REVIEW FOR TEST!

In class today, we read the story that the students had to read for homework last night again.  I want students to feel comfortable with reading comprehension exercises.

I was not able to pass out the review sheets for the TEST ON THURSDAY.
THIS IS THE REVIEW SHEET FOR THE TEST!

UNIT 6 TEST ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18^TH, 2010

Could/ Could not

·         Be able to write sentences using the word “could” and using “could not”

·         I will ask you questions about what you could do 2 years ago, and about what you could not do

COMPREHENSION

I will give you a short story to read on the test.  You will read the story and then answer 3 questions about the story.  The questions will be like the questions from the story “Jeffrey Can’t Wait”

PAST SIMPLE TENSE:

Past Simple Tense = verb + ed

On the test, I will give you sentences.  You have to know if the sentence is in the past tense or in the present tense.

REMEMBER : IF YOU SEE THE WORDS LIKE :

·         YESTERDAY, LAST WEEK, LAST YEAR, AGO

That means that the sentence is in the past tense!! Check for these words when you read the sentences.

PREPOSITION OF LOCATION

                -Where is the Apple exercise

KNOW these prepositions :

·         Above

·         Around

·         Inside

·         Outside

·         Between

·         On top

·         Next to

·         Beside

·         At

·         Behind

KNOW what these mean!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS :

• 1.       What is something that you can do now, but could not do 2 years ago?
• 2.       What could you do 1 year ago? What is something you could not do 1 year ago?
• 3.       How old were you 4 years ago?

EXAMPLE QUESTION:

I will give you a short story to read.  You will have to answer questions.

WRITE THE CORRECT VERB IN THE RIGHT FORM

1.       I love to _____

a.       Dances, danced, dance

2.       Last week, I  ________ to school with my friend

a.       Walking, walked, walks

3.       She always _______________ in class!

a.       Talked, talking, talks

4.       I _______ my lunch everyday

a.       Ate, eat, eating

5.       Yesterday, the boy _________ in class.  The teacher was really angry at him!

a.       Shouting, shouted, shouts

6.       My mother _____________ on the computer all the time

a.       Typed, typing, types

7.       She _______ for a long time last night

a.       Typing, typed, type

FIND THE PREPOSITION : I will give you a short story and you have to circle the preposition words! This will be just like what we did for homework last night!