Free Printable HSEE Review Language

1.

A: _____ your mom always _________?

B: No, she _______.

a)

Does - cook - doesn't

b)

Does - cook - does

c)

Do - cooks -- don't

d)

Do - cook - do

2.

A: _____ you _________ TV now?

B: Yes, I _____.

a)

Are - watching - am

b)

Do - watch - do

c)

Are - watch - am

d)

Do - watching - do

3.

I ____________ an Apple computer. They are very expensive.

a)

have never bought

b)

always buy

c)

bought

d)

am buying

4.

We _____ to Bad Bunny's concert last month.

a)

goes

b)

go

c)

don't go

d)

didn't go

5.

A: Do you like that skirt?

B: Which ____?

A: The blue ______.

a)

one - one

b)

ones - ones

c)

one - ones

d)

ones - one

6.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?

a)

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

b)

Floods cause mudslides.

c)

Floods damage houses and roads.

7.

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?

a)

Soccer is important at the Olympics.

b)

Soccer is a worldwide sport.

c)

Soccer is also called football.

d)

Soccer is played by men and women.

8.

It was raining outside. Sue got out of bed and got dressed for school. Then, she ate breakfast and grabbed her backpack. Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________.

a)

got her sunglasses

b)

made a sandwich

c)

picked up her umbrella

d)

put on sandals

9.

Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.
Sam is most likely going to ___________________.

a)

the beach

b)

school

c)

the mall

d)

the library

10.

Dolphins are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying this dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:

a)

how dolphins talk to people

b)

how smart dolphins are

c)

how dolpins are different from fish

d)

which scientists are studying languages

11.

Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.

a)

has developed under the influence of musical theater

b)

is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestr

c)

is not a high-budget production

d)

is often performed in Europe

e)

is the most complex of all the performing arts

12.

Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

We can understand from the reading that ----

a)

people are captivated more by opera than musical theater

b)

drama in opera is more important than the music

c)

orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size

d)

musical theater relies above all on music

e)

there is argument over whether the music is important or the words in opera

13.

Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

It is stated in the reading that ----.

a)

acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theater

b)

many people find musical theater more captivating than opera

c)

music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera

d)

an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir

e)

opera doesn't have any properties in common with musical theater

14.

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.

a)

don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them

b)

are proven to be less intelligent than once thought

c)

have a reputation for being friendly to humans

d)

are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans

e)

are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans

15.

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us ----.

a)

means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are

b)

shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication

c)

proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea

d)

does not mean that we are superior to them

e)

proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we previously thought

16.

This part of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

17.

What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'?

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Assonance

d)

Simile

e)

Metaphor

18.

What is the figure of speech called when words imitate and reproduce real-life sounds and actions?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Assonance

d)

Personification

e)

Metaphor

19.

What is the figure of speech called when something is over-exaggerated, not meant to be taken literally?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Assonance

d)

Personification

e)

Metaphor

20.

She was so hungry she could eat a horse.

a)

personification

b)

metonymy

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

21.

Which of the following statement is a personification?

a)

The leaves whisper their secrets to one another.

b)

The sun is a ball of fire.

c)

His lips were as white as vinegar when he broke her mom’s favorite vase.

d)

The baby is as meek as a lamb.

22.

Which one is correct?

a)

a cotton small bag

b)

a small cotton bag

23.

Which one is correct?

a)

black leather Italian shoes

b)

Italian black leather shoes

c)

leather black Italian shoes

d)

shoes Italian leather black

24.

Which one is correct?

a)

a thick warm wool jacket

b)

a warm thick wool jacket

c)

a wool thick warm jacket

d)

a thick wool warm jacket

25.

Which one is correct?

a)

an expensive blue silk scarf

b)

a blue silk expensive scarf

c)

a silk blue expensive scarf

d)

an expensive silk blue scarf

26.

Which one is correct?

a)

a new British friend

b)

a British new friend

c)

a new friend British

d)

a British new friend

27.

