My Perspectives Mid-Year Test Review

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which sentence contains both a common noun and a proper noun?

Sara was tired of trying to please her demanding mother.

The ambitious mother wanted her daughter to be a prodigy.

Susan thought Yolanda was more talented than Janelle.

The deaf piano teacher could not hear his student playing.

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Read the following sentence.

Mike wanted Mike’s mother to help Samantha and her friend prepare for the talent show.

Choose the sentence that correctly replaces a noun in this sentence with a possessive pronoun without changing the original meaning.

He wanted Mike's mother to help Samantha and her friend prepare for the talent show.

Mike wanted his mother to help Samantha and her friend prepare for the talent show.

Mike wanted Mike's mother to help Samantha and Samantha's friend prepare for the talent show.

Mike wanted Mike's mother to help Samantha and her friend prepare for it.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Read the following sentence.

Most people call Misha a prodigy, but I think his sister has more talent.

Choose the answer that correctly identifies the personal pronoun and the proper noun in the sentence.

personal pronoun: Most; proper noun: Misha

personal pronoun: Misha; proper noun: prodigy

personal pronoun: I; proper noun: Misha

personal pronoun: I; proper noun: sister

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The word monitor has several meanings. Which meaning is used in this sentence?

Cassie was chosen to be the class monitor this week.

a device that detects dangerous substances

a student appointed to help the teacher

a person who warns or gives directions to others

a device that displays video and is often attached to a computer

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which word in this sentence is an adverb?

Entire communities sometimes participate in efforts to help homeless people.

entire

sometimes

in

homeless

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How many adverbs does this sentence contain?

A very poor person often lives a rather difficult life.

none

one

two

three

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What question does the adverb in this sentence answer?

The community recently built a soup kitchen, or free cafeteria, for needy people.

How?

When?

Where?

How often?

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which word in this sentence does the adverb modify?

The homeless man lived outdoors in spite of the cold weather.

the noun man

the verb lived

the adjective cold

the noun weather

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which word in this sentence is an adjective, and which word does it modify?

The grateful man warmly thanked the woman who had helped him.

The adjective is grateful. It modifies man.

The adjective is warmly. It modifies thanked.

The adjective is who. It modifies woman.

The adjective is helped. It modifies him.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which words in this sentence are cumulative adjectives?

The tall, impressive speaker in the dark brown suit handed out a very important award.

tall and impressive

dark and brown

handed and out

very and important

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where in the following sentence should a comma be added to separate coordinate adjectives?

She wore a light blue evening gown to the lovely memorable ceremony.

after light

after blue

after lovely

after memorable

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which sentence is a coordinating conjunction underlined?

When they are working at the computer with an elder, teens need to be very patient.

The senior was having trouble with her computer, so she asked her teenage neighbor for help.

The grandfather gained much respect for his granddaughter after he observed her skill at the computer.

One senior signed up for a TECH class because she wanted to communicate better with family members.

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which sentence is a subordinating conjunction underlined?

Many seniors had been given digital cameras and they tried to use those devices.

Seniors were taking great pictures but could not figure out how to send them to their family.

One older man's grandchildren would not answer messages unless the messages were sent electronically.

The man needed to learn how to text and email or he would have lost touch with his grown daughters.

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which sentence is a coordinating conjunction best used to combine these two sentences?

Mr. Lee could use a computer on his own. He also asked his daughter questions about computers.

As long as Mr. Lee could use a computer on his own, he also asked his daughter questions about computers.

Since Mr. Lee could use a computer on his own, he also asked his daughter questions about computers.

Mr. Lee could use a computer on his own, or he also asked his daughter questions about computers.

Mr. Lee could use a computer on his own, but he also asked his daughter questions about computers.

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which group of words is an independent clause?

Their mother had sent them to Grandmother's home

because she could not care for them herself

After living in San Francisco for ten years

a place she had never seen before

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which group of words is a (subordinate) clause?

