Grammar
Correct:
George Bush, that was the president on 911, is friends with Michelle Obama.
George Bush, who was the president on 9/11, is friends with Michelle Obama.
What is an allegation?
An unproven charge or accusation against someone.
Who is the woman on the newer Canadian 10 dollar bill and why is she famous?
Viola Desmond. She is famous as a civil rights activist. She went to jail for refusing to leave a "whites only" section of a nearly empty movie theatre in Nova Scotia in 1946.
Who owned the American state of Alaska before the Americans owned it?
Russia
When you search for journal articles, you want articles that have been checked by many academics. These journal articles are ................
peer-reviewed
What kind of error is this and how can it be corrected?
The Canadian government donates money to many international causes, it wants to be a positive influence internationally.
Comma Splice. It can be corrected with a subordinator i.e. 'because'.
What is the adjective for people that see or hear things that are not really there? This is a medical adjective for a mental health symptom.
psychotic
On Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, students crowded into a Toronto court room to see the initial court case, or hearing for whom?
"pee pee poo poo man" aka Samuel Opoku
What is supposedly one of the healthiest diets in the world, particularly for heart health?
The Mediterranean Diet (other sources may be accepted if everyone agrees, and if the diet has a widely accepted name)
Two kinds of research. One uses a lot of specific measurement, the other one uses more description.
Quantitative research and Qualitative research
Correct this sentence:
Movie goers are easy to view the movie reviews of others.
It is easy for movie goers to view the movie reviews of others.
What is an academic word for solid waste? What is the adjective form?
feces; fecal (adj.)
Name three professional sports teams in Toronto.
The Maple Leafs
The Raptors
The Toronto Argonauts
The Blue Jays
Toronto FC
The Rock
Name a very popular Indian staple or any dish you can think of.
Aloo Gobi, Palak Paneer, Samosa, Chapati
Basmati Rice, Ghee, Biryani..........and many others.
In order to generate results that can be generalized to larger groups, how should researchers select their subjects?
Use large sample sizes randomly selected.
Find the awkward phrase and correct it.
The assumption of myself was that American society is very violent.
Awkward phrase: assumption of myself
Correction: My assumption
What word collocates with 'fecal'?
fecal matter
What Canadian sports event just finished in Winnipeg very recently? The Blue Bombers won.
Canadian Football League (CFL) Grey Cup
What is the problem with the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, and what is being done about it?
Jakarta is sinking below sea level. The Indonesian government plans to relocate the city.
A study sets out to measure happiness, but it actually turns out to be a more accurate measure of personal wealth. There is a problem with ............
validity. The study is not measuring what it says it is measuring.
correct the error:
How to create a better mouse trap.
How can we create a better mouse trap?
special collocation for practicing before a play or theatre production. This is an artistic phrase with two words. Dress ________________
Dress rehearsal.
Lester B. Pearson, a former Canadian prime minister, is famous for all except what? a) introducing student loans b) introducing universal health care c) keeping Canada out of the Vietnam war d) introducing pharmacare
He did not introduce pharmacare. Canada does not have a pharmacare plan to this day.
Three different whiskies:
American Bourbon, Scotch ( from Scotland), and Canadian Rye. What was used to make Canadian whisky originally?
Rye
What kind of study design is used to test drugs on people such that neither the researchers nor the subjects know if they are getting the specific drug being studied or not?
double blind drug trial