1. Key vocabulary
2. Tenses and sentence structure
3. Use of subject-verb agreement
4. Use of articles and prepositions
5. Use of writing conventions of spelling, capitalization and punctuation to clarify meaning
Vocab: Example appalling astounded apparently attached to appraised alas abruptly accentuated anxieties
Sample Paper:
ENGLISH ECAT
(PASSAGE + Vocabulary Book I Lesson 3, 4, 5)
Passage
Dan, Sarah, Ted, and Rebecca have been
playing a friendly game of poker for almost an hour. So far, Ted has the
biggest pile of winnings, with a
total of $5.45. Sarah has won a small sum, and Rebecca has lost more than Dan.
Questions
1)
At this stage of the game, who has lost the most money?
A.
Ted B. Sarah
C.
Dan D. Rebecca
2)
How much money might each player have started with, if each player started
withthe same amount?
A.
$4 B. $6
C. $8 D.
Not enough information is provided
3)
If the game started at 7:00, what time might it be at this stage of the game?
A.
7:30 B. 7:50
C. 8:00 D.
8:45
4)
At this stage of the game, who has/have won money?
I.
Ted II.
Sarah III.
Dan
A.
I only B. I and II only
C. II and III only D. I, II, and III
5)
Choose the word nearest in meaning to “pile”?
A.part B.share
C.heap D.stock
SYNONYMS:
6. FLUTTER:
(a) flap (b) tighten
(c) clean (d) destroy
(c) clean (d) destroy
7. DRENCHED:
(a) lonely (b) ruined
(c) burnt (d) wet
(c) burnt (d) wet
8. FLIMSY:
(a) cheap (b)
ancient
(c) weak (d) strange
(c) weak (d) strange
9. SUBMERGED:
(a) drowned (b) covered
(c) neat (d) lonely
(c) neat (d) lonely
10. SCARE:
(a) injure
(b) frighten
(c) discourage (d) convince
(c) discourage (d) convince
11.TUG:
(a)
try (b) cry
(c) sneer (d) heave
(c) sneer (d) heave
12.FRAIL:
(a) clever (b) cruel
(c) untrue (d) weak
(c) untrue (d) weak
13.BOTHER:
(a) annoy
(b) help
(c) care (d) think
(c) care (d) think
14.FROWN:
(a) scream
(b) neglect
(c) scowl (d) loiter
(c) scowl (d) loiter
15. STOOP:
(a) platform (b) street
(c) block (d) valley
(c) block (d) valley
16. EXASPERATING:
(a) surprising (b) irritating
(c) strange (d) long living
(c) strange (d) long living
17. CHOKED:
(a) crushed (b)
dead
(c) cursed (d) suffocated
(c) cursed (d) suffocated
18. INDIGNATION:
(a) anger (b) cruelty
(c) route (d) disturbance
(c) route (d) disturbance
19. HAVOC:
(a) fragrance (b) destruction
(c) injustice (d) noise
(c) injustice (d) noise
20.FLOOD:
(a) rampart (b) midden
(c) censure (d) inundation
(c) censure (d) inundation
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