They were having an arjuement about who was the better basketball player.

a)

arguement

b)

arjument

c)

argument

d)

arguemant

28.

They were ancious about the long flight ahead.

a)

anksious

b)

anqsious

c)

ankshush

d)

anxious

29.

The Australian paliment meet in Canberra.

a)

parlement

b)

parlamant

c)

parliament

d)

parliamant

30.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

autobiography

b)

autbiography

c)

autobiograhy

d)

autobigraph

31.

Which is correct?

a)

Their going to the beach

b)

They're going to the beach

c)

There going to the beach

32.

Which is correct?

a)

Were going on holiday!

b)

We're going on holiday!

c)

We are goin on Holiday!

33.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Amatuer

b)

Amature

c)

Amateur

d)

Ameteur

34.

Select the word with correct spelling

a)

Benefited

b)

Benefitted

c)

Benifitted

d)

Benifited

35.

Find the correct spelt word

a)

Servent

b)

Sarvent

c)

Servant

d)

Sarvant

36.

Spot the correct spelling

a)

Comittee

b)

Commitee

c)

Committee

d)

Committey

37.

Find the mis-spelt word

a)

Annex

b)

Aniversary

c)

Animate

d)

Animosity

38.

From the given group of words, choose the wrongly spelt word

a)

Imperative

b)

Ilicit

c)

Imminent

d)

Immature

39.

Choose the wrongly spelt word

a)

Semester

b)

Senesent

c)

Sensory

d)

Salacious

40.

Choose the word wrongly spelt

a)

Teaser

b)

Teething

c)

Tedious

d)

Teatotaller

41.

What types of classroom activities appeal _______ you?

a)

From

b)

For

c)

To

d)

With

42.

Your vocabulary can benefit _________using the media

a)

In

b)

Of

c)

For

d)

From

43.

I was erroneously credited _________a lot of money.

a)

With

b)

In

c)

Of

d)

On

44.

He is accustomed ________having his own office.

a)

To

b)

With

c)

Of

d)

In

45.

She is addicted _________checking her app updates.

a)

On

b)

From

c)

About

d)

To

46.

Norma is anxious ___________making the presentation.

a)

Of

b)

With

c)

About

d)

From

47.

She is committed _______improving her Math results.

a)

With

b)

In

c)

For

d)

To

48.

The money will be devoted ________protecting the environment.

a)

For

b)

To

c)

On

d)

At

49.

He was discouraged __________not getting the job he wanted.

a)

At

b)

By

c)

About

d)

With

50.

Stop worrying _____your exam - everything will be fine.

a)

for

b)

about

c)

of

51.

I've waited ____ Judy for 30 minutes. I'm going home.

a)

with

b)

to

c)

for

52.

She's really proud___ her son's achievements.

a)

on

b)

about

c)

of

53.

The schoolboy was blamed _______ the broken window

a)

with

b)

for

c)

about

54.

He forgave me __________ my mistake.

a)

for

b)

about

c)

on

55.

Most monkeys don't like water, but ______ can swim well when they have to.

a)

he

b)

it

c)

they

d)

them

56.

The teacher graded the students' papers last night. She return _______ during class today.

a)

its

b)

them

c)

her

d)

their

57.

I'm sorry but these seats are _________.

a)

I

b)

me

c)

my

d)

mine

58.

Because this dollhouse is almost 300 years old, it is historically important.

a)

this dollhouse

b)

300 years

c)

important

59.

The furnishings are noticeably different from their modern counterparts.

a)

noticeably

b)

different

c)

furnishings

60.

The tiny chest and dresser still have their original hardware.

a)

tiny chest

b)

tiny chest and dresser

c)

tiny dresser

61.

Choose the propper relative pronoun:

Maria is a girl..... went to the school with my sister

a)

which

b)

who

c)

where

d)

have

62.

Choose the propper relative pronoun:

That is the village ... I live

a)

which

b)

who

c)

where

d)

have

63.

