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Cohesion & Reference
100

Give a quantifier that can go before “students.”

many / a lot of / several

100

Pronounce the final “th” in “teeth.”

/θ/

100

Identify the verb in: “I play guitar every day.”

play

100

Change this adjective to an adverb: “quick → ___”

quickly

100

Replace the repeated noun with a pronoun: “The campus is large. ___ is also green.”

It

200

Add a possessive adjective to finish: “______ favorite hobby is reading.”

my / your / his / her / our / their

200

Pronounce this minimal pair aloud: “thin” vs “then” – which phoneme changes?

The first /θ/ vs /ð/ phonemes

200

Turn two simple clauses into one compound clause using and: “I wake up. I eat breakfast.”

‘I wake up and eat breakfast.’

200

Name two senses used in sensory details.

sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch

200

Which connector fits? “First, I arrive; ___, I look for my class.”

then/next

300

Make the plural: “knife / mouse / die → ___”

knives / mice / dice

300

Stress pattern check: “DE-mos-trate” or “de-MON-strate”?

Stress is on the first syllable

300

Add a preposition of place: “The library is ___ the cafeteria.”

next to / near / behind

300

Give an adjective ending in -ing and tell its -ed partner.

interesting – interested / tiring – tired

300

Identify the cohesion tool used here: “Gaby was nervous. However, she smiled.”

however

400

Combine these into one descriptive sentence using two adjectives & one adverb: 

student / backpack / colourful / heavy / proudly

The colourful, heavy backpack hangs proudly on the student’s shoulder.

400

Which word ends in the /ɪz/ sound? kisses / cooks

What is kisses

400

Provide a relational verb besides be and have.

feel / seem / belong / own

400

Write a short simile that describes a noisy hallway.

The hallway was as loud as a football stadium

400

Replace the repetition: Maria went to Maria’s class.

Maria went to her class.

500

Add a prefix to create an opposite of “inspiring”

uninspiring

500

If a sentence has rising intonation, it is ...

a affirmative statement / a yes/no question

a yes/no question

Do you like coffee?

500

Combine these into one sentence with correct punctuation: “The class ended. We left. We were tired.”

The class ended, so we left because we were tired

500

Give the three-part generic structure of a descriptive paragraph (A2 wording is fine).

general statement → details → closing comment

500

Spot two cohesive devices in this sentence: “When the bell rings, students leave, and they quickly form lines because everyone is hungry.”

they, everyone / because