English Mid-Year Exam

​ (a)   Make sure you practice using quotation marks!​ (b)   Mrs. Miller instructed​ (c)  

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Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• "Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Where will you go? she asked."
• "Where will you go?" she asked.
• "Where will you go"? she asked.
• Where will you go?" she asked.

Is this sentence written correctly? Jamal exclaimed, "Eigth grade is the best year yet!"

• correct

• incorrect

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

•  "rhonda said i love dogs?"
•  Rhonda said,  "i love dogs"
•  Rhonda said, "I love dogs."
• Rhonda said "I love dogs."

Is this sentence written correctly?
The teacher warned us, "that a surprise quiz was coming."

• correct
• incorrect

What is the main idea of a paragraph or passage?

• Central point the author conveys

• An extension topic

• A minor detail in the text

• The conclusion of the text

What do supporting details do for the main idea?

• Distract from it

• Reinforce or expand it

• Contradict it

• Simplify it

What is the central idea of a story?

• The main character's name

• The main point or message the author wants to convey

• The setting of the story

• The number of pages in the book

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Which of the following best describes the central idea of a paragraph?

• The first sentence

• The overall message or point of the paragraph

• The last sentence

• The number of sentences

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DOK Level 1: Recall