LANGUAGE FOR WRITING PRACTICE - Using Cohesive Devices

Use the cues in parentheses to complete the second sentence in each pair below. Use reference words, synonyms, or
different word forms to avoid repetition of the words underlined in the first sentence.

Psychologist Ross McFarland performed a number of experiments to determine how the aging process affected the ability of a
person to work. These studies indicated that people could work much
longer than had been previously thought. (different word form)

The sun provides the Earth with warmth and light. Without the of the sun, life on earth could not
exist. (synonym)

In the late nineteenth century, many public buildings on college campuses were built in the Romanesque style of architecture.
This was especially true of on college campuses. (reference word)

It is difficult to capture the beauty of the northern lights in photographs. The northern lights look far more
when one is actually observing them. (different word form)

LANGUAGE FOR WRITING PRACTICE - Using Appositives

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence. (Note: not all the sentences can be completed with an appositive.)

1. Jerome Kern's most famous work is Showboat, musical comedies.

a. it is one of the finest

b. of the finest one
c. the finest one
d. one of the finest
2. Fire blight, common disease that affects apples and pear trees, can sometimes be controlled
with an antibiotic spray.

a. which, as a
b. being a
c. a
d. is a

3. The Wasatch Range part of the Rocky Mountains that extends from Utah into Idaho.

a. a
b. is a
c. which
d. there is a

4. Sleepiness is one of the symptoms of hypothermia - extreme loss of body heat.

a. the
b. that the
c. like the
d. is the
 VOCABULARY AND LANGUAGE FOR WRITING TEST

Name: ___________________________________       Grade: ______________               

Teacher: Ms. Milagros Calderón Miró Section: _____________
Competency Writes different kinds of written text in English 

Capability C3. Uses suitable grammatical structures to express the ideas in the written way.

Criteria Uses cohesive devices and appositives with daily vocabulary and simple grammar structures

CRITERIA YES NO FEEDBACK

Uses words and phrases useful in a sentence.

CHECK LIST

Uses cohesive devices to avoid repetition in a sentence.

Uses appositives to avoid redundancy in a sentence.

VOCABULARY PRACTICE 1
Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box.

erosion atmosphere dramatic devoted to

satisfy fertilizers essentially

1. Water, wind, and glacial ice are examples of natural forces that cause .

2. To be considered "organic," fruits and vegetables must be grown without the use of pesticides or chemical
.

3. Carbon dioxide emissions are invisible to us, but their effect on the planet is clear.

4. In recent years, a lot of research has been studying the effects of climate change on the oceans.

5. In order to participate in this program, you must certain requirements.

6. Astronauts would not be able to breathe on Mars without special equipment because the
is too thin.
VOCABULARY PRACTICE 2
Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

dedicated acknowledged authority feasible

poaching projected apparently priorities

1. One possible way to reduce the of elephants is to paint their tusks pink in order to reduce
the value of the ivory.

2. The Oxford English Dictionary is widely as the most comprehensive dictionary of the English
language.

3. The world population is to reach 9.8 billion by 2050.

4. One of job-seekers' top should be to write a strong résumé.

5. The nighttime lighting of large stadiums did not become until the 1930s.

6. Mercator projection maps show a distorted view of the world in which Greenland is as large as
Africa, while in reality Africa is 14 times bigger than Greenland.
7. There is a difference between the types of plants that grow in tropical rain forests and the
types of plants seen in temperate forests.