WorksheetsSemester 1 review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: While I was reading the startling new book, I realized that the setting was right here in my hometown.
a)
I was reading the startling new book
b)
While I was reading the startling new book
c)
I realized that the setting was right here in my hometown
2.
Which figure of speech is the following sentence: Mrs. Darter is as cute as a button.
a)
metaphor
b)
analogy
c)
simile
d)
epiphany
3.
Which figure of speech is the following sentence: Finding anything in my room is like finding a needle in a haystack.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
tone
d)
conflict
4.
True or False? The sentence below is an example of ATTT? The House on Mango Street is a novel about a young girl.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The detective cornered the thief, who ran quickly down the alley. Which pronoun is the word "thief" the antecedent to?
a)
detective
b)
alley
c)
who
d)
their
6.
The sentence below is an example of what type of sentence? I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall.
a)
periodic sentence
b)
loose sentence
7.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below: After school, Mrs. Darter is going home to eat dinner.
a)
is going home
b)
eat dinner
c)
After school
d)
Mrs. Darter is going
8.
In the writing process, what is the next step after drafting?
a)
Revise
b)
Publish
c)
Edit
d)
Pre-write
9.
The root "solv" means
a)
to break
b)
middle
c)
to join
d)
to loosen
10.
What literary device does the author use in the following sentence? He drowned in a sea of grief.
a)
epiphany
b)
analytical
c)
metaphor
d)
symbol
11.
True or False? The following sentence contains a participial phrase:
The rising sun will is beautiful today.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence. Mrs. Darter needs two Diet Cokes in the afternoon.
a)
in the afternoon
b)
Mrs. Darter needs
c)
two Diet Cokes
d)
the afternoon
13.
The author's attitude in his or her writing is an example of
a)
mood
b)
conflict
c)
tone
d)
inference
14.
What point of view is this sentence?
He watched as the children played in the freezing cold temperatures.
a)
third person
b)
first person
c)
second person
15.
Mrs. Darter is writing a paper for one of her college courses. After she has revised her paper, what will her next step be in the writing process?
a)
draft
b)
publish
c)
edit
d)
pre-write
16.
What point of view is this line from Marvin Gaye's song "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"? "I heard it through the grapevine not much longer would you be mine."
a)
Second Person
b)
First Person
c)
Third Person
17.
The words in red of the following sentence is a(n) _________. Waiting for the rain to stop, he sat sulking by the window.
a)
participial phrase
b)
prepositional phrase
c)
independent clause
d)
periodic phrase
18.
In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. This is an example of a(n) ________.
a)
prepositional phrase
b)
periodic phrase
c)
independent clause
d)
participial phrase
19.
The root "frac" means
a)
to join
b)
under
c)
with, together
d)
break
20.
The root "medius" means _____.
a)
away from
b)
middle
c)
from, out of
d)
under
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