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3rd 9 Weeks Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
b)
Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
c)
Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
d)
Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
2.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas. 
b)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas. 
c)
I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas. 
d)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas. 
3.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
b)
Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
c)
Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
d)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do. 
4.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
b)
Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
c)
Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
d)
Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
5.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
No, I can't play today because my mom told me to clean my room. 
b)
No, I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
c)
No I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
d)
No I can't play today because my mom, told me to clean my room.
6.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
b)
Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
c)
Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
d)
Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
7.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Amanda can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?
b)
Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener and a piece of paper?
c)
Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?
d)
Amanda can you please bring me the, pencil, sharpener and a piece of paper?
8.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
I enjoy spending time with friends however, there are days I would rather be with my family. 
b)
I enjoy spending time with friends, however there are days I would rather be with my family. 
c)
I enjoy spending time with, friends, however there are days I would rather be with, my family. 
d)
I enjoy spending time with friends, however, there are days I would rather be with my family. 
9.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
As, I rode my bike down the street I saw my friend riding her scooter. 
b)
As I rode my bike down the street I saw, my friend riding her scooter. 
c)
As I rode my bike down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter. 
d)
As I rode my bike, down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter. 
10.
Harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves.
a)
Insert comma before the conjunction (,and)
b)
Insert comma after the conjunction (and,)
c)
No comma needed
11.
Nobody knows Harold can dance because he refuses to dance in public.
a)
Insert comma before the subordinator
b)
BInsert comma after the subordinator
c)
nsert comma after the word refuses
d)
No comma needed
12.
I want Harold to show me how to dance but I’m afraid to ask him.
a)
Insert comma before the conjunction
b)
Insert comma after the conjunction
c)
No comma needed
13.
Even though people don’t think I am shy I am.
a)
Insert comma before the subordinate
b)
Insert comma directly after the subordinate
c)
Insert comma after the word shy
d)
DNo comma needed
14.
Harold is going to the prom with Kendra or Olivia.
a)
nsert comma after the word prom
b)
Insert comma before the conjunction
c)
Insert comma after the conjunction
d)
No comma needed
15.
Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?
a)
Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
b)
Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
c)
Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.
d)
Everyone has lots of, jelly beans, cupcakes and cookies.
16.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
b)
The dogs and, cats, ate bowls of pet, food at the shelter.
c)
The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
d)
The, dogs, and, cats, ate, bowls of, pet food at, the shelter.
17.
What sentence uses the comma correctly? 
a)
This sentence is cool, awesome, and totally worth your time
b)
This question is cool awesome and totally worth your time
c)
the, question is cool awesome, and totally worth your time
18.
What sentence uses the comma correctly?  
a)
The ground is snowy, wet and cold
b)
the ground is snowy wet and cold
c)
the ground is snowy, wet, and cold
19.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
My sister ate my sandwich, so I kicked her.
a)
Correct
b)
Incorrect
20.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
My tenth birthday cake was pink purple sparkly, and so delicious.
b)
My tenth birthday cake was, pink purple sparkly and so delicious.
c)
My tenth birthday cake was pink, purple, sparkly, and so delicious. 
d)
My tenth birthday cake was pink, purple, sparkly and so delicious. 
21.

The term “deferred” as used in the poem’s title means

a)

Different

b)

Postponed

c)

Respected

d)

Submissive

22.

The first two lines of the poem use what sound device?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Rhyme

d)

Assonance

23.

The poem is constructed of a series of questions. What effect is achieved by this structure?

a)

It causes the reader to ponder the same questions.

b)

It adds suspense to the poem

c)

It adds rhythm to the poetic lines

d)

It shows the confusion of the speaker about the topic

24.

The poem relies heavily on what poetic device for meaning?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Rhyme

c)

Rhythm/meter

d)

Imagery

25.

The poem ends with what poetic device?

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

A question to the reader

d)

A rhyming couplet

26.

Why does Hughes use italics for the last line of the poem?

a)

To connect it to the rhyming line above it

b)

To emphasize its importance

c)

For poetic effect

d)

To connect it to the title

27.

Based on these lines, what does the word "diverged" probably mean?

a)

led to the same place

b)

went in different directions

c)

continued forward in a straight line

d)

turned around and went backward

28.

What does “this” (line 16) refer to?

a)

the explanation of why the speaker chose the second road

b)

the place the speaker will be ages and ages from now

c)

the description of the first road bending in the undergrowth

d)

the leaves that lay on both of the paths in the yellow wood

29.

Which statement best describes how the speaker’s thoughts in lines 9-12 affect the meaning of the poem?

a)

The speaker admits the roads are really the same, meaning he does not take the road less traveled but wants his choice to seem like it matters.

b)

The speaker admits the two roads are really the same, indicating that he will grow confused with age and forget his past choices.

c)

The speaker thinks both roads are actually heavily traveled, meaning that in the end both choices would have led to full lives.

d)

The speaker thinks he took the road less traveled, but is not sure if it has made any difference in his life.

30.

Which statement best describes the significance of lines 13-15 on the meaning of the poem?

a)

The speaker is not worried he made the wrong choice because he can return to take the other road.

b)

The speaker is worried he took the more traveled road and will not be able to return to take the less traveled one.

c)

The speaker understands that taking one opportunity will likely prevent him from going back to take another.

31.

Which of the following best describes a theme of the text?

a)

Sometimes one must make a choice without knowing if it will be best and live with the consequences.

b)

There will always be decisions in life, but one can return and make the decision differently if one makes a mistake.

c)

Following one’s heart is easier than following one’s head, but since decisions don't really matter it is best to follow one’s heart.

d)

Making the most common or popular decisions ensures that one will take the correct path through life.

32.

According to the speaker, what “has made all the difference” (line 20)?

a)

He or she took the first of the two roads.

b)

He or she took the road less traveled by.

c)

He or she took the road that bent in the undergrowth.

d)

He or she chose a road after looking as far down it as possible

33.

What is the setting of this poem?

a)

a quiet street on the edge of a town

b)

a forest in the middle of winter

c)

the backyard of a house in the country

d)

a wood with two roads in it in fall

34.

The speaker of the poem wishes that he or she did not have to make a choice between the roads.

What lines from the poem support this statement?

a)

And sorry I could not travel both/And be one traveler, long I stood

b)

Though as for that, the passing there/Had worn them really about the same

c)

And both that morning equally lay/In leaves no step had trodden black

d)

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,/I took the one less traveled by

35.

Based on the information in the poem, why might the second road have “wanted wear” and been “grassy?”

a)

because the second road was close to a stream that ran through the woods

b)

because the second road got a lot of sunlight

c)

because many people had taken the second road

d)

because few people had taken the second road

36.

What is the theme of this poem?

a)

giving up hope

b)

making a choice

c)

enjoying the present moment

d)

having the courage to fight for something you believe in