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10. The study skills involving using drawings and diagrams to help you remember words is called_________.
Predicting meaning from context
Recording vocabulary
Linking words
Punctuation
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17. Mario _________ a pet dog.
having
has
have
haves
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5. _________ are words which sound the same, but have different spellings and different meanings.
Homophones
Homonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
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11. A study skill used for studying or intensive reading that helps understand what you read about a certain topic is:
Recording vocabulary
Homophones
Linking words
Making notes
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22. Russia is _________ country in the world.
bigger
big
more big
the biggest
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21. Bicycles are________ than cars.
more slow
slower
the slowest
slow
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18. The study skill usually used when describing an object or giving a definition is:
Homophones
Predicting
Grammar
Giving examples
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27. A _________ , like who and which, is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun.
linking words
noun
relative clause
conjunction
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20. We use __________ to avoid repeating a noun.
Prefixes
Adverbs
Pronouns
Articles
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1. Reading a chapter of a physics textbook to understand a topic is an example of:
Predicting content
Scanning
Skimming
Intensive reading
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26. United States of America is ______________ country in the world.
the most powerful
more powerful
powerful
most powerful
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16. Angie___________her homework.
don't like
doesn't like
doesn't likes
don't like
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30. ________ describe and object, a device, an instrument or a machine.
Spelling
Definitions
Topic sentences
Abbreviations
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4. Words that are similar or have a related meaning are called_________.
Homophones
Synonyms
Antonyms
Homonyms
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28. We use __________ to separate independent clauses when they are joined by conjunctions like and or but.
full stops
semi-colons
commas
exclamation marks
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12. Words like because, but, and are called:
Homonyms
Linking words
Synonyms
Homophones
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24. The Nile river is___________ than the Amazon.
the longest
more longer
longer
longger
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19. Prefix used when one wants to give the noun an opposite meaning:
dis- and un-
multi- and pre-
anti- and sub-
super-
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3. Nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and prepositions are called:
Parts of Speech
Skills
Homonyms
Terms
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9. If you need information on a topic you need to have a reliable____________ like websites or encyclopaedia.
prefixes
spelling
source
development
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8. Two or more words that often go together are called:
Nouns
Synonyms
Adverbs
Collocations
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6. The action of trying to guess what a text is about by just looking at the pictures is:
Scanning
Predicting content
Intensive reading
Skimming
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14. He ________ to work every day.
walks
walk
walking
walkes
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15. The chef__________ food at his restaurant.
fry
fries
frys
frying
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13. The Present Simple describes:
future actions
what is happening at the moment you speak
finished events
routines and facts
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7. Reading quickly to find specific information is called:
Skimming
Scanning
Meaning from context
Intensive reading
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29. __________ is used to create sense, clarity and stress in sentences.
Quotation marks
Semi-colons
Punctuation
Exclamation marks
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25. Mount Everest is__________ of all.
the tallest
more taller
tallest
the taller
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2. Choosing an interesting book to read is an example of:
Intensive reading
Predicting content
Scanning
Skimming
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23. Oranges are_______ than pizzas.
more good
better
the best
gooder