ENGLISH FOR IT II


QUIZ MEETING 7

1.         Which of the following titles would best express the main topic of the passage?
            A.   The Father of American Public Education
            
2.         Why does the author mention Horace Manns early life?
            C.   Because it served as the inspiration for his later work in education
      
3.         The word struggles in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
            D.   difficult times

4.         The word there refers to
            B.    the state board of education  
           
5.         The word mandatory in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
            A.   Required                   
          
6.         With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree?
            A.   Horace Manns influence on American education was very great
         
7.         Horace Mann advocated all of the following EXCEPT
            B.    a district school system
         
8.         The reforms that Horace Mann achieved
           C.   were later adopted by the nation as a model
            
9.         With which of the following statements would Horace Mann most probably agree?
           B.    Help others        
            



QUIZ MEETING 6

1. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. A History of New York City

2. What did the Native Americans receive in exchange for their island?
C. Goods and supplies

3. Where was New Amsterdam located?
A. In Holland

4. What does the author mean by the statement : Because attempts to encourage Dutch immigration were not immediately successful, offers, generous by the standards of the era, were extended throughout Europe?
C. The Dutch took advantage of opportunities to immigrate to Europe instead of to the new world

5. The word heterogeneous in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by
C. diverse

6. Why were so many languages spoken in New Amsterdam?
D. The Indians who lived there before the Dutch 
West India Company purchase spoke many 
languages

7. The word formidable in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. powerful

8. The word it in paragraph 4 refers to
B. New York City

9. Which city was the first capital of the new Unite states?
A. New Amsterdam

10. On what date was Manhattan valued at $7 billion ?
D. 1926

QUIZ MEETING 5

1. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
C. Abolitionists

2. The word ban in paragraph 1 most nearly means to
D. limit

3. The word primarily in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
D. always

4. What had occurred shortly after the Civil War?
B. A women’s suffrage bill was introduced in Congress 

5. The word suffrage in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?
C. freedom from bondage

6. The word it in paragraph 3 refers to
A. bill

7. What does the Nineteenth Amendment guarantee?
C. Voting rights for women

8. When were women allowed to vote throughout the United States?
D. After 1920

QUIZ MEETING 4



1. What is the best title for this passage?
B. The Structure of an Insect

2. How are insect classified?
C. By the structure of the mouth

3. The word common in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to?
A. Normal

4. The author compares labrum and labium to?
A. an upper and lower lip

5. What is the proboscis?
B. A tube constructed of modified maxillae

6. Which of the following have mandibles and maxillae that have been modified to sharp stylets?
C. Mosquitoes

7. The phrase drill throughin paragraph 2 could best be replaced by?
A. penetrate

8.The word it in paragraph 2 refers to?
C. Housefly

9. What is the purpose of this passage?
D. To inform



QUIZ MEETING 3

1.         Which of the following would be the best title for the  
      passage?
C.   Communication
             
2.         What does the author say about speech?
D.   It is the most advanced form of communication

3.   The phrase impinge upon in paragraph 1 is closest in
            meaning to
A.   intrude            

4.         The word it in paragraph 1 refers to
B.   signal        
      
5.  The word potential in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
D.   possibility

6.         The word intricate in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by which of the following?
B.   complicated  
  
7.        Applauding was cited as an example of
C.   a symbol

8.        Why were the telephone, radio, and TV invented?
B.   People wanted to communicate across long distance              
          
QUIZ MEETING 2

1. What does this passage mainly discuss ?
   B. The Nobel Prizes 
  
2. Why were the prizes named for Alfred Bernhard Nobel ?
   A.  He left money in his will to establish a fund for the prizes
  
3.The word will in paragraph 1 refers to ?
   A. Nobel’s wishes
  
4.How often are the Nobel Prize awarded ?
   B. Once a year   
  
5. The word outstanding in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ?
   D. exceptional

6. A Nobel Prize would NOT be given to ?
   C. a composer who wrote a symphony
  
7.What does the author mean by the statement : These prizes have been administered continually by  the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm since they were  first awarded in 1901 ?
   A. The Nobel Foundation oversees the management of the money and the distribution of the prizes
  
8.Why are the award presented on December 10 ?
   B. Alfred Bernhard Nobel died on that     
  

QUIZ MEETING 1

Task 103
1. Incorrect : The choice is between a vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream cone.
Correct : The choice is among a vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream cone.
2. Incorrect : Rick and his wife can usually solve their problems among them.
Correct : Rick and his wife can usually solve their problems between them
3. Incorrect: Profits are divided between the stockholders of the corporation.
Correct : Profits are divided among the stockholders of the corporation.
4. Incorrect : The votes were evenly divided among the Democratic candidate and the Republican Candidate.
Correct : The votes were evenly divided between the Democratic candidate and the Republican Candidate.
5. Incorrect : The property was divided equally among his son and daughter.
Correct : The property was divided equally between his son and daughter.

Task 104
1. Incorrect : Cliff can live on Yellowstone National Park because he is a park ranger.
Correct : Cliff can live in Yellowstone National Park because he is a park ranger.
2. Incorrect: Is domino’s Pizza in Tenth Street?
Correct : Is domino’s Pizza on Tenth Street?
3. Incorrect : The apartments at the Hudson River are more expensive than the ones across the street.
Correct : The apartments on the Hudson River are more expensive than the ones across the street.
4. Incorrect : We are going to stay overnight on Chicago.
Correct : We are going to stay overnight in Chicago.
5. Incorrect : Let’s take our vacation in the coast instead of in the mountains.
Correct : Let’s take our vacation on the coast instead of in the mountains.

 Task 105
1. Incorrect : I would rather take classes on the afternoon.
Correct : I would rather take classes in the afternoon.
2. Incorrect : Gloria has a part-time job in the night.
Correct : Gloria has a part-time job at night.
3. Incorrect : The rainy season begins on July.
Correct : The rainy season begins in July.
4. Incorrect : The graduation is in May 20.
Correct : The graduation is on May 20.
5. Incorrect : We came to the United States on 1997.
Correct : We came to the United States in 1997.

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