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Language Conventions (by Miss Lock)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

a)

“I’m so hot!” exclaimed Tim.

b)

I’m so hot! exclaimed Tim.

c)

“I’m so hot”! exclaimed Tim.

d)

“I’m so hot” exclaimed Tim!

2.

The first of Tim Winton’s novels that I read _______ Blueback.

a)

am

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

3.

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

a)

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious?

b)

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious!

c)

Would you, agree that despite the broken bones, and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious?

d)

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious.

4.
What is a noun?
a)
a person, place, or thing
b)
an action word
c)
a describing word
d)
a math term
5.
What kind of sentence?
Kevin ran to the park to play.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
6.
What kind of sentence?
Mary bought a gift for her mom, and the store clerk gift wrapped it.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
7.
What kind of sentence?
Running for his life, Peter turned the corner and ran into a tree.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
8.
I love winter, __ the best time of the year!
a)
Its
b)
It's
9.
What is a contraction?
a)
a word with a suffix
b)
a word with a beginning added to it
c)
two words put together to make a shorter word
d)
a word with a prefix
10.
What is the contraction for does not? 
a)
doesn't
b)
doesnt' 
c)
doen't
d)
does'nt
11.
Find the adjective in the sentence.
I live in a friendly neighborhood.
a)
I
b)
live
c)
friendly
d)
neighborhood
12.

Which is the adverb in "The woman closed the door quietly" ?

a)

The woman

b)

the door

c)

quietly

d)

closed

13.

What language feature is defined as:

A strong comparison between two things where one is described in such a way that it take on the characteristics of the other.

a)

Neologism

b)

Idiom

c)

Metaphor

d)

Evaluative language

14.

Which language feature is the example below:

Laughter is the music of the soul.

a)

Modality

b)

Idiom

c)

Neologism

d)

Metaphor

15.

Which word completes this sentence correctly?


If you had __________ your tennis racquet we could have had a game.

a)

bring

b)

brung

c)

bought

d)

brought

16.

Which word completes this sentence correctly?


Mum says that Lizzy is ___________ curious.

a)

as

b)

to

c)

being

d)

likely

17.

Which pair of words completes this text correctly?


Our ____________ gives sensible ___________ to the teachers and students.

a)

principle - advice

b)

principal - advice

c)

principal - advise

d)

principle - advise

18.

Which word is a pronoun?

a)

ours

b)

after

c)

beside

d)

kitchen

19.

Which word or words correctly complete this sentence?


I will go for a walk _________ it rains or not.

a)

even if

b)

whether

c)

whenever

d)

regardless