SHS English Language · Year 2
Diphthongs, Reading Comprehension and Phrase & Clause practice questions
The eight English diphthongs, a guide to reading and answering comprehension questions, and the phrase and clause as grammatical units.
22 questions in this topic: 6 recall, 12 applying skills and concepts and 4 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Skills & concepts
Which reading comprehension guideline involves connecting ideas or events that are not directly stated in a text, in order to draw conclusions from it?
- aInference
- bDecoding
- cFluency
- dVocabulary
- Question 2Recall
A diphthong is best defined as a sound formed by
- athe combination of two vowels within a single syllable, beginning as one vowel and gliding toward another
- ba complete blockage of air at the vocal cords before it is released in a sudden burst
- ca narrow channel formed near the teeth that forces air out with audible friction
- dtwo consonants pronounced together in immediate sequence, without any vowel sound between them
- Question 3Skills & concepts
In the centring diphthong, which vowel sound is more peripheral?
- aThe first vowel sound
- bThe second vowel sound
- cNeither vowel sound is peripheral
- dBoth vowel sounds are equally peripheral
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