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Shurley English Ch 14

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Passive voice be verbs are

a)

am, is, are

b)

was, were

c)

be, being, been

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

2.

A verb form that gives emphasis to a verb, asks a question, or used with the word not

a)

emphatic

b)

passive

c)

progressive

d)

active

e)

all of these

3.

telescope : star :: microscope : bacteria

a)

purpose or use analogy

b)

type or kind analogy

c)

part-to-whole analogy

d)

antonym analogy

4.

Which term means 'unable to be reversed or changed'?

a)

irrevocable

b)

revolutionary

c)

matriarch

d)

reversible

5.

Emphatic form helping verbs are

a)

do, does, did

b)

-ing

c)

will, shall

d)

was, were, had, did, been

6.

A suffix meaning 'having, to act on, make'

a)

ate

b)

-ing

c)

a-

d)

bio

7.

Choose all that are object pronouns

a)

my, our, his

b)

me, us, him

c)

it, them, you

d)

she, he, I

e)

its, they, we

8.

That young man is clearly an insurgent who opposes our leadership.


Insurgent means:

a)

one who revolts

b)

patriot

c)

reversible

d)

irreversible

9.

An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that

a)

receives what the direct object names.

b)

answers "whom or what" that receives the action.

c)

tells who or what a sentence is about.

d)

is connected to the rest of the sentence wtith a preposition.

10.

Which pattern is the sentence below:


Tomorrow, my mom will take us to the mall for new school clothes.

a)

P1

b)

P2

c)

P3

11.

The verb is in active voice if the subject

a)

is receiving the action.

b)

performs the action.

c)

understood subject pronoun you.

d)

is in the predicate part.

12.

Choose all that are true for passive voice

a)

the subject receives the action

b)

the subject performs the action

c)

always contains a verb phrase

d)

always has a be verb

e)

always in future tense

13.

Which pattern is the sentence below:


The silly clown gave the small child a balloon.

a)

P1

b)

P2

c)

P3

14.

Which pattern is the sentence below:


The stray dog in our neighborhood rummaged through our garbage cans!

a)

P1

b)

P2

c)

P3

15.

The root bio means

a)

life, living

b)

no, not, absence of

c)

progressive

d)

having, to act on, make

16.

TRUE OR FALSE

The prefix a- means no, not, absence.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

TRUE OR FALSE


The following sentence is in an active voice:

The money was stolen from my purse.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

TRUE OR FALSE


The following is a part-to-whole analogy:

wing : plane : : mast : boat

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Because of the hurricane, the damage to the apartment building was irrevocable.


irrevocable means:

a)

unable to be reversed

b)

one who revolts

c)

a woman who is the head of a family or community

d)

extremely careful about details

20.

Choose the sentence that has an example of an emphatic verb.

a)

Bring me that book.

b)

Do you want that book?

c)

The book is mine.

d)

My book is missing.