ELA Milestone Review Quiz 1

What is the definition of a phrase?

• A group of words working together as a unit

• A single word that stands alone

• A sentence with two independent clauses

• A punctuation mark

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?

• The child rode his bicycle to school.

• After the child rode his bicycle, he stopped for breakfast.

• The child rode his bicycle, so he made it to class on time.

• When my last class ended, I walked home.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction

• A sentence with a subject and a verb

• A sentence with a dependent clause only

• A sentence with a misplaced modifier

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is a dangling modifier?

• A phrase or clause not clearly related to the word it modifies

• A punctuation mark used to separate ideas

• A sentence with two independent clauses

• A word that repeats something else

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the purpose of punctuation?

• To help separate and clarify ideas

• To join two independent clauses

• To create redundancy in writing

• To modify a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is the purpose of context clues in a text?

• To provide a list of words and their meanings

• To explain the main idea of a text

• To help understand difficult or unusual words

• To summarize the text

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is an affix?

• A root word that changes meaning

• A prefix or suffix added to a root word

• A dictionary definition

• A type of figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The trees sighed in the afternoon breeze.

• She is as pretty as a picture.

• Recess was chaotic, like a zoo.

• The new student is a regular Einstein.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

What does the term "alliteration" refer to?

• The use of the same sound to start several words in a row

• An indirect reference to something

• A comparison using like or as

• An exaggeration beyond belief

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Which figurative language involves exaggeration beyond belief?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A