Chapter 5- Intro
How long is the English portion of the exam?
75 questions and 45 minutes
What are the 4 kinds of STOP punctuation?
Period (.) Semicolon (;) Question Mark (?) Exclamation Mark (!)
Give me 5 examples of tricky pronouns
anybody, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, nobody, somebody, someone
What should you do if you see LEAST/EXCEPT/NOT in a question?
Cross them out, and look for the word that does not have commonality with the others.
What is the city Ms. Bersamina grew up in
Seattle
What are the 4 C's
Complete, Consistent, Clear, and Concise
What MUST a complete idea have?
A subject and a verb
Translate these sentences to add the correct possession.
1. The new computer of Victoria.
2. The shoes of the students.
3. The room of the women.
1. Victoria's new computer.
2. The students' new shoes.
3. The women's room.
Give me 4 examples of an idiom.
Examples:
Let's get this bread.
Secure the bag.
It cost an arm and a leg.
When did Ms. Bersamina move to Tejas?
July
What is the purpose of pronouns? What are 3 examples of pronouns?
Pronouns take the place of nouns.
What are the 4 reasons for comma usage?
Stop, go, lists, and unnecessary info
Translate the sentences and add contractions.
1. It is mine.
2. They are over in the grocery store.
3. You are allowed to enter.
1. It's mine.
2. They're over in the grocery store.
3. You're allowed to enter.
What are the kinds of strategy questions? What is the first step in a strategy question?
1. Order of sentences
2. Order of paragraphs
3. Placement of new info
4. Grading the passage
The first step is to determine the purpose of the text.
What university/college did Ms. Bersamina attend?
University of Washington OR Walla Walla College
What is the 5-step Basic Approach?
1. Identify the Topic
2. Process of Elimination
3. Use the Context
4. Trust your ear, but verify
5. Don't fix what isn't broken
The African grey parrot, which also mimics human speech and therefore can dance.
a. No Change
b. parrot which
c. parrot that
d. parrot
D
Why?
although, but, despite, even though, however, nonetheless, nevertheless, or, yet
and, because, finally, furthermore, moreover, since, so, thus, therefore
What strategy should you use in questions asking you to put sentences or paragraphs in order?
Process of elimination.
Ideas should be consistent and the meaning should be clear, but that meaning can be difficult to understand until ideas are in their proper place.
What month is Ms. Bersamina's birthday?
December
What does it meant to have Now, Later, Never questions?
Now- The easier questions, that you can spend less than 30 seconds answering.
Later- The medium level questions, you'll spend most of your time on these questions.
Never- Questions you have NO idea about (sometimes the hardest ones). You will use LOTD or other strategies to quickly answer these, spending less than 30 seconds.
The videos of Snowball dancing have sparked a serious area of study, researchers admit they appreciate the sheer entertainment value.
a. NO CHANGE
b. Although the videos of Snowball
c. The videos appearing all over the Internet of Snowball
d. Since the videos of Snowball
B.
Why?
I had left the lights on the previous evening, and my car wouldn't start. Many new cars have separate electrical boards for the lights, s the battery won't drain.
b. Batteries should be replaced every five years.
c. I plan to buy a new car next year.
d. DELETE the underlined portion.
After an hour of play, chew toys, tennis balls, and stuffed animals were strewn around the living room.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined word would be least acceptable? Why?
a. on
b. throughout
c. all over
d. about
What was the costume of Ms. Bersamina's niece?
Elephant