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Worksheets3rd NINE WEEKS ELA FINAL, 2019
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
What are the three parts of an argumentative essay introduction?
Hook (or attention getting statement), background information, thesis statement.
Claim and three reasons
Call to action or challenge for the reader, hook, and thesis statement.
Topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentence
What is a hook or attention grabbing sentence?
A statement that tells what the paragraph is all about.
An anecdote, question, statistic or other statement that grabs the reader's attention.
The supporting details in a paragraph.
The concluding sentence in a paragraph.
What is the first sentence of a body paragraph?
The hook.
The supporting details
An explanation of the evidence.
The topic sentence.
What is a topic sentence?
The hook or first sentence of the introduction.
The sentence at the beginning of a body paragraph that tells what the paragraph is all about.
The supporting details in a paragraph.
The call to action in the conclusion.
What is the thesis statement of an essay?
The topic plus the supporting details.
The claim plus the reasons.
The hook plus the background information.
The call to action of the conclusion.
What is the claim of an argumentative essay?
The evidence supporting your position.
The supporting details of the body paragraph.
The writer's position on a subject or topic.
The opening sentence of the introduction.
What is a counter argument?
A set of reasons that support your opponent's argument
Evidence that supports your opponent's argument
It is the same as your thesis statement.
An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
What is a rebuttal?
Reasons stated in your counterargument or counter claim that agree with your claim.
The topic of a body paragraph.
The thesis statement that tells your claim.
The concluding sentence in a body paragraph.
What is the meaning of text structure?
The way a piece of writing is organized.
The number of sentences in a piece of writing.
The number of body paragraphs in a piece of writing.
The author's purpose for writing something.
What are the four types of text structures?
Description, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem-solution.
Persuade, entertain, inform, describe
Motivate, explain, compare, contrast
Compare and contrast, motivate, persuade, problem-solution.
A scientist is looking at proper way to collect data about the Corona virus. What would be the best way to organize the information in an essay?
Problem-solution
Cause and effect
Chronological
Description.
A scientist is researching and writing about the most effective method to prevent the Corona virus from spreading. How would he or she organize the information in an essay?
Descriptive structure
Chronological structure
Problem-solution structure
Cause and effect structure.
What is the main idea of a text?
The details that support the topic.
What the passage is primarily or mainly about.
The explanation of the evidence in the passage.
The concluding sentence of the passage.
Yellowstone National Park is mainly located in Wyoming, although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which falls 308 feet.
What is the main idea of the text?
The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park.
The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level.
This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges.
The physical features of Yellowstone National Park
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
He says, “remember Bob use commas before and after you address someone directly.”
He says, “Remember Bob use commas before and after you address someone directly".
He says, “Remember Bob use commas before and after you address someone directly.”
He says “Remember Bob use commas before and after you address someone directly.”
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Kelly asked, “Did you do the homework, Angie?”
Kelly asked “Did you do the homework Angie?”
Kelly asked, “Did you do the homework, Angie"?
Kelly asked, “did you do the homework, Angie"?
We stared at the Bubblegum Fortress from the mouth of the Cotton Candy Woods. The gumdrop soldiers were scurrying atop their sugar coated ramparts. I wouldn't be surprised if someone had tipped them off. Chet Eagle approached me and said, "What now, Commander Candy?" I thought about it for a second. "Well, they get better prepared with each passing second, so let's attack now." Chet Eagle bowed and said, "As you wish, Commander Candy."
From which Point of View is the text written?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Carmen admired the twirling dancer in the music box. She was so beautiful, so fragile, just like herself, she thought. Then she heard a pounding on the door. Her heart jumped. "Billy, can you get that?" she shouted to her brother. He shouted back, "I can't pause this game! You get it!" Carmen accepted his answer as fact and then sighed. She passed by Billy's room on her way to the front door. He was sitting on a beanbag, covered in powdered sugar, and gaming intensely
From which Point of View is the text written?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
As you cross the crystal bridge, you hear the sound of two voices coming from the shores of the river. One of the voices sounds distressed. The other sounds angry. At the end of the crystal bridge is a herd of wild horses. You notice that they are stamping the ground violently. If you would like to go to the shore and find out who's talking, turn to page 47. If you'd like to approach the wild horses, turn to page 58.
From which Point of View is the text written?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
What word occurs at the end of intensive and reflexive pronouns?
Sive, sives
Ments, Ment
Self, selves
Tion, tions
What is the difference between an intensive and a reflexive pronoun?
An intensive pronoun IS necessary for the sentence to make sense, and a reflexive pronoun is NOT necessary.
An intensive pronoun is NOT necessary for the sentence to make sense, and a reflexive pronoun IS necessary.
BOTH pronouns are necessary for the sentence to make sense.
Neither pronoun is necessary for the sentence to make sense.
Which sentence contains an intensive pronoun?
