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Exam 1 – NENG 102 (Fall Semester 2015)
Dictionary Skills (2 each, 8)
Directions -- Look at this information from the Longman Dictionary and answer each question.
1. What are the parts-of-speech for surface?
a. Construction, Maths, Mail
b. noun, verb, adjective
c. surface1, surface2, surface3
d. surface area, surface mail
e. three
2. How many example
sentences do you see
here for the verb
surface?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
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1
2
3
4
5
3. How many meanings
do you see here for the
noun surface?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 10
e. 300
4. What is the second
definition for the noun
surface?
a. beneath the surface
b. Nearly10 percent of
the Earth’s surface
is covered by ice.
c. The road surfaces
tend to be worse in
the towns than in
the country.
d. the outside or top
layer of something
e. the qualities,
emotions, etc. of
someone or
something that are
easy to notice
Vocabulary in Sentences (20 items)
Directions: Read each sentence and select the best meaning for the bold, underlined word.
1. We are learning definitions of new words.
a. buy
b. hand out
c. meanings
d. example sentences
2. Example sentences are in italics in your Longman Dictionary.
a. a group of sentences about one topic
b. letters than lean to the right
c. meanings of words
d. letters that are darker and thicker
3. You need to use a web browser to read class notes for this course.
a. a group of sentences about one topic
b. computer program to use Internet
c. meanings of words
d. letters that are darker and thicker
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4. You need to purchase three books for the course.
a. hand out
b. meanings of words
c. not required
d. buy
5. In this course, the dictionary book is optional.
a. what something is about
b. hand out
c. not required
d. plans and rules for a college course
6. The teacher will distribute some materials.
a. hand out
b. meanings of words
c. not required
d. buy
7. You received the course syllabus this week.
a. meanings of words
b. hand out
c. homework to finish and study
d. plans and rules for a college course
8. Assignments for this class in are a green box at the end of the class notes.
a. homework to finish and study
b. plans and rules for a college course
c. groups of sentences about one topic d. computer program to use the Internet
9. You have read about several different characters in the biography of George Washington Carver.
a. people in a story
b. what happens in a story
c. when and where a story happens
d. groups of sentences about one topic
e. meanings of words
f. homework to finish and study
10. Coalwood, WV in 1957 is the setting in the first chapter of October Sky.
a. people in a story
b. what happens in a story
c. when and where a story happens
d. groups of sentences about one topic
e. meanings of words
f. homework to finish and study
11. We don’t know all of the plot in October Sky yet.
a. people in a story
b. what happens in a story
c. when and where a story happens
d. groups of sentences about one topic
e. meanings of words
f. homework to finish and study
12. Young George Carver learned that most slaves had to work on plantations in the South.
a. people in a story
b. large farms with slaves
c. people owned by other people
d. when and where a story happens
13. Young George Carver learned that most slaves had to work on plantations in the South.
a. people in a story
b. large farms with slaves
c. people owned by other people
d. when and where a story happens
14. Inside Mrs. Baynham’s house, it was dim and quiet.
a. soft floor cover; run
b. small forest, a group of trees
c. almost dark; not very light
d. twisting circular patterns
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15. There was a carpet in Mrs. Baynham’s house.
a. soft floor cover; rug
b. small forest, a group of trees
c. almost dark; not very light
d. twisting circular patterns
16. Inside, there was a long table with four stools around it.
a. soft floor cover; rug
b. small forest, a group of trees
c. almost dark; not very light
d. seats with 3 or 4 legs, but no backs
17. George learned about plants, and he had a secret garden in the woods.
a. wild plants
b. small forest, a group of trees
c. almost dark; not very light
d. underground parts of plants
18. He put dirt around the roots of the plants.
a. soft floor cover; rug
b. small forest, a group of trees
c. almost dark; not very light
d. underground parts of plants
19. George patted the dirt around the plants.
a. carved wooden shapes with a knife b. made clothes by hand using two needles
c. pushed softly with his hands
d. underground parts of plants
20. George like to work with his hands. He used a sharp tool to whittle.
a. carve wooden shapes with a knife
b. make clothes by hand using two needles
c. push softly with his hands
d. underground parts of plants
Reading Comprehension
Directions: Use the handouts for these pages and select the correct words for the blanks. (from
chapter 6, pages 31 - 32) (8 items)
(page 31)
(page 31)
George's brother did not stay in school long. He didn't like
reading, writing, and arithmetic. But he did like the people in
Neosho, so he stayed ____________ and went to work.
