VOCABULARY & WORD FORMS
ADJECTIVE ENDINGS (-able / -ible)
READING COMPREHENSION: SOLAR ENERGY
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
PRESENT PERFECT & MODERN MEDIA
100

Which word best completes the sentence? transmit – conserve – generate

Solar panels __________ energy from sunlight.

conserve

100

vis____

ible

100

What is the main idea of this sentence?


Solar cookers reduce the need for wood, which means women don’t spend hours collecting it.

Solar cookers reduce the need for wood because women no longer have to spend hours collecting it.

(Short answer: They reduce the need for wood and save women time.)

100

Correct and rewrite:
Phones wasn’t common in homes in 1890.

weren't

100

Complete with present perfect:
Social media __________ (change) how young people communicate.

has changed

200

Using __________ energy can reduce pollution and save money on electricity.


solar

200

depend____

dependable
200

True or False: Solar cookers heat water hot enough to kill germs.


True

200

Write the simple past of the verb: broadcast (meaning to air on TV).


broadcast

200

True or False:
Present perfect describes actions connected to the present.

true

300

Energy from wind turbines is an example of __________ energy.

renewable, conserve, efficient, generator

renewable

300

Correct the spelling:
The instructions were not understandble.

understandable

300

What problem do solar cookers NOT solve?
a) Pollution
b) Lack of wood
c) Nighttime cooking
d) Keeping water safe

c) Nighttime cooking

300

Correct the error:
The students goes to the science fair last year.

went

300

Correct the sentence:
Many apps have grew in popularity since 2020.

have grown

400

When the power went out, the hospital used its emergency __________.

renewable, conserve, efficient, generator

generator

400

Correct the spelling:
The message was not legiblee.

legible

400

One disadvantage of solar cookers?

They don’t work without sunlight

400

Electric companies was smaller in the 1800s.

were

400

Complete the sentence:
Online creators __________ (influence) popular culture around the world.

have influenced

500

People should try to __________ electricity by turning off lights.

renewable, conserve, efficient, generator

conserve

500

Choose the correct word:
My laptop is not port____ enough to carry everywhere.

portable

500

Which is a detail about being inexpensive?

The sun provides free energy

500

Many influencers __________ (create) successful businesses online.

have created

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