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Verb & Chicago AOL Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

The sandwich tastes great.

a)
action
b)
linking
c)
helping
2.

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

She talked to her friend.

a)
action
b)
linking
c)
helping
3.
What type of verb(s) are in the following sentence? Paul will be happy when we sees the score of the game.
a)
action
b)
helping
c)
linking
d)
helping and linking
4.

What is the verb in the following sentence?

The Chiefs beat the Broncos on Sunday.

a)
Chiefs
b)
the
c)
beat
d)
Sunday
5.
What is the verb in the following sentence?The players were excited.
a)
The
b)
players
c)
were
d)
happy
6.

What are all of the verb(s) in the following sentence?

I could have slept all day long.

a)
could
b)
have
c)
could have
d)
could have slept
7.

What word in the following sentence is a helping verb?

It is an honor to be standing next to you.

a)
is
b)
be
c)
standing
d)
you
8.

What is the verb in the following sentence?

Batman is my favorite movie.

a)
Batman
b)
is
c)
my
d)
favorite
9.
Who said the following quote?"Never trust an ugly woman. She's got a grudge against the world!"
a)
Grandma
b)
Effie Wilcox
c)
Mary Alice
d)
Joey
10.
What character said the following quote?"The dead is walking, and Mrs. Dowdel's gunning for me!"
a)
Grandma
b)
Effie Wilcox
c)
Mary Alice
d)
Joey
11.

What character said the following quote?

"They come on my place and wrenched up my you-know-what by the posts and flung it all over the yard."

a)
Grandma
b)
Effie Wilcox
c)
Mary Alice
d)
Aunt Chapman
12.

What character said the following quote?

"Many more mice in the milk, and your customers will start keeping their own cows again."

a)
Grandma
b)
Mary Alice
c)
Ernie Cowgill
d)
Mr. Cowgill
13.

What character  said the following quote?

"It was because you wadded up your underdrawers to stop the flue on the stove and smoke out the schoolhouse. That was the end of yer education!"

a)
Grandma
b)
Effie Wilcox
c)
Aunt Chapman
d)
Mary Alice
14.

What character said the following quote?

"You don't know anything. Men don't have any idea about women."

a)
Joey
b)
Grandma
c)
Mary Alice
d)
Aunt Chapman
15.

What character said the following quote?

"Driving lessons and Ray Veech wants two dollars to teach me."


a)
Grandma
b)
Mary Alice
c)
Joey
d)
Mr. Weidenbach's nephew
16.

What character said the following quote?

"I'm dead. Oh yes, I'm dead."

a)
Joey
b)
Ernie Cowgill
c)
Mary Alice
d)
Grandma
17.

What type of figurative language is the following example?

"The dress fit her like a glove..."

a)

Simile

b)
Metaphor
c)

Personification

d)
Hyperbole
18.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

"My ears were fire, burning like they never had before."

a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
19.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

"The sun had already begun to punish us."

a)
Simile
b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

20.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

"Sweat came down in rivers off his head."

a)
Simile
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
21.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

"The cat had our tongue."

a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
d)
Hyperbole
22.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

"They're pulling your leg, sonny."

a)
Simile
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
23.
How would you characterize the Cowgill brothers at the beginning of the book?
a)
nice
b)
disobedient
c)
helpful
d)
funny
24.
What is setting for most of the book?
a)
Chicago
b)
Grandma's town
c)

St. Louis

d)
Kansas City
25.
Why does Grandma often lie and do illegal things?
a)
for a good reason
b)
to show she's better than everyone else
c)
to set a bad example
d)
because she's bored
26.
What is the setting of Centennial Celebration?
a)
1935, Grandma's Town
b)
1920, Grandma's Town
c)
1935, Chicago
d)
1920, Chicago
27.
Who is the main conflict between in Centennial Celebration?
a)
Grandma and Effie Wilcox
b)
Grandma and Mrs. Weidenbach
c)
Mary Alice and Joey
d)
Joey and Uncle Grady
28.
What is the climax of the Centennial Celebration chapter?
a)
When Grandma picks up Uncle Grady
b)
When the kids leave to go home
c)
When Mrs. Weidenbach notices the float with Uncle Grady
d)
When Mary Alice dances
29.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

The cat had our tongues.

a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Idiom
30.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

At the end of her rope.

a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
d)
Hyperbole
31.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

Pulling your leg.

a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Idiom
d)
Hyperbole
32.
What is the theme of the Mouse in the Milk chapter?
a)
Don't drink spoiled milk.
b)
There are consequences for bad behavior.
c)
Fireworks are dangerous.
d)
Always try and trick people.
33.
What is the theme of Things with Wings?
a)
Be careful what you wish for.
b)

Rumors can be dangerous and spread quickly.

c)
Never forget what you learned in History class.
d)
Blackmail always gets you what you want.