Maya did not recognize her mother

when she first saw her at the train station

The mother was thrilled to see her daughter

she did not know how to respond

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Read these lines from "To James."

Did not my shout

Tell of the

Triumphant ecstasy

Of victory…? (lines 25–28)

Which of these synonyms for shout has the most clearly positive connotation of joy?

cry

yell

cheer

shriek

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which one is a proper noun?

school

mountain

desk

Chicago

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which word is a common noun?

desk

Yolanda

Main Street

McDonald's

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are appositives?

a person, place, thing or idea

relate a noun or pronoun that follows it to another part of the sentence

a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify it, rename it, or explain it

a sentence that has an independent and dependent clause

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which sentence contains an appositive phrase?

Karina, a talented violinist, played a solo.

The cat jumped out of the box.

I forgot to study for my test.

I had essentially been handed my own life.

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does the prefix mal-, as in the word malpractice, mean?

bad

across

again

not

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What should replace the dash in order to correctly punctuate the sentence?

It was a humid day, but the intriguing -- powerful lecture on fossils made it worth it.

intriguing, powerful

intriguing; powerful

intriguing: powerful

intriguing powerful

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which coordinating conjunction completes this sentence in the most logical way?

Yoshi's mother left a loaf of apple bread on the counter, _____ Yoshi helped himself to a slice.

but

so

or

for

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a prepositional phrase?

a group of words with a subject and verb

a phrase that is not essential to the meaning of a sentence

a phrase that gets you ready for the next sentence

a phrase that relates a noun to another word in the sentence

26.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA.

Theme is a universal lesson and main idea is what a story is about.

Theme is what a story is about and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.

27.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.

Life is short; make the most of it.

28.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?

Nature and man

Innocence cannot last

Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful

Nature and beauty

29.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is conflict?

Two characters getting along.

A struggle between two opposing forces.

The climax in a story.

Part of the resolution.

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

A hero in a story that saves many lives.

A problem that a character has with other characters.

A struggle between a character and a family member.

An issue that a character faces within him/her self.

31.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the definition of an "external" conflict?

An issue between a character and an outside force.

A problem within the exposition of a story.

A struggle that a character has within him/her self.

A problem caused by the protagonist.

32.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.

action

conflict

setting

plot

33.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Find the preposition:
Before dinner, Landen went to the store.

dinner

went

before

store

34.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Find the preposition:
Isaiah sat on his new bike.

sat

on

his

new

35.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Find the preposition:
Under a shady tree, Joseph rested.

shady

tree

under

rested

36.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Find the preposition:
Grace held the leash around her wrist.

held

leash

around

wrist

37.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the choices is a prepositional phrase?
Mrs. Deal shoved all of the chocolate in her mouth.

Mrs. Deal shoved

all of the

in her mouth

38.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Choose the appositive in the sentence.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.

Jada

my sister

beautiful

39.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

positive

negative

40.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Connotation is a word's ___________.

synonym

emotional meaning

antonym

Literal, dictionary definition.

41.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the first thing you put in the introduction of an argumentative essay?

argument

three reasons

hook

rebuttal

42.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A claim is:

The position you are trying to get your readers to accept

the thesis statement

found in the introduction

all of the above

43.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

True or False:
Evidence is facts that support your claim.

True

False

44.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A refutation demonstrates why the counterargument is wrong.

True

False

45.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

In order to prove a claim you need which two item?

Argument and reasons

Reasons and Evidence

Evidence and an argument

None of the above

46.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What is the writers position on an issue or problem called?

Claim

support

Reasoning

None of the above

47.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A counterargument challenges the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with you.

True

False

48.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the compound subject of this sentence?
Mary and Suzie went to the movie last night.

movie;night

went;movie

Mary;Suzie

49.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Tell whether this sentence has a compound subject or a compound predicate.

Visitors either explored the exhibit on their own or took a tour.

Compound Subject

Compound Predicate

50.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

12 pts

What is the acronym we use to remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions?

FLAPELS

FANGIRL

FANBOYS

SYOBNAF

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