Term Review

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

• My mom needs to get apple grape and peach jelly at the store.
• Samanthas shirt is bright green.
• I cleaned my room, walked the dog, and washed the dishes.
• Timmy said, throw the ball to me.

Multiple Choice

Which word in this sentence needs a capital letter?
Have you ever visited the Okefenokee swamp?

• you
• visited
• swamp
• ever

Multiple Choice

Which movie title is capitalized correctly?

• The Wizard of Oz
• The Wizard Of Oz
• The wizard of oz
• The Wizard of oz

Multiple Choice

True or False: It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.

• False; it is never necessary.
• False; it is sometimes necessary.
• True; it is sometimes necessary.
• True; it is always necessary

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Hey joe Where have you been.
• Hey,Joe where have you been? 
• Hey Joe, where have you been?

Multiple Choice

What makes an English teacher go mad?

• misspellings
• I
• i
• dead words

Multiple Choice

   My uncle is fascinated by american and european history, particularly the french and russian revolutions.

• American, European, French, Russian, Revolutions
• American, European, French, Russian
• American, European, French
• American, European

Multiple Choice

A writer who uses persuasion attempts to:

• teach you how to make or do something
• influence you to do or believe something
• inform you about historic or current events
• tell a story

Multiple Choice

A fact is:

• an opinion
• something that can be proven true
• use of numbers as evidence
• a statement

Multiple Choice

What do you use to defend your position in a persuasive essay?

• Grapes and popcorn
• Your opinion
• Reasons and evidence
• Details

Multiple Choice

Television commercials are a form of persuasive writing.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The purpose of a persuasive essay is to...

• entertain your reader
• convince the reader you're view is correct.
• give directions
• explain how to perform an action.

Multiple Choice

The first paragraph in persuasive writing is called

• an introduction
• the body
• reasons
• opinions

Multiple Choice

Which two paragraphs are the most similar?

• No paragraphs are similar
• Conclusion and Body paragraphs
• Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs
• Introduction and Body paragraphs

Multiple Choice

What is a hook, or lead?

• The sentence that is the main idea of an essay
• The sentence that ends the paper
• A sentence that gets the reader's attention

Multiple Choice

Which choice contains all three parts to an essay?

• Thesis, Lead, Hook
• Introduction, Body, Counterclaim, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion

Multiple Choice

What is a simile?

• A comparison using like or as

• A comparison that does not use like or as

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a simile?

• The boy is a cheetah when he runs.

• The boy runs as fast as a cheetah.

• The cheetah is faster than the boy.

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• a comparison using like or as

• a comparison that does not use like or as

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• My mouth was as dry as the desert.

• It is very dry in the desert.

• My mouth was a desert.

Multiple Choice

The pencil danced across the paper.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

Life is like a box of chocolates.

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Multiple Choice

It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets!

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

Tommy is a bull in a china shop.

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Gabby gulped down the Mountain Dew.

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence has TWO or more complete thoughts, usually with a comma and a FANBOYS (conjunction) word?

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence has an independent clause (complete thought) AND a dependent (can't stand alone) clause?

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

My hair smells like roses.

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence

Multiple Choice

He says you're tired, but I think you're just lazy.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

Multiple Choice

"Although if I am going to lose, I'd rather Peeta win than the others." -Katniss

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Multiple Choice

Julia works at a pet store and owns four cats, a lizard, a dog, and a rabbit.

It can be inferred that Julia is a pet lover.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said quietly, "Jason."

We can infer that:

• Jason was the best player.

• Caitlin wanted Jason on her team.

• Jason was not a very good player.

• Caitlin and Jason were best friends.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?

• Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
• Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
• Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
• Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

Multiple Choice

Ben is auditioning for a part in the school play. He's been fine all day, but right before the audition he says he feels sick. You might infer that Ben __________.

• a. is nervous about the audition
• b. is happy about the play
• c. never gets sick
• d. is allergic to peanuts

Open Ended

What is dad doing?

How do you know?

Multiple Choice

A person takes your temperature. Another person listens to your heart and asks how you are feeling. 
WHERE ARE YOU? 

• dentist
• veterinarian 
• doctor
• hair salon

Multiple Choice

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

3. The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.

• is

• am

• was

• should

Multiple Choice

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

5. Muna was _____________ (run) because she was late for her classes.

• ran

• run

• runs

• running

Multiple Choice

I ___ my grandmother to drive because she ___ her glasses.

• don't want/forgot

• didn't wanted/had forgotten

• didn't want/had forgotten

• haven't wanted/has forgotten

Multiple Choice

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

5. Sara was _____________ (run) because she was late for her classes.

• ran

• run

• runs

• running

Multiple Choice

Select the correct answer: What are the adjectives?

In the beautiful Botanical Gardens there are sounds of zealous parakeets and troublesome monkeys.

• Gardens, zealous & monkeys

• Beautiful, botanical & parakeets

• Beautiful, troublesome & zealous

• Monkey, parakeets & botanical gardens

Multiple Choice

Real Madrid is my brother's favorite soccer team.

• Pronoun

• Action verb

• Adjective

• Proper noun

Multiple Choice

What is an adverb?

• a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

• a word that modifies verbs and adjectives

• a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

• a word that modifies nouns and pronouns

Multiple Choice

This part of speech expresses an action or a state of being.

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

What words in the sentence below are nouns?

The balloon flew high in the sky and popped.

• balloon, sky

• flew, popped

• high, in

• sky, and