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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhere should the red modifier be placed?
Mary read that a wasp larva spins a cocoon in the encyclopedia.After cocoonAfter spinsAfter waspAfter read - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere should the red modifier be placed?
Ringing, everyone glared at the man with the cell phone.After theAfter everyoneAfter glaredAfter phone - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere should the red modifier be placed?
She had read that a new restaurant had opened in today's newspaper.After hadAfter sheAfter readAfter opened - 4. Multiple Choice
She waited for the bus that stops at the corner.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Correct
- 5. Multiple Choice
Hoping to succeed in the interview, long hours were spent in preparation.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Correct
- 6. Multiple Choice
She flew in a small aircraft trembling with fear.
Dangling Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
Correct
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of sentence structure follows? Maria loves going to the park, so she can run around the track.SimpleCompoundComplexCompound-Complex
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of sentence structure follows? After school, Lamount enjoys running to Starbucks.SimpleCompoundComplexCompound-Complex
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of sentence structure follows? Whenever Eduardo starts exercising, he gets red faced and really sweaty.SimpleCompoundComplexCompound-Complex
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of sentence structure follows? If Dorian starting singing, everyone covers their ears, so they do not have to listen.SimpleCompoundComplexCompound-Complex
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of sentence structure follows?
Jean started snoring in class and drooled all over his desk.SimpleCompoundComplexCompound-Complex - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of sentence structure follows? Adrian got into the music, so he stood-up and started dancing.SimpleCompoundComplexCompound-Complex
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is a complex sentence?
A group of words that looks like a sentence, but is missing either a subject or predicate
A sentence containing an independent clause and at least one dependent clause
A sentence containing two independent clauses
A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a compound-complex sentence?
A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
A sentence containing an independent clause and at least one dependent clause
A sentence containing two independent clauses
A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is a simple sentence?
Whom or what the sentence is about
A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
A sentence containing two independent clauses
When two complete sentences are joined together incorrectly
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is compound-complex?
My friend is always staying after school, and she will be performing in the school play.
My friend is always staying after school, and she will be performing in the school play, which is about The Civil War.
My friend is always staying after school, and performing in the school play about The Civil War.
The school play is about The Civil War, and my friend will be performing in it this year.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is a complex sentence?
As I walked down the hallway, I saw my friend.
I walked down the hallway, and I saw my friend.
I walked down the hallway.
I saw my friend.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAndrew is so askew on what he does.Simple SentenceComplex SentenceCompound SentenceCompound Subject
- 19. Multiple Choice“I tried to warn them but they just wouldn’t listen,” Chip McGraw said as he chewed the end of a piece of wheat and adjusted his overall pants. “Strange storms. That was the only way to describe them.” When it was real quiet, and everyone thought that things were getting better, the sky belched black gusts of dirt leaving women and men alike running for cover. So much of the 1930 Nebraska prairie had been dug up. Without grass to hold it in place, soil did not stay on the ground which created one of worst dust storms in history. The dry weather made the situation worse. The soil became crumbly like powder. “Everyone was just trying to get rich. All the prairie land was dug up. Now that it’s not raining, the dirt’s so dry that it’s not staying on the ground,” Chip continued. “I don’t know what I can do. I sure will try.”
What caused the terrible dust storms to occur?Black gusts of wind flying in the air.Strange storms and too much rain.Digging up the prairie and dry weather. - 20. Multiple Choice
The main message or overall idea expressed by the poem/book
metaphor
simile
theme
none of the above
- 21. Multiple Choice
"Sandy says Spongebob has the suds" is an example of...
onomatopoeia
simile
alliteration
hyperbole
- 22. Multiple Choice
Describing one thing as if it were another
simile
metaphor
imagery
allegory
- 23. Multiple Choice
"He's fast as lightening" is an example of...
metaphor
connotation
hyperbole
simile
- 24. Multiple Choice
A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics
irony
onomatopoeia
metaphor
personification
- 25. Multiple Choice
The use of words or phrases whose sounds suggest their meanings. (Ex: "squeak")
imagery
onomatopoeia
alliteration
hyperbole
- 26. Multiple Choice
An exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
Euphemism
Connotation
Hyperbole
Metaphor
- 27. Multiple Choice
”The wind howled in the night” is an example of...
