Question

If I knew what he wanted, I ………………. this.

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will not permit

would not permit

would not have permitted

 

 

What is scanning?

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Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.

Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.

Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focused upon.

 

 

What is skimming?

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Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.

 

Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.

Quickly reading over a text to find a specific piece of information which is focused upon

 

Jen has a brother and two sisters is

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A: fact

 

B: opinion

Other:

 

She ………………… a novel.

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wrote

writes

has written

 

 

How can you strengthen connections between paragraphs in a paper?

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Use transitional words or phrases at the beginning of the paragraph.

 

Make sure the first sentence in the next paragraph is extremely long and flowing.

Use the phrase “Here's the connection” to let the reader know the concepts are related.

 

The smooth, logical flow of sentences within a paragraph is called ________

paragraph deduction.

paragraph coherence.

 

paragraph personality.

 

Looking up a word in a dictionary list is an example of...?

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Skimming

Scanning

 

Both

 

Carlos is a great ball-player.

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Fact

Opinion

 

 

Every morning she …………….. up early and gets ready for work.

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is waking

wakes

 

has woken

 

When can paraphrasing be used?

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in a documentary

on a news report

in a formal essay

all of the above

 

 

Katie's new room is wonderful.

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Fact

Opinion

 

 

How long should a paragraph be?

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Every paragraph should be at least five sentences long.

Good paragraphs must be at least one page long.

It's okay for paragraphs to vary in length.

 

 

Ms. Walker is the best teacher is

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Fact

Opinion

 

 

Which choice shows examples of words and phrases that could signal a cause‐and‐effect connection?

indeed, very, in fact, extremely, but

therefore, as a result, consequently

 

above, behind, below, opposite to

 

Which of the following is the best possible paraphrasing of this statement? We were able to save the day thanks to teamwork and innovative thinking.

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We saved the day with teamwork and creative thinking.

Because we worked together and used innovation, we made it work.

 

Thanks to innovative thinking and teamwork, we were able to save the day.

We were able to save the day together.

 

My father has black hair.

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Opinion

Fact

 

 

If you were reading a patient's case notes in order to gain a general overview of the patient, which reading strategy would be the most useful?

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Skimming

Scanning

 

Skimming and Scanning

Correct answer

Skimming

 

Complete the following sentence: Most paragraphs can function as ________

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miniature essays, each with a main topic and related sentences to support it.

thesis statements, summarizing the key arguments in the body of the paper.

Both a and b

 

 

When Tiger won the US masters in 1997, he was only 21 years old. In winning, he broke lots of records. He won the title by 12 strokes, which was the biggest ever victory at the US masters. He also became the youngest champion in 61 years.

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This article is about Tiger Woods' victory on the golf course.

 

This article is about different types of sports.

This article is about the title 12 strokes.

 

What is paraphrasing?

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rephrasing an original statement

 

summarizing and shortening

stealing someone else’s words

 

I ………………….. anything from her in a long time.

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didn't hear

haven't heard

 

am not hearing

 

What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

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summarizing shortens, whereas paraphrasing only rephrases

 

summarizing rephrases, whereas paraphrasing shortens

paraphrasing always lengthens whereas summarizing only sometimes lengthens

paraphrasing and summarizing are the same thing

 

How can you strengthen the connection between sentences in a paragraph?

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Use word patterns such as first, second, third.

 

Repeat a key word, phrase, or synonym.

Both a and b

Correct answer

Both a and b

 

Complete the following statement: A well‐written paragraph should ________

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focus on a single, coherent idea.

consist of logically connected sentences.

Both a and b

 

 

When I opened my eyes, I ………………. a strange sight.

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saw

 

was seeing

have seen

 

We mostly use the words like 'yet', 'so far', 'till' in

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Present Progressive Tense

Present Simple Tense

Present Perfect Tense


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Answer 1

When I opened my eyes, I saw a strange sight.