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Exercise

Instructions:

You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.

You are also given a set of three words (A, B, and C) which correspond to each space.

You are required to choose the correct word for each space from the set of words given.

 

There are 3 ways of putting your chosen word into the correct location:
1- Type the word directly into the empty space. - or,
2 - Type the letter which corresponds to the chosen word into the empty space. - or,
3 - Click on the chosen word first and then click on the chosen empty space. The word will appear in the chosen empty space.

 

Once all the questions have been answered, click on the check button.

Correct answers will show in green, incorrect answers in red.

Your mark will be given as a percentage.

 

The pass mark for this exercise is 70% or over, and you need to be able to do this exercise in the exam in about 6 minutes.

(You have been given a timer.)

06:00 min.

Desert Tortoises

Desert tortoises live (1) the deserts between the US and Mexico. During the summer, the temperature (2) the ground where they live gets very very hot. To beat the heat, desert tortoises use their strong legs and nails (3) dig holes in the ground (4) they can hide from the sun. Some of these tortoise tunnels are very long, and they can get pretty crowded. As many (5) 25 desert tortoises might live together in one hole. The animals also dig grooves (6) the ground's surface to catch rainwater. After a storm, they return to these holes to drink the water that's collected inside. Once it's had a good drink, a desert tortoise can go up (7) a year without needing fresh water again. A tortoise stores the water it drinks in (8) stomach and can use the liquid later when it feels dry.

National Geographic

(1)
A at
B in
C on
(2)
A of
B for
C from
(3)
A two
B too
C to
(4)
A where
B when
C what
(5)
A for
B like
C as
(6)
A on
B of
C for
(7)
A two
B to
C too
(8)
A its
B it
C it's