Week 10- Friday Language Quiz

Which word best completes the sentence?

Sam argues with Mr. Smith all the time, but I think it's ______ to talk to a grown-up like that.

• cyclone

• dismal

• logical

• disrespectful

Which word best completes the sentence?

Jay presented a clear, well-reasoned argument; it was so ______ that I couldn't help but agree.

• cyclone

• dismal

• logical

• disrespectful

Identify the best adjective to complete the sentence.

Today is the _______ (bad) day ever!

• bad

• badder

• baddest

• worst

Is this a simple, compound, or complex sentence?

I dropped my iPhone in the pool, but it still works.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Asking him again is futile; he still won't answer you.

What does the word "futile" mean?

• effective

• pointless, useless

• useful

• ignorant

Which type of figurative language is shown in the sentence?

Jack was jumpy as a grasshopper in springtime.

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• simile

What does the figurative language mean?

John is as stubborn as a mule!

• He is a mule

• He refuses to change his mind which is what people want him to do.

• He refuses to change his mind despite pressure to do so; he’s unyielding.

• He changes his mind despite pressure to do so; he’s yielding.

Identify the correct pronoun.

______ have a pile of homework to do tonight before their game.

• They

• Them

• Their

• We

Is the correct pronoun subjective or objective?

(He/his) wrote the agenda for the meeting.

• Subjective

• Objective

Identify the intensive pronoun that completes the sentence.

I approved the ad _______.

• myself

• ourself

• herself

• hisself