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1st/2nd Nine Weeks Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the subject(s) of the sentence?

Jeff and Marco walked away.

a)

Jeff

b)

Marco

c)

walked

d)

away

e)

and

2.

What is the predicate(s) of the sentence?

I went to school, and I learned something fun!

a)

went

b)

learned

c)

school

d)

and

e)

something

3.

What is the independent clause in the following sentence?

I went to the counselor because I wanted to talk about my schedule.

a)

I went to the counselor

b)

I wanted to talk about my schedule

c)

I went

d)

because I wanted to talk about my schedule

4.

What is the independent clause in the following sentence?

After the concert, we went to Taco Bell.

a)

we went to Taco Bell

b)

After the concert

c)

the concert

d)

we went

5.

Click on the definition for a simple sentence.

a)

missing a subject or a verb, not a complete though

b)

two independent clauses joined together with a comma and conjunction or by a semicolon

c)

one independent clause and one dependent clause

d)

independent clause

6.

What is the correct definition for a compound sentence?

a)

missing the appropriate punctuation to break up the clauses

b)

independent clause

c)

two independent clauses joined together with a comma and conjunction or by a semicolon

d)

missing a subject or a verb, not a complete thought

7.

What is the correct definition for a complex sentence?

a)

independent clause

b)

two independent clauses joined together with a comma and conjunction or a semicolon

c)

missing the appropriate punctuation to break up the clauses

d)

one independent clause and one dependent clause

8.

What is the definition of a run-on?

a)

missing the appropriate punctuation to break up the clauses

b)

independent clause

c)

missing a subject or a verb, not a complete thought

d)

one independent clause and one dependent clause

9.

What is the definition of a fragment?

a)

missing the appropriate punctuation to break up the clauses

b)

independent clause

c)

missing the subject or the verb, not a complete thought

d)

one independent clause and one dependent clause

10.

Click on all of the simple sentences.

a)

I walked through the door, and I grabbed a bite to eat because I was starving.

b)

I walked through the door, and I grabbed a bite to eat.

c)

I walked through the door.

d)

I grabbed a bite to eat because I was starving.

e)

I grabbed a bite to eat.

11.

Click on all of the compound sentences.

a)

I walked through the door, and I grabbed a bite to eat.

b)

I walked through the door; I grabbed a bite to eat.

c)

I walked through the door.

d)

I grabbed a bite to eat because I was starving.

e)

I walked through the door, and I grabbed a bite to eat because I was starving.

12.

Click on all of the complex sentences.

a)

I grabbed a bite to eat because I was starving.

b)

I grabbed a bite to eat; I was starving.

c)

I walked through the door.

d)

After I got home, I grabbed a bite to eat.

13.

Correct, Fragment, or Run-On?

Valerie was excited to see the band play because she had never heard them perform before.

a)

correct

b)

fragment

c)

run-on

14.

Correct, Fragment, or Run-On?

Even though I did my best.

a)

correct

b)

fragment

c)

run-on

15.

Which is the best way to write the following sentence?

a)

"I was trying not to cry," he said.

b)

"I was trying not to cry" he said.

c)

"I was trying not to cry," He said.

d)

"I was trying not to cry." he said.

16.

Which is the best way to write the following sentence?

a)

When did Sarah say, "You're lucky."

b)

When did Sarah say, "You're lucky".

c)

When did Sarah say, "You're lucky?"

d)

When did Sarah say, "You're lucky"?

17.

What is the correct way to write the following sentence?

a)

I went to san francisco, ca on vacation last year, and I had so much fun!

b)

I went to San Francisco, Ca on vacation last year, and I had so much fun!

c)

I went to San francisco, CA on vacation last year, and i had so much fun!

d)

I went to San Francisco, CA on vacation last year, and I had so much fun!

18.

Jayme wants to use a quote from the passage for her paper. How can she add the quote without plagiarizing?

a)

Add quotation marks and include the author's last name.

b)

Make the quote look as if it came from her original thought.

c)

Change one or two of the words but keep the rest the same.

d)

Add the quote to the paper without any changes made to it.

19.

Ericka is writing a report for her history class about World War II. Which of the following is a secondary source she could use?

a)

a magazine article about World War II that was written by a World War II soldier.

b)

an interview with a professor who discusses World War II on The History Channel.

c)

an interview about World War II with a woman who was alive during World War II.

d)

a book about World War II written by a man who designed World War II ships.

20.

Click on all of the nouns in the following sentence.

The sneaky cat was trying to steal the food.

a)

cat

b)

The

c)

sneaky

d)

food

21.

Click on all of the nouns in the following sentence.

Elias and Joseph went to practice after school.

a)

Elias

b)

Joseph

c)

school

d)

went

e)

after

22.

Click on all of the pronouns in the following sentence.

Emily, herself, has been sick for a long time, and she never gets better.

a)

Emily

b)

herself

c)

get

d)

she

23.

Click on all of the pronouns in the following sentence.

Because Savannah is so outgoing, she makes friends very easily.

a)

she

b)

Savannah

c)

very

d)

easily

24.

Click on the conjunction in the following sentence.

Cayden was charging his chromebook because he forgot to last night.

a)

Cayden

b)

because

c)

his

d)

was

25.

Click on the adjective in the following sentence.

Leah's purple sweatshirt is so cute!

a)

Leah's

b)

girl'sso

c)

sweatshirt

d)

purple

26.

Click on the adjective(s) in the following sentence.

Silly Scott forgot to go downstairs to get his delicious breakfast.

a)

silly

b)

Scott

c)

delicious

d)

breakfast

27.

Click on all of the characteristics of a narrative essay.

a)

plot diagram

b)

dialogue

c)

thesis statement

d)

tells a story

e)

rebuttal

28.

Click on all of the characteristics of an informative/expository essay.

a)

facts, information

b)

plot diagram

c)

thesis statement

d)

rebuttal

e)

5 paragraphs

29.

Click on the correct thesis statement.

a)

I think Makenzie is wonderful because she is smart, fun, and nice.

b)

Makenzie is wonderful!

c)

Makenzie is wonderful because she is smart, fun, and nice.

d)

I think Makenzie is wonderful because of all her wonderful characteristics!

30.

What is the formula in writing a good thesis statement?

a)

topic+opinion+3 reasons

b)

I believe+topic+3 reasons

c)

topic+3 reasons

d)

opinion+topic+3 reasons