Ćwiczenia z angielskiego i czytania w stylu TEAS: zestaw na powtórkę

The word “quarantine” comes from the Italian “quaranta giorni”, meaning forty days. In the 1300s, ships arriving in Venice during plague outbreaks had to wait forty days before passengers could come ashore. Why did ships have to wait before passengers came ashore?

1. ATo let the ships be repaired after long journeys
2. BTo collect taxes from the ship owners
3. CTo prevent the plague from spreading to the city
4. DTo give passengers time to learn Italian

“Ms. Lee’s plants on the sunny windowsill grew tall and green. The same plants in the dark corner stayed small and turned yellow.” What conclusion is best supported?

1. AThese plants need light to grow well.
2. BThese plants grow best in the dark.
3. CThese plants turn yellow in all homes.
4. DThese plants need more water in corners.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

1. AThe three items are: a pen, a notebook and a calculator.
2. BBring three: items a pen, a notebook and a calculator.
3. CBring three items: a pen, a notebook and a calculator.
4. DBring: a pen, a notebook and a calculator.

Which sentence uses “not only … but also” with correct parallel structure?

1. AShe not only is a nurse but also a teacher.
2. BShe is not only a nurse but also a teacher.
3. CNot only she is a nurse but also a teacher.
4. DShe is not only a nurse but also teaches.

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse delegated the bed bath to a nursing assistant.”

1. ARefused to do it
2. BPut it off until later in the shift
3. CAssigned it to another person
4. DCompleted it alone

What does the term bradykinesia mean?

1. AComplete loss of movement
2. BA slow heart rate
3. CSlowness of movement
4. DSlow and shallow breathing