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Quiz 3

Complete this quiz at home. It is due at 8:00 Monday morning.

Part 1: Writing

Here is an outline for a Problem/Solution Essay.

I) In some neighborhoods people will spray-paint on your house or business.

II) Why do people spray-paint, or do graffiti?

A) Kids playing around (ugly)

B) “Taggers” playing a game (putting their name everywhere)

C) Gangs (dangerous)

III) Make the walls difficult to paint on

A) Light the area at night

B) Grow plants that cover the walls

C) Put coating on your walls

IV) Watch carefully – scare people away before they paint

A) Stay up late and look out the window

B) Tell neighbors about the problem and ask them to help

C) Hire a security guard

D) Contact police to help you watch

V) Keep your place looking clean – people paint more on dirty buildings

A) Pick up litter and wash windows to show you care

B) Paint over graffiti immediately

C) A mural can stop graffiti

VI) Graffiti isn’t always bad, but it can make a neighborhood look bad

A) Some graffiti is beautiful

B) People have always done this and always will

C) Not bad in Portland (yet) – Let’s prevent it

Questions. 2 points each.

Does the essay describe more causes or more effects of the problem?

Which part of the essay is longer, the part dealing with the problem or the solution?

There are 4 ways to present solutions: prevention, steps, advice, choice of solutions.

What method does the essay overall use? Explain your answer.

Look at Paragraph IV. What method does this paragraph use? Explain your answer.

Write a Thesis Statement for this essay.

Part 2. Grammar: Nouns.

A. Agreement. Finish these sentences using the verb in parenthesis. Use only present tense.

1) (be) Mathematics

2) (want) A number of people in the world

3) (be) The number of trees in the field

4) (be)The weather

5) (have)Fish

6) (cost)Gasoline

7) (be) Washing dishes

8) (be) There

9) (be) It

10) (influence) Politics

11) (state) The news broadcast

12) (sound) The news from my home town

B. Nouns. Write the plural OR singular form – whichever is not shown.

|knife |mosquito |

|mouse |quiz |

|clothes |clothing |

|Mexican people |zoo |

|flash |children |

|radio |foot |

|news |toy |

|potato |person |

|women |gentleman |

C. Use the words in parenthesis to create adjective or noun modifiers that fit the given sentences. Put words in the correct order; add hyphens or commas if needed.

11. Many animals are harmed by _____________________________________in their habitat. (interference / human)

12. Some birds are hunted for their ____________________________________________________. (feathers / multicolored / beautiful)

13. Crocodiles are hunted for their ____________________________________. (leathery / thick / skin)

14. There is another threat to _______________________________________________________ _____________________ . (animal / species / in the wild / endangered )

15. The animals are being pushed off the earth by our _________________________________. (population / human / growing/ rapidly)

16. ___________________________________ pollution enters water and kills sensitive amphibians. (human / made)

17. ____________________________________housing developments are built on land where animals live and hunt. (large / modern / new)

18. ______________________________________ habitats and _________________________ pollution are two silent killers of endangered species. (shrinking / quickly) (toxic / massive / ongoing )

19. Jane Goodall is a _________________________ scientist fighting to save African forests. (famous / world)

20. The support for her campaign has been ____________________________________ (surprising / overwhelming)

21. After all, a world without animals would be a ______________________________________ world. (darker/ silent / sad )

D. Fill in the blank with “a few,” “several,” or “a little.”

22. I have __________________knowledge about computers.

23. There is __________________rice in the bowl.

24. The cat always leaves __________________hairs on my bed.

25. I bought __________________furniture for my new house.

26. I have __________________ chairs in the living room.

27. Please pick up _________________ bunches of grapes.

E. Complete the sentences with the noun in parenthesis. Be careful! Do you need singular or plural?

28. That food is for _________. It is _________ food. (cat)

29. John’s son is ______________ old. He is a _______________ boy. (three years)

30. I have twin _______________________________. (two years old)

31. You’ve got to read a _______________________________ novel? (260 pages)

32. A silversmith made these with her own hands. They’re ________________________ earrings.

(hands made)

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