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Dec. 9 to 13 HW

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the subject of a sentence?
a)
the verb
b)
the action in the sentence
c)
tells who are what the sentence is about
2.
What is the predicate of a sentence
a)
Who the sentence is about?
b)
tells what the subject is or does
3.
What is the simple subject in this sentence?
They eye is made of many parts.
a)
The eye
b)
eye
c)
is
d)
is made of many parts.
4.
What is the simple subject in this sentence?
The pupil is the round, black center of the eye.
a)
pupil
b)
The pupil
c)
is
d)
is the round, black, center of the eye.
5.
What is the complete subject in this sentence?
The outer, colored part is called the iris.
a)
iris
b)
is called the iris
c)
The outer
d)
The outer, colored part
6.
What is the complete subject in this sentence?
The iris is made of a ring of muscle.
a)
The iris is
b)
The iris
c)
is
d)
is made of a ring of muscle.
7.
What is the simple predicate in this sentence?
The iris closes up in bright light.
a)
The iris
b)
iris
c)
up
d)
closes
8.
What is the simple predicate in this sentence?
Some people are colorblind.
a)
Some
b)
people
c)
are
d)
colorblind
9.
What is the complete predicate in this sentence?
Too much light can damage the eye.
a)
light
b)
can
c)
can damage
d)
can damage the eye.
10.
What is the complete predicate in this sentence?
They cannot see shades of red and green.
a)
They
b)
cannot
c)
cannot see shades of red and green.
d)
shades of red and green.
11.
True or false? The subject is red.
A nearsighted person cannot see distant things well.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or false? The subject is red.
Close objects are blurry to a farsighted person.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
What is the complete subject?
Two young men were on their way from Dallas to Waco, Texas.
a)
Two young men
b)
men
c)
Waco, Texas
d)
were
14.
What is the simple subject?
A raging tornado was also on its way to Waco.
a)
raging
b)
A raging tornado
c)
tornado
d)
Waco
15.
What is the simple predicate?
Giant walls fell into the street.
a)
walls
b)
fell into the street
c)
fell
d)
street
16.

Is there a compound subject or predicate in the sentence?.

According to scientists, too much fat and cholesterol in the diet are harmful.

a)

compound subject

b)

compound predicate

c)

neither

17.

What is the compound subject in this sentence?

Cheeseburgers and milkshakes contain large amounts of both.

a)

milkshakes, amounts

b)

both, amounts

c)

cheeseburgers, milkshakes

d)

cheeseburgers, milkshakes, amounts

18.

Is there a compound subject or predicate in this sentence?

Therefore, you should not eat or drink such fatty snacks too often

a)

compound subject

b)

compound predicate

c)

neither

19.

What is the compound subject in this sentence?

Did you and your sister have apples or carrot sticks as a snack today?

a)

apples, carrot sticks

b)

you, did have

c)

you, sister

d)

did you, your sister

20.

What is the compound predicate?

In the future, stop and think about the health effects of your meals.

a)

future, stop

b)

health effects

c)

in, stop

d)

stop, think

21.

My mother baked some chocolate chip cookies for our family.

a)

active

b)

passive

22.

A touchdown was scored by the Cowboys, and there was much crying done by the Patriots.

a)

active

b)

passive

23.

Our family plans to open presents Christmas Eve.

a)

active

b)

passive

24.

Which of the following sentences is NOT written in active voice?

a)

Many scientists are studying the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.

b)

Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake Winnipeg, Canada.

c)

Scientists have questioned some reports about the monster.

25.

How could I write the following sentence in active voice?

The homework was completed by Matt.

a)

Matt has completed the homework.

b)

The homework belongs to Matt.

c)

It is already in active voice.

26.

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

a)

Mom is fixing dinner right now.

b)

Paul made that model airplane.

c)

A grand slam home run was hit by the catcher.

27.
"They plan to kill General  Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103). 
What is the tone of the dialogue? 
a)
informal
b)
happy
c)
serious
d)
optomistic
28.
Paige felt someone shaking her shoulder.  "What?!" she barked, refusing to open her eyes or move.  "I know it's Spring Break, but you can't sleep the whole morning away.  It's already 9 o'clock.  Come out to the kitchen and eat your breakfast after you get dressed," Mom instructed.  A few minutes later, when Paige entered the kitchen, she still looked like a walking zombie.  She opened the cupboard door that held the cereal, and scanned the shelf. "What happened the the Lucky Charms?" she roared.  "Your brother just finished them up this morning," Mom answered.  Paige slamemd the door shut.  "I'm not eating then!"
Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?
a)
cranky
b)
somber
c)
scared
d)
hopeful
29.

Which of the following is a true statement about mood and tone?

a)

Mood and tone are not at all alike, and are therefore never related.

b)

Because they are so similar, a story's mood and tone are always the same

c)

Even though they sound similar, a story's mood can be very different than its tone

d)

A story's tone is always established by its mood.

30.
What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
a)
Eerie
b)
Sarcastic
c)
Passionate
d)
Humorous