Language 2025 9 Week Test Practice

Complete the sentence with the correct progressive past tense verb.

Martha and all her friends ____________ (have) a party.

• were having

• was having

• are having

• have had

Identify the adverb in the sentence. She quickly finished her homework before dinner.

• dinner

• homework

• finished

• quickly

Which modal auxiliary verb indicates the ability to do something?

I _______________ hold my breath underwater for one minute.

• can

• must

• should

• will

Is this a simile or metaphor? What does it mean?

The dancer was a swan, drifting across the stage.

• Metaphor. It means the dancer moved gracefully and smoothly, like a swan.

• Simile. It means the dancer was clumsy and awkward.

• Metaphor. It means the dancer was very slow and heavy.

• Simile. It means the dancer was as fast as a cheetah.

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

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

• She likes apples.

• Running is fun.

• The cat slept.

What does “I’m all ears” really mean?

• I am listening very closely to what you have to say.
• My ears are too big.
• I can hear really well.

Which relative adverb would correctly complete this sentence? The park _______ we had our picnic was beautiful.

• why

• when

• where

Put the adjectives in the correct order in the sentence. I threw away the ____________ ____________ ____________ cans.

• three blue tin

• blue three tin

• tin blue three

• blue tin three

What is the meaning of the underlined word? The severe storm left thousands of people without electricity when it was all over.

• The storm was mild and did not cause any damage.

• The storm was intense and caused significant disruption.

• The storm was brief and had little impact.

• The storm was predicted but never occurred.

The reason _____ I’m so tired is because I stayed up too late last night.

• when

• where

• why