Week 19- Friday Language Quiz

Which word best completes the sentence?

Adrian was _______ as he took a running leap off the cliff and plunged into the water 25 feet below.

• objective

• effortless

• attractive

• fearless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which word best completes this sentence?

Janie's pirouettes looked so _______ that it was hard to believe she had only taken a few lessons.

• objective

• effortless

• attractive

• fearless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

The abandoned house began to deteriorate because no one was there to maintain it.

What does the word "deteriorate" mean?

• corrupt

• grow mold

• improve gradually

• fall apart, worsen gradually

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which type of figurative language is shown in the sentence?

The breeze whispered through the trees, stirring the leaves ever so slightly.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the correct pronoun.

(They/We) swam 20 laps before dragging ourselves out of the pool.

• they

• we

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Is the correct pronoun subjective or objective?

(They/we) swam 20 laps before dragging ourselves out of the pool.

• subjective

• objective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the correct pronoun.

The paramedics jumped into (their/his or hers) ambulance, turned on the siren, and took off for the hospital.

• their

• his or her

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the antecedent of the pronoun.

The paramedics jumped into (their/his or her) ambulance, turned on the siren, and took off for the hospital.

• paramedics

• into

• ambulance

• hospital

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the vague pronoun.

"Do I really have to take them off," the child whined.

• I

• them

• off

• child

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which answer best corrects the sentence by adding parentheses?

Coco's tummy timer which is always accurate went off at 8:30 on the dot; it was time for dinner!

• Coco’s tummy timer which is always accurate (went off at 8:30 on the dot); it was time for dinner!

• Coco’s tummy timer (which) is always accurate went off at 8:30 on the dot; it was time for dinner!

• Coco’s tummy timer (which is always accurate went off at 8:30 on the dot); it was time for dinner!

• Coco’s tummy timer (which is always accurate) went off at 8:30 on the dot; it was time for dinner!

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A