Vocabulary
What is the word for:
very excited, crazy, wild with anger, fear or pain
frantic
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Complete the sentence using Passive Voice:
Joanne _____________ tennis before.
a. has never played
b. was never played
c. has never been played
D. I didn't do my homework :(
a. has never played
What is the direct object and, possibly, any indirect object in the sentence:
Sandy gave her sisters matching blue swimsuits.
Direct Object: (blue matching) swimsuits
Indirect Object: (her) sisters
Find the answer in your story, you must read the answer aloud and tell the page number:
Why does Kyoko have 3 red lines on her swimming cap?
p. 399 She swam the width of the pool (15m) in her last swimming test.
Spell the word that has the meaning:
a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event
souvenir
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What is the word for:
to keep your head above water using only your arms and legs while standing straight in the water
to tread (water)
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Complete the sentence using Passive Voice:
Our house ___________ this summer.
a. isn't painted
b. hasn't painted
c. won't be painted
d. I didn't do my homework :(
c. won't be painted
What is the direct object and, possibly, any indirect object in the sentence:
Sylvia set a new record for her team.
Direct Object: (a new) record
Indirect Object: none
Find the answer in your story, you must read the answer aloud and tell the page number:
Why does the author want to learn to swim better?
Why did she think should be able to swim better than the boys?
p. 399 She is determined not to spend summers dog-paddling in the shallow end while the boys swim in the deep end.
p. 399 She could beat most of them at running because she was a good sprinter.
Spell the word that has the meaning:
extremely nervous; worried
anxious
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What is the word for:
to stress, call attention to
emphasize
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Complete the sentence using Passive Voice:
Who _____________ this poster?
a. put up
b. was put up
c. did put up
D. I didn't do my homework :(
a. put up
What is the direct object and, possibly, any indirect object in the sentence:
My mother taught me rules for safe swimming.
Direct Object: rules
Indirect Object: me
Find the answer in your story, you must read the answer aloud and tell the page number:
What things do you have to do at the same time in order to do the front crawl?
p. 399 Move arms and legs correctly, dip face in and out of water, breathe.
Spell the word that has the meaning:
extremely beautiful and delicate
exquisite
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What is the word for:
causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience
awkward
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Complete the sentence using Passive Voice, using the following words: mail/ not deliver/ Sundays
The mail is not delivered on Sundays
What is the direct object and, possibly, any indirect object in the sentence:
Adam prefers soccer to aquatic sports.
Direct Object: soccer
Indirect Object: none
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There is one student in Kyoko’s class who swims farther than the others. What is the sequence in which he completes his swimming test?
p. 399 He swims the length of the pool and touches the wall at the deep end. Then he turns around and swims back toward the shallow end, stopping half way across.
Spell the word that has the meaning:
a very sad event; a disaster
tragedy
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What is the word for:
to do something with great care and attention to avoid problems or dangers
cautiously
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Complete the sentence using Passive Voice, using the following words: English/ speak/ South Africa / ?
Is English spoken in South Africa?
What is the direct object and, possibly, any indirect object in the sentence:
Barb handed Dex a dry towel.
Direct Object: (a dry) towel
Indirect Object: Dex
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How does swimming in the river make Kyoko more confident of meeting her goal?
p. 402 In the river Kyoko has to swim 50 m downstream and back again, even against a tiring current. Swimming in the pool will be much easier.
Spell the word that has the meaning:
well-known from a long or close friendship or relationship
familiar
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