Vocabulary
Run-on Sentences
Russian Roulette!
To Build A Fire
Verb Tenses
100
Which words go with "have" and which with "be"? good with numbers / physically fit / plenty of endurance / a lot of self discipline / a good listener / the ability to compromise
be: good with numbers, physically fit, a good listener; have: plenty of endurance, a lot of self discipline, the ability to compromise
100
What are three ways to fix a run-on sentence?
full stop/period; semicolon; comma + conjunction (FANBOYS)
100
Name 5 people skills, 5 mental skills, and 5 physical skills.
own answers :)
100
Put the events from "To Build A Fire" in order: The dog falls through the ice. The man freezes to death. The man eats lunch. The fire is put out by the snow. The man falls through the ice. The man fights the dog.
The dog falls through the ice. The man eats lunch. The man falls through the ice. The fire is put out by the snow. The man fights the dog. The man freezes to death.
100
Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the present perfect simple: 1) I _____ (see) "The Parent Trap" ten times. 2) _____ you ever _____ (watch) "It Takes Two?" 3) No, I _____ (not hear) of it. 4) My cousin _____ (met) the star of the movie!
1) have seen; 2) have / watched; 3) haven't heard; 4) has met
200
Match the verbs with their objects: set / concentrate on / put in / have / receive / training / the will to succeed / specific goals / results / a lot of practice
set specific goals; concentrate on results; put in a lot of practice; have the will to succeed; receive training
200
Correct this run-on sentence in three ways. I am so happy to be in English class, I can't wait for the exam!
I am so happy to be in English class. I can't wait for the exam! I am so happy to be in English class; I can't wait for the exam! I am so happy to be in English class, and I can't wait for the exam!
200
What is a savant?
A savant is someone who is very good at one particular thing.
200
How does the man's opinion of the wilderness and of the old timer change over the course of the story?
At first, he is unimpressed by nature and believes that he has nothing to worry about; he disregards the old-timer's advice. Later, he realizes that the old-timer was right and realizes how all-powerful nature can be.
200
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the present perfect progressive: 1) I _____ (wait) for two hours! 2) _____ you _____ (do) your homework this partial? 3) My father _____ (help) me with the questions I don't understand, but the extra work _____ (not improve) my grades.
1) have been waiting; 2) have / been doing; 3) has been helping, hasn't been improving
300
Fill in the blank with an expression including "think": 1) What did you _____ the game last night? 2) My friends and I are _____ going camping this weekend. 3) Our teacher wants us to _____ new ways to study. 4) I can't stop _____ English!!!
think of/think about; thinking of/thinking about; think of; thinking about
300
Fill in the blank with a conjunction from FANBOYS: (1) It's raining, _____ we decided to stay inside. (2) We didn't want to get wet, _____ we didn't have a dry set of clothes. (3) The weather forecast had predicted clear skies, _____ it was raining!; (4) We didn't bring computers, _____ was there a TV in the house.
(1) so; (2) for; (3) yet; (4) nor
300
Why are most professional soccer players born in January, February, and March?
They are older in comparison to other players in their same age bracket, so they are better as children. As a result, coaches pay more attention to them and they receive more direct feedback and improve more.
300
What is each type of determinism called? (1) Our DNA and other inherited traits determine everything. (2) Our past experiences and subconscious desires determine everything. (3) The laws of physics determine everything. (4) Natural elements, the weather, and climate determine everything. (5) Our social class and income level determine everything.
(1) Biological; (2) Psychic; (3) Mechanistic; (4) Environmental; (5) Economic
300
Which tense do we use for each of the following: 1) to summarize experiences in a period up to now; 2) to describe longer or repeated activities - finished or not - with a result now; 3) to describe activities which started in the past and are still happening now; 4) to describe states which started in the past and continue up to now; 5) to describe finished events with a result now
1) present perfect simple; 2) present perfect progressive; 3) present perfect progressive; 4) present perfect simple; 5) present perfect simple
400
Rewrite the sentences so that they include an expression with "think": 1) I don't have a positive opinion of people who lie and cheat. 2) With ten years in jail, the criminal had plenty of time to consider his crime. 3) At college, we learn to form our own thoughts and opinions.
1) I don't think highly of people who lie and cheat. 2) With ten years in jail, the criminal had plenty of time to think long and hard about his crime. 3) At college, we learn to think for ourselves.
400
Correct the run-on sentences in the paragraph: The party last night was really fun so we stayed out very late. My mother was angry, but I apologized and now everything is fine I'm grounded for a week I'll be able to study for my partial exams.
The party last night was really fun, so we stayed out very late. My mother was angry, but I apologized and now everything is fine. Although I'm grounded for a week, I'll be able to study for my partial exams.
400
Who is Joshua Foer and what did he do that was remarkable?
He is the author of "Moonwalking with Einstein." He trained for the US Memory Championship for one year and won.
400
Why was there a focus on facts and processes in naturalist stories?
Because this fed into the belief in mechanistic determinism, based on physics, wherein if we know all of the facts and processes that comprise physics, we can predict everything that will ever happen in the world.
400
Choose the correct form of the verb Christian has been writing since he was 10. He - has been publishing / has published - a few short stories, and he - has traveled / has been traveling - to Europe to promote his works. Recently, he - has been becoming / has become - quite popular. But right now he's very busy because he - has been working / has worked - on a new novel.
has published; has traveled; has become; has been working
500
Which blank can each phrase be used in? whatsit, what's-her-name, and all that, and so on, what's-his-name, thingummy, thingy, and so forth; Did you talk to Maria and (1) _____? They said that they'd plan activities for the trip next weekend - hiking, biking, kayaking, (2) _____. But I need to know if we need that inflatable (3) _____ - you know, to sleep on?
(1) what's-her-name/what's-his-name; (2) and all that/and so on/and so forth; (3) whatsit/thingummy/thingy
500
Join the two sentences together using the conjunction in brackets: (1) He didn't know how to swim. He didn't know how to ride a bike. (nor); (2) He drank a glass of water. He was thirsty. (so); (3) It was a cloudy day. He got sunburned. (yet)
(1) He didn't know how to swim, nor did he know how to ride a bike. (2) He was thirsty, so he drank a glass of water. (3) It was a cloudy day, yet he got sunburned.
500
Name 8 of the items from the memory palace exercise!
clove of garlic, mayonnaise, smoked salmon, six bottles of white wine, three pairs of socks, hula hoops, a snorkel, a dry-ice machine, a catsuit, an elk, a director's chair, a megaphone, climbing ropes :)
500
What did it mean when the man's "wires were drawn, but the fingers did not obey"? Describe the process that this was part of.
The man willed his fingers to close, but the muscles did not respond. This was part of the process of freezing to death.
500
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in the present perfect simple or present perfect progressive. I _____ always _____ (want) to be a singer, but I _____ only _____ (take) lessons for about two months now. I _____ (practice) two hours a day for the past month. I sent a sample of one of my songs to a radio station, and they _____ (invite) me to perform on one of their shows - I'm elated!
have / wanted; have / been taking; have been practicing; have invited
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