5.2.R.4 Continous Practice

Read the following. "I have a ton of homework." Identify the literary device used in the above sentence.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• idiom

Using knowledge of word parts, what does post-test mean?

• a test before the lesson

• a test during a lesson

• a test without a lesson

• a test after the lesson

Read the following. "I saw the fireworks at Disney World, and they were spectacular!" Identify the prepositional phrase in the above sentence.

• the fireworks

• at Disney World

• and they

• were spectacular

Select the sentence that contains an interjection.

• We won our game, and we got the trophy.

• Oh no! I left my jacket at school.

• We have a test tomorrow; when are you going to review?

• Our library has the best books.

Select the word with a prefix that means the same as in the word unicorn.

• unicycle

• unique

• unimportant

• uninvited

How does a student determine the relevance of information for a report?

• It is in a book dated ten years ago.

• It was on a web page.

• It adds facts that support the purpose of the report.

• It is a good idea from a popular person.

Read the following. I wish I ___ you. Select the best conditional verb to complete the above sentence.

• was

• were

• is

• be

Read the following. The desk by the window is mine. What is the role of the prepositional phrase in the above sentence?

• identifies who uses the desk

• tells how the desk got to the room

• identifies which desk belongs to the speaker

• tells why the desk belongs to the speaker

Select the best answer that explains the difference between a summary and the original text.

• A summary is longer in length than the original text.

• A summary uses the original text for the main idea only.

• A summary adds new details to the original text.

• A summary is the shorter version of the original text.

Everybody in school were in the gym this morning.

What change, if any, should be made to were in the above sentence?

• was

• am

• are

• no change