The toddler climbed up onto the counter all by himself.
The toddler himself climbed up onto the counter.
The toddler pulled himself up onto the counter.
The toddler was very proud of himself.
Which sentence contains a reflexive pronoun?
The girl herself sang the National Anthem.
The girl who sang the National Anthem did so all by herself.
The girl herself knew that she had done very well.
The girl's mom herself was proud of her daughter.
If a pronoun is vague that means that the noun to which it is referring very obvious.
True
False
Which sentence contains a vague pronoun?
After Rose and Melinda arrived in Madagascar, she became very ill.
After Rose and Melinda arrived in Madagascar, Rose got all the luggage by herself.
Rose herself was not feeling very well after she landed.
Rose and Melinda got their luggage and headed to the hotel.
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular.
True
False
Identify the indefinite pronoun in the sentence.
Does anyone know where I can find the bottle of hand sanitizer?
I
the
of
anyone
A subject pronoun takes the place of the subject in a sentence.
True
False
What is the subject pronoun in the sentence?
We need to give the face masks to them.
Them
The
To
We
What is the possessive pronoun in the sentence?
After they had washed their hands for 20 seconds, the kindergartners were ready for their snacks.
They
Their
were
washed
An object pronoun takes the place of the noun receiving the action in the predicate.
True
False
What is the object pronoun in the sentence?
They gave us candy all the time, and our teeth are just fine.
They
gave
to
us
The antecedent in a sentence is the noun to which the pronoun refers.
True
False
What is the antecedent in the sentence?
Marie Antoinette told her servants that she wanted them to eat cake if they were starving.
Marie Antoinette
Servants
Cake
She
A simple sentence consists of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
True
False
A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb.
True
False
A clause can be a simple sentence, and a simple sentence can be a clause.
True
False
Which of the following is a simple sentence?
The sixth graders played for hours outside on Friday.
After the sixth graders went outside, they played for hours.
The sixth graders played for hours, and they came back inside ready to work.
Before they went outside to play, the sixth graders promised to avoid drama.
There are two types of clauses: independent and dependent.
True
False
Another name for a dependent clause is a subordinate clause.
True
False
What is the simple subject in the sentence?
The angry dog ran at the bicyclists are flew past it.
The angry dog
Dog
Bicyclists
Flew
What is the compound subject in the sentence?
The angry dog and its owner were very upset with the noisy neighbors.
Dog and owner
Owner and neighbors
Dog and neighbors
Upset and noisy
What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
Chris and his older sister helped their mother around the house.
house
around
sister
helped
What is the compound predicate in the sentence?
Mr. Morton and his students study hard and learn a lot.
Mr. Morton and his students
Study and learn
Study hard
Learn a lot
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
True
False
A compound sentence contains a dependent clause.
True
False
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So are example so which type of conjunction?
Coordinating
Subordinate
Correlative
None of the above
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
The circus came to town. Tickets were cheap. I decided to go with my friend.
Since the circus was in town, we were able to go after school.
The circus came to town, and the tickets were cheap, so I decided to go with my friend.
As long as we can ride together, we can go to the circus.
Dependent clauses consist of a subject and a verb, but it does NOT make a complete thought.
True
False
Independent clauses contain a subject and a verb, and they make a complete thought.
True
False
Which of the following is an independent clause?
After having rained for a week.
The sky was a bright blue.
When daylight savings time ends.
Because of daylight savings time.
Which of the following is a dependent clause?
The dog barked ferociously at the mailman.
Being wary of strangers.
The mailman dashed off in his van.
The dog's barking finally subsided.
A complex sentence consists of ONE independent clause, and one of more dependent clauses.
True
False
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
Beautiful baby Isabella yawned and stretched.
Having had a long nap, baby Isabella was ready to play with mommy and daddy.
Please turn on the soft music for baby Isabella.
Isabella loves to look at her mobile, and she loves to watch the sunlight play on the walls of her room.
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
The students were very excited to play outside since it had been forever since they had had recess.
The students played outside, and they enjoyed themselves immensely.
The sun was shining brightly, and the students were running around outside having a wonderful time.
It would be wonderful if the students could go outside and play today.
A compound-complex sentence contains a compound sentence (made of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction), and ONE or more dependent clauses.
True
False
Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
Even though it is early, it is dark outside, and I need to get home.
It is dark outside, and I need to get home.
Even though it is early, I still need to get home before it gets dark.
We need to get home now, but it is raining heavily, so we are stuck here for awhile.
What type of sentence is this?
Since Luke and Peter like curling, they frequently play together, and they have a lot of fun together.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
What is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence?
After his encounter with the skunk, we had to wash our dog with tomato juice.
Encounter
After
We had to
There is no subordinating conjunction.
Which type of sentence is the following?
The band began to play, and Clarissa was pulled onto the dance floor even though she didn't want to participate.
compound
complex
compound-complex
simple
