Practice act

What is the verb in the sentence below?

"I sit at a desk during most of my classes."

• desk

• sit

• most

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

___ favorite color is light blue.

• There

• Their

• They’re

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

The milk is past __ expiration date.

• It’s

• Its

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the subject in the sentence below?

Jason ran all the way to school.

• Ran

• School

• Jason

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

“She is an early bird” is an example of...

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“Their cheeks were like roses” is an example of

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does “mind him” mean as used in the sentence below

“Don’t mind him, he is very hard to read”

• Take him seriously

• Forget him

• Encourage him

• Ignore him

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A colon is used to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and coordinated conjunction (and, but

• True

• False

Which is a compound sentence?

• I like walking the beach with my dog.

• I like walking but my dog likes running.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which is the dependent clause in the following sentence? “I like him because he is funny.”

• I like him

• because he is funny

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B