Language Arts Governors Cups

Identify the correct use of a semicolon in a sentence.

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

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

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

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

Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.

• The team are winning the match.

• The team is winning the match.

• The team were winning the match.

• The team be winning the match.

Which word is a synonym for 'elated'?

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

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

• Regret

• Adventure

• Choices

• Nature

Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

• Fox

• Jumps

• Quick

• Over

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

• The cake was eaten by the children.

• The children ate the cake.

• The children are eating the cake.

• The children will eat the cake.

What is the antonym of 'benevolent'?

• Kind

• Cruel

• Generous

• Friendly

In the sentence 'She sang beautifully,' what part of speech is 'beautifully'?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

• I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

• I went to the store.

• I bought some milk.

• I went to the store to buy some milk.

What is the literary device used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole