Writing Girl in Translation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

...... the beginning Aunt Paula seemed to be very helpful.

1. In
2. From
3. At
4. For

The work at the factory ........ Kimberly's school results.

1. effected
2. dropped
3. affected
4. augmented

The way Annette treated Kimberly was different ...... the way her other classmates behaved towards her.

1. then
2. than
3. in
4. from

Kimberly did not want to ....... a life in the traditional way.

1. live
2. lead
3. let
4. have

Aunt Paula ...... Kimberly and her mum work in miserable conditions.

1. let
2. had
3. force
4. enforced

....... Aunt Paula was extremely jealous of Kimberly's school results.

1. Also
2. As well as
3. Neither
4. Furthermore

...... Kimberly was very good at Maths, she acquired a scholarship at Harrison Prep

1. As
2. Because
3. As a result of
4. Despite

Annette told her that she detested Mr Bogart .....

1. to
2. two
3. too
4. not

......... had to collaborate on a creative task.

1. Me and my friend
2. My friend and me
3. I and my friend
4. My friend and I

The ....... asked her if she could learn him some Chinese expressions.

1. men
2. man
3. woman
4. women

What is the formal equivalent for 'way too' preceding an adjective?

1. too much
2. too many
3. far too
4. extremely

She acted 'kind of' weird.
How would you rephrase this sentence in formal language?

1. She acted in a weird way
2. She acted strangely.
3. She acted somewhat weirdly
4. She acted in a kind, weird way.

Aunt Paula paid Kimberly and her mother .......

1. bad
2. badly
3. low
4. lowly

The p......... of Girl in Translation is Kimberly.

Aunt Paula is the a............ of Kimberly.

The ...... in place and time is Brookly, New York at the end of the 20th century.

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