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Worksheets7th Grade 5-A-Day Language Week 13
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I forgot to leave a key.
a)
phrase
b)
dependent clause
c)
independent clause
2.
Choose a synonym for "revel".
a)
avenge
b)
divulge
c)
despair
d)
rejoice
3.
A comma goes AFTER which word?
When the rain stops we can check out the old wooden barn.
When the rain stops we can check out the old wooden barn.
a)
rain
b)
stops
c)
old
d)
wodden
4.
Which word means "Admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it; surrender or yield."
a)
maintain
b)
concede
c)
torrid
d)
dissent
5.
Which word means "to differ in opinion, especially from the majority"?
a)
maintain
b)
concede
c)
torrid
d)
dissent
6.
Which word means "very hot and usually dry"?
a)
maintain
b)
concede
c)
torrid
d)
dissent
7.
Which word means "To continue in the same way or condition"?
a)
maintain
b)
concede
c)
torrid
d)
dissent
8.
Which definition matches the word "maintain" as it used in the sentence?
a)
v. To continue in the same way or condition.
b)
v.To declare something to be true.
c)
v. To keep in good condition.
9.
Choose a matching analogy for president:lead.
a)
write: scribe
b)
sentinel: guard
c)
friend: offend
d)
dancer: react
10.
Which might cause dissent in a country?
a)
honest political leaders
b)
extreme weather
c)
unfair laws
11.
Identify the type of sentence: Mr. Gusto found the essays and graded them that night.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
12.
Choose an antonym for "rebuff".
a)
obtain
b)
retreat
c)
reject
d)
accept
13.
He was soaring like an eagle when he got his driver's license.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
14.
Choose the CORRECT spelling.
a)
irresistable
b)
irresistible
15.
Which word has a NEGATIVE connotation?
a)
lenient
b)
compassionate
c)
permissive
16.
Which word has a POSITIVE connotation?
a)
lenient
b)
compassionate
c)
permissive
17.
Choose the base word for "conservatory".
a)
con
b)
servat
c)
ory
18.
Choose the suffix for "conservatory".
a)
con
b)
servat
c)
ory
19.
Choose the prefix for "conservatory".
a)
con
b)
servat
c)
ory
20.
Which words can be eliminated in the sentence? My dog has a tendency to get overly excited and hyper when around other dogs or animals.
a)
My dog
b)
overly excited
c)
dogs or
d)
animals.
21.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
My ___ teacher understood that I was having some personal issues and extended the due date for my essay.
My ___ teacher understood that I was having some personal issues and extended the due date for my essay.
a)
permissive
b)
lenient
c)
compassionate
22.
What is wrong with the following sentence? I held the necklace tightly in my hand that my friend gave me.
a)
dangling modifier
b)
misplaced modifier
23.
Which phrase needs to be moved next to the subject?
I held the necklace tightly in my hand that my friend gave me.
I held the necklace tightly in my hand that my friend gave me.
a)
I held the necklace
b)
in my hand
c)
that my friend gave me.
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