WorksheetsGrammar and Language Assessment
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 49mins
Which answer choice below corrects the misplaced modifier?
"While swimming in the pool, a wasp stung Macy."
While swimming, a wasp stung Macy.
A wasp stung while swimming in the pool.
A wasp stung Macy while she was swimming in the pool.
Wasp in pool sting Macy.
Which of the following words have a POSITIVE connotation? (choose two)
obsessive
attentive
scrupulous
vigilant
Determine a likely meaning for the word despondent based on the context below.
Recorded observations made by psychiatrists noted many examples of people becoming despondent. In some instances, patients became so discouraged, they lost the will to live. Fortunately, medical treatment helped many of these people regain a positive outlook on life.
encouraged
angry
hopeless
hopeful
Choose the synonym for the word subside
decrease
support
prolong
debate
How would you break the word omnivorous into a prefix, base or root, and suffix?
om - nivor - ous
omni - vo - rous
omni - vor - ous
o - mni - vo - ro - us
Which sentence best eliminates wordiness and redundancy of the following sentence:
"There are a number of students on the waitlist who are hoping to attend the performing arts school."
There are a number of students on the waitlist for the performing arts school.
Lots of kids are waiting for school.
There are a lot of kids who have been placed on the waitlist in hopes of attending the performing arts school.
Kids are waiting to be accepted to the school.
Which word is misspelled?
imobile
morale
oasis
Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence below:
"Love is blind and deaf."
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
What could the figurative language "Love is deaf and blind" literally translate to?
When you are deaf and blind, you can't find love.
When you are in love, you lose your hearing and eye-sight.
When you are in love, you don't see or hear things that are negative.
Identify the following as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause:
"Screaming loudly for all to hear"
Phrase
Independent clause
Dependent clause
Use the meaning of the root and affix to determine a definition for the following word.
tenable
"ten" - to hold
"able" - able to, can do
can do and able to
able to be held
able to count to ten
Which of the following can be elicited?
a response
a reply
an answer
an offer
all of the above
Which sentence below shows the correct usage of a comma?
Having worked, a full day, I fell asleep at 7:00 P.M.
Having worked a full day I fell asleep at 7,00 P.M.
Having worked a full day, I fell asleep at 7,00 P.M.
Having worked a full day, I fell asleep at 7:00 P.M.
Choose the antonym for the word mundane.
honored
ordinary
trusted
extraordinary
Select the word that best completes this sentence:
"After the burglary, the neighbors united to keep a ____ watch over each other's houses.
vigilant
obsessive
attentive
scrupulous
Choose the definition that matches the underlined word in the sentence below:
"The expedition was plagued with misfortunes from the moment the ship left the harbor for America.
(noun) A deadly disease that spreads rapidly
(noun) Anything that causes destruction or suffering
(verb) To cause suffering or distress
Identify the sentence type for the following sentence:
"My ride was late, so I walked to school."
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
Choose a matching analogy:
ugly : hideous :: ____ : _____
fine : magnificent
loyal : wise
awful : awesome
foul : fair
