Grammar
Vocabulary
New York City
Benjamin Franklin
Your Classmates
100
These words are used to describe verbs and adjectives. What part of speech are they?
Adverbs. Example: slowly, quietly, etc.
100
to serve a drink (v.) "She _______herself a glass of wine.
pours / poured
100
This famous New York City site was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and opened in 1857.
Central Park
100
Ben Franklin was a famous lefty. What did his parents think about that?
They thought it was the mark of the devil.
100
This classmate loves apples and the Korean pop group, Big Bang.
Jia
200
Use the correct verb tense to complete the sentence. When Alamin (get) _______ home tonight, he (go) ________ to listen to music.
gets / is going
200
To think something might be true (v). "I _______ that many students will do well on the CLIP mid-term."
suspect
200
What does MoMA stand for?
The Museum of Modern Art
200
Ben Franklin was a brilliant man, but his career in school was very short. How long was it?
two years
200
This classmate went to high school in New York, lives in Corona and likes it because he/she has many friends there.
Karina
300
Correct the grammatical error in the following sentence. "This paint was finished in 1655.
painting
300
One who practices magic (n.) "Many people believed Ben Franklin was a ________ because he captured lightning in a bottle."
wizard
300
What does SoHo stand for?
South of Houston street
300
What was Franklin's first invention?
He invented paddles for swimmers to help them swim faster.
300
This classmate gets up at 6am, was surprised by the cold when he/she first got to New York, and he/she loves Manhattan for the variety of stores.
Carm O
400
Use the correct verb tense to answer the following question. "How long have you known your best friend?"
I have known him/her for _______. I have known him/her since _______.
400
a country controlled by another country (n.) "When Ben Franklin was born, Massachusetts was still a _________ under British rule."
colony
400
What is the population of New York? (you can guess within one million, over or under)
8 million
400
What trade did Ben Franklin apprentice for with his brother Josiah?
Printing
400
This classmate doesn't love Algeria, and he/she would like to travel to Florida for the warm weather.
Omar Sof
500
We've been studying the present perfect this week. Give me a sentence using the past perfect.
Examples: She was born in 1982. / We were finished an hour ago.
500
to show or depict (v.) "Leonardo had a unique ability to ________ people as life-like in his paintings."
portray
500
This stylish park sits on elevated railway tracks near the Whitney Museum and was opened to the public in 2011.
The High Line
500
Ben Franklin helped develop many important institutions in American life. Name two of them.
Library, hospital, postal service
500
This classmate doesn't like football because he/she doesn't know how to play, but he / she does love Romeo Santo.
Ana Diaz
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