GEEN 1101 MIDTERM

Aug-Dec 2018 100 points

Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________________

MIDTERM EXAM

WORD CATEGORIES

I. Identify the following words in bold as noun, adjective or verb. (20 points)

1. Students write in class every day.

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2. Foods that are grown in a farm are called produce.
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3. There are many talented artists that we can admire.
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4. People found ways to create an inhospitable environment in food for microbes.
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5. Learning to read regularly can be a useful academic skill.
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6. The degree required to be a nutritionist is a Bachelor’s.
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7. Cultured foods populate your digestive track with beneficial microbes.
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8. Preservatives determined by the FDA to be safe can be found in most foods.
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9. Preservatives turn perishable vegetables and milk into longer lasting foods.
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10. Nutritionists focus on the health and wellbeing of patients.
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11. A nutritionist has a job related to health.
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12. A nutritionist can create a specialized meal for you.
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13. Nutritionists assess their patients’ current diets and medical issues.
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14. Preservatives help keep food edible.
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15. A psychologist can listen to a patient and diagnose them.
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16. Stigma comes from stereotypes about groups of people.
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17. Doctors present their findings to the public.
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18. Nutritionists study the science of food.
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19. Nutritionists focus on diet and nutrition and how those factors influence health.
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20. Health educators gather wellness data.
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IDENTIFYING SUBJECTS

II. Underline the subject in each of the following sentences. (20 points)

1. The woman in the back of the room asked an interesting question.

2. They will come over tomorrow after school.

3. Information about nutrition is available in most packaged foods.

4. Your books will fall out of the shelf if you’re not careful.

5. Summer vacation passes too quickly when you’re having fun.

6. My friend John is moving to Chicago next year.

7. The vacuum cleaner does a better job than the broom.

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8. Last year’s science fair was the best one yet.

9. I want to visit Disneyland someday.

10. Walking every day is a good way to keep fit.

VOCABULARY

III. Define the following vocabulary words. (10 points)

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Improve_______________________________________________________________________
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Edible_________________________________________________________________________
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VERB ‘BE’: SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

IV. Complete the following sentences by writing am, is or are in the blank spaces. (20 points)

1. The weather _______________ beautiful today.

2. All the children _______________ on the playground.
3. You _______________ always late for class.
4. _______________ you on the basketball team?
5. Nobody in my class _______________ interested in football.
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6. _______________ this computer more expensive than that one?

7. Sally _______________ my best friend.
8. Mom and Dad _______________ downstairs watching television.
9. I _______________ in the computer room.
10. The Eiffel Tower _______________ the tallest monument in Paris.

VERB ‘BE’: SIMPLE PAST TENSE

V. Write was or were in the blank spaces in the following passage. (20 points)

It __________ a beautiful summer’s day and there __________ many clouds in the sky.
Mom, Dad and I __________ all in the garden. Dad __________ in the vegetable garden
planting some seeds and Mom and I _________ busy with other jobs. The sun __________ hot
and soon I __________ feeling very tired. Mom and Dad __________ also tired, but they went
on working for a long time. I __________ glad when it __________ time to go inside and have a
drink.

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

VI. Answer the following questions about your ideal job in the form of a paragraph. (10 points)

1. What will you be in the future?

2. What will you do in this job?
3. What degree will you need to have this job?
4. What topics will you need to know about?
5. What will you be if you can’t get this job?

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