Worksheets7th Grade 5-A-Day Language Week 22
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He kept all of his medication in a medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to him.
a)
Dangling modifier
b)
Misplaced modifier
2.
Which word needs to be next to the modifier (green words)? He kept all of his medication in a medicine cabinet that had been prescribed to him.
a)
medication
b)
medicine cabinet
3.
Which word has a NEGATIVE connotation?
a)
trusting
b)
naive
c)
ignorant
4.
Choose the word that is needed to complete the sentence: His excellent performance continued to _____ his self-confidence.
a)
eradicate
b)
compromise
c)
placate
d)
bolster
5.
Which word means "To make calm; to make someone less angry or hostile"?
a)
bolster
b)
eradicate
c)
placate
d)
staunch
6.
Which word means "A settlement reached by each side giving up something"?
a)
compromise
b)
eradicate
c)
placate
d)
staunch
7.
Which word means "to strengthen or reinforce something"?
a)
compromise
b)
eradicate
c)
buttress
d)
staunch
8.
Which word means "loyal and committed"?
a)
compromise
b)
eradicate
c)
buttress
d)
staunch
9.
Which word means "destroy completely; put an end to"?
a)
compromise
b)
eradicate
c)
buttress
d)
staunch
10.
Which word has the best connotation? As a math major, my dad will freely admit that he is _____ when it comes to literature.
a)
naive
b)
trusting
c)
ignorant
11.
Which words can be left out? The city reserved the land for the purpose of creating a community garden to be used by community members.
a)
The city reserved
b)
the land for
c)
the purpose of creating
d)
a community garden
12.
Which words can be left out? The city reserved the land for the purpose of creating a community garden to be used by community members.
a)
The city reserved
b)
the land for
c)
a community garden
d)
to be used by community members.
13.
Choose the CORRECT spelling.
a)
grievence
b)
grievance
14.
Identify the figure of speech: This computer is a dinosaur.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
15.
My best friend's house
a)
phrase
b)
dependent clause
c)
independent clause
16.
Choose a word which contains a root that means "calm".
a)
placid
b)
abbreviate
c)
accelerate
d)
cultivate
17.
Choose a word with an affix that means "to make."
a)
placard
b)
placid
c)
cultivate
18.
Identify the type of sentence: Before the school year started, I made sure to get all of the necessary supplies.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-Complex
19.
Choose a matching analogy for phone: communication.
a)
bike: motorcycle
b)
cabinet: storage
c)
flower: decoration
d)
transpiration: car
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