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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 10mins
Reptiles have scales and their toes have claws; amphibians have moist skin and their toes do not have claws. Both reptiles and amphibians lay eggs. However, reptile eggs have a thick hard shell and are laid on land, but amphibian eggs have no shell and are laid in water. Young reptiles are miniature replicas of their parents and are born with lungs, but young amphibians start out with gills. Once amphibians have matured to adults they have lungs.
When contrasting reptiles and amphibians,
Reptiles and amphibians lay eggs.
Reptiles and amphibians are ectotherms
Reptiles do not have claws, but amphibians do.
Reptiles lay eggs with a shell and amphibians lay eggs without a shell.
When a question asks you to explain the theme, what information is it asking for?
Select the BEST answer choice.
main idea of the text
how to conflict is resolved
central idea or lesson learned in the text
exposition: characters, setting, and conflict
Which sentence is written incorrectly?
It was the only multicolored quilt they owned.
It was made at the McPherson's quilting party.
It was a good covering for all their boxes and barrels.
It was a gift from the special friends, so it held a special meaning, and they kept it forever.
What is plagiarism?
citing your source
following the steps of the writing process
using someone else's ideas as your own
giving credit using italics instead of quotation marks
What parts of speech do adverbs modify?
adjectives, verbs, nouns
adjectives, verbs, adverbs
nouns, pronouns, prepositions
adverbs, conjunctions, nouns
When the reader sees all perspectives in the text, the text is written in...?
1st person point of view
2nd person point of view
3rd person limited point of view
3rd person objective point of view
3rd person omniscient point of view
What voice is the sentence below using?
The cake was made by the mothers on the team.
Active voice
Passive Voice
No Voice
None of the above
A friend tells you, "I am absolutely livid. Jamie shared confidential information with Caroline!" You respond, "So, you're saying that you're angry that Jamie told Caroline your secret?"
When you retell information in your own words, you are __________________.
paraphrasing
summarizing
talking
yelling
Paraphrasing can help you avoid _____________. It is taking another person's ideas or words and presenting them as your own. This is not only a serious academic offense, but it is also illegal in many cases. Use your own words when you write, and always give credit to others whose ideas you use.
plagiarism
cheating
getting int trouble
pledging
To help yourself paraphrase a text, identify the main idea of the passage.
Read this passage:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
What is the main idea?
Cases of malaria have declined.
It provides free medications for diseases.
Their hospital now has a generator and running water.
People in Sauri have much better lives than in years past.
Something that’s true for you but not for everyone is called a(n)
fact
reason
opinion
support
________ are always true.
Facts
Support
Opinions
Personal reasons
What does every quote need to have?
Two sentences.
Quotation marks
A capital letter.
Long words that make it sound complex.
What is a good way to start your concluding sentence?
This shows that
So, this means
Because of this
I feel
How many sentences in a summary?
1-2 Sentences
2-3 Sentences
3-4 Sentences
4-5 Sentences
Since he plays for the Vikings, I wore cardinal and grey.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
Skylar likes to play second base.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
Jamel organized the festival, and he called all the bands.
simple sentence
complex sentence
compound sentence
compound-complex sentence
Which part of the plot contains the setting, characters, and plot?
climax
exposition
rising action
falling action
Which part of the plot contains the "happily ever after"?
climax
resolution
exposition
falling action
What is the complete subject of this sentence?
Colorful fireworks lit up the sky.
lit
fireworks
lit up the sky
colorful fireworks
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
I bought a checkered shirt for Nathan.
I
Nathan
bought
bought a checkered shirt
Jenny _________ tired (fill in the blank)
be
is
has
have
_________ is she? she is my friend from London
who
why
which
what
"Has Steve got a sister?" "No, he ___________, but he's got 2 brothers."
has
hasn't
haven't
doesn't
