esl 322 midterm study guide

1. Read the following student’s paragraph. Combine the pairs of underlined sentences using timewords such as when, while, as soon as, before, and after (you don’t have to use all of them).

I enjoy cooking. (1)Two weeks ago, I was making a taco salad. I heard a noise. I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time. (2)Dinner was ready I called my family to come and eat. No one came except the dog. (3) I was wondering what happened. My daughter came in the back door. She said, “Come on, Mom. We need your help.” (4)I walked outside. I saw all my friends and a big cake. Everyone shouted, “Happy birthday!” (5) Tomorrow, they’re going to come over again. I’ll cook them something special for dinner to thank them for my surprise party.

1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______

2. Circle the correct verbs to complete the conversation. The first one is done for you.

A: Hi Bob. Have / Has you saw / seen my dog? I can’t to find / find him anywhere.

B: Nope. But I’ve / I’m be / been busy. I’m / I’ve got / getting ready to go on vacation.

A: Where are you / you are going to go on your vacation?

3. Read the paragraph. Then read it again and add punctuation, capital letters, and a title. Be sure to make your letters and punctuation marks neatly and clearly. Also, underline one sentence in the paragraph that does not support the topic sentence (in other words, underline the sentence that is off topic).

______

when i first arrived in this city and started going to school here, i knew no one i was lonely and felt that i didn’t have a friend in the world one day while i was watching tv alone in my room and feeling sorry for myself a woman knocked on my door she asked me to go with her to the student center that was the beginning of my friendship with lisa king now we see each other every day and usually spend time talking on the phone, too this week we’re going to borrow her brother’s car and drive to las vegas her brother works at a gas station we’re going to see the cirque du soleil show in las vegas and then we’ll drive back home i’m enjoying our friendship

  1. Fill in the blanks of this interview with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

Interviewer: How long ______you (be)______married?

Woman: Let’s see. We (get) ______married in 1997, so we (be ) ______

married for just a few years.

I: And when ______you (have)______your first child?

W: Well, I (become) ______a mother pretty quickly. We (have) ______

Stephanie ten months after we (be) ______married.

I: You say this isn’t your first marriage. How long ______your first marriage (last) ______?

W: About two years. We (be) ______divorced since 1989.

I: ______you still (see) ______your first husband?

W: Yes. We (remain) ______friends. In fact, I (see) ______him last

week.

I: ______he ever (remarry)______?

5. Find the mistakes in the following sentences. Some sentences have only one mistake; others have more than one. Cross out the incorrect parts and write the correction above them. Not every sentence has a mistake. If the sentence is correct, write a C next to the sentence.

He’s his

Examples: He,s my brother, and hes name is Bob.

John is working now. C

  1. Hank live in san jose.
  2. Suzanne comes from Mexico. She lived here since 1989.
  3. A: Does he eat rice often?

B: No, he seldom eats rice.

  1. Dogs cats and birds are popular pets.
  2. On the table in the corner of the room it is a small ball.
  3. John wants to go to a movie yet later he wants to go out for dinner
  4. Mary hasn’t found a job yet.