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WorksheetsSemester One Test - Study Guide
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 47mins
What change should be made in this sentence?
The cafeteria is serving hamburgers on wednesday.
Change cafeteria to Cafeteria
Change wednesday to Wednesday
Change hamburgers to Hamburgers
No change is needed
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
May we open one present on christmas eve?
Change present to Present
Change christmas eve to Christmas eve
Change christmas eve to Christmas Eve
Make no change
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
I am craving a chalupa and burrito from taco bell!
Change chalupa to Chalupa
Change taco bell to Taco Bell
Change burrito to Burrito
Make no change
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
The winter months are december, january, and february.
The Winter months are December, January, and February.
The Winter months are december, january, and february.
The winter months are December, January, and February.
The winter Months are December, January, and February.
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
My father can speak german and french.
My Father can speak German and French.
May Father can speak german and french.
My father can speak German and french.
My father can speak German and French.
School uniforms are far cheaper than the currently popular fashions. Many students work long hours at a paying job instead of doing homework because they feel they have to "keep up appearances." If students wore uniforms, there would be no need for most of them to have jobs that take away from their study time.
This passage is mostly about?
popular fashions being expensive
school uniforms being a good idea.
students working many hours at jobs.
teens enjoying wearing uniforms.
In 1972, five men broke into offices of the Democratic Party in Washington, D.C. Members of the media and Congress connected the burglary to members of President Nixon's reelection campaign. Nixon and his staff denied the accusations and committed illegal acts to hide the truth. As the House of Representatives debated impeaching Nixon, he resigned in disgrace rather than face a vote of impeachment. This episode will forever be known as the Watergate scandal; named after the office building that was burglarized.
What is this paragraph mostly about?
The U.S. Congress
Impeachment
The Watergate scandal
President Nixon
Whales are the biggest creatures that have ever lived on the earth. They are even bigger than the biggest dinosaurs were. Scientists think that whales once walked on land. They believe this because whales are not fish—they are mammals
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Whales are bigger than the dinosaurs were.
Whales are the biggest creatures on earth.
Whales are mammals.
Depression is a common illness that is easy to treat. Unfortunately, many people don't take their symptoms seriously and don't talk to their doctors about their problems. They don't know that depression has a physical cause; it is not a sign of weakness or a mood that will just go away.
Which of the following details would best support the main idea of this passage?
Jorge doesn't feel like himself anymore.
Girls are more likely to suffer from depression than boys.
Depression often runs in families.
Many people try to hide their depression and avoid getting help.
Find the central idea
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business
Being a clown isn't all fun and games.
Rodeos are exciting.
Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
Clowns are good at riding bulls.
An inference is...
Text evidence + what you know
Retelling a text
Making a guess without evidence
Information written directly into the text.
Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?
Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.
Tim is taking a trip to visit people he doesn't know.
Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.
Tim is moving to California with his family.
As I walked in the door, I was amazed at the beautiful colors and smells. I knew it would be hard to decide what I would buy with my $3. The chocolate truffles looked delicious, but they were expensive. The jelly beans were not only cheaper, but so colorful! With so much to choose from, I knew I would be here a long time. Where am I?
Gas station
Candy store
Grocery store
Shoe store
How many NOUNS are in the sentence?
She put her homework in the turn-in basket.
0
1
2
3
How many PRONOUNS are in the sentence?
She put her homework in the turn-in basket.
1
2
3
4
How many VERBS are in the sentence?
He ran for a touchdown, and scored.
0
1
2
3
What are ADVERBS?
Describe a noun
links two thoughts together
Shows emotion
Describe a verb
What are ADJECTIVES?
Link two thoughts together
Show emotions
Describe a noun
Action words
A part of speech that takes a place of a noun is called
adjective
pronoun
adverb
conjunction
Identify the capitalized word:
He ran SWIFTLY across the city.
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Interjection
The blue quilt was what I needed this weekend.
Adjective-noun
Adverb-noun
After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.
Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.
Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.
Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.
Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.
Keisha got up and started yelling at Ronnie and threatening him, but Ronnie didn’t even flinch because he knew that her bark was worse than her bite.
Ronnie thinks that Keisha will get in trouble for yelling.
Ronnie thinks that Keisha has bad breath.
Ronnie thinks that Keisha is loud but not dangerous.
Ronnie thinks that Keisha has a crush on him.
The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?
The forest
The wind
A person whispering
When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her. What is being personified?
Monica
The shoe store
The high heels
Simile or Metaphor?
Tioni is a shining star.
Simile
Metaphor
Simile or Metaphor?
Kozmy is as good as gold.
Simile
Metaphor
The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the
thesis.
summary.
theme.
plot.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Life is short; make the most of it.
What is textual evidence?
My opinion after reading.
Proof in the article.
A word for word quote from the article/story
A made-up quote I add to my answer.
What does chronological order mean?
the arrangement of events by time
the arrangement of events by the order of importance
How is a recipe an example of something written in chronological order?
It shows the products that you will need.
It shows the steps in how to make something.
Bio means
life.
death.
two.
study.
Chron means
day.
minute.
hour.
time.
Geo means
sun.
earth.
sky.
around.
Graph means
sing.
speak.
hear.
write.
Cent means
one thousand.
one minute.
one hundred.
one century.
To say what will happen before it occurs:
Predict
Edict
Verdict
Dictum
What word names the type of book that was written about a person's life but was written by a different person than the subject of the book?
Autobiography
Photography
Biography
Cartography
A group of people who gather together to listen to or watch something; the people who watch, read, or listen to something
Audible
Audience
Audio
Audition
