180 Days of Writing 3 — Unit 26: J.K. Rowling

Exercise 1: Choose the correct word.

1. J.K. Rowling did not ___ when she had problems.

2. She was an ___ before she was famous.

3. Harry Potter is a famous book ___.

4. Rowling had to ___ her stories many times.

5. She used a pencil to ___ mistakes.

6. Good writers often ___ their work before publishing.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 1)

1. give up — “Give up” nghĩa là bỏ cuộc.
2. author — “Author” nghĩa là tác giả.
3. series — “Series” là một bộ truyện.
4. rewrite — “Rewrite” nghĩa là viết lại.
5. erase — “Erase” nghĩa là xóa.
6. edit — “Edit” nghĩa là chỉnh sửa bài viết.

Exercise 2: Write the correct past tense verb.

1. J.K. Rowling ___ about many characters. (think)

2. She ___ her story again at night. (rewrite)

3. The teacher ___ the spelling mistakes. (edit)

4. Rowling ___ with her children after work. (play)

5. She ___ the wrong word with an eraser. (erase)

6. The student ___ the difficult word correctly. (spell)

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 2)

1. thought — Quá khứ của “think” là “thought”.
2. rewrote — Quá khứ của “rewrite” là “rewrote”.
3. edited — Động từ có quy tắc thêm “-ed”.
4. played — Quá khứ của “play” là “played”.
5. erased — Quá khứ của “erase” là “erased”.
6. spelled — Quá khứ của “spell” là “spelled”.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct sentence.

1. Which sentence is correct?

J.K. Rowling write many books. J.K. Rowling wrote many books. J.K. Rowling writing many books. J.K. Rowling writes many books yesterday.

2. Which sentence is correct?

She edit her story yesterday. She edited her story yesterday. She editing her story yesterday. She edits her story yesterday.

3. Which sentence is correct?

The author think about a new series. The author thought about a new series. The author thinking about a new series. The author thinks about a new series yesterday.

4. Which sentence is correct?

She do not give up. She did not gave up. She did not give up. She not give up.

5. Which sentence is correct?

They play games after school yesterday. They played games after school. They playing games after school. They plays games after school.

6. Which sentence is correct?

He erase the wrong answer. He erased the wrong answer. He erasing the wrong answer. He erases the wrong answer yesterday.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 3)

1. J.K. Rowling wrote many books. — Câu đúng dùng quá khứ “wrote”.
2. She edited her story yesterday. — Có “yesterday” nên dùng quá khứ.
3. The author thought about a new series. — “Thought” là quá khứ đúng.
4. She did not give up. — Sau “did not” dùng động từ nguyên mẫu.
5. They played games after school. — “Played” là dạng quá khứ đúng.
6. He erased the wrong answer. — Động từ quá khứ đúng là “erased”.

Exercise 4: Look at the picture and answer.

Exercise Context — A cozy room at night with a woman sitting at a desk and writing a story. There are many papers on the desk, a pencil, an eraser, and books about magic. A sleeping child is on a small bed nearby. The woman is thinking carefully and editing her writing. One paper says 'Harry Potter'. A cat is playing near the chair. A bookshelf has a long book series. Warm lamp light fills the room.

1. What is the woman doing?

2. What is on the desk?

3. What is the child doing?

4. What animal is near the chair?

5. What is the woman doing to her writing?

6. What kind of books are on the shelf?

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 4)

1. writing a story — Người phụ nữ đang viết truyện.
2. an eraser — Có cục tẩy trên bàn.
3. sleeping — Đứa trẻ đang ngủ.
4. a cat — Có một con mèo gần cái ghế.
5. editing it — Cô ấy đang chỉnh sửa bài viết.
6. a series — Có một bộ sách trên kệ.

Exercise 5: Choose the correct word.

1. Writers often ___ carefully before they write.

2. J.K. Rowling was a famous ___.

3. She liked to ___ stories again to make them better.

4. Students must ___ difficult words correctly.

5. Do not ___ your homework when it is hard.

6. The boy used a pencil and an eraser to ___ mistakes.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 5)

1. think — “Think” nghĩa là suy nghĩ.
2. author — “Author” là tác giả.
3. rewrite — “Rewrite” là viết lại.
4. spell — “Spell” là đánh vần.
5. give up — “Give up” nghĩa là bỏ cuộc.
6. erase — “Erase” là xóa lỗi.

Exercise 6: Complete the sentence with the correct verb form.

1. Yesterday, Rowling ___ for many hours. (write)

2. She ___ tired after work last night. (sleep)

3. The author ___ about new ideas yesterday. (think)

4. She ___ the story before she published it. (edit)

5. The children ___ games after dinner. (play)

6. He ___ the word wrong in class yesterday. (spell)

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 6)

1. wrote — Quá khứ của “write” là “wrote”.
2. slept — Quá khứ của “sleep” là “slept”.
3. thought — Quá khứ của “think” là “thought”.
4. edited — Động từ thêm “-ed” ở quá khứ.
5. played — Quá khứ của “play” là “played”.
6. spelled — Quá khứ của “spell” là “spelled”.