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I'm developing a test for my language assessment class and I am trying to see how hard or easy this fill in the blank is. Anyone who is willing to take it will be helping me out immensely. Thanks!
Directions: Read the passage and fill in each blank with the one word you think best fits. The first has been done for you.
American Universities
Going to another country 1. can be a fascinating experience. Whether it is for a short course, an entire semester or a few years, education 2. another country can be exciting. In an American 3. you are usually expected to attend all of your classes. Most of the classes are lectures, where the teacher 4. and the students listen and take notes. 5. , many classes also require students to 6. their opinions on the topic matter. The best way to get good grades is to 7. all of the reading and to take good notes during lectures. 8._______ good notes is easy, you just need to write the information you think is most important. If a teacher 9. _______ it twice, you definitely should write it down. An easy way to write fast notes is by 10._____ ___ all of the function words. Function words are words that 11. a grammatical purpose or express a mood, such as prepositions, articles and pronouns. Also, when writing, 12. abbreviations, such as U.S. for United States or govnt for government. You can listen 13. the teacher better and write more of what was said if you write “George Washington father U.S.” rather then “George Washington was the father of the United States.” For essay writing, teachers usually want students to 14. on what they learned in class. For 15. , if students are writing about Thomas Jefferson, the teachers might want the students to not only write about the facts involved in his life, but also to write 16. their impression of the events and the events' social or cultural significance.
Directions: Read the passage and fill in each blank with the one word you think best fits. The first has been done for you.
American Universities
Going to another country 1. can be a fascinating experience. Whether it is for a short course, an entire semester or a few years, education 2. another country can be exciting. In an American 3. you are usually expected to attend all of your classes. Most of the classes are lectures, where the teacher 4. and the students listen and take notes. 5. , many classes also require students to 6. their opinions on the topic matter. The best way to get good grades is to 7. all of the reading and to take good notes during lectures. 8._______ good notes is easy, you just need to write the information you think is most important. If a teacher 9. _______ it twice, you definitely should write it down. An easy way to write fast notes is by 10._____ ___ all of the function words. Function words are words that 11. a grammatical purpose or express a mood, such as prepositions, articles and pronouns. Also, when writing, 12. abbreviations, such as U.S. for United States or govnt for government. You can listen 13. the teacher better and write more of what was said if you write “George Washington father U.S.” rather then “George Washington was the father of the United States.” For essay writing, teachers usually want students to 14. on what they learned in class. For 15. , if students are writing about Thomas Jefferson, the teachers might want the students to not only write about the facts involved in his life, but also to write 16. their impression of the events and the events' social or cultural significance.