Alliteration
Metaphor
Imagery
Personification
- 28. Multiple ChoiceSupporting evidence usually consists ofPositionsOpinionsFacts
- 29. Multiple Choice“It’s important to limit your video game playing. First, playing video games isn’t good for your mind. It exposes young people to violence. Violent video games have been linked to aggression in kids. Also, it isn’t good for your health. The more video games you play, the less physical activity you are getting. Obesity and levels of video game playing are linked in research. Finally, playing video games limits the important social interactions you have in real life with friends and family. We miss talking with you around here because you’re always playing games!”
What is the argument's CLAIM?Video games can cause violence in young children.Many violent video games have been linked to aggression.People should limit the amount of time spent playing video games.Many negative health effects are caused by video games. - 30. Multiple ChoiceTo give the main events of a story in the order in which they happensummarizedramathemecharacter
- 31. Multiple Choicewhere and when a story takes place, including the time of day, the season, or a locationcharactersettingplotfiction
- 32. Multiple Choicethe evens that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the storysimiledramameterplot
- 33. Multiple Choiceto come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the textmain ideaversepoint of viewinference
- 34. Multiple Choiceit’s a universal truth, a lesson or message learnedthemecompare vs. contrastcite evidencemain idea
- 35. Multiple Choiceanalyzing two things to find similarities and differencescompare vs. contrastcite evidencedramaplot
- 36. Multiple Choicethe perspective from which a story is told. The narrator can be 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person.main ideathemepoint of viewauthor
- 37. Multiple Choiceto show where you found information in the textmain ideacite evidencedramasummarize
- 38. Multiple Choiceconversations between charactersmeterplotdialoguesummarize
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence is written correctly?The moose has large brown, two antlers.The moose has two brown, large antlers.The moose has large, two brown antlers.The moose has two large, brown antlers.
- 40. Multiple Choice
Determine whether the following sentences have coordinate adjectives or if they are non-coordinate. Decide where the comma goes or if the sentence does not need a comma.
Addie ate the sweet juicy apple with a vengeance.
sweet, juicy
juicy, apple
ate, juicy
cumulative adj, no comma
- 41. Multiple Choice
Determine whether the following sentences have coordinate adjectives or if they are non-coordinate. Decide where the comma goes or if the sentence does not need a comma.
We saw a young golden retriever.
young, golden
golden, retriever
saw, golden
cumulative adj, no comma
- 42. Multiple Choice
Determine whether the following sentences have coordinate adjectives or if they are non-coordinate. Decide where the comma goes or if the sentence does not need a comma.
The quiet respectful class listened to the guest speaker.
respectful, class
quiet, respectful
class, listened
cumulative adj, no comma
- 43. Multiple Choice
A phrase
is missing a subject or a predicate
has both a subject and a predicate
- 44. Multiple Choice
A clause
is missing a subject or a predicate
has both a subject and a predicate
- 45. Multiple Choice
A dependent clause
can stand alone as a sentence
cannot stand alone as a sentence
- 46. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a phrase
the book is on the shelf
the book
- 47. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a phrase?
the book is on the shelf
is on the shelf
- 48. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a clause?
(Has both a subject & verb)
The yellow sunflower
is the tallest in the garden
The yellow sunflower is the tallest in the garden
- 49. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a clause?
(Has both a subject & verb)
Sarah waited
jumping over the fence after practice
listening to my sister on the phone
- 50. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an independent clause?
(Makes sense alone)
We play the tenacious team tonight
After we play the tenacious team tonight
- 51. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?
(Cannot stand alone)
We play the tenacious team tonight
After we play the tenacious team tonight
- 52. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a dependent clause?
(Cannot stand alone)
After dinner
After the dinner
After we ate dinner
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