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End of Term 2 Test

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I do not own a Porsche.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-Complex
2.
Ottowa is the capital of Canada, but Toronto is the capital of Ontario.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
  Compound-Complex
3.
The football game was cancelled because it was raining.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-Complex
4.
Which one of these is one of the FANBOYS
a)
For
b)
Almost
c)
Over
d)
Although
5.

A simple sentence needs a subject, a verb, and

a)

a to be a complete thought.

b)

a dependent clause.

6.

A sentence with an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is a

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

7.

A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by

a)

a subordinator

b)

a dependent clause

c)

a coordinator (fanboys)

d)

a comma

8.

Bobby ran home.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

9.

Rosie is a great chef, and, luckily, her husband has a big appetite.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

10.

Christian will attend college after he graduates from high school.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

11.

Do you have any change?

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

12.

For the holidays, Julie baked an apple pie, cookies, and a coconut cake.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

13.
A sentence with two independent clauses connected with a comma and conjunction is a:
a)
Simple sentence
b)
Compound sentence
c)
Complex sentence
14.
A sentence with a dependent clause, and an independent clause is a:
a)
Simple sentence
b)
Comound sentence
c)
Complex sentence
15.
A sentence with one subject and one predicate is a:
a)
Simple sentence
b)
Compound sentence
c)
Complex sentence
16.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
a)
Fun, Amazing, New, Belts, Or, Yet, Some
b)
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
c)
Fetch, a, new, bunch, of yellow, shoes
d)
Fore, and, nore, butt, ore, yett, soooo
17.
Talked on the phone all night.
a)
Sentence 
b)
Fragment
18.
What two things make a sentence?
a)
Subject (noun) + Verb
b)
Subject + Noun
c)
Subject (noun) + Adjective
d)
Verb + Adverb
19.
Fill in the blank with the best coordinating conjunction: 
I want to sleep in, _____ I have to go to school. 
a)
or
b)
but
c)
nor
d)
and
20.
Identify the simple predicate:
Cardinals nest in our yard every spring.
a)
Cardinals
b)
Nest
c)
Yard
d)
Spring
21.
Identify the simple subject: 
The nail had punctured the right front tire.
a)
Nail
b)
Punctured
c)
right
d)
tire
22.
What makes a clause dependent?
a)
it is a complete thought
b)
it is an incomplete thought
23.
If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.
a)
complex sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
simple sentence
24.
The robot can also sort objects, but it cannot count.
a)
complex sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
simple sentence
25.
Which of the following sentences is a simple sentence?
a)
Rodney plays basketball, but Cheryl always beats Rodney.
b)
Rodney likes to play basketball, but I like to play baseball.
c)
Cheryl likes basketball, and she also likes ice skating.
d)
Rodney likes to spend his weekends playing basketball.
26.
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
a)
The animals in the mountains can be loud at night.
b)
The morning is so bright, and the night is as black as the sea.
c)
When I get to the bottom of the mountain, I want to sit beside the stream.
d)
The valley is a very quiet place to sit and think at night.
27.
Which of the following is a compound sentences?
a)
Anita wrote about sports for her report, but Susie wrote about art.
b)
The students could work with partners on their research projects. 
c)
The fifth grade teacher read the reports and gave out the grades.
d)
Francine wanted to write a report about her favorite movie star.
28.
Which is the correct complex sentence structure?
a)
One independent clause
b)
One dependent clause
c)
An independent clause and a dependent clause
d)
A simple sentence with a subject and verb
29.

What type of sentence contains two independent clauses?

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

30.

What type of sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause?

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

31.

Determine the structure of the following sentence:

Jamel organized the festival, and he called all the bands.

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

32.
Identify the verb below:

 
his parents grounded him for six weeks
a)
Parents
b)
Grounded
c)
Six
d)
His
33.

What type of sentence contains two independent clauses?

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

34.

What type of sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause?

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

35.

What other name(s) can be used for a Simple Sentence?

a)

independent clause

b)

dependent clause

c)

baby sentence

d)

all can be used

36.
What are the two things that all clauses must have?
a)
capital letter & period
b)
semicolon & comma
c)
subject & predicate
d)
milk & cookies
37.
When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.
a)
dependent clause
b)
independent clause
38.

Identify the independent clause in the sentence:

Dino thought about baseball practice as he walked home.

a)

Dino thought about baseball practice

b)

as he walked home

39.

Identify the independent clause in the sentence:

Please take out the garbage before you leave.

a)

Please take out the garbage

b)

before you leave

40.

What is a subject of a sentence?

a)

what is happening in a sentence

b)

who or what a sentence is about

41.

What is a predicate of a sentence?

a)

a capital letter

b)

what is happening in the sentence

c)

who or what the sentence is about

42.

What part of speech is a subject?

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

43.

What is the predicate of the sentence? "I am drinking milk with a straw."

a)

drinking my milk with a straw

b)

I am

44.

What is the subject of this sentence? "The colorful fireworks exploded in the sky."

a)

The colorful fireworks

b)

exploded in the sky

45.

What is the subject of the sentence? "Mary's cat ate all the food."

a)

ate all the food

b)

Mary's cat

46.

