WorksheetsUnit 3 Post Test Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is active voice?
a)
When the subject is the one doing the action.
b)
When the subject is receiving the action.
c)
The sentence contains an action verb.
d)
When the subject is unknown to the reader.
2.
What is passive voice?
a)
When the subject does the action.
b)
When there is no action verb in
c)
When the subject receives the action.
d)
When there are multiple actions in a sentence.
3.
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate use of passive voice?
a)
When you do not want to reveal who is responsible for an act.
b)
Mysteries
c)
Science lab reports
d)
Academic writing
4.
Strong writing should be written using _____ voice.
a)
active
b)
passive
5.
Which sentence is written in ACTIVE voice?
a)
The burger was cooked medium-well.
b)
I cooked the burger medium-well.
c)
The burger was cooked medium-well by me.
d)
Both A and B are correct.
6.
Which sentence is written in ACTIVE voice?
a)
He delivered the flowers to her front door.
b)
The flowers were delivered to her front door.
c)
The flowers were delivered to her front door by him.
d)
B and C are both correct.
7.
Which sentence is written in PASSIVE voice?
a)
He ate the rest of the left over pasta.
b)
The silver was polished using a special solution.
c)
Chase scored a 90% on his test.
d)
By the way, you should study for the test.
8.
Which sentence is written in PASSIVE voice?
a)
The team lost the match.
b)
The match was lost by the team.
c)
The match was lost.
d)
Both B and C are correct.
9.
Which sentence is written in PASSIVE voice?
a)
Over half of the graduating class went to college in the fall.
b)
The committee is considering a public transportation proposal.
c)
The state exam was passed by over half of the students who took it.
d)
The researchers will publish their findings in a report.
10.
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
1The Titanic was built in 1912. 2Engineers designed it in a way that would make the ship unsinkable. 3Because of this, the boat was not equipped with enough life boats. 4During its first voyage, an iceberg damaged the boat and caused it to sink.
1The Titanic was built in 1912. 2Engineers designed it in a way that would make the ship unsinkable. 3Because of this, the boat was not equipped with enough life boats. 4During its first voyage, an iceberg damaged the boat and caused it to sink.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Rewrite the sentence to make it in active voice:
The fire was extinguished by the brave firemen.
The fire was extinguished by the brave firemen.
a)
The fire was extinguished.
b)
The brave firemen extinguished the fire.
c)
The fire was extinguished by the firemen, who were brave.
d)
Extinguished was the fire by the firemen.
12.
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
1I noticed a shiny penny in the crevice of the sidewalk. 2The penny was dusted off. 3That's when I noticed my face was on the penny, and its year was 2058. 4Only then did I realize the worm hole from which the penny traveled . . . .
1I noticed a shiny penny in the crevice of the sidewalk. 2The penny was dusted off. 3That's when I noticed my face was on the penny, and its year was 2058. 4Only then did I realize the worm hole from which the penny traveled . . . .
a)
Sentence 1
b)
Sentence 2
c)
Sentence 3
d)
Sentence 4
13.
Which sentence in the following passage is NOT written in ACTIVE voice?
1I was awoken by some strange noise in the middle of the night. 2I looked around the room to see what it may have been. 3When I didn't see anything, I slowly lifted up my bed skirt to check underneath my bed. 4That's when I saw its brights green eyes staring back at me.
1I was awoken by some strange noise in the middle of the night. 2I looked around the room to see what it may have been. 3When I didn't see anything, I slowly lifted up my bed skirt to check underneath my bed. 4That's when I saw its brights green eyes staring back at me.
a)
Sentence 1
b)
Sentence 2
c)
Sentence 3
d)
Sentence 4
14.
What is an appositive?
a)
Additional information about a noun; the information is surrounded by commas
b)
Additional information about a verb; the information is offset by dashes
c)
Minimal information that should be further described
d)
A sentence that does not contain a verb
15.
Which sentence contains an appositive?
a)
Happy birthday, Karlie!
b)
It's Karlie's birthday today!
c)
Karlie, my next door neighbor, is celebrating her 10th birthday.
d)
Karlie got a slinky, a dress, and a kitten for her birthday.
16.
Which sentence DOES NOT contain an appositive?
a)
We live in the largest city in Georgia, Atlanta.
b)
Did you hear about the new restaurant, Crust?
c)
Rebekah, my best friend, recently moved to Australia.
d)
Yes, Kelly, let's go to lunch tutorial.
17.
Which sentence uses commas to separate items in a list?
a)
Mom, Tony and I made the baseball team!
b)
Please, sir, do not touch that.
c)
The recipe calls for eggs, milk, and butter.
d)
All of the above
18.
What is a direct address?
a)
When you want to find a specific location
b)
When you're directly talking to yourself
c)
When a speaker points to someone to get his/her attention
d)
When a speaker is directly speaking to someone else and calls him/her by name
19.
Which sentence contains a direct address?
a)
Carmen, the new girl, is an excellent softball player.
b)
Yes, ma'am, I would like to purchase a one-way ticket to Bali.
c)
Trevor, Raul, and Sammy were all witnesses to the car wreck.
d)
Dubai, home to the tallest building in the world, is a city located in the Middle East.
20.
What are coordinating adjectives?
a)
Words that describe the placement of something
b)
Words that describe a verb and can be flip flopped
c)
Words that look like verbs but function as nouns; they always end in -ing
d)
Words that describe a noun and can be flip flopped or "and" can be added between them
21.
