RW5 Fall 1 2013

Date:

Graded assignment 2

Name:.

Units 3/4

Mark:

/20

UNIT 3
VOCAB
Direction: Using the appropriate word from the box below, complete all the following sentences.
encounter

miss a beat

earn

spare

dim

pace

achieve

come together

nurture

realise

attain

receive

civility

discretion

poise

backed

reluctant

take it out of

1. If students have problems with their homework, they should always ask one of their family if they
can ________________time to help them.
2. Jamie is always ________________to go to the zoo because she hates seeing animals in small
cages.
3. A lot of people ask Henry for help as he always uses good ________________ when trying to
solve problems.
4. When doing presentations in college or later for business purposes, you should always
________________ yourself carefully; dont speak too quickly or too slowly.
5. Mary is lucky; her father has always ________________ her decisions in her work.
COLLOCATIONS:
6. Its easy to go out and buy a new dress if you have money, but money will not
________________ you a degree.
7. To be a success in life, one must learn how to overcome the obstacles we ________________
along the way.

GRAMMAR
Direction: Complete this exercise by using adjective clauses in an identifying or nonidentifying way to re-write the 2 sentences given into one. Watch your punctuation.
On the short line, write I or N to show which your clause represents. Write the complete sentence
on the line below.
8. ____ I am taking a calculus class next year. It seems very difficult.

(which)

____________________________________________________________________________
9. _____ Mac is an outdoors person. He loves to get up early and hear the birds chattering. (who)
____________________________________________________________________________
10. _____ Anna is a lovely person. Her daughter will get married next month.
(whose)
____________________________________________________________________________
11. _____ Salem has a sister and three brothers. The brother living in China has 2 children. (who)
____________________________________________________________________________
12. _____ Uncle Jims favourite son is Bill; He will leave all his money to Bill.

(whom)

____________________________________________________________________________
13 _____ Unit 3 is about success. Unit 3 is my favourite.
(which)
____________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 4 VOCAB
countless

miss a beat

achieve

stricken

civility

discretion

earn
nurture

spare
surroundings

poise

alter

dim
attain

pace
receive

take it out of

Give synonyms for each of the following words:

14. attain

___________________________________________________________________

15. nurture ___________________________________________________________________

16. abundance _________________________________________________________________

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

fore-

-cide

non-

-ship

in-

un-

-craft

re-

ful

-less

mis-

dis-

17. There were ____________ camels on the road. We couldnt get past.

(count)

18. The floods left people in a state of ____________ as they couldnt get to shops for food.
(hard)
19. The way the child spoke to his mother when he was angry was very ____________
(respectful)
20. The accident could not have been ____________; it happened very suddenly.

(seen)

ANSWERS
1. spare
2. reluctant
3. discretion
4. pace
5. backed
6. earn
7. encounter
8. D The calculus class which I am taking next year, seems to be very difficult.
9. D Mac, who is an outdoors person, loves to ../
OR
N Mac is an outdoors person, who loves to get up
10. N Anna, whose daughter will get married next month, is a lovely person. .
11. D Salems brother who lives in China has 2 children.#
12. N Uncle Jims favourite son is Bill, to whom he will leave his estate
13. N Unit 3, which is my favourite unit, is about success.
17.Countless
18.hardship
19.disrectful
20. fore seen