1. In the following complex sentence, identify the dependent clause. When they fell in love, she was barely into her teens, and
he wasn't much older. a. He wasn't much older
b. She was barely into her teens
c. When they fell in love
d. There is no dependent clause in the sentence
2. A synonym is
a. A word that is opposite in meaning to another word
b. A word that is similar in meaning to another word
c. A word that literally means "with text"
d. A word part added to end of a base to form a new word
3. An adverb is a modifier that
a. Tells how or when the action in the verb took place.
b. Adds to the way an adjective describes something.
c. Tells to what degree another adverb applies.
d. Does all of the above.
4. Each of the following is a graphic organizer EXCEPT
a. A spider map
b. A derivative
c. A venn diagram
d. A chart
5. When making an inference, one is
a. "Reading between the lines"
b. Interpreting an implication
c. Gathering information to draw a conclusion
d. All of the above
6. Choose the verb that agrees correctly with the subject.
a. The mechanic provide full service on all cars.
b. Bill likes to runs every morning.
c. Billy drive to school every other day.
d. Penguins like to swim in the cold Antarctic Ocean.
7. To change the adjective extreme to an adverb
a. Drop the final -e and add -ly
b. No spelling change is required
c. Add al then attach -ly
d. Add -ly
8. Select the correct spelling of the word with troublesome consonants:
a. Sherrif
b. Sheriff
c. Sherif
d. Sherriff
9. Select the correctly punctuated sentence that combines the following two sentences: My computer is a modern-day dinosaur. It chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
a. My computer a modern-day dinosaur chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
b. My computer, a modern-day dinosaur chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
c. My computer a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
d. My computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
10. Choose the sentence with the correct word choice.
a. What is the whether going to be like today?
b. She has no illusions about what he is really like.
c. Irregardles, I'm not going out with him.
d. I'm not sure what you're trying to infer.
11. Select the correctly punctuated sentence that combines the following two sentences: Kudzu is a creeping vine. It chokes out other plants.
a. Kudzu, a creeping vine, chokes out other plants.
b. Kudzu, a creeping vine chokes out other plants.
c. Kudzu a creeping vine, chokes out other plants.
d. Kudzu a creeping vine chokes out other plants.
12. A compound-complex sentence includes
a. One independent clause
b. Independent clauses only
c. Dependent clauses only
d. At least two independent clauses
13. The tense of a verb shows
a. The action that the subject is doing.
b. Clues to the meaning of the verb
c. The time period the verb is describing
d. The action that is being done to the subject
14. Identify the pair of synonyms.
a. diligent; lazy
b. introverted; hermit
c. kind; mean
d. lethargic; energetic
15. Identify the pair of synonyms.
a. bossy; tyrannical
b. lucky; unfortunate
c. wealthy; poor
d. comical; dull
16. Choose the verb that agrees correctly with the subject.
a. Natasha read her book every night before bed.
b. Bob like to rides his bike to his friend's house.
c. Wilky runs to the park once a week.
d. Sara love her little sister.
17. Antonyms are words that are ___________ in meaning to another word.
a. slightly similar
b. similar
c. opposite
d. none of the above
18. Choose the word that is an antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence:
Carlos was elated when he got his new bike.
a. happy
b. glad
c. joyful
d. devastated
19. Choose the word that is an antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence:
My father is a brave man.
a. heroic
b. timid
c. strong
d. bold
20. Select the adjective in the sentence below.
Tanya is a graceful dancer.
a. dancer
b. is
c. graceful
d. Yanya
21. Select the adjective in the sentence below.
The children were happily painting colorful pictures.
a. hapily
b. colorful
c. painting
d. pictures
22. Since his last paper gained little support, the linguist ______ surprised that he had not been asked to present again.
a. was
b. was not
c. were not
d. were
