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Worksheets7th Grade 5-A-Day Language Week 10
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose a matching analogy for lobby:hotel.
a)
senator: mayor
b)
surgeon: operation
c)
fleet: car
d)
root: plant
2.
Choose where a comma should go in this part of a sentence: "I am not certain" she said ...
a)
"I am, not certain" she said
b)
"I am not, certain" she said
c)
"I am not certain" she, said
d)
"I am not certain," she said
3.
Choose WHICH WORD a comma should go AFTER in this sentence: "I am not certain," she said hesitantly "if that's a safe idea."
a)
she
b)
said
c)
hesitantly
d)
if
4.
Identify the figure of speech: A tsunami of donations flooded the animal shelter.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
5.
Choose how to identify the following group of words: I got so mad
a)
phrase
b)
dependent clause
c)
independent clause
6.
Identify why the sentence is CONFUSING. Trying to hail a cab, the rain started pouring down and I got all wet.
a)
dangling modifier
b)
misplaced modifier
7.
Choose a synonym for "cull".
a)
organize
b)
pluck
c)
crush
d)
scatter
8.
Identify the type of sentence;
After we left practice, I went swimming and Mark ran around the track.
After we left practice, I went swimming and Mark ran around the track.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound/complex
9.
Choose the antonym for "opaque".
a)
cloudy
b)
dense
c)
visible
d)
transparent
10.
Which word means "of or relating to the body"?
a)
exploit
b)
opaque
c)
corporal
d)
cull
11.
Which word means "not able to be seen through; not transparent"?
a)
exploit
b)
opaque
c)
corporal
d)
cull
12.
Which word means "to choose or select from a group"?
a)
exploit
b)
opaque
c)
corporal
d)
cull
13.
Which word means "a bold or daring feat"?
a)
exploit
b)
opaque
c)
corporal
d)
cull
14.
Which word means "to make a careful or thorough search for information"?
a)
exploit
b)
delve
c)
corporal
d)
cull
15.
Which definition of "rash" matches the word used in the sentence? The police were investigating a rash of robberies.
a)
n. A series of outbreaks or occurrences
b)
adj. Too hasty or reckless
c)
n. A breakout of red spots on the skin
16.
Which word means "feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt"?
a)
contrite
b)
sorrowful
c)
apologetic
17.
Which word means "regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offense or failure"?
a)
contrite
b)
sorrowful
c)
apologetic
18.
Which word means "feeling or showing grief; full of sorrow"?
a)
contrite
b)
sorrowful
c)
apologetic
19.
Which word BEST fits the context of the sentence? While Dan was ____ after the accident, many people questioned if he was truly remorseful over his actions.
a)
contrite
b)
sorrowful
c)
apologetic
20.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
tragedy
b)
tradgedy
21.
Which word contains the affix or base/root word "corp," which means "body"?
a)
reciprocal
b)
comical
c)
corpse
d)
facial
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