Create 10 sentences describing fruits or other items. You must use the three patterns "shì…de", "hěn", and "bǐ" in your response. Feel free to substitute fruit for other foods or household goods. When writing out the pinyin use numbers to represent each tone mark (yī=yi1, yí=yi2, yǐ=yi3, yì=yi4, yi=yi).

Don’t worry as much about matching each tone up with the correct number. Your teacher will be targeting your vocabulary usage and grammar. This is a teacher-graded assessment.

Below are some building blocks to help you get started.

Building Blocks:

píngguǒ zǐsè
júzi chéngsè
xiāngjiāo huángsè
xīguā dà
cǎoméi xiǎo
pútáo cháng
táozi duǎn
yīngtáo ruǎn
lí yìng
lǐzi cháng
yòuzi duǎn
níngméng yuán
shuǐguǒ tián
hóngsè suān
lǜsè kǔ

The plural nominative ending for first declension noun -es

Read stefon’s notes on the topic of chicago’s maxwell street market. his purpose is to inform readers about the market’s historical significance. maxwell street market • the market was a famous immigrant business district in chicago. • it was mostly open-air, but it also had stores and restaurants. • beginning in the 1940s, it was a mecca for blues musicians. • famous musicians such as muddy waters played there. • playing outdoors required amplifiers; this lead to the development of the “chicago blues” sound. • the market was shut down to make way for new development in the 1980s and 1990s. which of the following is the best example of a central idea for his essay? a. the maxwell street market was much too valuable to be shut down. b. for over a century, new immigrants to chicago made their home on maxwell street. c. successful stores and restaurants made the maxwell street market an essential part of chicago history. d. as the birthplace of the “chicago blues,” the maxwell street market plays a critical role in the city’s history.

Padma has written a paper on the effects of the black death, a plague that struck europe in 1347 and killed millions of people. she focused on three major results of the plague: • a smaller population after the plague led to higher wages and greater independence for workers. • the power of the catholic church weakened because so many members had died and others had lost their faith. • a lack of farm workers led more people to raise livestock rather than planting crops, changing the european diet. read her conclusion: it does not seem right to say that an experience as horrifying as the black death had any “good” sides. still, the changes that followed the plague improved the lives of peasants. people who had previously lived in poverty, forced to work for a single employer, now had higher wages and the freedom to change jobs. even so, the continent had been devastated and would take many years to recover. which statement best evaluates her conclusion? a. the conclusion effectively summarizes all the writer’s main points. b. the conclusion is engaging, but it introduces an unnecessary new idea. c. the conclusion is engaging, but only summarizes one of the writer’s points. d. the conclusion is engaging but it does not summarize any of the writer’s main points.