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Sophomore WOW 16

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Her yellow pagne is double-wrapped and her ornate bodice cut low on her large bosom.

Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible

What type of sentence structure is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Complex

c)

Compound Complex

d)

Simple

2.

It was ornately scrolled in copper and brass, but it settled appreciably before Ullman pulled the gate across.

Stephen King -- The Shining

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Verb

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

Adjective

3.

They were ornate, barely legible, and always the same.

Cornelia Funke -- Inkheart

What is the definition of the underlined word?

a)

having lots of decorative detail

b)

Ambiguous nature

c)

Graceful and fluid

d)

sensible and practical

4.

He knew where the oars were—hidden to deter the visitors from going out

E.M. Forster -- A Passage to India

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

5.

Assume for a moment that the death penalty Is a deterrent.

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

The underlined word means:

a)

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

b)

dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

c)

possible to do easily or conveniently.

d)

the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall

6.

In order to try and see the water as solid, and not be deterred by its motion, he looked up at the far shore and held the lunch bags high just in case.

William P. Young -- The Shack

What type of sentence is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Complex

c)

Compound Complex

d)

Simple

7.

Franz complimented Albert, who looked at himself in the glass with an unequivocal smile of satisfaction.

Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo

Pay attention--what is the ANTONYM of the UNDERLINED WORD?

a)

Ambiguous

b)

Certain

c)

Confusing

d)

Helpful

8.

For a second, two seconds, they had exchanged an equivocal glance, and that was the end of the story.

George Orwell -- 1984

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

9.

The two men sauntered languidly to the table

Oscar Wilde -- The Picture of Dorian Gray

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Verb

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Noun

10.

On the whole, however, they seemed languid and exhausted.

Albert Camus -- The Stranger

Which is an appropriate ANTONYM for the underlined word?

a)

Hyper

b)

Sleepy

c)

Lazy

d)

Social

11.

My sleep was dreamless and deep, and I rise languidly, stretching as I meet the Snake’s eyes.

Sabaa Tahir -- An Ember in the Ashes

What type of sentence is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Complex

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

12.

A sudden fury rose within him and he felt a strong desire to take up his machete, go to the church and wipe out the entire vile and miscreant gang.

Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

13.

And here, gentlemen, the foul play of these miscreants must come out.

Herman Melville -- Moby Dick

What is the definition of the underlined word?

a)

a person who behaves badly

b)

thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something

c)

a thing with distinct and independent existence

d)

the famous or well known

14.

Which sentence is complex?

a)

We have arrested the miscreant.

F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Tender is the Night

b)

I told you to take that loping miscreant under the line of white point; now, if your bullet went a hair’s breadth it went two inches above it.

James Fenimore Cooper -- The Last of the Mohicans

c)

None may stand before us once we set forth to cleanse Alagaesia of every miscreant, traitor, and subversive.

Christopher Paolini -- Eldest

d)

In mid-December, a small collection of Jews and other miscreants was brought down Munich Street again, to Dachau.

Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief