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Week 30/ Grammar Cumulative Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does WHEEDLE mean?

a)

to embarrass

b)

to cajole, persuade

c)

to slander, speak poorly about

d)

to inspire, motivate

2.

What does RUSTIC mean?

a)

picturesque, peaceful

b)

just beginning

c)

merry, humorous

d)

unpolished, countrified

3.

What does PRECEDENT mean?

a)

burden, hindrance

b)

model, example

c)

highest point

d)

politeness, proper behavior

4.

A PEREMPTORY rule is ___?

a)

absolute, compulsory

b)

extreme

c)

almighty, all-powerful

d)

honest, straightforward

5.

What does OMNIPOTENT mean?

a)

joyful

b)

required

c)

all-powerful

d)

peaceful

6.

What does MALIGN mean?

a)

weigh down

b)

convince

c)

talk down to

d)

slander

7.

What does IDYLLIC mean?

a)

merry, jolly

b)

countrified, simple

c)

peaceful, picturesque

d)

flashy, show

8.

Which animal is EXTINCT?

a)

the right whale

b)

the sea turtle

c)

the bald eagle

d)

the dodo bird

9.

What does DECORUM mean?

a)

burden, hindrance

b)

politeness, good conduct

c)

baby bird

d)

fraud, fake

10.

What does CHARLATAN mean?

a)

pretender, fraud

b)

honesty, frankness

c)

model, example

d)

power, strength

11.

Dylan attempted to __ his classmates to participate in the virtual talent show by offering a $1000 cash prize to the winner.

a)

mortify

b)

condescend

c)

malign

d)

galvanize

12.

The valorous knight fought with ease and grace in spite of the __ of his coat of armor.

a)

encumbrance

b)

zenith

c)

decorum

d)

precedent

13.

Katrina decided against purchasing the __ hot pink gown for the prom.

a)

rustic

b)

idyllic

c)

jocose

d)

gaudy

14.

The restaurant owner would not __ to pick up the wrapper on the floor; instead he asked one of his employees to do it.

a)

malign

b)

wheedle

c)

condescend

d)

mortify

15.

The __ crowd cheered wildly for the victorious WHS basketball team.

a)

jubilant

b)

fledgling

c)

jocose

d)

gaudy

16.

Audrey's mom likes to __ her by showing embarrassing baby photos of her to her friends.

a)

malign

b)

wheedle

c)

mortify

d)

galvanize

17.

A __ musician, Jared was jubilant when he heard he had a gig at a coveted venue in NYC.

a)

jocose

b)

idyllic

c)

omnipotent

d)

fledgling

18.

At the __ of her career, Sofia was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

a)

decorum

b)

zenith

c)

precedent

d)

encumbrance

19.

Always a __ individual, Luigi constantly amuses us in class with his witty jokes.

a)

jocose

b)

rustic

c)

jubilant

d)

gaudy

20.

Mallory felt __, as if she could conquer the world, after completing her first marathon.

a)

omnipotent

b)

idyllic

c)

fledgling

d)

gaudy

21.

What sentence has correct comma placement?

a)

Don't you like, me?

b)

I think we should go to dinner, and a movie.

c)

I like apples, pears bananas and strawberries.

d)

I would suggest swimming, hiking, and skydiving.

22.
"This is _________ speaking," Bridget said to the president of the United States when he called her on the phone.
a)
her
b)
she
c)
me
23.
________________ wins the jackpot better share the money!
a)
Who
b)
Whom
c)
Whoever
d)
Whomever
24.
Choose the sentence that does NOT have errors in capitalization.
a)
During Middle School, students read several fiction and non-fiction titles that included books, novellas, plays, poems, magazines and newspapers.
b)
Students in Miss Comet's class enjoyed reading Sports Illustrated kids and The Railway Children. 
c)
Popular Titles in Mrs. Alvin's class were Esperanza Rising and Of Mice And Men.
d)
Pupular titles in Mr. Bailey's class were National Geographic and othello.
25.

After the Trojan War, Odysseus and his men (is, are) trying to get home to Ithaca.

a)

are

b)

Is

26.
Do you think the kittens or the puppy (is, are) cuter? 
a)
are
b)
is
27.
Each of us ____ how to play baseball.
a)
knows
b)
know
c)
is knowing
d)
nose
28.
Either the trash can or your socks _________ horrible.
a)
smells
b)
smell
c)
smels
d)
smel
29.
Grandma asked my brother and __________ to buy cherry cough drops while we were at the drugstore. 
a)
I
b)
me
c)
myself
30.
Loretta and __________ prefer plain cheese pizza.
a)
she
b)
her
c)
us
d)
them
31.
Just between you and __________, Selena should dump Fred the nose picker and date that cute track star in our chemistry class.
a)
I
b)
me
c)
the door man
32.

The Long and Winding Road (song)

a)

Quotation Marks

b)

Underline/Italics

33.

How Georgia's 2020 Recruiting Class Is Shaping up So Far (article)

a)

Quotation Marks

b)

Underline/Italics

34.

The Great Alone (book)

a)

Underline/Italics

b)

Quotation Marks

35.

Paula went to work, ____________, and to the movies.

a)

to the restaurant

b)

a restaurant

c)

go to restaurant

d)

going to restaurant

36.

They are low in sodium but __________________

a)

high in calories

b)

do not have many calories.

c)

calories

d)

have calories

37.

Generally, it is better to eat eggs moderately than ________________

a)

to avoid them entirely.

b)

avoid them entirely.

c)

to avoiding them entirely.

d)

avoided them entirely.

38.

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:

My mother often recites this Shakespeare quote _____ "All that glitters is not gold."

a)

; (semicolon)

b)

: (colon)

c)

. (period)

d)

- (hyphen)

39.

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:

I enjoy reading books ___ however, I don't often have time to finish them.

a)

; (semicolon)

b)

: (colon)

c)

. (period)

d)

- (hyphen)

40.

Where should you place the colon (:) in the following?

When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom "Let it be"

a)

after "trouble"

b)

after "me"

c)

after "wisdom"

d)

after "be"

41.

Where could you place a semicolon (;) in the following?

I'm just a poor boy. I need no sympathy because I'm easy come, easy go.

a)

after "boy" (Replace the period with a semicolon.)

b)

after "sympathy"

c)

after "easy"

d)

after "come" (Replace the comma with a semicolon.)

42.

What does the Latin expression "Carpe Diem" mean?

a)

Live life to the fullest

b)

You only live once

c)

I think, therefore I am

d)

Seize the day