Study Guide

Which type of indirect characterization is at play in the passage below?

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on others

• Actions

• Looks

Choose the phrase which uses more descriptive language.

• He shows me where to get a drink

• He leads me beside the quiet waters.

What is the purpose for using transitional words?

• To create more work

• To become a successful writer

• To help your reader follow your ideas

• To create a disconnect

Which of the following inferences about Brian is most strongly supported by the following passage (paragraph 5)?

• Brian is a happy, normal young man.

• Brian knows he will be back home before the day’s end.

• Brian’s parents are either divorced or separated.

• Brian doesn’t think his mother and father have his best interests in mind.

Which of the following sentences uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• A) The team are winning the match.

• B) The team is winning the match.

• C) The team were winning the match.

• D) The team be winning the match.

Identify the sentence with the correct use of a semicolon.

• A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

• B) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

• C) I have a big test tomorrow; and I can't go out tonight.

• D) I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out tonight.

Which word is a synonym for 'elated'?

• A) Sad

• B) Joyful

• C) Angry

• D) Tired

What is the main theme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost?

• A) Adventure

• B) Regret

• C) Choices

• D) Nature

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon.

• A) She had three pets: a dog, a cat, and a rabbit.

• B) She had three pets; a dog, a cat, and a rabbit.

• C) She had three pets, a dog, a cat, and a rabbit.

• D) She had three pets - a dog, a cat, and a rabbit.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• A) The leaves danced in the wind.

• B) The sun smiled down on us.

• C) Time is a thief.

• D) The stars were like diamonds.