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English study * Required

Reading comprehension Read the following sentences and choose the option that better describes their meaning. If you don't know the answer, chose "d"

Tom watered the plants flat. * a) b) c) d)

The plants became flat because Tom watered them. The plants were already flat when Tom watered them. Tom was feeling flat when he watered the plants. Do not know/ Do not answer.

She told me a little white lie will come back to haunt me. * a) b) c) d)

She came back to haunt me because of a little white lie. She told me a little white lie that haunted me. She told me that I would be haunted by a little white lie. Do not know/ Do not answer

John returned the books damaged. * a) The books were already damaged before John borrowed them and then he returned them in such condition. b) The books suffered damage while borrowed by John and he returned them. c) The books became damaged while John was returning them. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

Fred tracked the leak to its source. * a) b) c) d)

Fred found the source of the leak by tracking it. Fred tracked the course of the leak from its source. The leak made Fred track it. Do not know/ Do not answer

The baby cried himself asleep. * a) b) c) d)

The baby was asleep while crying. The baby cried because he fell asleep. The baby fell asleep due to so much crying. Do not know/ Do not answer

We painted the wall with cracks. *

a) b) c) d)

We painted the wall with experts on such matter. The wall that was covered with cracks was painted by us. “Cracks” was the material we painted the wall with. Do not know/ Do not answer

Bill knocked the vase onto the floor * a) b) c) d)

Bill put the vase onto the floor and knocked it. Bill made the vase fall on the floor by knocking against it. The vase broke against the floor. Do not know/ Do not answer

Doctors examine their patients fully-dressed. * a) For the examination patients must be fully-dressed. b) Being fully-dressed is a prerequisite in order to examine patients. c) Patients become fully dressed because of the doctor’s examination. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

Martha feeds her chickens fat * a) b) c) d)

Martha is a fat woman who feeds her chickens. The chickens become fat because of Martha’s feeding. The chickens are fat and Martha keeps on feeding them. Do not know/ Do not answer

People usually cook lobsters alive. * a) b) c) d)

Usually, lobsters become alive because of the cooking. People need to be very active when cooking lobsters. Lobsters are usually alive when people cook them. Do not know/ Do not answer

The cotton clothing is made of grows in Mississippi. * a) Mississippi is the place where cotton clothing is made of “grows”. b) In Mississippi grows the cotton that clothing is made of. c) “Grows” is the material cotton clothing is made of. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

Robert danced his feet sore. * a) Robert’s feet were sore while he was dancing. b) Robert’s feet became sore because of too much dancing.

c) Robert was sore because of his feet. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

The artist returned the picture frames crooked. * a) The artist was crooked by the pictures. b) The picture frames became crooked because the artist returned them. c) The picture frames were crooked while the artist had them, and then he returned them. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

He coughed himself unconscious. * a) b) c) d)

He was unconscious when he started coughing. He became unconscious because of the coughing. He coughed unconsciously. Do not know/ Do not answer

Fat people eat accumulates. * a) b) c) d)

The fat that people eat tends to accumulate in the body. “Accumulates” are things that fat people usually eat. Fat people accumulate food. Do not know/ Do not answer

Jill hammered the metal smooth. * a) b) c) d)

The metal was already smooth when Jill hammered it. Jill was feeling smooth when she hammered the metal. The metal turned out smooth by Jill’s hammering. Do not know/ Do not answer

The government plans to raise taxes were defeated. * a) b) c) d)

The taxes were defeated by the goverment. The plans of the government to raise taxes were defeated. The government was defeated. Do not know/ Do not answer

They were stuck in a pub in the middle of the road because of the storm, so they drank the pub dry. * a) They drank so much that there was no alcohol left in the bar. b) Even though there was a storm, they were dry when they started drinking at the bar.

c) There was no alcohol in the bar when they arrived looking for a drink. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

The boy pushed the desk into the classroom. * a) The desk was inside the classroom and he pushed it. b) The desk ended up in the classroom because the boy pushed it. c) The boy was pushed into the classroom with the desk. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

If the telephone rang, it could ring itself silly. * a) The ringing of the telephone is silly. b) The telephone is silly because of the endless ringing. c) The telephone could ring endlessly because nobody would answer it. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

The girl told the story cried. * a) b) c) d)

The girl who told the story was crying. The girl from the story was crying. Someone told a story to a girl and she cried. Do not know/ Do not answer

The raptors tied Bill up, but he wiggled himself loose. * a) b) c) d)

Bill became loose by wiggling. Bill was loose when started wiggling. Bill’s wiggling was loose. Do not know/ Do not answer

Mark found a little puppy soaked. * a) b) c) d)

Mark and the puppy were soaked when he found it The puppy became soaked because Mark found it. The puppy was soaked when Mark found it. Do not know/ Do not answer

I know the words to that song about the queen don’t rhyme. * a) I know that the words about the queen in the song don’t rhyme.

b) I know that in the song about the queen the words don’t rhyme. c) I know that “queen” in the song doesn´t rhyme. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

The press criticized the play right out of town. * a) The press made the play go out of the billboard by strongly criticizing it. b) The press ordered to move the play out of town. c) The press criticized the play while they were out of town. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

He was wiping the mirror clean. * a) b) c) d)

The mirror was clean but he wiped it anyway. He was clean when started wiping the mirror. The mirror became clean because he wiped it. Do not know/ Do not answer

The police officer saw the suspect free right outside the station * a) b) c) d)

The police was free when he saw the suspect. The suspect became free because the police saw him. The suspect was free when the police saw him. Do not know/ Do not answer

Until the police arrest the drug dealers control the street. * a) The drug dealers control the street until the police arrests them. b) Until the police arrests the drug dealers, the police controls the street. c) The police’s control on the street cause the drug dealers’ arrest. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

Bill rolled the ball up the hill * a) b) c) d)

Bill was up the hill rolling the ball. Bill made the ball roll up the hill by pushing it. Bill rolled up the hill with the ball. Do not know/ Do not answer

Ron yawned himself awake * a) b) c) d)

Ron was awake when he started yawing. Ron started yawning because he was awake. Ron became awake by yawning. Do not know/ Do not answer

The man whistling tunes pianos. * a) b) c) d)

The man is whistling some piano tunes. The man is tuning pianos while whistling. The man who whistles, tunes pianos for a living. Do not know/ Do not answer

The coast guard pulled the raft back to shore * a) b) c) d)

The coast guard led the raft to shore by pulling it. The coast guard sailed the raft to the shore. When the coast guard was at the shore, he pulled the raft. Do not know/ Do not answer

The horse raced past the barn fell. * a) The horse race fell down when it passed the barn. b) Someone raced the horse past the barn and (the horse) fell down. c) The barn fell down when the horse raced through it. d) Do not know/ Do not answer

The officers laughed themselves helpless. * a) b) c) d)

The officers couldn’t help laughing. The officers were helpless while laughing. The officers became helpless because of their laughter. Do not know/ Do not answer

I convinced her children are noisy. * a) b) c) d)

I convinced her children that they are noisy. I convinced her children, telling them that they are noisy. She was convinced by me that all children are noisy. Do not know/ Do not answer

Mary gave the child the dog bit a Band-Aid. * a) Mary gave a Band-Aid to the child bitten by the dog. b) Mary gave the child’s Band-Aid to the dog in order to be bitten.

c) Mary put a Band-Aid on the child’s dog. d) Do not know/ Do not answer BACK NEXT Never submit passwords through Google Forms. This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. Report Abuse - Terms of Service

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