BLUE UNIT
Complete:
“She stayed positive and cheerful during the challenge. She was very _________.”
a. tangible
b. dependable
c. upbeat
d. hardwired
upbeat
Complete:
“Many people have _________ ideas about others before actually knowing them.”
a) preconceived
b) visceral
c) cathartic
d) avid
a) preconceived
Complete:
“The case is still _________ because no one can explain what happened.”
a) cringeworthy
b) a hunch
c) bogus
d) baffling
d) baffling
Complete:
“The artist’s message was _________, so it was hidden rather than direct.”
a) covert
b) an endeavor
c) a depiction
d) impartial
a) covert
Complete:
“The email had too much technical _________, so the client couldn’t understand it.”
a) slangs
b) hinder
c) concise
d) jargon
d) jargon
What does tangible mean?
a) impossible to understand
b) real, clear, and possible to see or notice
c) hidden or secret
d) emotionally difficult
b) real, clear, and possible to see or notice
Complete:
“To do well during a busy week, you need to prio.... your most important tasks.”
prioritize
What does the odds mean?
a) the danger of something
b) how likely something is to happen
c) the explanation for something
d) the final result of something
b) how likely something is to happen
Complete:
“The artist will end... to create a piece that challenges people’s mindset.”
endeavor
Complete:
“One _________ of online communication is that tone can be misunderstood.”
downside
Choose the correct preparatory subject:
“__________ takes a lot of discipline to complete a 30-day challenge.”
Question:
Change to passive:
“Journalists were sensationalizing the story.”
“The story was being sensationalized by journalists.”
What does the sentence express?
“The strange noise *might have been caused* by the wind.”
a) certainty about the future
b) permission in the past
c) possible explanation about the past
d) obligation in the present
c) possible explanation about the past
In the dialogue below, what does so replace?
A: “Is street art a valid form of art?”
B: “I think so.”
that street art is a valid form of art
Choose the correct sentence:
a) I recommend that he is diplomatic.
b) I recommend that he be diplomatic.
c) I recommend that he being diplomatic.
d) I recommend that he was diplomatic.
b) I recommend that he be diplomatic.
Complete with a future expression expressing that something will happen very soon:
“After weeks of training, he is __________ breaking the school record.”
on the verge of / on the brink of
Choose the correct option:
“The teacher _________ the students _________ their dictionaries during the activity.”
a) let / to use
b) allowed / use
c) allowed / to use
d) made / to use
c) allowed / to use
Complete:
“Clara _________ here by now. The meeting started thirty minutes ago."
should have been here
What is the main difference between a descriptive essay and a plot summary?
A descriptive essay recreates an experience using sensory details, impressions, and atmosphere.
A plot summary explains the main events of a story in order.
Correct the embedded question:
“Do you know where is the meeting?”
“Do you know where the meeting is?”
Identify the function of the noun clause in bold:
“What impressed me most was your ability to juggle many responsibilities.”
a) object of sentence
b) adjective complement
c) object of preposition
d) subject of sentence
d) subject of sentence
Rewrite using passive reporting:
“People believe that social media reinforces bias.”
“It is believed that social media reinforces bias.”
or
“Social media is believed to reinforce bias.”
Rewrite in the passive modal form:
“They should have followed the rules from the beginning.”
“The rules should have been followed from the beginning.”
Correct the sentence:
“Many people look abstract art down on because they don’t understand it.”
“Many people look down on abstract art because they don’t understand it.”
Correct the subjunctive sentence and explain the mistake:
I recommend that the manager doesn’t send the email before checking.
After recommend that, use the subjunctive: not send, not doesn’t send.