What do you call someone _____ writes computer programs?

a)

which

b)

whose

c)

when

d)

that

64.

Overalls are clothes _______ people wear to protect their clothes when they are working.

a)

where

b)

who

c)

whose

d)

which

65.

What is the correct option?

Please listen to me ! I've got __________ important to tell you.

a)

anything

b)

everything

c)

something

66.

I didn't see Lucas at the gym. In fact, I didn't see ______________. The place was empty.

a)

somebody

b)

anybody

c)

everybody

67.

Please tell the salesman at the door that we don't want to buy ___________.

a)

anybody

b)

anything

c)

nothing

68.

Bob, __________ is here to see you.

a)

someone

b)

anybody

c)

no one

69.

_______________ can see through the walls. It's a superpower, we humans don't have it.

a)

No one

b)

Anybody

c)

Someone

70.

Is there ________________ here. I need help!

a)

someone

b)

anybody

c)

everybody

71.

The parade will commence as soon as it stops raining.

a)

to end

b)

to command

c)

to cause a delay

d)

to start or begin

72.

"While playing football, Jake broke his bein. For three weeks he wore a cast and needed crutches to help him walk." Based on the context clues, what does bein mean?

a)

A) arm

b)

B) elbow

c)

C) hand

d)

D) leg

73.

"After the blizzard, Raymond made a schneeman, with two rocks for eyes, a carrot nose, and a skittle for a smile." Based on the context clues, what is a schneeman?

a)

A) skiing

b)

B) rabbit

c)

C) snowman

d)

D) snow

74.

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?

a)

tired

b)

full

c)

dizzy

d)

hungry

75.

"In math, I am allowed to use a rechner when I have to simplify fractions. A rechner helps me divide larger numbers without having to use my pencil." Based on the context clues, what is a rechner?

a)

A) calculator

b)

B) escalator

c)

C) compass

d)

D) numerator

76.

What type of context clues use SIMILAR WORDS/PHRASES to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

a)

Inference

b)

Definition

c)

Examples

d)

Synonyms

e)

Antonyms

77.

What type of context clues use OPPOSITE WORDS/PHRASES to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

a)

Inference

b)

Definiton

c)

Example

d)

Antonym

e)

Synonym

78.

The sweltering weather made the baseball game very uncomfortable. We tried using paper fans, but it didn't help much.

a)

rainy

b)

windy

c)

stormy

d)

very hot

79.

I drank an entire glass of water because I was so parched.

a)

thirsty

b)

full

c)

hungry

d)

happy

80.

(1) In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother Jake nearly every day. (2) The pool was open to all town residents. (3) Nevertheless, very few adults went in the pool. (4) Mrs. Dillard was an exception. (5) A middle-aged woman, she came to the pool almost daily–always alone. (6) Jenna did not like Mrs. Dillard. (7) She complained when Jenna and her friends splashed too much as they dove off the diving board, and she complained when Jake and his younger friends made too much noise playing Marco Polo. (8) Jenna thought someone with so many complaints had no business hanging around a pool full of kids. (9) When the old woman swam by, Jenna stuck her tongue out behind her back, making all her friends laugh. (10) Then, one day as he sat by the pool, Jake let out a terrible scream. (11) Jenna ran over to see what was wrong and realized that a wasp had stung him. (12) Neither she nor the lifeguards knew what to do. (13) But Mrs. Dillard came over with a special medicine that she put on the sting, and soon Jake was back to his old self. (14) After that, Jenna knew that she would never again make fun of Mrs. Dillard.

What is the MAIN conflict of this passage? What is this passage mostly about?

a)

Jenna's struggle to take care of her brother

b)

Jenna's struggle with her attitude toward Mrs. Dillard

c)

Mrs. Dillard learning to swim

d)

Mrs. Dillard saving Jake

81.

