Revision - Midterm Touchstone 3

Touchstone 3 Mid-Term Revision

Writing  A) Form compound/co compound/complex mplex sentences. sentences. 1- Tom’s boots were muddy. He wore them anyway. 2- It was sunny. The forest was very dark. Allison stumbled and fell. 3- People needed wood wood for their houses. Much of the forest was damaged. 4- I stumbled over a tree root. I didn’t lose my balance. 5- Don’t lose sight of the group. You may get lost. 6- He left for Brazil on Tuesday. He didn’t arrive until Thursday. 7- She loved to hike. She loved to camp. 8- We must protect the rain forests. They will will disappear. 9- Larry loved the rain. Dana did not.

B) Add an adjective to describe each underline noun. 1- In summer, we we enjoy ----- watermelon and ----- lemonade. 2- His uncle writes ----- stories for children. 3-  Aysha’s dad built an ------ house in Riyadh. 4- On his first day at school, he sat in the ----- seat near his brother. 5- He couldn’t work in the ----- weather. 6- In the first grade, Jack acted like a ----- boy. 7- The boy wore an old, ----- coat. 8- The ----- sun ripened the ------ grapes. 9- The ----- men yelled at the ----- marchers. 10- What a -----, ---------- - dog!

Grammar Choose the best word/phrase that completes the sentence. 1- I ------ explored the quiet streets of our new neighbourhood. a. happy

b. outside

c. gladly

2- The plane ----- gained speed. a. steeply

b. rapidly

c. fast

3- The ----- part of the climb was at the end. a. more difficult

b. difficultiest

c. most difficult

4- The little child ate all the food on the table! He ----- hungry. a. could be

b. might be

c. must be

5- I can’t find the camp ----- I have a map. a. even though

b. when

c. but

6- I chased the dog ----- caused all that trouble. a. who

b. that

c. where

7- I wonder why Rana is late. She ----- lost as she knows the place very well. a. might be

b. must be

c. can’t be

8- Tim couldn’t go to school ----- he broke his leg. a. although

b. but

c. because

9- The neighbor ----- lives down the street is an inventor. a. which

b. where

c. who

10- It was already 10 P.M. ----- he decided to go out. a. that

b. when

c. where

Vocabulary A) Circle the best word to complete the sentence/question. 1- Are you more ----- to your mother or your father? a. copy

b. similar

c. different

2- Dumping garbage in the ocean is a serious problem as it ----- all kinds of marine life. a. affects

b. supports

c. protects

3- Jack travels on the train every weekend to reach his ------; Boston. a. desire

b. destination

c. country

4- We went camping in the desert last week. ------, it was very windy that we decided to go back home after two hours. a. Fortunately

b. Unfortunately

c. Fortunate

5- If you are not watching that DVD, put it -----. a. out

b. away

c. on

6- I can’t hear the news on the radio. Could you turn it -----? a. on

b. down

c. up

7- Nadeen is impossible to work with; she is so ------. a. disorganized

b. fascinating

c. exciting

8- Layla would be hopeless looking after children because she is far too -----. a. patient

b. impatient

c. patience

9- When I was discussing the problem with my sister, the neighbour’ s daughter ----- our  conversation. a. interpreted

b. introduced

c. interrupted

10- I’m planning to take a language course to ----- my Spanish. a. import

b. improve

c. implement

11- Josh is planning to enter a local drawing ----- very soon. a. context

b. content

c. contest

12- Next summer, I’m going ---- in the Alps. a. snorkeling

b. hiking

c. scuba diving

13- The northern parts of the Kingdom faced a destructive ----- yesterday. Some houses were destroyed because of strong dangerous wind. a. Earthquake

b. floods

c. tornado

B) Choose the best synonym of the underlined words.

1- The Pyramids are examples of ancient civilization. a. modern

b. old

c. important

2- Her driver was found guilty of reckless driving. a. irresponsible

b. keen

c. neat

3- What a fascinating place! a. boring

b. exciting

c. terrible

4- Have you seen any of your old friends recently? a. suddenly

b. lately

c. recklessly

5- Tom feels anxious whenever he visits the dentist. a. disappointed

b. amused

c. worried

6- Josh is a very talented football player. a. skillful

b. famous

c. anxious

7- The earthquake damaged most parts of the area. a. benefitted

b. destroyed

c. delayed

8- The meeting was delayed because the head-manager was busy. a. canceled

b. postponed

c. created

9- The firemen saved the old lady who got stuck in the fire. a. resembled

b. rescued

c. remembered

10- The fishermen were disappointed because of the bad weather conditions. a. frustrated

b. interested

c. pleased

11- Jack admires Tom’s handwriting. a. hates

b. likes

c. dislikes

12- The little boy was delighted to receive his new toy. a. pleased

b. disappointed

c. impatient

 Answer Key:  A) Form compound/complex sentences. 1- Tom’s boots were muddy , but he wore them anyway. 2- Although it was sunny, the forest was very dark, and Allison stumbled and fell.

