EOCA Grammar Review

Multiple Choice

Correct or incorrect?

The cat's tail was bent.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

The teachers were outside for recess

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

My phones' battery power is low.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

The team's loss was devastating.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Which definition best fits the way the word running is used in paragraph 1?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

Which definition best fits the way the word slipped is used in paragraph 2?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

Which definition best fits the way the word whisked is used in paragraph 2?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

Find the antonym:

She was outgoing and made a friend wherever she went.

• quiet

• popular

• talkative

• friendly

Multiple Choice

Find the synonym:

Summer was adept in basketball.

• skilled

• miserable

• poor

• terrible

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon.

• I wanted to go for a walk; however, it started to rain.

• I wanted to go for a walk, however, it started to rain.

• I wanted to go for a walk: however, it started to rain.

• I wanted to go for a walk however; it started to rain.

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a colon.

• She has three favorite colors: red, blue, and green.

• She has three favorite colors; red, blue, and green.

• She has three favorite colors red, blue, and green.

• She has three favorite colors: red; blue; and green.

Multiple Choice

Abby is going ............. the park after the movie.

• to

• too

• two

Multiple Choice

They grabbed ............. coats and went to play in the snow.

• they're

• their

• there

Multiple Choice

The teacher said our grades would depend on _______or not we spelled everything correctly.

• weather

• whether

Multiple Choice

The new Spiderman movie had the best digital___________.

• effects

• affects