Middle School ELA Survival Guide Quiz

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Running to the store.

• My best friend.

• My best friend is running to the store.

• To the store running.

When should you use a comma before connecting words like "and," "but," "or," or "so"?

• When joining two complete thoughts (independent clauses)

• When listing two items

• Only at the end of a sentence

• When starting a sentence

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly for extra information?

• My, sister who loves cats adopted three kittens.

• My sister, who loves cats, adopted three kittens.

• My sister who, loves cats, adopted three kittens.

• My sister who loves, cats adopted three kittens.

You see the sentence: "I studied hard, but the test was still difficult." Which comma rule is being used?

• Independent Clauses

• Introductory Elements

• Places & Dates

• Extra Information

Which of the following is an example of a proper noun that should be capitalized?

• city

• restaurant

• Sarah

• month

Which of the following should be capitalized according to the time references rule?

• monday, january, christmas

• spring, summer, winter

• day, week, month

• today, tomorrow, yesterday

What is the main difference between quoting and paraphrasing?

• Quoting uses someone’s exact words, while paraphrasing puts ideas in your own words.

• Quoting is always longer than paraphrasing.

• Paraphrasing uses quotation marks, quoting does not.

• Quoting does not require a citation, paraphrasing does.

When you mention the author’s name in your sentence, what do you need to include in parentheses?

• Only the page number

• The author’s name and page number

• Only the year

• The title of the book

What does the phrase "et al." mean in MLA citations?

• And others

• And the author

• And also

• And later

If you write, "Exercise is crucial for health (Smith 23)," what type of citation are you using?

• Author in parentheses

• Author in sentence

• Multiple authors

• No citation