What is the predicate of the sentence? "The girl made Tik- Tok dances."

a)

made Tik-Tok dances

b)

The girl

47.
What is textual evidence?
a)
My opinion after reading.
b)
Proof in the article.
c)
A word for word quote from the article/story
d)
A made-up quote I add to my answer.
48.
What is the first step to writing a paragraph with textual evidence?
a)
Concluding Sentence
b)
Answer
c)
Restate
d)
Support
49.
What is the second step to writing a paragraph with textual evidence?
a)
Support
b)
Cite
c)
Check for Unclear Pronouns
d)
Answer
50.
What does every quote need to have?
a)
Two sentences.
b)
Quotation marks
c)
A capital letter.
d)
Long words that make it sound complex.
51.
Which paragraph is written correctly to respond to this question: Why do people feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner?
a)
People feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner to give people more freedom. "Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone" (Smith 6). This shows that turning cell phones off during meal times made people feel happy and less tied to a device.
b)
People feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner to give people more freedom. In the text it states, "Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone." This shows that turning cell phones off during meal times made people feel happy and less tied to a device.
c)
People feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner to give people more freedom. In the text it states, "Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone" (Smith 6).
d)
People feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner to give people more freedom. In the text it states, "Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone" (Smith 6). This shows that turning cell phones off during meal times made people feel happy and less tied to a device.
52.
What is a good transition/lead before your evidence?
a)
In the text it states
b)
I feel
c)
"Start my quote"
d)
They said
53.

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

a)

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

b)

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

c)

A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

d)

School uniforms can be ordered online .

54.

Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:

The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

a)

School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

b)

The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

c)

The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

55.

proof is also known as

a)

citing

b)

evidence

c)

metaphor

d)

support

56.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch.  Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat.  He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning.  On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed.  He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.  
What type of work does Paul do?
a)
A lawyer
b)
a construction worker
c)
a doctor
d)
a garbage man
57.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch.  Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat.  He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning.  On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed.  He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.  
Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?
a)
He has tools
b)
He goes straight up the stairs to shower
c)
His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty
d)
He wears a hat
58.
Crack!  Thunder struck and rain poured.  Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather.  He was beginning to lose it.  Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob.  His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max.  We'll just find something else to do."  She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich.  Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!"  A flash from the sky lit up the living room.  Boom!  Mom sighed.
What line in the text tell you that Max is upset it is raining?
a)
He says, "I don't wanna sandwich?"
b)
Dropping his kite from his hand, Max broke out into a full sob
c)
Thunder struck and rain poured
d)
Mom sighed
59.
Crack!  Thunder struck and rain poured.  Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather.  He was beginning to lose it.  Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob.  His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max.  We'll just find something else to do."  She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich.  Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!"  A flash from the sky lit up the living room.  Boom!  Mom sighed.
What lines from the text support the idea that Mom and Max were going to go on a picnic?
a)
She began to unpack the picnic basket
b)
Max stares blankly out the window
c)
Mom offers Max a sandwich
d)
His mother conforted him
60.
Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:
The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.
a)
School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.
b)
The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.
c)
The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.
61.
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
a)
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
b)
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
c)
At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
d)
School uniforms can be ordered online .
62.
Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier were papermakers, but they had been interested in flying for many years. One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea. He was sitting in front of the fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper being carried up the chimney.Soon afterwards, the brothers conducted an experiment. They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once, the bag rose to the ceiling. After this, Stephen and Joseph conducted many more experiments, both indoors and in the open air. Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper. On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay. 
Which sentence in this article provides text evidence for the inference that the Montgolfier brothers used hot air to lift their balloon?
a)
Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper.
b)
They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once the bag rose to the ceiling.
c)
On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.
d)
One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea.
63.
It was a tough day for Cleveland Cavaliers fans. Well, it was confusing. Kyrie Irving got dealt to the Boston Celtics after requesting a trade out of Cleveland last month. Even though things have been strange between Irving and LeBron James, there’s no question how much James respects Irving.That was apparent in his public goodbye to Irving.
Answer the following question: What evidence shows that Kyrie and Lebron are on better speaking terms?
a)
The evidence that shows that Kyrie and Lebron are on better terms is that Kyrie is being traded.
b)
The evidence that shows that Kyrie and Lebron are on better terms because things had been strange before and then Kyrie was traded.
c)
The evidence that shows that Kyrie and Lebron are on better terms is that according to the text Lebron James respected Kyrie Irving by giving him a public goodbye.
d)
The evidence that shows that Kyrie and Lebron are on speaking terms is that things were strange and now they talk.
64.
Barcelona soccer club is suing Neymar for 10 million for breach of contract as they want him to return the bonus he was paid when he signed a new five-year deal just nine months before joining Paris St Germain soccer club, the Spanish club said on Tuesday.The Catalans are asking for an additional 10 percent payment due to a delay in their demands being met."Barcelona have taken these actions in defense of their interests, after Neymar's contract was rescinded just a few months after he signed on until 2021," a club statement said.
Answer the following question:
How do you know that Barcelona wanted to keep Neymar on their soccer team?
a)
I know that Barcelona wanted to keep Neymar on their team because they made him sign a contract.
b)
I know that Barcelona wanted to keep Neymar on their team because Neymar is a great player.
c)
I know that Barcelona wanted to keep Neymar on their team because he signed a contract until 2021.
d)
I know that Barcelona wanted to keep Neymar on their team because according to the article Neymar signed a contract with the team.
65.

What is the first step in writing a short answer?

a)

Re-state and answer the question

b)

Cite evidence from the text

c)

Analyze the textual evidence

d)

Draw a conclusion

66.

What is the final step in writing a short answer?

a)

Re-state and answer the question

b)

Cite evidence from the text

c)

Analyze the textual evidence

d)

Draw a conclusion

67.

What is the second step in writing a short answer?

a)

Re-state and answer the question

b)

Cite evidence from the text

c)

Analyze the textual evidence

d)

Draw a conclusion