STUDY GUIDE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD

For the fourth bimonthly exam , you have to print this guide and answer it.

A. In each sentence underline the subject and circle the verb. If the verb agrees with the subject, write correct on the line to the right. If It does not agree, write the correct verb.
1-Jose are searching for leopard frogs. ___________________
2-Mary were looking among the bushes. ___________________
3-They actually stand in the water surface. ____________________
4-How many students is on that bus? ____________________
5-One student have brought a net. ____________________

B. Write the correct form of the given verb. Make it agree with the compound subject.
1-Neither the council members nor the mayor (be) present. ________________
2-Books and videotapes (be) available from the library. ________________
3-Both the council member and the mayor (have) spoken out
On that matter ________________
4-Neither the council members nor the mayor (object) to the
Proposal. ________________
5-Neither the reporter nor the photographer (come) to theses
Meetings. _________________

C. Underline the subject of each sentence and circle the verb that agrees with the subject.
1-Meals on the road ( is, are) a problem.
2-(Does, Do ) this restaurant’s fish sandwiches taste fishy?
3-“off with their heads”, (shouts, shout) the mad queen.
4-Down the river ( rush, rushes) the racing canoes.
5-(Has, Have) the famous architect visited her completed homes?


D. In each sentence underline the indefinite pronoun used as subject. Then find the verb. If the verb agrees with the subject, write CORRECT. If not write the correct verb form.
1-Most of the neighbors was out of town. ____________________
2-Several of the students are named in the article. ____________________
3-All of the costumers was getting impatient. ____________________
4-Has any of my friends called? ____________________
5-One of the quarterbacks have been out sick. ____________________

E. In each sentence underline the verb that agrees in number with the subject.
1-Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (is, are) a novel by Jules Verne.
2-For my brother , physics (has, have) been more interesting than chemistry.
3-Two dollars ( have, has) always been the maximum fine for children’s book.
4-Three eights of the students ( is, are) boys.
5-Paul Breton Girls by the Sea (shows, show) two barefoot girls.

F. Capitalize the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentences.
1-My friend marie plays the French horn in our local orchestra.
2-When aunt Irene visited, we went with her to st. Cyril byzantine Church.
3-“when you say book do you mean only novels? asked Julie
4-Julie replied, “there are books filled with poems, essays and short stories too.”
5-Have you ever heard the song “this land is your land”.
6-Maybe someday I will visit england, france and other countries of europe.
7-In the past people took ships like the queen mary to europe.
8-Students from mitchell middle school are studying the 19th century in their american history class.
9-President monroe is also known for the monroe doctrine, a document that told the powers of europe to keep their hands off the western hemisphere.
10-Where did eve learn to speak portuguese so fluently?

G. Capitalize each letter that should be capitalized in the outline.

Brazil
I.location
II.climate facts.
a.average temperature in summer.
b.average temperature in winter.
c.average temperature precipitation.
III.the people
a.languages
b.religion
c.major cities.

FOR THE READING EXAM , YOU HAVE TO STUDY THE TOPICS FROM THE UNITS WE READ AND ANSWER THE DEFINITIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS THAT YOU CAN FIND THEM IN YOUR PRACTICE BOOK.

1. Figurative language
2. plot
3. Effect
4. Historical fiction
5. cause
6. Motives
7. speaker
8. Imagery
9. form
10. Theme
11. Idiom
12. Conflict