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Daily Starter for 5/10

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are madras shirts worn by the greasers or socs?

a)

socs

b)

neither

c)

greasers

d)

both

2.

After her final ballet recital, Sarah was absolutely devastated.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

run-on

3.

Her plans after graduation are very uncertain she might go to college and she might get a job right away.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

run-on

4.

If well, yes, or no start a sentence, we put a comma after these words. Why do we do this?

a)

to show a pause

b)

we actually don't use a comma

c)

they are conjunctive adverbs

d)

they are being used as interjections when starting a sentence

5.

We will be running to the store before we go to the track meet this evening.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

run-on

6.

Every compound sentence

a)

needs punctuation

b)

needs a comma

c)

needs a comma and/or semicolon

d)

always needs a semicolon

e)

can be joined with a comma

7.

What part of speech must be in a dependent clause but not in a prepositional phrase?

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

adjective

e)

article

8.

Her hair is a thick rope that hangs heavily from her scalp.

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

personification

9.

If you have a fictional story, what is typically its organizational structure?

a)

sequential order

b)

chronological order

c)

cause and effect

d)

problem and solution

e)

compare and contrast

10.

theme

a)

a lesson you can learn from a story

b)

must apply to everyone

c)

there can be multiple themes in a story

d)

should always be explained

11.

Which of the following are complex sentences?

a)

She has to attend the training class if she wants to work at that business.

b)

Until five o'clock, there is only two hour parking on Main Street.

c)

The dogs were put in their cages very quickly before bed.

d)

I have to move to Boston this summer while my friend has to move to Boise.

12.

indicates that the second part of the compound sentence is unexpected after reading the first part

a)

still

b)

therefore

c)

moreover

d)

consequently

e)

nevertheless

13.

Select the objective statements.

a)

Thursday is going to be the best weather day of the week.

b)

Ansonia starts school once the Darke County Fair is complete.

c)

S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders.

d)

Nevertheless, however, moreover, otherwise, also, then, and for example are all examples of words that can act as conjunctive adverbs.

e)

When, if, even though, while, because, although, though, unless are all words that can act as keywords.

14.

an extreme exaggeration

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

e)

hyperbole

15.

Dally

a)

is very protective of Johnny

b)

is a guardian over Pony and Soda

c)

gets in trouble a lot

d)

helped Pony and Johnny after Johnny stabbed Bob

e)

roofs houses for a job

16.

Two-Bit

a)

carries a six-inch switchblade

b)

has a scar

c)

is known for being funny

d)

loves school

e)

likes to shoplift

17.

Soda

a)

best friend is Two-bit

b)

hopes to marry Evie

c)

is idolized by Pony

d)

dropped out of high school

e)

hates Darry

18.

The Outsiders

a)

takes place in Oklahoma

b)

was written by S.E. Hinton

c)

takes place in the 60's

d)

has Ponyboy as the main character

e)

uses the sunset as a symbol that the greasers and socs all live in the same world

19.

used to show that information has been left out when directly quoting

a)

dash

b)

ellipsis

c)

apostrophe

d)

colon

e)

semicolon

20.

can't, won't, shouldn't we'll, it's, hasn't

a)

conjunctions

b)

contractions

c)

constanations

d)

corrections

21.

first person point of view

a)

can leave the main character and follow around other characters

b)

uses first person pronouns outside the dialogue to refer to the main character

c)

the narrator is a character in the story

d)

we are limited to one character's thoughts and feelings outside the dialogue

22.

coordinating conjunctions

a)

fanboys

b)

conjunctive adverbs

c)

keywords

d)

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

e)

after, although, as, because, before, even though, if...

23.

Bob

a)

Cherry's boyfriend

b)

Marcia's boyfriend

c)

wore many rings

d)

drives a blue Mustang

e)

is/was friends with Randy and David

24.

Darry

a)

played football in high school

b)

roofs houses

c)

guardian of Pony and Soda

d)

has been in and out of jail a lot

e)

is the greaser that is most like a soc

25.

articles

a)

a

b)

an

c)

and

d)

the

e)

as

26.

prepositional phrases include

a)

preposition

b)

noun or pronoun

c)

object of the preposition

d)

verb

e)

OOP

27.

repetition of a sound at the beginning of words that are positioned close together

a)

allusion

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

e)

personification

28.

similes compare two unlike things using which words...

a)

like

b)

as

c)

than

d)

then

e)

resembles

29.

adjectives out of order

a)

require commas around them

b)

come after the noun or pronoun they are describing

c)

come before the noun or pronoun they are describing

d)

are not needed in the sentence

e)

are joined with a fanboys word

30.

Third person limited point of view

a)

can leave the main character to follow around other characters

b)

uses first person pronouns outside the dialogue

c)

is limited to one character's thoughts and feelings outside the dialogue

d)

we know more than one characters thoughts and feelings outside the dialogue

31.

giving human qualities to nonhuman things

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

e)

simile

32.

a reference to well-known characters, people, works of literature, bible verses, etc. to help the reader understand something that is not well-known better

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

allusion

d)

alliteration

33.

Before the final exam, the teacher reviewed with her students.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

run-on

34.

In the middle of the night, Howard had flown to Texas, and then to Mexico.

a)

there should not be a comma after night

b)

flown should be flew

c)

no comma before the fanboys word

d)

then should be than

35.

Because she is always so generous mom has gave away so much money to local organizations

a)

a period is needed at the end

b)

a comma is needed after generous

c)

mom needs to be capitalized

d)

gave needs to be given

e)

a comma is needed before so

36.

The Outsiders

a)

realistic fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

historical fiction

d)

was written by a teenage girl

e)

Bob is/was one of the antagonist in the book