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English I - Final Exam Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Annoying music escaped from Kinya's ear buds.

a)

Kinya's contains a correct apostrophe.

b)

No apostrophe is necessary.

2.

Buy your own pens! You cannot borrow ours.

a)

Ours does not need an apostrophe.

b)

Ours should have an apostrophe between the r and s: our's.

c)

Ours should have an apostrophe after the s: ours'.

3.

Ask Henry for help. His brain possess's all kinds of strange trivia.

a)

Possess's contains a correct apostrophe.

b)

You must spell the word like this: possesses.

4.

The alarm clocks buzz startled Shane awake.

a)

Clocks does not need an apostrophe.

b)

Clocks should have an apostrophe between the k and s: clock's.

5.

While the bee buzzes among the blooms, a patient mantis waits to strike.

a)

Buzzes does not need an apostrophe.

b)

You must spell the word with an apostrophe: buzz's.

c)

You must spell the word with an apostrophe: buzzes'.

6.

The Larsen's decided not to shutter their windows even though they were taking vacation at the height of hurricane season.

a)

Larsen's contains a correct apostrophe.

b)

The apostrophe should come after the s: Larsens'.

c)

Larsens should not have an apostrophe.

7.

Betty Ann could not resist petting the adorable poodle puppie's.

a)

Puppie's contains a correct apostrophe.

b)

No apostrophe is necessary.

c)

Puppies should have the apostrophe after the s: puppies'.

8.

Our stomachs might burst! We shouldn't have eaten so many fried cheese sticks.

a)

Shouldn't contains a correct apostrophe.

b)

The apostrophe must come between the d and n, where the space was omitted: should'nt.

9.

Phillip banged his knees' on the metal bar beneath the desk.

a)

Knees' contains a correct apostrophe.

b)

Knees should have the apostrophe before the s: knee's.

c)

There's no apostrophe in knees.

10.

Kimberly's agile fingers typed the password too quickly for Pedro to catch.

a)

Kimberly's contains a correct apostrophe.

b)

The apostrophe should come after the s: Kimberlys'.

11.
What tense means right now?
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
d)
none of the above
12.
What tense means already happened?
a)
present
b)
past
c)
future 
d)
all of the above
13.
What tense means it will happen?
a)
past 
b)
present
c)
future
d)
present perfect
14.
Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
I had spoke to my parents last week about trying this restaurant.
a)
had spoken
b)
Correct
15.
Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
We had almost reached the restaurant when Mark hit a curb.
a)
Correct
b)
reach
16.
Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
My big brother Mark drived us there in Mom's car.
a)
Correct
b)
drove
17.
Jimmy (to call) last night. 
a)
was calling 
b)
called 
c)
calls 
18.
I (work)  for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire!
a)
work 
b)
worked 
c)
have worked 
19.
 Sharon (love)  to travel. She (go)  abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.
a)
loved, went 
b)
loves, goes
c)
love, go
d)
loves, went 
20.
Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago. 
a)
arrived
b)
arrives 
c)
was arriving 
21.
Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences? 
Do you want to order pizza?
Should I make spaghetti?
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
d)
so 
22.
Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences? 
I wanted to play outside.
My mom said I have to do my homework first.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
d)
for
23.
What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions?
a)
FANBOYS
b)
FANGIRLS
c)
COMMA
d)
MINTS
24.
When joining two simple sentences, the period becomes _____________________. 
a)
a conjunction
b)
a simple sentence
c)
a comma
d)
a capital
25.
Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together?
The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.
a)
, and
b)
, but
c)
, or
d)
, for
26.
FANBOYS always need a _____ before them when they are doing their FANBOYS job.
a)
comma
b)
drummer
c)
guitar
d)
verb
27.
Andy plays the violin well, _____ the trumpet is his favorite instrument.
a)
so
b)
but
c)
yet
d)
for
28.
You may have soup, ____ you may have salad.
a)
or
b)
and
c)
nor
d)
yet
29.
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
a)
For, And, Nor, But, Yet, Since
b)
Finally, After, Neither, Once, Yet, Since
c)
For, And, Nor, Because, Or, Yet, So
d)
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
30.
Which of these is NOT a coordinating conjunction?
a)
because
b)
for
c)
and
d)
so
31.
Which of these is NOT a coordinating conjunction?
a)
for 
b)
yet 
c)
whether
d)
nor
32.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town. 
33.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
34.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
35.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration 
d)
A comparison 
36.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
37.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
38.
What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
39.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
40.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
41.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 
42.
Imagery is language that creates a picture.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Which is not one of the 5 senses?
a)
Touch
b)
Taste
c)
Smell
d)
Talk
44.
One bite of the sour lemon caused my lips to pucker.  Which sense does this describe?
a)
Taste
b)
Sight
c)
Smell
d)
Touch
45.
How does imagery help us understand the story?
a)
It doesn't
b)
By expressing how the author is feeling
c)
Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see
d)
By telling the mood
46.
Treasure Island (an excerpt) 
by Robert Louis Stevenson

