Look Like or Be Like?
Learn to talk about how people look and how they act with "look like" and "be like."
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Questions with solutions-
1. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
What is this question about?
What does your brother look like?
- His favorite activities.
- His face, hair, and height.
- His job.
Think about what you can see.
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- His face, hair, and height.
"What does someone look like?" asks for a description that can help you recognize the person.
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2. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
Which question does this answer?
Our new teacher is kind and patient.
- What does your new teacher look like?
- What does your new teacher like?
- What's your new teacher like?
Kind and patient describe how someone acts.
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- What's your new teacher like?
"What's someone like?" can ask how that person acts with other people.
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3. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
Which reply names a person with a similar face?
Who does Emma look like?
- She looks like her father.
- She has brown eyes.
- She is very friendly.
Notice the question word "who."
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- She looks like her father.
"Who does she look like?" asks which person she looks similar to.
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4. ملء الفراغ.
Rosa has the same face and hair as her mom. Rosa ___ her mom.
- looks
- look like
- looks like
Rosa is one person, and the next words name another person.
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Rosa has the same face and hair as her mom. Rosa looks like her mom.
Use "looks like" with "he," "she," or one person's name when comparing looks.
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5. ملء الفراغ.
People enjoy talking to Ben because he ___ friendly.
- is like
- is
- looks like
"Friendly" describes Ben; it does not name another person.
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People enjoy talking to Ben because he is friendly.
You do not need "like" before a describing word such as "friendly" or "quiet."
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6. ملء الفراغ.
A: What ___ your cousin look like?
B: He has short hair and wears glasses.- does
- is
- has
The question already contains the verb "look."
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A: What does your cousin look like?
B: He has short hair and wears glasses.Questions with "look like" use "do" or "does." Questions with "be like" use a form of "be."
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7. ملء الفراغ.
A: What ___ your new neighbors like?
B: They're quiet and friendly.- do
- are
- does
The reply describes more than one person.
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A: What are your new neighbors like?
B: They're quiet and friendly."Neighbors" means more than one person, so the question uses "are" with "be like."
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8. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
You want to know which food your new roommate enjoys. Which question asks about this?
- What does your roommate look like?
- What's your roommate like?
- What does your roommate like to eat?
This question is about something the person enjoys.
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- What does your roommate like to eat?
"Like to eat" asks about food someone enjoys. It does not describe their looks or how they act.
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9. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
What does the speaker mean?
I'm not like my brother. I'm quiet, but he talks a lot.
- They act differently.
- They have different faces.
- The speaker does not like his brother.
The speaker compares how much they talk.
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- They act differently.
Being different from someone does not mean you dislike them.
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10. ملء الفراغ.
This sentence compares how Mia and her aunt act, not how they look.
Mia ___ her aunt: they are both calm and kind.
- looks like
- is like
- likes
The sentence says that they act in a similar way.
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Mia is like her aunt: they are both calm and kind.
Two people can be like each other because they act similarly, even if they look different.
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11. ملء الفراغ.
The sentence is about their faces and hair.
Dan has dark hair and a round face. His brother has red hair and a long face. Dan ___ his brother.
- doesn't looks like
- isn't look like
- doesn't look like
After "doesn't," use the basic form of the verb.
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Dan has dark hair and a round face. His brother has red hair and a long face. Dan doesn't look like his brother.
After "doesn't," the verb stays "look," without an extra -s.
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12. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
Which reply describes how she acted with other people at that time?
What was your grandma like as a child?
- She was shy and didn't talk much.
- She had long brown hair.
- She is friendly and talks to everyone now.
The question asks about her as a child, not today.
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- She was shy and didn't talk much.
"What was someone like?" asks about the past. People can change as they grow up.
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13. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
Which reply answers the last question?
A: What's your roommate like?
B: She has long hair.
A: I mean, is she easy to live with?- She's tall and has brown hair.
- She's quiet and keeps our apartment clean.
- She looks like her older sister.
Think about sharing a home with someone.
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- She's quiet and keeps our apartment clean.
"Easy to live with" asks about daily behavior, not about hair or height.
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14. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
Which sentence matches both ideas?
In the photo, Leo looks like a serious person. But he loves making people laugh.
- He looks funny, but he is serious.
- He looks serious, and he does not like making people laugh.
- He looks serious, but he is funny.
His look in the photo is different from how he acts.
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- He looks serious, but he is funny.
A photo shows how someone looks, but it may not show how they act.
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15. اختيار الإجابة الصحيحة.
Which sentence compares both Sofia's looks and how she acts?
Sofia has curly red hair, just like her mom. Her dad has straight black hair. Sofia and her dad are calm; her mom gets angry easily.
- Sofia looks like her mom but is like her dad.
- Sofia looks like her dad but is like her mom.
- Sofia looks like her mom and is like her mom.
Think about hair first, then how each person acts.
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- Sofia looks like her mom but is like her dad.
We can look like one family member and be like another. Our looks and how we act are not always connected.