Preparation checkpoint Exam

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

What is the difference between a state verb and aan action verb?

which one is correct?

1. Sally hates pizza with brocolli
2. Sally is hating brocolli pizza

which one is correct in use?

1. I'm believing you are right.
2. I believe you are right!

Which one is correct?

1. I smell apple pie
2. I'm smelling apple pie

which verb is NOT to be used in the continuous verb form?

1. understand
2. go
3. run
4. do

Freedom is not something to be taken lightly
what kind of noun is 'freedom'?

1. Common noun
2. Abstract noun
3. proper noun
4. countable noun

I got sand in my shoes from going to the beach.
'sand'

1. abstract noun?
2. common noun?
3. countable noun?
4. uncountable noun?

The crowd watched the football match is suspense.
'crowd'

1. proper noun?
2. common noun?
3. collective noun?
4. uncountable noun?

Her Majesty the Queen would like her tea to be served at 4 o'clock sharp
'Her Majesty the Queen'

1. proper noun?
2. common noun?
3. abstract noun?
4. collective noun?

What does an ADJECTIVE do?

I read a very …………………….. article in the news. (Interest)
write down the correct adjective form

That Dracula film was absolutely ………………..( terrify)
write down the correct adjective form

We had nothing to do. We were really ……………...
( bore)

I didn't really enjoy the Dracula film. Most of the time I was ………………(terrify)
write down the correct adjective form

those ............... ............... curtains.

1. horrible yellow
2. yellow horrible

Fill in the superlatives of the adjectives given:
This is the …………. restaurant in town (good)
We always choose ………………… pizza (big)

What three things do adverbs do?

She spoke very................. we could all hear what she was saying.

We waited .................by the phone.

We walked up the stairs very .................... because Mum and Dad were fast asleep.

Find the simile:
The clock struck midnight and the sky was as black as ink.

write a metaphor of this image

Metaphor

locate the two things being compared in the metaphor

The ship was a tiger roaring through the water.

The history test was a train wreck.