WorksheetsELA Unit 1 Semester 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its compound subject?
Subways and buses carry passengers in many cities.
Maples and oaks drops their leaves in the fall.
Basketball and handball is played on hard courts.
Baseball or soccer are my sisters favorite sport.
Which sentence demonstrates correct subject and verb agreement?
The grains of sand slips through my fingers.
The grain of sand slip through my fingers.
The grains of sand slip through my fingers.
The grain of sand slipping through my fingers.
Which sentence uses the italicized vocabulary word correctly?
The poet paid homage to the great artist by eulogizing him in an epic poem.
The short story was written in iambic pentameter.
The painting, an authentic work, was copied from Picasso's sketch book.
Blake showed his maturation when he snuck a piece of pie from the kitchen.
Read the passage:
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Which best determines the meter AND rhyme (two answers selected) used in this passage?
A B A B
A A B C
iambic tetrameter
iambic pentameter
Read the passage from "The Courage That My Mother Had":
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
Which best explains how this simile reflects on the speaker's mother?
It shows that she is strong.
It shows that she is weak.
It shows she was cold and heartless.
It shows she lacked courage.
Review the stanza from "The Bat Poet":
Curled at his breast, he sits there while the sun
Stripes the red west
With its last light: the chipmunk
Dives to his rest.
Which best explains how the stanza's structure contributes to the poem's meaning?
The line lengths vary, which suggests the chipmunk's movement: quickly running, then stopping and watching for danger.
There is little punctuation, which shows that the chipmunk lacks a formal education.
The poem says that the chipmunk "dives to his rest," which shows that he is sluggish and unmotivated.
The regular meter of the lines suggests the formal and calculated nature of the chipmunk's life.
Review the sentence:
Few lawns
__________ survived the scorching temperatures.
Which helping verb agrees with the subject and correctly completes the verb phrase?
have
does
do
has
Review the description:
In "The Bat-Poet," the reader is able to hear the bat's thoughts and feelings but not those of the other characters.
Which best identifies the point of view that is described?
first person
second person
third person omniscient
third person limited
Which sentence contains a correctly used relative pronoun?
My sister, who lives in Milwaukee, is going to law school.
That assignment, who was due today, was very difficult.
I knew which she would never finish the race.
My friend that wants to be a doctor is named Cameron.
Read the passage:
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
Which best identifies the meter used in this passage of poetry?
iambic monometer
iambic dimeter
iambic trimeter
iambic pentameter
Review the detail:
In "I Have Ten Legs," the speaker says, "All my legs shout."
Which best analyzes how this line creates meaning in the poem?
It uses a simile to imply that her legs are sore.
It uses personification to imply that running is exhilarating.
It uses metaphor to imply that her legs make noise as she runs.
It uses hyperbole to imply that she hates running.
Review the sentence:
I heard that one of your sisters met her match in the spelling bee.
Which best identifies the antecedent of the underlined personal pronoun?
I
one
your
match
Review the detail:
In "I Have Ten Legs," the speaker describes the feeling of running by saying, "I laugh with my legs."
Which best identifies and interprets the meaning of the figurative language in this line?
It's a hyperbole; the speaker does not know how to laugh.
It's a metaphor; running is a funny experience.
It's a simile; the speaker's legs are not part of her body.
It's personification; running makes the speaker feel extremely happy.
Review the sentence:
The jellyfish propelled its body by filling it with seawater and then pumping it back out.
Which word best identifies the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?
pumping
seawater
jellyfish
body
Which offers the best clue that Squeaky has decided to give Gretchen a chance at the end of "Raymond's Run"?
They shake hands.
They really smile at each other.
Gretchen gives Squeaky her ribbon.
Gretchen gives Raymond a high five.
Read the sentence:
Day after day, the earth made__________ year-long journey around the sun.
Which chooses the correct pronoun to complete this sentence?
it's
its
its'
his
Which sentence correctly uses an objective case pronoun?
Them invited my brother over to visit.
Give Patty and her the prizes.
Mary and me walked to the bus stop.
Will you and him climb Mt. McKinley with the Lees?
Review the sentence:
The instructor gave Dylan and __________ some good pointers.
Which chooses the correct pronoun and identifies its function in the sentence?
me; indirect object
me; direct object
I; direct object
I; indirect object
Which sentence correctly uses a nominative case pronoun?
Yesterday Bob and me worked at the outdoor market.
Last Saturday them and her went to the movies.
Is that her at the front door?
Alan and I baked a strawberry-rhubarb pie.
Review the allusion:
He rubbed his Santa belly appreciatively.
Which best interprets the meaning of this allusion?
This man is thick and jolly.
The man is crabby and unfriendly.
This man works as a Santa Claus impersonator.
The man is generous to others.
Which word carries the most negative connotation?
big
large
fat
robust
Which is the best definition of denotation?
the meaning of a word in a different language
the dictionary meaning of a word
the additional meaning that comes from the feelings one gets from a word
the meaning of irony
Which best identifies a main theme of "President Cleveland, Where Are You?"
Being a good brother is difficult.
Growing up means becoming less selfish.
Collections can be difficult to maintain.
Hard work is worth it.
Review the scene from "President Cleveland, Where Are You?":
Armand asks Jerry for money for their father's birthday present.
Which best explains how this scene develops the plot of the story?
It shows that it is their father's birthday tomorrow.
It shows how important trading cowboy cards is to Jerry and his friends.
It shows how torn Jerry is between buying cowboy cards and helping pay for his father's gift.
It shows that Jerry's sisters are selfish.
Which answer best identifies the meter is used in this passage of poetry?
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
iambic monometer
iambic dimeter
iambic pentameter
iambic tetrameter
