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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins
Joe likes cake Katie likes pie.
Is the semicolon used correctly?
Housework can’t kill you; but why take a chance?
Yes
No
What is the main idea?
Read the text below and answer
The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person. The transmission occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected person. For example, a cough, sneeze or handshake could cause transmission. The spread may also be caused by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
Question :
How does the virus spread?
The virus spread when we close with infected person when they are cough and sneeze.
The virus spread when someone comes into contact with infected person.
The virus can be spread when we handshake the infected person.
All the answers above are correct.
Molly was in a hurry to get to the playground. She pulled up the zipper on her coat so fast that her sweater got stuck in it. She struggled to unzip it but she couldn't do it. Luckily, her mom was able to extricate the sweater.
What does the word "extricate" mean in the paragraph above?
mend
remove
notice
Johnʼs hands trembled in the cold as he fished through his coat pockets for a match. He had already gathered scraps of wood and piled them up to make a fire. Now, he had to figure out how to kindle it. The sun had already set and all light was quickly fading from the sky; John could feel the temperature dropping just as rapidly. Without a match, there was no way to get this fire going, and without a fire, he wasnʼt sure how he would survive the night. Nobody knew he was stuck out there, alone, without food or shelter. His best hope was to try to avoid freezing, then head out at dawn to find help
What type of conflict is this? Is it internal or external?
Man vs Self, internal
Man vs Man, external
Man vs Nature, internal
Man vs Nature, external
Read the passage and answer the question.
Which of the following events happened first in this passage?
Daedalus was an artist who had a son named Icarus. Daedalus and his son were imprisoned on the island of Crete by King Minos. Daedalus looked for ways to escape their prison. One day, he noticed birds flying high above the prison walls. He thought, “If only I were a bird, I could fly to freedom!” Suddenly, Daedalus had an idea. He commanded Icarus to gather all the bird feathers that fell from the sky. Then, he glued the feathers together with wax, thus creating wings. Daedalus and Icarus strapped the wings to their arms and flew from their prison. Bursting with joy, Icarus flew higher and higher. He wanted to touch the sun. However, as he drew nearer the sun, the wax that held his wings together began to melt. As Icarus plummeted toward the ground, he realized his folly and understood that there are limits to everything.
The wax began to melt from Icarus'
Icarus learned there are limits to everything
Icarus flew close to the sun
Icarus wanted to touch the sun
What does a semicolon link?
Two complete and related sentences
Two independent clauses
Two dependent clauses
Nothing
In general, semicolons are NOT used to connect independent clauses along with a . . .
Transitional phrase, such as "for example"
Coordinating conjunction, such as "and" or "but"
All of these
Conjunctive adverb, such as "however" or "instead"
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
Insert the correct form the of missing word.
I don't know if _______ going to make it to lunch or not.
there
their
they're
Select the proper form of the missing word.
She knew ________ was a solution to the problem.
their
there
they're
Select the correct form of the missing word.
She wants ______ cookie recipe.
their
there
they're
What did she ask you to do?
noun
adjective
pronoun
verb
I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
I left my shoes under the kitchen
table.
noun
adjective
conjunction
preposition
If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
adverb
verb
noun
adjective
― Jacqueline Woodson, Peace, Locomotion
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
pronouns like I, my and him are used
the author is addressing the reader
the narrator is not in the story
pronouns like I, my and we are used
Flashback is
when the author transports a reader to a time in the past.
when the author transports a reader to a time and place in the future.
the rate or speed with which the plot moves from one event to another.
when the author transports a reader to a time in the future.
Foreshadowing is
when the author slows down the story for a slower pace.
the writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
the writer transporting the reader to a time in the past.
the writer transporting the reader to a time in the future.
Flash forward is
when the author transports the reader to another time and place in the past.
when the writer weaves two or more dramatic plots that are usually linked by a common character and a similar theme.
when the author transports the reader to a time in the future
the writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
