Finals review

Vocabulary

100

True or False: tear means to rip. 

true 

200

What does 'theory' mean? 

An idea, a concept. 

300

To contrast is to what? 

Compare/put two very different things together. 

400

Which word is missing in the sentence below? 

We went to sea to try and ________________ a new island. 

Discover. 

Grammar

100

Dependent clauses are also known as what? 

Subordinate clauses. 

200

All dependent clauses start with...

Subordinate conjunctions. 

300

The sentence below is an example of which tense? 

I was running over the hill. 

Past progressive

400

Re-write the sentence below into the present simple tense. 

I loved going to school. 

I love to go to school.

Literature

100

Is the sentence below an example of biography or autobiography? 

I used to love going to space. 

Autobiography. 

200

What is the setting and point of view in the sentence below? 

When we finally reached the top, I looked down and considered how far we'd come over the last few days. We were exhausted. 

First person, the  top of a mountain. 

300

Is the sentence below an example of direct or indirect characterization? 

My dad was always the type of person to put others first, and that's what we loved about him.

Indirect 

400

What is the central idea? Is it direct or indirect? 

When I was little, I always imagined I would be a celebrity or something. For some reason, I became a doctor instead. Today I can say I'm grateful for that decision, despite the windy roads I took to get here. 

Direct 

Comprehension

100

Who or what does Alice follow from the riverbank? 

Rabbit 

200

What did the narrator think of her dad's childhood advertisement in IOGOL?

Bad sound quality, faded colours. 

300

In FALWH what did Saroo use to find his family? 

Google Maps

400

Why was it so hard for Saroo to find his family? 

He didn't remember the names of the stations or his village, so he didn't know where to look.