Read the dialogue.

Situation: Tom and Liz are at home talking about English words.

Tom: What’s “guy”?

Liz: I don’t know. How do you spell it?

Tom: G-U-Y

Liz: Let’s look it up in your English

dictionary. Where is it?

Tom: Over there, next to my notebooks.

Liz: Let’s see. “Guy” begins with a “g”, d…f…g. Oh, here it is. It means “a boy, a man”. So, Tom, you are a guy.

Tom: Right! English spelling is difficult. I need to learn the alphabet.

Liz: And use your dictionary. It’s necessary.

Adapted from ICER

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, using the information above. 9) "G-U-Y" is the ________________ of the

word guy.

A) spelling B) definition C) translation D) pronunciation

10) Tom and Liz are using the

________________ to find meanings.

A) notebooks B) dictionary C) alphabet D) spelling

11) Tom and Liz learn a new word that is

________________.

A) dictionary B) notebook C) English D) guy

12) "Guy" begins with the "g" _____________.

A) word B) letter C) ending D) word origin

13) The word "guy" means ______________.

A) a boy and a girl B) a boy or a man C) just a little boy D) just a girl

Read the text. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the previous text. 14) There are/is ________________ dictionaries.

A) a great variety of B) only one kind of C) just paper D) function

15) According to the reading electronic dictionaries _________________.

A) don't have synonyms B) don't have capital letters C) have important functions D) have different kinds of papers

16) You can access a(n) _________________ dictionary on a computer.

A) help B) letter C) electronic D) capital letter

17) Computer programs sometimes have dictionaries in different _________________.

A) letters B) shapes C) languages D) computers

Today there are different kinds of dictionaries. They are not only made of paper. For example, you can buy an electronic dictionary on a CD. When you work on a computer, you can access the electronic dictionary. It is very useful. This dictionary gives you definitions and synonyms, information about the function of a word, etc. This dictionary also tells you when a word begins with a capital letter, for example English, Spanish, etc. Sometimes computer programs include dictionaries of different languages such as English, French, Spanish, etc.

Read the information. Choose the appropriate alternative to answer the questions, from the information above. 1) What are dictionaries? They are ___________________ books.

A) exercise B) inference C) reference D) information

2) How many meanings does a word have? It has ___________________ meanings.

A) just four B) just tew C) less than one D) more than one

3) How is the slang used? it is used in ___________________.

A) writing B) reading C) listening D) speaking

Dictionaries Dictionaries contain a lot of information, so they are very useful reference books. The most useful information in the dictionary for foreign students is the spelling, meaning, synonyms, and antonyms words. Dictionaries show how to spell (write correctly) the words including irregular verbs and plurals. Because most words have more than one meaning. Dictionaries show if the words are formal or slang (usually used only in speaking but not in writing). Dictionaries give synonyms, words with the same meaning, and antonyms, words with the opposite meaning.

Adapted from The ability to risk

4) How are called the words that have contrary meanings?

A) Plurals. B) Antonyms C) Synonyms D) Irregular verbs.

5) Which are the synonyms? Words with ___________________.

A) formal writing B) correct spelling C) useful information D) the similar meaning

6) Which is some important information of the dictionaries? They _________________.

A) offer formal words B) show the use of irregular verbs C) have useful adaptation of verbs D) contain spelling and meaning of words

Read the text carefully.

The importance of Bilingual Dictionaries

The definition of the word is from

Spanish to English or from English to Spanish in a bilingual dictionary. A bilingual dictionary gives you the definitions you need to know. So it is easy to translate and to understand different kinds of readings.

You can find bilingual dictionaries in

the bookstores or libraries. Sometimes they include technical words, for example in Computing. But if you are looking for synonyms, you need a monolingual dictionary.

It is very important to have a dictionary when you sit to study English, at school, at home, at the library. Ask for help to your teacher when you do not understand the definition.

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the previous text.

14) A bilingual dictionary is a book that

gives _________________________.

A) different kinds of readings B) definitions from English to English C) definitions from Spanish to Spanish D) you the definitions you need to

know 15) Bilingual Dictionaries sometimes

include _______________________.

A) technical words B) technical readings C) only English synonyms D) only Spanish synonyms

16) When you sit to study English

_________________________.

A) have a dictionary B) find only Spanish words C) spell the words correctly D) look for computing words

17) When you don’t understand

definitions _________________________.

A) sit to study at home B) ask to your teacher C) go to bookstore D) go to the library