2nd Semester Exam English Review

What is the verb in the sentence?
Eddy flew home from Khazakhstan for Christmas.

• Eddy

• from

• flew

What is the verb in the sentence?
Christmas is on Monday, December 25th.

• is

• on

• Monday

Which adjective describes Samuel, the teacher.

Samuel, the old teacher, guided Grace, Michael, and Kai slowly across the busy museum.

• slowly

• busy

• old

A type of writing that tells an imaginary story is _____.

• fiction
• nonfiction
• speech

After receiving one letter addressed to him in The Cupboard Under the Stairs, where is Harry's second letter addressed?

• The Smallest Bedroom

• Chez Dursley

• The Upstairs Water Closet

What is the verb in the sentence?
Binx (the cat) raced across my living room this morning.

• Binx

• finish
• raced

The reason behind a character's behavior is called ____.

• conflict
• motivation
• purpose

Why do the Dursleys take Harry to the zoo?

• It's a family tradition.

• Mrs. Fig, his babysitter, can't watch him.

• For a school field trip.

The ________ is the time and place in which the action occurs.

• Characterization
• Setting
• Summary

Context clues can be used to 

• expose the climax of a narrative.
• discover the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• reveal a story's theme.