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All things Grammar and Language Arts

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

The American Revolutionary War started like a wildfire. Tensions had been building for years; the British enacted increasingly harsh taxes and laws on the colonists. After a skirmish in Lexington, all of the colonies quickly readied themselves for battle.

Where is the simile?

a)

...started like a wildfire

b)

...enacted increasingly harsh taxes

c)

...tensions have been building for years

d)

...all of the colonies quickly readied themselves

2.

The smartphone is a modern miracle. Not only does it make calls, it also takes photos, plays games, provides directions, and much more. All of these features fit in a pocket-sized computer. Technology such as this was almost unimaginable except in science fiction.

Identify the metaphor.

a)

Technology such as this was almost unimaginable....

b)

The smartphone is a modern miracle.

c)

All of these features fit in a pocket- sized computer.

d)

....it also takes pictures, plays games, provides......

3.

Choose the best connotation for fussy.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

4.

The screwdriver is an essential tool in any workman's arsenal.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

5.

Shades of meaning - Which word best conveys the idea of dishonesty?

a)

incorrect

b)

deceptive

c)

imaginary

d)

fictitous

6.

Read the sentence below.

Thirty years ago, Japanese cars developed a reputation for being workhorses because they kept running after yeas of use.

Choose the best definition for workhorses.....

a)

a hardworking person

b)

a horse used for farm labor

c)

a dependable machine

7.
Which word means "to break down into parts"?
a)
Analyze
b)
Approximate
c)
Aspect
d)
Contribute
8.
Which word means "almost; close to the exact"?
a)
Structure
b)
Approximate
c)
Justify
d)
Explicit
9.
Which word means "add to"?
a)
Interact
b)
Significant
c)
Convey
d)
Contribute
10.
Which word means "to judge"?
a)
Convey
b)
Objectively
c)
Interpret
d)
Evaluate
11.
Which word means "prove; explain your reasons"?
a)
Objectively
b)
Portray
c)
Justify
d)
Reveal
12.
Which word means "without bias; no opinion"?
a)
Significant
b)
Convey
c)
Evident
d)
Objectively
13.
Which word means "the way writing is organized"?
a)
Approximate
b)
Emphasis
c)
Delineate
d)
Structure
14.
Which of the following is not a noun?
a)
person
b)
place
c)
action
d)
thing
15.
Which word is the adjective
The old shoe was full of mud.
a)
shoe
b)
was
c)
old
d)
of
16.
Which word is the adjective?
Harry picked up his yellow pencil off the floor.
a)
yellow
b)
off
c)
picked
d)
floor
17.
What is the verb in the sentence?
My mother carried the platter.
a)
My
b)
mother
c)
carried
d)
platter
18.
Which word is the verb in the sentence?
The clouds move across the sky.
a)
move
b)
sky
c)
the
d)
cloud
19.
What is the contraction for will not?
a)
will'nt
b)
won't
c)
wiln't
d)
willnot
20.
What is the correct way to write your teachers name?
a)
mrs mcginnis
b)
Mrs. McGinnis
c)
Mrs McGinnis
d)
Mrs mcGinnis
21.
Which one is an example of a phrase 
a)
leaving behind the dog
b)
Obediah Simpson is uglier than a rabid raccoon
22.
Which one is an Clause
a)
smashing into a fence
b)
the lady and her friend 
laughs at diffident men
23.
A phrase is a ...
a)
 collection of words that has a subject that is actively doing a verb.
b)
a collection of words that may have nouns or verbals, but it does not have a subject doing a verb.
24.
Which one is an setting
a)
A story where is takes place
b)
In the back of the book
c)
In the glossary
25.
what is the defenition of foreshadowing
a)
events that will happen later in the story
b)
to take notes from the book
c)
FINDING A SENTENCE THEN MAKING IT UR UR WAY OF SAYING IT
26.
Which one is a example of a simile 
a)
Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore on Saturday
b)
the car drove faster than the bus
c)
tristen ran as fast as the car 
27.
Which one is a similie
a)
boom
b)
sally ran by the seashores
c)
the bear is as slow as the turtle
28.
A type of literature or writing
a)
Genre
b)
Connotation
c)
Personification
d)
Generalization
29.
When an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics.
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
30.
A play on words
a)
Genre
b)
Pun
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
31.
When a story relives a previous moment, like a memory, dream, etc
a)
Flashback
b)
Narration
c)
Flash forward 
d)
Falling action
32.
A conclusion about a group of things or people.
a)
Generalization
b)
Credibility
c)
Personification
d)
Denotation
33.
The dictionary definition of a word.
a)
Connotation
b)
Denotation
c)
Genre
d)
Soliloquy
34.
Which words correctly complete the sentence?
Shelby _______________ four different letters to the President before she received the response. 
a)
was writing
b)
had written
c)
has written
d)
had been writing
35.
Which word contains a spelling error? 
a)
recieve
b)
settlement
c)
visible
d)
suggestion 
36.
Which part of a book gives the name of the book and the name of the publisher?
a)
index
b)
glossary
c)
title page
d)
table of contents
37.
What is plagiarism?
a)
putting text into your own words
b)
condensing information into a briefer form
c)
copying another writer's work without giving credit
d)
scanning text in order to find mistakes in punctuation and grammar
38.
Which is a collection of maps?
a)
atlas
b)
book
c)
thesaurus
d)
dictionary
39.
alone, away from civilization
a)
endure
b)
timid
c)
legacy
d)
secluded
40.
a sentimental longing for the past
a)
nostalgia
b)
rejuvenate
c)
novice
d)
wrath