Premier English Book 2 Answer Key
Unit 1
L/S
♣ Comprehension
1. Because the doctor told her to come to his office once a year.
2. Because Ms. Caputo doesn’t want to find out that she is sick.
3. Every day Ms. Caputo eats ten large bags of French fries with lots of ketchup.
4. Some healthy foods that the doctor wants Ms. Caputo to eat are fruits and vegetables.
5. Ms. Caputo drinks some cherry soda with every meal.
♣ Vocabulary Exercise
1. find out
2. suppose
3. sick
4. sick
5. suppose
6. find out
R/W
♣ Before Reading
1. b
2. d
3. c
4. e
5. a
♣ Comprehension
1. I can eat some fresh fruits and vegetables every day to stay healthy.
2. Fruits and vegetables don’t have any fat in them.
3. I can eat a good mix of foods to be healthy.
4. Chicken, beef, cheese, and even peanut butter have protein in them.
5. Foods that have too much fat, salt or sugar are not healthy.
♣ Vocabulary
[ACROSS]
2) fresh
4) overweight
5) mineral
[DOWN]
1) protein
2) fat
♣ Grammar Practice
1. some
2. any
3. some
4. any
5. any
Unit 2
L/S
♣ Comprehension
1. Mr. Norse feels nervous.
2. Mr. Dean has big muscles.
3. Mr. Dean helps a few people every year.
4. Mr. Dean starts by running eleven miles. Then he swims five miles. Then he lifts 500 pounds 725 times.
5. Mr. Dean thinks Mr. Norse should probably do three sit-ups.
♣ Vocabulary Exercise
1. muscles
2. lift
3. join
4. weights
5. bother
6. gym
7. sit-ups
R/W
♣ Before Reading
1. c
2. a
3. d
4. f
5. e
6. g
7. b
♣ Comprehension
1. Many doctors say that a good way to stay healthy is to exercise.
2. If I exercise too much, I might hurt myself.
3. If I exercise too little, I might have health problems.
4. If I play computer games a lot, I will have very strong thumbs.
5. I should walk quickly three or four times a week.
♣ Vocabulary
[Across]
4) used to
6) hurt
7) stairs
[Down]
1) heart
2) bones
3) lungs
5) beat
♣ Grammar Practice
1. a lot of / some / a little
2. any / many / a lot of
3. a lot of / some
4. no, some
5. Many / A lot of / Some / A few
Unit 3
L/S
♣ Comprehension
1. Mrs. Norris is at the zoo.
2. Mrs. Norris has trouble seeing.
3. Mrs. Norris asks a young girl named Amanda for help.
4. Mrs. Norris started having trouble seeing when she was fifty years old.
5. It says, “Do not feed the lions.”
♣ Vocabulary Exercise
1. rude
2. blind
3. talk about
4. feed
5. help out
R/W
♣ Before reading
1. f
2. c
3. b
4. e
5. g
6. d
7. a
♣ Comprehension
1. Chronic means that they are sick for years.
2. If I have asthma, I will have trouble breathing.
3. People who have high blood pressure might have heart attacks and can even die.
4. If people in my family have high blood pressure, I should not eat too many fatty foods.
5. People with high blood pressure should exercise a few times a week.
♣ Vocabulary
[Across]
1) chronic
3) fatty
7) smoked
[Down]
2) heart
4) treats
5) blood
6) cure
♣ Grammar Practice
1. we may not go to the outdoor concert.
2. because you may need it later.
3. you might get sick later.
4. you could buy a new computer.
5. I might not have time to go to the post office
Unit 4
L/S
♣ Comprehension
1. Joe feels that he ate too much.
2. Rita told Joe not to eat that dessert.
3. Joe ate four different desserts.
4. Joe blames Rita for his eating too much.
5. Joe ate three plates of salad, four plates of chicken and potatoes, and six bowls of delicious soup.
♣ Vocabulary Exercise
1. fault
2. stand up
3. felt bad
4. dessert
5. delicious
6. dish
R/W
♣ Before reading
1. b
2. a
3. d
4. c
♣ Comprehension
1. Competitive eaters are the people who eat as much as they can in a short amount of time.
2. A famous eating contest is the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest.
3. This contest is held at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs on Coney Island in New York.
4. Takeru Kobayashi won the contest twice.
5. Competitive eaters practice drinking a lot of water to help their stomachs grow.
♣ Vocabulary
[Across]
2) see
3) competitive
4) disgusting
[Down]
1) record
♣ Grammar Practice
1. too many
2. too much
3. too many
4. too much
5. too much
Unit 5
♣ Vocabulary Review
* Unit 1-2
1. supposed
2. find out
3. sit-ups
4. sick
5. gym
6. join
7. bother
8. muscles
9. lift
10. weights
* Unit 3-4
1. rude
2. blind
3. feed
4. talk about
5. stand up
6. dish
7. delicious
8. dessert
9. fault
10. feel bad
R/W
♣ Vocabulary Review
*Units 1-2
1. minerals
2. fresh
3. used to
4. protein
5. overweight
6. beat
7. heart
8. stairs
9. lungs
10. hurt
*Units 3-4
1. heart attack
2. disgusting
3. see
4. chronic
5. cure
6. fatty
7. smoke
8. record
9. competitive
10. blood pressure
♣ Grammar Review
* Units 1-2
-Choose a correct one in parenthesis. The answer can be one or both.
1. some
2. some , any
3. any
4. any
5. some, any
1. no
2. a little
3. no
4. a lot of
5. a lot of / a few
* Units 3-4
1. I could lift it.
2. you may not need this coat.
3. you might not like it.
4. I may be late for school.
5. Mrs. Park might call you
1. too much
2. Too many
3. too many
4. too much
5. too many