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WorksheetsGrammar and Punctuation Semester 1 Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
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1.
Which sentence has been punctuated correctly?
a)
David Livingstone journeyed through africa?
b)
David livingstone journeyed through africa?
c)
David Livingstone journeyed through Africa?
d)
david livingstone journeyed through africa?
2.
Which group of words is a list of a collective nouns?
a)
explorers, adventures, travellers, sailors
b)
party, crew, army, band
c)
explorations, adventure, travel, voyage
d)
China, Australia, Asia, Europe
3.
____________are naming words. They name people,animals,places, things, qualities and feelings.
a)
Verbs
b)
Nouns
c)
Adjectives
d)
Collective nouns
4.
What is the collective noun for a group of birds?
a)
A pod of birds
b)
A family of birds
c)
An army of birds
d)
A flock of birds
5.
_____________ showed us their photos of whales.
a)
Them
b)
They
c)
Him
d)
Her
6.
I didn't see _______________ near the beached whale.
a)
somebody
b)
someone
c)
anyone
d)
no-one
7.
Which pair of pronouns complete this sentence correctly?
I heard _________in the water, but didn't see _______________
I heard _________in the water, but didn't see _______________
a)
nothing, something
b)
something, nothing
c)
something, none
d)
something, anything
8.
All of the pitchers were told by Coach Guzman that they would have to buy new mitts for _____________ because the school couldn't afford them.
a)
they
b)
himself
c)
their
d)
themselves
9.
Replace the blue word with a pronoun:
I wanted to go with Jill to the park.
I wanted to go with Jill to the park.
a)
him
b)
her
c)
them
d)
she
10.
What is the adjective in the sentence?
A volcanic eruption frightened the islanders.
A volcanic eruption frightened the islanders.
a)
islanders
b)
frightened
c)
eruption
d)
volcanic
11.
Complete each of the sentences with a verbal adjective.
All that was left after the fire was bits of __________ wood.
All that was left after the fire was bits of __________ wood.
a)
small
b)
the
c)
charred
d)
old
12.
Identify the adjective:
This old computer is dirty.
This old computer is dirty.
a)
This
b)
old
c)
computer
13.
Complete each of the sentences with a verbal adjective.
The man risked his life when he entered the _________building
a)
crumbling
b)
tall
c)
old
d)
brick
14.
Which is the adjective in this sentence:
That was the longest movie I've seen.
That was the longest movie I've seen.
a)
seen
b)
movie
c)
longest
d)
was
15.
Complete each of the sentences with a verbal adjective/s.
We were _________ to hear that he had completed the __________ race
We were _________ to hear that he had completed the __________ race
a)
told, school
b)
home, long
c)
together, short
d)
pleased, punishing
16.
Which is the adjective in this sentence:
Your tablet is newer than mine.
Your tablet is newer than mine.
a)
newer
b)
tablet
c)
mine
d)
your
17.
Which word is the action verb?
Parker ran quickly to his friend's house.
Parker ran quickly to his friend's house.
a)
quickly
b)
ran
c)
house
d)
Parker
18.
Which word is the action verb?
The bird flew into the tree.
The bird flew into the tree.
a)
flew
b)
tree
c)
bird
d)
into
19.
What do verbs do?
a)
They modify nouns or pronouns
b)
They express an action, condition, or state of being
c)
They modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
d)
They are used in a place of a noun.
20.
They didn't tell us about the accident.
They ________ you about the accident.
They ________ you about the accident.
a)
tells
b)
told
21.
You didn't drink the milk.
I __________the milk.
I __________the milk.
a)
drank
b)
dreenk
22.
If you love school, you will do your work.
What is the SUBJECT of this sentence?
What is the SUBJECT of this sentence?
a)
you
b)
will do
c)
love
d)
work
23.
I ran a mile last night.
What is the VERB of the sentence?
What is the VERB of the sentence?
a)
I
b)
ran
c)
mile
d)
night
24.
Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one.
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one.
a)
Simple Sentence
b)
Compound Sentence
25.
Choose if the following sentence is a complete sentence or a fragment:
Under the table.
Under the table.
a)
sentence
b)
fragment
26.
Which word does the adverb in red modify?
The car nearly crashed into the wall.
The car nearly crashed into the wall.
a)
car
b)
crashed
c)
into
d)
wall
27.
Which word does the adverb in red modify?
Cindy whispered quietly to her friend.
Cindy whispered quietly to her friend.
a)
Cindy
b)
whispered
c)
her
d)
friend
28.
Identify the ADVERB in this sentence:
You should always do your math homework.
You should always do your math homework.
a)
should
b)
always
c)
math
d)
homework
29.
Which word is the ADVERB?
The girl read the book silently.
The girl read the book silently.
a)
read
b)
girl
c)
book
d)
silently
30.
Which word is the ADVERB?
Martha began to feel really confident.
Martha began to feel really confident.
a)
Martha
b)
feel
c)
confident
d)
really
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