Which sentence contains coordinating adjectives?
a)
The five old men visited Frank, their best friend, last weekend.
b)
Don't touch the boiling hot water!
c)
He stepped in a gooey, slimy substance at the nuclear plant.
d)
If you're sick, please cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.
22.
What is an introductory element?
a)
A phrase that introduces characters in a sentence
b)
A phrase or clause that often gives the setting of a sentence
c)
A phrase that introduces the speaker to the audience
d)
All of the above
23.
When do you ABSOLUTELY need a comma after an introductory element?
a)
When the phrase is more than 3 words
b)
When a phrase contains a noun and a verb
c)
When the phrase is fewer than 3 words
d)
When the phrase contains an adverb
24.
Which sentence contains an introductory element?
a)
Tomorrow evening we are going to my grandmother's for dinner.
b)
In the back of the cabinet, you will find the seasoning you need.
c)
Without his help, Justin would never have passed his driving test.
d)
All of the above
25.
What is a dialogue tag?
a)
Additional information about where someone is when he/she is speaking
b)
Quotation marks added to someone's speech
c)
Additional information that tells about who said something and how it was said
d)
An indicator about when a speaker changed during a conversation
26.
Which sentence is formatted CORRECTLY?
a)
"Yes, Martha,." replied her husband.
b)
"Yes, Martha," replied her husband.
c)
"Yes, Martha." replied her husband.
d)
"Yes, Martha", replied her husband.
27.
Which sentence is formatted correctly?
a)
He responded, "I'm not sure where the missing key is."
b)
He responded. "I'm not sure where the missing key is."
c)
He responded "I'm not sure where the missing key is."
d)
He responded, I'm not sure where the missing key is.
28.
Which sentence is formatted correctly?
a)
"No," replied Mary, "I don't recognize her."
b)
"No" replied Mary, "I don't recognize her."
c)
"No." replied Mary. "I don't recognize her."
d)
"No", replied Mary, "I don't recognize her".
29.
Explain why a comma is in the following sentence:
Sam, please don't throw the baseball in the house!
Sam, please don't throw the baseball in the house!
a)
Introductory element
b)
Direct address
c)
Appositive
d)
Coordinating adjectives
30.
Explain why the sentence below contains a comma:
Next year at Riverwood, you will see that some classes contain students from multiple grades.
Next year at Riverwood, you will see that some classes contain students from multiple grades.
a)
Direct address
b)
Items in a series
c)
Appositive
d)
Introductory element
31.
Explain why the sentence below contains a comma:
His aggressive, intimidating tactics were no match for his opponent's strength and agility.
His aggressive, intimidating tactics were no match for his opponent's strength and agility.
a)
Introductory element
b)
Coordinating adjectives
c)
Dialogue tag
d)
Appositive
32.
Explain why there are commas in the following sentence:
Did you, Abby, finish the science project?
Did you, Abby, finish the science project?
a)
Direct address
b)
Appositive
c)
Introductory element
d)
Dialogue and dialogue tag
33.
What is the symbol for an ellipsis?
a)
, , ,
b)
;
c)
. . .
d)
"
34.
What is the purpose of an ellipsis?
a)
To show an incomplete thought
b)
To show hesitation
c)
To show that words have been omitted from an excerpt
d)
All of the above
35.
How do you end a sentence if an ellipsis appears at the end of it?
a)
Add a quotation mark to show it's the end of the sentence
b)
Add the correct punctuation mark after the ellipsis
c)
Add a bracket at the end of the sentence
d)
Keep the ellipsis the same
36.
Which sentence is formatted correctly?
a)
"Yes . . . ," answered the frightened child.
b)
"Yes...." answered the frightened child.
c)
"Yes . . ." answered the frightened child.
d)
"Yes..", answered the frightened child.
37.
Which sentence is formatted correctly?
a)
The meal he cooked was . . . unique.
b)
The meal he cooked was unique...
c)
The meal he cooked was . . . . unique.
d)
The meal he cooked . . . was unique.
38.
What is the purpose of a dash?
a)
To show an abrupt change of thought
b)
To show emphasis
c)
To indicate an interruption
d)
All of the above
39.
Which of the following sentences uses dashes correctly to add emphasis?
a)
Joel's business—he takes cares of pets—is doing quite well.
b)
Joel's business, he takes cares of pets—is doing well.
c)
Joel's business—he takes care of pets is doing quite well.
d)
Joel's business he takes care of pets—is doing quite well.
40.
Which sentence uses a dash to show hesitation?
a)
"I—I don't know—what you're talking about—" stammered the thief.
b)
"I I don't know—what you're talking about," stammered the thief.
c)
"I—I don't know what you're talking about," stammered the thief.
d)
"I—I don't know what you're talking about—" stammered the thief.
41.
Which sentence is correctly formatted?
a)
"But I—,"
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
b)
"But I—"
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
c)
"But I" —
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
d)
"But—I—"
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
42.
What is the purpose of having the dash in the following excerpt?
"But I—"
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
"But I—"
"But nothing!" shouted the evil king.
a)
To show hesitation
b)
To show interruption
c)
To show an abrupt change of thought
d)
To indicate a new speaker
43.
Which of the following sentences uses ellipses correctly?
a)
She swam ... and swam ... and swam some more.
b)
She swam and swam and swam ... some more.
c)
She swam and swam ... and swam some more.
d)
None of the above.
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