أسئلة: Unit 4: Marine Life

Which of the following sentences has adjectives in the correct standard English order before the noun?

• We saw a marine, blue, small, beautiful fish.
• We saw a beautiful, small, blue, marine fish.
• We saw a small, beautiful, marine, blue fish.
• We saw a blue, beautiful, small, marine fish.

Choose the correct compound adjective to describe a shark that has a length of three metres:

• a three-metres-long shark
• a three-metre-long shark
• a three-metre long shark
• a three metres long shark

What is the correct compound adjective for an animal that has a long tail?

• long-tail
• long-tailed
• long-tailing
• long-tailly

Which vocabulary term from Unit 4 refers to a natural home for marine species?

• predator
• habitat
• overfishing
• conservation

Identify the correct compound adjective for a bird that eats fish:

• fish-eaten
• fish-eating
• fishes-eating
• fish-ate

Which word is a synonym for 'endangered' in the context of marine life?

• safe
• threatened
• protected
• abundant

Choose the correctly ordered phrase for a new, round, small coral reef:

• a small, round, new coral reef
• a new, small, round coral reef
• a round, small, new coral reef
• a small, new, round coral reef

What does 'overfishing' mean in marine ecosystems?

• Protecting rare marine species
• Catching fish at a rate that the species cannot replenish
• Feeding fish in a natural habitat
• Studying coral reefs and marine life

Which of these is formed using the 'adverb/adjective + past participle' pattern?

• well-known species
• three-metre-long shark
• long-tailed fish
• fast-swimming dolphin

Why does the noun remain singular in a compound adjective like 'a fifteen-minute break'?

• Because it acts as a single adjective modifying a noun
• Because the number fifteen is singular
• Because breaks cannot be plural
• Because it follows a verb of being

Which term describes a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment?

• ecosystem
• coral reef
• predator
• habitat

Choose the correct compound adjective for an animal with cold blood:

• cold-blood
• cold-blooded
• colding-blood
• cold-bleeding

What is the primary purpose of 'marine conservation' efforts?

• To increase commercial fishing
• To protect and preserve ocean environments and endangered species
• To build more coastal resorts
• To study ocean predators only

Identify the option that correctly uses a recently found reef as a compound adjective:

• a newly-discovered reef
• a new-discover reef
• a newly discovering reef
• a new-discovery reef

Which sentence demonstrates the correct position of compound adjectives?

• We need a five-days-off holiday.
• We need a five-day holiday.
• The holiday is five-days.
• We need five-day-off a holiday.

What happens when corals “bleach” according to the article on coral reefs?

• they lose their vivid colors and become lifeless
• they grow faster
• they move to deeper water
• they turn into sand

What does the idiom “a stitch in time saves nine” mean in the context of protecting coral reefs?

• time is unimportant for reefs
• acting early prevents bigger damage later
• sewing is a useful skill
• nine reefs are already saved

How do scientists study whales without disturbing them, according to the podcast?

• by using drones
• by catching them
• by using fishing nets
• by using loud ships

Which compound adjective is correctly used after a linking verb?

• The scientist is well-knowns.
• The scientist is well-knowing.
• The scientist is well known.
• The scientist is a well known.

Which word means “to grow and develop successfully”?

• bleach
• disrupt
• thrive
• erode

Rewrite the following sentence using a correct compound adjective before the noun: 'The research journey lasted for six months.'

Explain the grammatical rule of why the noun in 'a ten-story building' is singular, and give another original example from marine contexts.

Order the following mixed adjectives into a correct standard noun phrase: 'a / red / ancient / huge / beautiful / coral' reef.

Explain the three-part structure of a short story and mention one language tool used in each part.

Write the beginning of a short story (5 sentences) about a storm at sea, using at least one compound adjective and the past tenses.