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myPerspectives Unit 2 Practice Quiz

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

a)

When a police station gets robbed.

b)

A pilot has a fear of heights.

c)

A bald man saying, "My hairstylist has a difficult job when she cuts my hair."

d)

In a scary movie when you know the Joker is on the other side of the door waiting for the star to open it.

2.

Which of the following is an example of internal motivation?

a)

When you write a story because you are trying to please your amazing ELA teacher (wink, wink).

b)

The peaceful feeling you get after a long morning run.

c)

Sweeping the sidewalk for your grandmother who is baking cookies.

d)

Working hard on a dance move to earn a star role in the Nutcracker.

3.

Which of the following is an example of external motivation?

a)

Baking cookies because it calms your mind.

b)

Taking a moment to breathe and calm down before a big presentation in science.

c)

Working hard on Mr. Svihlik's test to get a position on the "A" board in class.

d)

Reading a book at the end of the day to relax your brain before you go to sleep.

4.

What is usually the primary purpose of a political speech?

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to persuade

d)

to describe

5.

Which of the following is an irregular verb.

a)

laugh, is laughing, laughed, have laughed

b)

talk, is talking, talked, have talked

c)

draw, is drawing, drawn, have drawn

d)

open, is opening, opened, have opened

6.

Which of the following is the past principal part of the verb jog

a)

jog

b)

was jogging

c)

jogged

d)

have jogged

7.

What is the past participle principal part of the verb sneeze?

a)

sneeze

b)

was sneezing

c)

sneezed

d)

have sneezed

8.

Which of the following words is an adjective that could describe your favorite human?

a)

excels

b)

excellent

c)

is excelling

d)

excelled

9.

What is the effect on a noun or verb when you add the Latin suffix -ent on the end?

a)

It becomes an adjective.

b)

It becomes an adverb.

c)

It becomes a noun that describes a noun.

d)

It continues functioning as a verb.

10.

What to do you think the author's purpose was in writing the play version of The Diary of Anne Frank?

a)

to entertain the readers with a story about people hiding in an attic

b)

to illustrate how European Jewish people felt during World War II

c)

to explain the events of World War II between the years of 1942-1945

d)

to persuade people that the Holocaust really happened despite some arguing that it didn't

11.

What does the Latin root -strict- mean?

a)

Having a set principals that you enforce in social settings.

b)

it changes the verb to an adjective

c)

act or condition of

d)

draw tight, bind, tighten

12.

Based on your knowledge of the Latin root -strict-, what does the word district mean?

a)

a division of territory marked off for a special purpose

b)

a series of schools across the state

c)

a series of morals that result in a rigid countenance

d)

special markings used to distinguish a town

13.

What does it tell you about Mr. Frank's character when he says, "There are . . no locks that anyone can put on your mind?"

a)

he is strict

b)

he is difficult

c)

he is obedient

d)

he is encouraging

14.

Using your knowledge of the Latin suffix -ion, what does the word possession mean?

a)

possessing property or wealth

b)

act or condition of possessing

c)

relating to possession of items

d)

knowledge of possession

15.

Which writing style best describes the following sentence/s?

Anne. Do you mean it, Peter? Do you really mean it?

Peter. I said it, didn't I?

a)

conversational

b)

dramatic

c)

formal

d)

authoritative

16.

Which writing style best describes the following sentence/s.

It is with a profound sense of humility that I accept the honor that you have chosen to bestow on me.

a)

formal

b)

authoritative

c)

conversational

d)

dramatic

17.

Which writing style best describes the following sentence/s:

Dearest Kitty,

Just as we thought, Mr. Dussel is a very nice man. Of course he didn't mind sharing a room wi th me; to be honest, I'm not exactly delighted at having a stranger use my things, but you have to make sacrifices for a good cause.

a)

formal

b)

authoritative

c)

conversational

d)

dramatic

18.

Which of the following coordinating conjunctions best illustrates a contrast between ideas?

a)

for

b)

and

c)

nor

d)

but

19.

Which of the following coordinating conjunctions shows addition between ideas?

a)

yet

b)

so

c)

but

d)

and

20.

Which of the following uses a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses?

a)

I went to the store, and I bought brown bananas.

b)

I went to the store because the bananas were brown.

c)

I bought brown bananas and ate them.

d)

Brown bananas can be delicious and nutritious.

21.

True or false, you should do parenthetical citations even if you paraphrased someone else's idea.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which of the following sentences use the future tense?

a)

I am being questioned tomorrow.

b)

I have been questioned every day.

c)

I will be questioned again next week.

d)

I question why I'm questioned so often.

23.

Which of the following sentences has a consistent verb tense?

a)

I sit down on the chair, and I slurped by soup.

b)

I sat down on the chair, and I slurp my soup.

c)

I will sit down, and I will slurp my soup again tomorrow.

d)

I am sitting on the chair, and I have slurped my soup.

24.

Which of the following is not useful with a present participle?

a)

is

b)

has

c)

was

d)

am

e)

are

25.

Which of the following would you most likely find in a thesaurus?

a)

etymology

b)

pronunciation

c)

definition

d)

synonyms

26.

Which of the following would you go to a thesaurus for instead of a dictionary?

a)

synonyms

b)

etymology

c)

pronunciation

d)

definition

27.

So a dictionary is where you would find the etymology, pronunciation, and definition.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A thesaurus would be a good place to look for synonyms.(Are you noticing a pattern here? There is probably a REASON that this has been asked 3 times.)

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Based on the meaning of -ent, what is the meaning of the word sufficient?

a)

one who suffices

b)

having a quality of sufficing

c)

able to suffice

d)

the quality of sufficing