Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence.

The child insisted on listening to the entire story.

Children should be ________ by their parents on the first day of school.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.

The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.

Mrs. Jane gave her short speech to express her ________ for the retirement gift.

Robert _______in three important water polo games so far.

You should look up the meaning of the new word in the dictionary________ misuse it.

On the table _____.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

           In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.

               Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.

              Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.

              Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.

           U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan.

The word “they” in the first paragraph refers to ________.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part  that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Wealthy people have always desired and wear precious stones because their beauty is lasting.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions

Peter didn’t arrive in time to see her.

Our health is being _______ by air pollution.

There is ____ in my bedroom.

I want to take my dogs with me. I need their _____.

It is imperative that your facebook password ________ confidential.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

           In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.

               Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.

              Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.

              Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.

           U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan.

According to the passage, pictures help make children’s books _________.

Tony didn’t study hard for the test. His answers ________ from someone else.