Language Review Quiz

After correcting the capitalization errors, what is the correct way to write the sentence?

• A. Next friday, I am going to Los Angeles to audition for a part in a Television commercial.

• B. Next Friday, I am going to Los Angeles to audition for a part in a television commercial.

• C. next Friday, I am going to los angeles to audition for a part in a Television commercial.

• D. Next Friday, I am going to Los Angeles to audition for a part in a Television Commercial.

What type of sentence is "Do you want to see the movie with me, Alex"?

• A. Declarative

• B. Imperative

• C. Interrogative

• D. Exclamatory

Complete the analogy: California is to Californian as Virginia is to _______.

Hint: Think about how Iker might answer this based on state residents' names.

• A. Virginian

• B. Virgineer

• C. Virginias

• D. Virginia's

What are the three purposes an author might write, as discussed by Leah and Itzel in their presentation?

• A. Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• B. Persuade, Inform, Explain

• C. Persuade, Entertain, Describe

• D. Inform, Entertain, Describe

What is the author's purpose for writing the following passage?

The world's tallest living tree is a redwood. It's more than 379 feet tall. The scientists named the tree "Hyperion," and they say it's in Redwood National Park in California. They're keeping the tree's exact location a secret, though. That's because they’re worried about visitors coming to see it. Visitors like Ruby, Erik, and Jairon could damage the tree just by walking on top of its roots. So Hyperion remains hidden somewhere in the redwood forest

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Which verb correctly completes the sentence "Carlos, Jesse, and Fernando ____ to the movies last night."?

• Go

• Went

• Gone

• Goed

What does the idiom "Don't spill the beans" mean, as Angelica might accidentally do during a conversation?

• To drop something accidentally

• To reveal a secret

• To cook a meal

• To waste food

Sanaiya is working on a geography project about the United States. What reference material should she use to find a map of the United States?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Atlas

• Encyclopedia

Based on the sentence "Genesis wrinkled her nose and looked away when Blaze opened his lunchbox," how is Ashley probably feeling?

• Lonely

• Disgusted

• Happy

• Indifferent

Which word is a synonym for the word "plain" as used in the sentence: 'Itzel described her new room as quite plain, needing some decorations.'

• Simple

• Unusual

• Bare

• Complicated