SEMESTER TEST REVIEW

1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The dogs, and cats, ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food, at the shelter.

2. A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is a type of metaphor known as a

• idiom
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• simile

3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
• Jim is very bold and smart but, he doesn't always say nice things to people.

4. The lesson or message about life conveyed in a book, movie, play, poem, or story.

• main idea
• plot
• theme
• objective

5. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
• Since I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
• Since I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot, of make-up work, to do.

6. A story about someone's experience usually told in the first person.

• fiction
• summary
• personal narrative
• omniscient

7. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• He knocked several times, no one came to the door
• He knocked several times; no one came to the door.
• He knocked several times: no one came to the door.
• He knocked several times no one came to the door.

8. The sequence of events in a story, book, movie, etc.

• topic
• main idea
• theme
• plot

9. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• My sister loves mysteries; my brother likes comics.
• My sister loves mysteries and my brother likes comics.
• My sister loves mysteries: my brother likes comics.
• My sister loves mysteries and yet my brother likes comics.

10. Language that appeals to the senses.

• rhyme
• irony
• imagery
• motif