers which question?

True

The main body of the report contains support for the thesis.

how?

The means answers which question?

focus your thoughts into patterns somebody else can understand

The problem you face whenever you try to write or to speak is how to _____.

Evangelists helped spread English and collect new words for the language.

True

the creation of night, day, heaven, and earth

What action?

the first day of Creation

What setting?

purpose

What were the agent's motives? For what reason was the action done?

he

When a boy reaches high school age, _______ must consider the future.

False

When writing a report, you must include everything in your notes.

the Spirit of God

Who or what acted as an agent?

thought

Wilbur a moment before he gave his answer.

Check the words you think are new additions to our language (in the last 500 years). If you need help, use your dictionary after you have tried. Hint: new words may have no etymology listed or may list a scientific origin and date.

X ray supercharge laser subway nylon

False

Your audience will not be bored if you say everything you know about each point in your report.

is

______ everybody having a good time?

Exposition

a precise statement of factual description

exposition

a presentation or explanation of information, such as a travelogue

...

a report designed mainly for entertainment, which can be humorous, satirical, or descriptive

Persuasion

a report designed to convince a neutral person of an argument's validity

Definition

a report of information, such as a travelogue

Process Analysis

a step-by-step examination of how something works

process analysis

a step-by-step examination of how something works

outdated, belonging to a much earlier time

archaic

outdated; belonging to an earlier time

archaic

to absorb or become absorbed, as with knowledge

assimilate

the social patterns characteristic of a certain people

culture

To means to obtain or come from a source.

derive

does

doth

the zealous spreading of the Gospel, as through missionary work

evangelism

people who spread the Gospel

evangelists

gave

gavest

thesis

how the agent accomplished the action

the study of languages

linguistics

no longer in use

obsolete

shoes

shoon

spoke

spake

means ...

statement, coming at the beginning of the report, telling what it's about

you

thou

common

vulgar

of or associated with common people; lacking taste, delicacy, or refinement

vulgar


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