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Dogs and their toys

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Despite their individual differences....... In this sentence "Despite" is an example of...

a)

Adverb

b)

Subordinating conjunction

c)

Coordinating conjunction

d)

Adverb of manner

2.

If you live with a dog, you might have reflected on a particular doggie characteristic this holiday season.


What is the finite verb in this sentence

a)

live with

b)

if you

c)

have reflected

d)

might have

3.

Dogs like new things.


Provide a homonym for a word in the above sentence

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4.

Is the article written by an American or South African

a)

American

b)

South African

5.

"Dogs overwhelming chose to always sniff or pick up the new object, and the researchers reported that "the unfamiliar object was chosen first in 38 out of 50 tests."


What is the grammatical error in paragraph 4?

a)

Spelling error

b)

Concord error

c)

Split infinitive

d)

Homophone error

6.

While dogs are interested in new toys, the interest is not long-lasting.


What is the hyphen for?

a)

Compound noun

b)

Compound verb

c)

Compound Adjective

7.

A synonym for "transient" is

a)

Clear

b)

Temporary

c)

Changing

8.

Change the word "scientific" into an adverb

a)

Scientist

b)

Science

c)

Scientifically

d)

Scienced

9.

Identify the finite verb in:


It's time to stop buying dog toys.

a)

It's

b)

To stop

c)

Is to stop

d)

It is time to stop

10.

Old toys can be rotated back into sight.


Change the verb into a noun

a)

Rotated

b)

Rotation

c)

Could be

d)

Can't

11.

What is the correct term for the use of comma, brackets or dashes when they are used to add extra information?

a)

Parenthesis

b)

Additional clause

c)

Subliminal meaning

d)

Antithesis

12.

Researchers say." Instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lose their appeal, toys can be put out of sight."


The correct indirect speech for this is:

a)

Researchers said that instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lose their appeal, toys can be put out of sight.

b)

Researchers say that instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lost their appeal, toys can be put out of sight.

c)

Researchers said that instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lost their appeal, toys could be put out of sight."

d)

Researchers say that instead of leaving toys out all the time so that they lost their appeal, toys could be put out of sight.

13.

"Toys can gain an entirely new meaning when both person and dog engage with them."


Identify the underlined word's part of speech

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

auxillary verb

d)

finite verb

14.

"The experimenter played with the dogs and the objects to ensure interest."


Identify the non-finite verb in the sentence.

a)

to ensure

b)

played with

c)

ensure

d)

played

15.

"The experimenter played with the dogs and the objects to ensure interest."


Identify what type of non-finite verb the underlined is.

a)

Present participle

b)

Past Participle

c)

Infinitive

d)

Gerund

16.

Identify the use of the apostrophe in the following sentence:


"But how long until it's time for a new toy?"

a)

Omission/ contraction

b)

Possession/ ownership

17.

"But how long until it's time for a new toy?"


What type of figurative language is this?

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Comparsion

c)

Rhetorical question

d)

Irony

18.

Provide a synonym for dog from the article:

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19.

"NEW!" screamed the dogs.


Account for the use of the quotation marks.

a)

To show sarcasm

b)

To indicate direct speech

c)

To show the dogs are shouting

d)

To allow the reader to know the dogs response as if they were talking

20.

What holiday season is the article refering to?

a)

Valentines Day

b)

Dogs Day

c)

Christmas

d)

Thanksgiving