(1) In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother Jake nearly every day. (2) The pool was open to all town residents. (3) Nevertheless, very few adults went in the pool. (4) Mrs. Dillard was an exception. (5) A middle-aged woman, she came to the pool almost daily–always alone. (6) Jenna did not like Mrs. Dillard. (7) She complained when Jenna and her friends splashed too much as they dove off the diving board, and she complained when Jake and his younger friends made too much noise playing Marco Polo. (8) Jenna thought someone with so many complaints had no business hanging around a pool full of kids. (9) When the old woman swam by, Jenna stuck her tongue out behind her back, making all her friends laugh. (10) Then, one day as he sat by the pool, Jake let out a terrible scream. (11) Jenna ran over to see what was wrong and realized that a wasp had stung him. (12) Neither she nor the lifeguards knew what to do. (13) But Mrs. Dillard came over with a special medicine that she put on the sting, and soon Jake was back to his old self. (14) After that, Jenna knew that she would never again make fun of Mrs. Dillard.

Where does the climax (big BOOM of the story) of the story take place?

a)

Sentences 1-4

b)

Sentences 5-6

c)

Sentences 7-9

d)

Sentences 10-12

e)

Sentences 13-14

82.

(1) In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother Jake nearly every day. (2) The pool was open to all town residents. (3) Nevertheless, very few adults went in the pool. (4) Mrs. Dillard was an exception. (5) A middle-aged woman, she came to the pool almost daily–always alone. (6) Jenna did not like Mrs. Dillard. (7) She complained when Jenna and her friends splashed too much as they dove off the diving board, and she complained when Jake and his younger friends made too much noise playing Marco Polo. (8) Jenna thought someone with so many complaints had no business hanging around a pool full of kids. (9) When the old woman swam by, Jenna stuck her tongue out behind her back, making all her friends laugh. (10) Then, one day as he sat by the pool, Jake let out a terrible scream. (11) Jenna ran over to see what was wrong and realized that a wasp had stung him. (12) Neither she nor the lifeguards knew what to do. (13) But Mrs. Dillard came over with a special medicine that she put on the sting, and soon Jake was back to his old self. (14) After that, Jenna knew that she would never again make fun of Mrs. Dillard.

What change or insight does the resolution of the story contain?

a)

Mrs. Dillard realizes she has been too grouchy.

b)

Jake learns to live with the pain of the wasp sting.

c)

Jenna changes her opinion of Mrs. Dillard.

d)

Jenna realizes that she needs to take better care of her brother.

83.

(1) In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother Jake nearly every day. (2) The pool was open to all town residents. (3) Nevertheless, very few adults went in the pool. (4) Mrs. Dillard was an exception. (5) A middle-aged woman, she came to the pool almost daily–always alone. (6) Jenna did not like Mrs. Dillard. (7) She complained when Jenna and her friends splashed too much as they dove off the diving board, and she complained when Jake and his younger friends made too much noise playing Marco Polo. (8) Jenna thought someone with so many complaints had no business hanging around a pool full of kids. (9) When the old woman swam by, Jenna stuck her tongue out behind her back, making all her friends laugh. (10) Then, one day as he sat by the pool, Jake let out a terrible scream. (11) Jenna ran over to see what was wrong and realized that a wasp had stung him. (12) Neither she nor the lifeguards knew what to do. (13) But Mrs. Dillard came over with a special medicine that she put on the sting, and soon Jake was back to his old self. (14) After that, Jenna knew that she would never again make fun of Mrs. Dillard.

From whose point of view is the story being told?

a)

Narrator

b)

The Kids

c)

Mrs. Dillard

84.

I was bewildered when I couldn't find my keys.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

85.

He couldn't suppress his tears after the breakup.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

86.

Amelia Earhart and her navigator were supposed to land on Howland Island about halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

87.

They looked out the window of their airplane, but there was no island in sight.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

88.

Earhart radioed to call for help, but there was no response.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

89.

Amelia Earhart would never be heard from again.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

90.

Over the years, millions of dollars have been spent searching for her since she disappeared 82 years ago.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

HSEE Review Language

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

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