Weekly Test 3 Prep: Lesson 3

Weekly Test 3 Prep: Lesson 3

by Jenina Reyes

Multiple Choice

How is Rudy different from Miata?

• He seems more realistic.

• He seems more popular. 

• He seems less energetic.

• He seems less confident/ 

Multiple Choice

How is Miata different during the debate compared to when she practiced her speech at home?

• She is happier talking to a crowd.

• She acts more confident at school.

• She likes to interact with the audience.

• She loses faith in her ability to persuade students..

Multiple Choice

Miata shows she is more serious about school than Rudy by

• following the rules.

• running for class president.

• chewing gum with her mouth closed.

• promising to pay students to work around the school.

​Idioms

​Idioms are phrases that have a meaning that is very different from their individual parts.

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Unlike most sentences that have a literal meaning, idioms have figurative meaning.

​"Its raining cats and dogs."

A literal meaning is when each word in a sentence stays true to its actual meaning.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage contains an idiom?

• "She climbed onto a box that was set there for her."

• "'Yeah, let's knock it off,' Rudy yelled, getting to his feet." 

• "With that, Mrs. Castillo, now stern-faced, shook a finger at him."

• "There was more applause, but not enough to make Miata feel confident." 

Multiple Choice

Overall, Rudy's speech is informal than Miata's because Rudy uses a lot of

• slang.

• commas.

• comparisons.

• Spanish words.

How is the audience's reaction to Miata's speech different from the audience's reaction to Rudy's speech? Use information from the text to support your answer.

Open Ended

Look back at the reading "Off and Running." Answer the following question: How is the audience's reaction to Miata's speech different from the audience's reaction to Rudy's speech? Use information from the text to support your answer.

How do Miata's feelings about her plans for the school change throughout the story?

Use information from the text to support your answer.

Open Ended

How do Miata's feelings about her plans for the school change throughout the story? Use information from the text to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

A complete subject contains ________________________

• the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about. 

• the words that tell what the subject is or does. 

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

Lisa's best friend Sue is a really nice person. 

• is a really 

• best friend 

• a really nice person

• Lisa's best friend Sue

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

Harvey, the delivery man, was very strong.

• was

• was very strong

• the delivery man

• Harvey, the delivery man

Multiple Choice

A complete predeicate contains ________________________

• the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about. 

• the words that tell what the subject is or does. 

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence below?

Alexandra, the littlest puppy in the litter, will be mine.

• Alexandra

• will be mine

• the littlest puppy in the litter

• Alexandra, the littlest puppy

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence below?

The calm ocean was perfect for swimming.  

• was

• ocean

• calm ocean was perfect

• was perfect for swimming

Multiple Choice

A ______________ is made up of two smaller sentences

• compound sentence

• incomplete sentence

• complete sentence

• exclamatory sentences

Compound sentences

• ​Made up of two smaller sentences

• ​joined by a comma and a conjunction such as and, or, or but.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a compound sentence?

• Officer Juarez has a kind, friendly smile

• In, October, the leaves begin to change colors.

• Ami went to the store, but she forgot to buy milk. 

• Before the train departed, the passengers boarded

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a compound sentence?

• After the show, the children clapped loudly.

• The doctor, who was new in town, bought a house.

• Mr. Thomas painted his fence red, white, and blue.

• Mr. Thomas painted his fence red, white, and blue.

• Tom fed the chickens, and Julie collected the eggs.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Gina got a new kitten she invited her friends over to see it. 

• Gina got a new kitten, she invited her friends over to see it.

• Gina got a new kitten but she invited her friends over to see it.

• Gina got a new kitten, and she invited her friends over to see it.