George still went to school, even though he had learned
everything the teacher could teach him.
One day George heard that some neighbors were going to leave
Neosho and travel far away – to a place called Fort Scott in the state
of Kansas. Fort Scott was a bigger town than Neosho, and there was
probably a free school ____________. George wished he could go. In
a new school, there would be a new teacher – maybe ____________
who knew about snow and ____________ and flowers.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
a teacher
George
In Diamond Grove
in Fort Scott
in Neosho
Jim
small pieces of ice
falling like rain
8. neighbors
9. Neosho
(page 32)
(page 32)
The neighbors liked George. They told him he could go with
____________ if he could find a place to sit in their loaded wagon.
Before George left, he and Jim went to see the Carvers in
Diamond Grove. George was afraid he might never come back
____________, and he wanted to say good-by to Aunt Susan and
Uncle Moses. The traveling picture-taker was ____________, and
____________ had their picture taken together.
10. George and Jim
11. in Diamond
Grove
12. in Fort Scott
13. in Neosho
14. Mrs. Baynham
15. Mrs. Carver
16. the neighbors
17. the neighbors’
18. to Diamond
Grove
Vocabulary in Sentences (16 items)
Directions: Match the bold, underlined words with the correct definitions. (from chapters 5-8)
____ George headed for the town of Neosho.
____ He found berries and wild clover to eat.
____ He found wild orchids in the forest.
____ Horses live in stalls.
____ Marion and Andy lived in a shack.
____ They had a pile of wood near the house.
____ Now, Jim was going to be a student.
____ In school, the children wrote on a slate.
____ George liked to play checkers.
____ George bought a tub. He did laundry in the
tub.
____ George did other people’s laundry.
____ George grew many kinds of cactus.
____ Farmers planted crops like wheat and corn.
____ Mr. and Mrs. Seymour invited George to
live in their home.
____ At first, George has no middle initial.
____ He had tears from crying.
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1. a board game played with red and black
pieces
2. asked
3. beautiful, colorful flowers
4. broken-down building
5. bundle of stuff
6. desert plant with sharp needles
7. farm plants for growing food
8. first letter for a name
9. five cents
10. got money for working
11. green plants with three leaves
12. large bowl for washing
13. not fancy
14. removed wrinkles from clothes
15. shapes cut from wood
16. small board to write on
17. small rooms for animals in a barn
18. student
19. washing and ironing
20. water drops from eyes
21. went to
22. wooden house
23. would (will)
Reading Comprehension and Question Grammar (10 items)
Directions: You can look at Ch. 10, pages 51 to 55, in the GWC biography. Write short answers
(1 to 4 words only). Examples - Is George a good student? Yes
- Who is George’s brother? Jim
1. (page 51) Whom did George write to from college?
2. (page 51) Was George working hard at college?
3. (page 52) Was George earning money at a laundry?
4. (page 52) Were black artists making a good living?
5. (page 52) What did George’s art teacher want him to study?
6. (page 53) Where did Miss Budd’s father work?
7. (page 54) What did most students study at Iowa State College?
8. (page 54) Where does George eat?
9. (page 55) Was Mrs. Liston allowed to eat in the dining room at Iowa State College?
10. (page 55) Is George finally allowed to eat in the dining room?
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Finding Subjects and Main Verbs in Independent Clauses of Sentences (10)
Directions: Below is a paragraph about October Sky Part I. Underline the subjects and main
verbs in each sentence. The first two sentences are already finished. (Find 10 subjects and 10
verbs.)
October Sky Part 1
In part I, we learned what happened in October 1957 in Coalwood, WV. Several characters
were in part 1. Homer was the main character, and he had a brother Jim. He was older than
Homer. Their father worked in the coal mine. Homer and two other guys were good friends at
high school. These people were excited about the recent news of a satellite. Russia launched
the satellite on October 4, 1957. At night, the people of Coalwood hoped to see Sputnik travel
across the sky. Finally, they saw a tiny white object; it was moving quickly across the night sky.
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