Name: _______________
Wednesday Prep
Date: 12/20/23
Unit 1-3 Test
Unit 1
Part 1
Write 5 simple sentences about yourself.
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4.
5.
Part 2
Unscramble the words and phrases to write complete sentences. Use correct capitalization and
punctuation.
1. love / children around the world / soccer / to play
2. do not / children in some countries / money / have / for a ball
3. are / these children / very clever
4. their own / make / soccer balls / they
5. start with / they / old shopping bags and paper
Unit 2
Part 1
Read the question and then circle the correct answer(s).
1. What does a good paragraph include?
a. An indented (moved in) first line
b. A topic sentence that gives the main idea
c. A body of sentences all about the main idea
d. A concluding sentence
True or False? Write “T” for True and “F” for False in the space provided.
1. ______ A linking verb connects the subject to the words after the verb.
2. ______ Sequence words and phrases are not the best way to show the order of ideas in a
paragraph.
3. ______ A concluding sentence often expresses the same idea as the topic sentence using
different words.
Part 2
Combine the ideas into one sentence. You may change the word forms, but do not change or omit
any ideas. There may be more than one answer.
1. There is a meeting.
The meeting is important.
The meeting is on a calendar.
The calendar is Linh’s.
2. Carlos rides a bike to work.
The bike belongs to Carlos.
Carlos rides the bike every day.
3. I have friends.
These friends are new.
These friends are in my English class.
Unit 3
You will have 25 minutes to write a paragraph with 6-10 sentences. Read the prompt and then
write your answer using the simple present in your paragraph. Include one or two compound
sentences by combining two simple sentences with a comma and the connectors and, but, or so.
Use articles as necessary and make sure to indent your paragraph.
Write about something you want to learn, such as planting a garden. Why do you want to learn
it? What are the steps for learning it? Do you think it is a hard thing to learn? Why or why not?