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Daily Dose Checkpoint 41-50

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a synonym for surly?

a)

kind

b)

rude

c)

gawky

d)

fickle

2.

Which word means about the same thing as impassive?

a)

Dramatic

b)

Unemotional

c)

Emotional

d)

Happy

3.

An antonym for the word decorum is...

a)

Polite behavior

b)

Rude behavior

c)

Aloof behavior

d)

Jubilant behavior

4.

Another word for fight is...

a)

Ajar

b)

Brawl

c)

Quandary

d)

Reluctance

5.

I left the window ________, or slightly open, so I could feel the cool fall breeze.

a)

ajar

b)

brawl

c)

quandary

d)

reluctance

e)

saunter

6.

I was unwilling, or _______ to tell the mean, hateful man I was sorry.

a)

ajar

b)

brawl

c)

quandary

d)

reluctant

e)

saunter

7.

I found myself in a(n) _______, a state of total confusion, when I had to decide what to buy my dad for Christmas!

a)

Ajar

b)

Brawl

c)

Quandary

d)

Reluctance

e)

Saunter

8.

The boy was trying to look cool in front of his friends so he decided to _________ over to the cash register rather than walking quickly.

a)

Ajar

b)

Brawl

c)

Quandary

d)

Reluctance

e)

Saunter

9.
When do you use this type of rule: There were punch, cookies, and cake at the party.
a)
When you are trying to do stuff
b)
When separating a quote from a clause
c)
When stating an introductory phrase
d)
When you have a list of things
10.
What type of sentence is the following? 
The football team will eat after they finish the game; they will arrive home at nine o'clock.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-complex
11.
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?  I was so mad at her because she is the one who let the cat out of the bag about our meeting!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
personification
12.
Is the conflict internal or external?
The wind howled outside our stalled car as the snowfall quickly turned into a blizzard.
a)
internal
b)
external
13.
"The air is like a butterfly"
a)
methaphor
b)
simile
c)
repetition
d)
onomatopoeia
14.
"Blazing in gold and quenching in purple,"
a)
metaphor
b)
consonance
c)
imagery
d)
personification
15.
What organizational writing structure is used in the passage below? 
Although both ice cream and veggies are food, ice cream is less healthy and eaten as a dessert.
a)
Problem & solution
b)
Compare & contrast
c)
Descriptive
d)
Cause & effect