Worksheets9th Honors - BONUS 1st 9 Weeks Skill Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Which tense is always used when summarizing the actions in a novel?
Past.
Literary.
Present.
Future.
The following sentences are from a student's rough draft essay. She needs to revise her writing to use literary present tense.
Ralph and Piggy are two of the main characters in Lord of the Flies. The final confrontation involving them was a turning point in the book. It signaled the end of any civil behavior.
What is the best revision?
Ralph and Piggy were two of the main characters in Lord of the Flies. The final confrontation involving them was a turning point in the book. It signaled the end of any civil behavior.
Ralph and Piggy are two of the main characters in Lord of the Flies. The final confrontation involving them was a turning point in the book. It signals the end of any civil behavior.
Ralph and Piggy are two of the main characters in Lord of the Flies. The final confrontation involving them is a turning point in the book. It signaled the end of any civil behavior.
Ralph and Piggy are two of the main characters in Lord of the Flies. The final confrontation involving them is a turning point in the book. It signals the end of any civil behavior.
Question id: 29318250
The following sentences are from a student's rough draft essay. He needs to revise his writing to use literary present tense.
My favorite show when I was young was Little Bear. The main character had so many fun adventures with his friends. They were always outside and doing fun things.
What is the BEST revision?
My favorite show when I was young is Little Bear. The main character had so many fun adventures with his friends. They are always outside and doing fun things.
My favorite show when I was young was Little Bear. The main character had so many fun adventures with his friends. They is always outside and to do fun things.
My favorite show when I were young is Little Bear. The main character had so many fun adventures with his friends. They were always outside and doing fun things.
My favorite show when I was young is Little Bear. The main character has so many fun adventures with his friends. They are always outside and doing fun things.
The following sentence is from a student's rough draft essay. This student needs to correct the sentence for literary present tense. Which sentence is the best revision?
When Prim was selected as District 12's Hunger Games tribute, Katniss immediately volunteered herself as tribute to save her sister's life.
When Prim is selected as District 12’s Hunger Games tribute, Katniss immediately volunteers herself as tribute to save her sister’s life.
When Prim was selected as District 12’s Hunger Games tribute, Katniss immediately volunteers herself as tribute to save her sister’s life.
When Prim has been selected as District 12’s Hunger Games tribute, Katniss has immediately volunteered herself as tribute to save her sister’s life.
When Prim is selected as District 12’s Hunger Games tribute, Katniss immediately volunteered herself as tribute to save her sister’s life.
It gets pretty cold in Michigan during the winter months.
active voice
neither active nor passive voice
passive voice
both active and passive voice
In spite of Carl's advice, the letter was written and mailed by Kenny.
active voice
neither active nor passive voice
passive voice
both active and passive voice
Jade scanned the table of contents for the chapter about the Industrial Revolution.
Active
Passive
The gate was installed so trespassers couldn't get on the property.
Active
Passive
All of the clips are being used to hang posters.
Active
Passive
True or false: It's okay to drop in a quote all by itself, without any of your own words before.
True
False
Which quote is integrated correctly?
After killing the man, O’Flaherty describes how the sniper “became bitten by remorse” (11).
After killing the man, O’Flaherty describes the sniper. “He became bitten by remorse” (11).
What should you do if you need to change words in a quote to make it fit grammatically?
Round brackets ( )
Square brackets [ ]
Underline _____
Bold
What do you call the first paragraph in a formal essay?
Opener
Introduction
Brainteaser
The hook
Every body paragraph should begin with...
A topic sentence
Evidence
Background information
An explanation
True or False: Using personal pronouns (I, you, we) in a literary analysis essay is acceptable.
TRUE
FALSE
What 3 things should an introduction include?
Quote, Question, and Analysis
Title, Author, and Summary of text
Hook, Introduction of text, Thesis
Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal
Should you ask questions in a literary analysis?
Yes
No
What is the correct MLA format for the writing the title of the novel?
"Of mice and men"
"Of Mice and Men"
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
What type of sentence consists of two independent clauses?
Compound-Complex
Simple
Compound
Complex
He fell down the hill.
In the sentence above, down the hill is an example of what type of phrase?
Participial Phrase
Gerund Phrase
Infinitive Phrase
Prepositional Phrase
Which part of speech modifies only nouns or pronouns?
Adjective
Adverb
Infinitive
Participle
A declarative sentence does what?
Expresses emotion.
Asks a question.
Provides a statement.
Gives a command.
An adverb modifies which other parts of speech?
Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Verbs, nouns, and adjectives
Adjectives, verbs, and prepositions
Nouns and other adverbs
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.
thy
unused
for
often
What is a transitive verb?
A linking verb
A verb that has a direct object
A verb that does not have a direct object
A verb that has an adverb with it
Which of the following sentences is utilizes correct punctuation and capitalization?
Oh-what have I done to be blessed with such friends?
Oh what have I done to be blessed with such friends?
Oh, what have I done to be blessed with such friends.
Oh, what have I done to be blessed with such friends?
In the sentence, "It is all dark and horrid to me, for I can remember nothing" the word for is functioning as which part of speech?
Preposition
Adverb
Coordinating conjunction
Conjunctive adverb
Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged when he realized he could still throw a football.
Assuaged means:
lessened, provided relief from
made more intense
increased
washed clean
Simon was an apothecary and liked to collect medicinal herbs to make healing ointments.
Another term for apothecary is
a biologist
a gardener
a pharmacist
a priest
"Jenny was obviously a bit nervous and apprehensive about trying out for the soccer team."
Apprehensive means:
confused
fearful
speechless
excited
It is wrong for a person to be owned and treated like chattel.
Chattel is:
personal property
real estate property
dogs and cats
a farm
"Mindful of John Wesley's strictures on the use of many words in buying and selling, Simon made a pile practicing medicine."
Strictures means:
happiness
approval
encouragement
severe criticism
The Haverfords were imprudent enough to kill the blacksmith in front of three people.
Imprudent means:
smart
unwise
courageous
accused
"Almost everyone in Maycomb had a predilection for socializing after church on Sundays, except the Radleys."
Predilection means:
distrust
a strong dislike of something
a strong liking for something
abundant joy
"It's a nebulous concept, hard to put your finger on it," he said.
Nebulous means:
powerfully persuasive
perfect
delicious
hazy, undefined
"Alexandra was the Finch who remained at the Landing: she married a taciturn man who spent most of his time [fishing by himself.]"
Taciturn means:
short
tall and strong
outgoing and talkative
reserved and quiet
His vapid conversation put me to sleep.
Vapid means:
lively
unexciting
stimulating
angry
Based on the following sentence what is the definition of the word ascertaining? “... Jem no longer felt the necessity of ascertaining the hour every five minutes” (Lee).
to find out or learn with certainty
continuing forever
to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment
similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
