Unit Test 2: Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises
Unit Test 2 LEVEL 1
Vocabulary
1.
- Thrilled
- Startled
- Seriously injured
- Effective
- Delivered
2.
- Relief
- Screamed
- Shook
- Made sure
- Useful
3.
- Protective
- Psychological
- Harmless
- Shocked
- Valuable
4.
- Thrilling
- Hesitates
- Living on the edge
- Heroic
- Fear
- Romantic
- Middle-aged
Grammar
5.
- Met
- Was parking
- Was sitting
- Had sent
- Wasn’t listening
6.
- Had tried on; decided
- Did … get; hadn’t started
- Saw; was working
- Heard; had left
7.
- She met some friends while (she was) traveling around Europe. / While (she was) traveling around Europe, she met some friends.
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Narrative Elements
Narrative Text: Events, past, people stressed. A proto-conflict is the final element. Five key elements include: structure, point of view, characters, and time-space.
Narrative Structures
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- Stage: Dialogue directly connects with the reader.
- Analytical: Reflections on past events.
- Flashback: A step back in time.
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Point of View
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Comprehensive Vocabulary List: Definitions and Terms
Comprehensive Vocabulary List
General Terms
- Mournful: Very sad
- Farther: From a great distance
- Fleeting: Happening for only a moment
- Muffled: Quiet or not clear sound
- Dumb: Not able to speak
- Sublime: Extremely beautiful
- Hastens: To make something happen faster
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- Stalls: Components in a stable
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- Carols:
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- In 1920, the German army
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Opinion: Smoking Ban in Universities
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- Individual Factors: Individual characteristics
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Globalization
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