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English Pop

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Lee says there's no evidence that mountain bike tires cause any more erosion than hikers do." (Passage 1, paragraph 3)


What is the meaning of erosion as it is used in the sentence?

a)

drought

b)

harm

c)

pebbles

d)

waste

2.

Select TWO main ideas from Passage 1

a)

More people are interested in mountain biking.

b)

People can ride mountain bikes in limited places.

c)

Bans on mountain bikes in wilderness areas should be reconsidered.

d)

Mountain bikes provide people with easier access into hard to reach areas of the wilderness.

e)

Solutions related to mountain biking in wilderness areas can be found if people work together.

3.

Select TWO details to support the main idea of Passage 1

a)

"It would allow bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in those scenic undisturbed areas." (paragraph 1)

b)

"They help people move about." (paragraph 5)

c)

"He is with the Wilderness Society." (paragraph 6)

d)

"Rowsome said that only about 10 to 12 percent of all U.S. public lands are protected under the Wilderness Act." (paragraph 7)

e)

"The mountain bikers say bikers should instead focus on working with interest groups and lawmakers to negotiate." (paragraph 9)

4.

Which idea could be supported by both passages?

a)

Protecting the land should be the primary concern of government.

b)

Mountain bikers are concerned that changing the law might be too difficult.

c)

Mountain bikers have access to other places where their bikes are less harmful to the land.

d)

Opening wilderness areas to mountain biking would lead to other mechanical devices being allowed on trails.

5.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Phillip reads a few pages everyday.
a)
Phillip
b)
reads
c)
pages
d)
every
6.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Haley climbed the mountain on Friday.
a)
Haley
b)
Friday
c)
climbed
d)
the mountain
7.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Haley climbed the mountain on Friday.
a)
Haley
b)
Friday
c)
climbed
d)
the mountain
8.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Percy collected many  fine seashells.
a)
many
b)
Percy
c)
collected
d)
seashells
9.
What is the verb in the sentence below?

Harriet taught the class about training the dogs.
a)
Harriet
b)
taught
c)
the class
d)
training
10.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Simon argued with everyone today.
a)
today
b)
Simon
c)
argued
d)
everyone
11.

What part of the speech is blue word?

The brown dog ate his bone

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

12.

What part of speech is the blue word?

Maria quickly wrote her name on her paper.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

13.

What part of speech is the blue word?

Sameer raised his hand quietly.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

14.
What part of speech is the blue word?
The fabulous students listened to their teacher. 
a)
Adjective
b)
Adverb
15.

What part of speech is the blue word?

Maria bought a new book.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

16.
What part of speech is the blue word?
Jena bought a sparkly necklace on Saturday. 
a)
Adjective
b)
Adverb
17.
What part of speech is the blue word?
They painted their house grey over the weekend.  
a)
Adjective
b)
Adverb
18.
What part of speech is the blue word?
Molly blew a huge bubble with her gum!
a)
Adjective
b)
Adverb
19.

Choose if the word in red is an adjective or an adverb.

Fast runners win races.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

20.

What are the adverbs in this sentence?:


Obet always plays with the dog gently.

a)

Obet, always

b)

plays, dog

c)

always, gently

d)

Obet, dog