I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
a)
He is in need of first aid.
b)
He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest.
c)
He has grown frail and tired with old age.
d)
He has had a rough and adventurous life.
47.
Vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted
a)
Theme
b)
Sensory Details 
c)
Imagery 
d)
Sound Devices
48.
Words or phrases that relate to the 5 senses
a)
Sound Devices
b)
Sensory Details
c)
Alliteration
d)
Imagery 
49.
What change should be made in sentence 13?
a)
Change the comma after lumps to a period
b)
Change instructed to instructing
c)
Change stired to stirred
d)
No change should be made to sentence 13
50.
What is the correct way to write sentence 20?
a)
Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface. And have a big mess to clean up.
b)
Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface then we would have a big mess to clean up.
c)
Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, and we would have a big mess to clean up.
d)
The sentence is written correctly in the paper.
51.
What change should be made in sentence 22?
a)
Change didn't to did'nt
b)
Insert a comma after pancake
c)
Change spreads out to spread out
d)
Sentence 22 should not be changed
52.
How should sentence 29 be changed?
a)
Change scraped to scrapped
b)
Insert a comma after bubbles
c)
Change taught to teached
d)
Change correct to correctly
53.
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 36?
a)
Change that to this
b)
Change takes to take
c)
Insert a comma after patience
d)
Change then to than
54.
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 36?
a)
Change that to this
b)
Change takes to take
c)
Insert a comma after patience
d)
Change then to than
55.
What is the best way to rewrite these sentences? Sarah was great at math. Sarah was not very good at writing. 
a)
Sarah was great at math but she was not. Very good at writing. 
b)
Sarah was great at math. But not good at writing. 
c)
Sarah was great at math, but she was not very good at writing. 
d)
Sarah was great at math but she was not very good at writing. 
56.
What change if any should be made to this sentence?
"Can we go to the park later today? asked Todd. 
a)
Change the question mark to a period
b)
Changed asked to Asked
c)
Insert quotation marks after today
d)
Make no change
57.
What change if any should be made to this sentence? 
Yesterday we build a fort at recess.  
a)
Chance recess to resess
b)
Change build to built
c)
Insert a comma after build 
d)
Make no change
58.
What change if any should be made to this sentence? 
"We should probaly leave for the movie soon," said Bob. 
a)
Change the comma to a period
b)
Change said to Said
c)
Change probaly to probably
d)
Make no change
59.
What change if any should be made to this sentence? 
Ive already reserved a spot on my shelf where I can put my trophy. 
a)
Change Ive to I've
b)
Change already to allready
c)
Change where to were 
d)
Make no change
60.
Which sentences are written correctly. 
a)
If we had a rock-climbing wall on our playground, it could also be used for PE classes.
b)
We could have a rock-climbing wall on our playground. Which could also be used for PE classes.
c)
We could have a rock-climbing wall on our playground, it could also be used for PE classes.
d)
If we had a rock-climbing wall on our playground. It could also be used for PE classes.
61.
What is the purpose of an appositive?
a)
to complete a sentence
b)
to further describe a noun
c)
to show action
d)
to start a sentence
62.
Choose the appositive in the sentence.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.
a)
Jada
b)
my sister
c)
beautiful
63.
Choose the appositive.
I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Sat. 
a)
new mall
b)
but I will go
c)
no appositive
64.
Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.
a)
John
b)
Texas
c)
no appositive
65.
Choose the appositive.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.
a)
the owner
b)
and they became lost
c)
no appositive
66.

Identify the adjective(s): It was a small church, real old and spooky and spiderwebby.

a)

small

b)

old

c)

spooky

d)

spiderwebby

67.

Identify the adjective(s): I call Rue’s name in a quiet whisper and the eyes appear, wide and alert, at once.

a)

quiet

b)

wide

c)

alert

d)

name

68.

Identify the adjective(s): She was buying a pretzel — regular, salted — at Auntie Anne’s.

a)

regular

b)

salted

c)

she

d)

buying

69.

Identify the adjective(s): The beautiful girl, stunning and brown-eyed, took my breath away.

a)

beautiful

b)

stunning

c)

brown-eyed

d)

girl

70.

Identify the adjective(s): The cheetah, tired and hungry, stared at the gazelle, which would soon become his delicious dinner.

a)

tired

b)

hungry

c)

stared

d)

delicious

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