WorksheetsPSSA Review 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a synonym?
a)
Two different words that have the same meaning
b)
Two different words that have the opposite meaning
c)
Two different words that rhyme
d)
The same word but spelled differently
2.
What an antonym?
a)
Two different words that have the same meaning
b)
Two different words that have the opposite meaning
c)
Two different words that rhyme
d)
The same word but spelled differently
3.
What is being modified in the following sentence:
Having forgotten her homework, Sarah recieved a zero for the day.
Having forgotten her homework, Sarah recieved a zero for the day.
a)
Homework
b)
Sarah
c)
Day
d)
Her
4.
What are the pronouns in the following sentence:
She stared blankly at all of them running.
She stared blankly at all of them running.
a)
She, Them
b)
All, Them
c)
She, All
d)
Blankly, Running
5.
True or false: The following sentence contains a dangling modifier:
"Jogging through the park, a dog bit me."
"Jogging through the park, a dog bit me."
a)
True
b)
False
6.
True or False: The following sentence contains a dangling modifier:
"Staring out over the ocean, Jill saw the tide ebb and flow.
"Staring out over the ocean, Jill saw the tide ebb and flow.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
True or False: A writer's/author's point of view is their perspective/viewpoint from which a piece or writing or text it written.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or False: The following sentence contains a dangling modifier:
"When in third grade, my mother went back to college."
"When in third grade, my mother went back to college."
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Read the paragraph. (1) In the central area of Chile is a long river valley. (2) People who visit there are just really amazed by the really pretty views. (3) Some people head for the lakes to kick back or relax. (4) Others sit tight in the amazing forests. Which sentence of the paragraph has a formal style?
a)
Sentence 1
b)
Sentence 2
c)
Sentence 3
d)
Sentence 4
10.
Which of the following is not on of the steps of Argumentative writing?
a)
Claim
b)
Counter Claim
c)
Ruling
d)
Reasoning
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