SA Review Quiz

Read the sentence below.
Many children brought pencils, erasers, markers, rulers, and glue to the art class.
Give one reason why commas ( , ) are used in this sentence.

• To show direct speech

• To join two sentences

• To show excitement

• To separate items in a list

Read the passage below.

The forest was silent in the early morning, but the animals were already awake. The monkeys swung between the trees, while the parrots called loudly to one another. The ground was still wet from the night rain, so the frogs hid under the leaves. Although the sun had just risen, the forest was already full of life.
Give two connectives from here.

• morning, sun

• trees, leaves

• but, while

• quickly, loudly

Read the passage below.
People plant trees in their neighbourhoods to keep the air clean. Many children bring small bags to collect rubbish in the park. Families also place water bowls outside their homes so that thirsty animals can drink during hot days.
Find one verb, one adjective, one plural noun.

• • Present-tense verb: plant

  • Adjective: also

  • Plural noun: animals

• • Present-tense verb: plant

  • Adjective: small

  • Plural noun: animals

• • Present-tense verb: air

  • Adjective: small

  • Plural noun: animals

• • Present-tense verb: plant

  • Adjective: days

  • Plural noun: animals

How is the information text organised to make it easy to read and understand?

• It repeats the same information many times

• It adds unnecessary details

• It uses clear subheadings

• It uses very long, confusing paragraphs

Which of the following is an adverb of manner?

• quickly

• morning

• blue

• trees

Read the sentence below and answer the questions.

Yesterday, Sarah ate a bowl of noodles before going to school.

Identify one irregular verb in the past tense and

Explain how you know that it is an irregular verb in the past tense.

• before
  
  It is the name of a place

• • bowl

  • It ends with -ed

• • ate

  • Because it does not follow the regular pattern of adding -ed to make the past tense.

• school
  
  It describes a noun

Read the sentence below:

The wind howled like a hungry wolf outside the window.

What figurative technique is used in the sentence?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

The wind ‘howled like a hungry wolf’. What does this mean?

• The wind was gentle and soft

• The wind sounded angry and loud

• The wind was warm and comforting

• The wind smelled like food

Read the sentence below.

“We are leaving now,” the boys said.

Which of the following is the correct indirect speech?

• The boys said that they are leaving now.

• The boys said that they were leaving now.

• The boys said that we were leaving now.

• The boys said that they leave now.

Look at the sentence below:

Ravi picked up Saras notebook before leaving the classroom.

(a) Where should the apostrophe be added?
(b) Why is the apostrophe used?

• Sara’s notebook
  
  To show possession (something belongs to someone)

• Saras’ notebook
  
  To make the word plural

• Saras notebook’
  
  To show a pause in the sentence

• Sara s’ notebook
  
  To show a missing letter