3- Because people needed wood for their houses, much of the forest was damaged. 4- I stumbled over a tree root, but I didn’t lose my balance. 5- Don’t lose sight of the group , or you may get lost. 6- Although he left for Brazil on Tuesday, he didn’t arrive until Thursday. 7- She loved to hike, and she loved to camp. 8- We must protect the rain forests, or they will disappear. 9- Larry loved the rain, but Dana did not.

Grammar  Choose the best word/phrase that completes the sentence. 1- I ------ explored the quiet streets of our new neighbourhood. a. happy

b. outside

c. gladly

2-The ----- part of the climb was at the end. a. more difficult

b. difficultiest

c. most difficult

11- The little child is eating all the food on the table! He ----- hungry. b. could be

b. might be

c. must be

12- I can’t find the camp ----- I have a map. b. even though

b. when

c. but

13- I chased the dog ----- caused all that trouble. b. who

b. that

c. where

14- Dumping garbage in the ocean is a serious problem as it ----- all kinds of marine life. b. affects

b. supports

c. protects

15- Jack travels on the train every weekend to reach his ------; Boston. b. desire

b. destination

c. country

16- We went camping in the desert last week. ------, it was very windy that we decided to go back home after two hours. b. Fortunately

b. Unfortunately

c. Fortunate

17- I can’t hear the news on the radio. Could you turn it -----? b. on

b. down

c. up

18- Nadeen is impossible to work with; she is so ------. b. disorganized

b. fascinating

c. exciting

Vocabulary

C) Circle the best word to complete the sentence/question. 14- Are you more ----- to your mother or your father? b. copy

b. similar

c. different

15- Dumping garbage in the ocean is a serious problem as it ----- all kinds of marine life. c. affects

b. supports

c. protects

16- Jack travels on the train every weekend to reach his ------; Boston. c. desire

b. destination

c. country

17- We went camping in the desert last week. ------, it was very windy that we decided to go back home after two hours. c. Fortunately

b. Unfortunately

c. Fortunate

18- If you are not watching that DVD, put it -----. b. out

b. away

c. on

19- I can’t hear the news on the radio. Could you turn it -----? c. on

b. down

c. up

20- Nadeen is impossible to work with; she is so ------. c. disorganized

b. fascinating

c. exciting

21- Layla would be hopeless looking after children because she is far too -----. b. patient

b. impatient

c. patience

22- When I was discussing th e problem with my sister, the neighbour’s daughter  ----- our  conversation.

b. interpreted

b. introduced

c. interrupted

23- I’m planning to take a language course to ----- my Spanish. b. import

b. improve

c. implement

24- Josh is planning to enter a local drawing ----- very soon. b. context

b. content

c. contest

25- Next summer, I’m going ---- in the Alps. b. snorkeling

b. hiking

c. scuba diving

26- The northern parts of the Kingdom faced a destructive ----- yesterday. Some houses were destroyed because of strong dangerous wind. b. Earthquake

b. floods

c. tornado

D) Choose the best synonym of the underlined words. 13- The Pyramids are examples of ancient civilization. b. modern

b. old

c. important

14- Her driver was found guilty of reckless driving. b. irresponsible

b. keen

c. neat

15- What a fascinating place! b. boring

b. exciting

c. terrible

16- Have you seen any of your old friends recently? b. suddenly

b. lately

c. recklessly

17- Tom feels anxious whenever he visits the dentist. b. disappointed

b. amused

c. worried

18- Josh is a very talented football player. b. skillful

b. famous

c. anxious

19- The earthquake damaged most parts of the area. b. benefitted

b. destroyed

c. delayed

20- The meeting was delayed because the head-manager was busy. b. canceled

b. postponed

c. created

21- The firemen saved the old lady who got stuck in the fire. b. resembled

b. rescued

c. remembered

22- The fishermen were disappointed because of the bad weather conditions. b. frustrated

b. interested

c. pleased

23- Jack admires Tom’s handwriting. b. hates

b. likes

c. dislikes

24- The little boy was delighted to receive his new toy. b. pleased

b. disappointed

c. impatient