Grammar Usage

Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence. Mrs. Rodriguez said the results of the pop quiz wouldn’t ______ our grades. Choose 1 answer:

• effect
• affect
• None of the above

Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence. Mr. Holmes’s speech on how to make change in the world really ______ me. Choose 1 answer:

• effected
• affected
• None of the above

Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence.I don’t know why he’s been so distant lately; Rocco has always been so ______.

• effectionate
• affectionate
• None of the above

Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence.Does your poor vision ______ your ability to drive at night?

• effect
• affect
• None of the above

Identify whether to use affect or effect in this sentence.Amazingly, the three cups of coffee Simon drank at 8pm did not produce any ill ______ on his ability to sleep.

• effects
• affects
• None of the above

Identify whether the word here or hear should be used in this sentence.If you can ______ what I’m saying, raise your hand.Choose 1 answer:

• here
• hear
• None of the above

Identify whether the word here or hear should be used in this sentence.If you can ______ what I’m saying, raise your hand.Choose 1 answer:

• here
• hear
• None of the above

In the sentence, the author wants to create a pattern by repeating initial consonant sounds close together. Which choice provides the best example of this?A little red bird perched perkily but precariously on a tree branch. Choose 1 answer:

• NO CHANGE
• sat perkily on a thin, slim tree branch
• perched atop an alarmingly thin tree branch
• It needs to be changed, but none of the options apply

The writer wants to use words that imitate the sound of an event. Which choice best accomplishes this goal? When the demolition team sent the wrecking ball sailing into the old stadium, a massive boom reverberated out to the city. Choose 1 answer:

• NO CHANGE
• explosion
• thwack

Identify the correct preposition to use in this expression. One of the Oakdale city council’s proposals ______ note was a bid to expand parks and other public spaces. Choose 1 answer:

• in
• of
• on