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Language (Mid-term)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

From the sentence below, identify the simple subject.


The fat girl ate all the ripe mangoes.

a)

The fat girl

b)

ripe mangoes

c)

ripe

d)

girl

2.

Identify the complete predicate in the sentences below.


Sarge sat timidly on the bed

a)

sat

b)

timidly on

c)

on the bed

d)

sat timidly on the bed

3.

My great grandmother wore a gown to the ball last summer.


Who or what is the sentence about (subject)?

a)

gown

b)

great grandmother

c)

ball

d)

summer

4.

What prefix can be added to the word below to change its meaning?


construct

a)

less

b)

re

c)

dis

d)

un

5.

Which of the pair of prefix and suffix below best makes a new word, with the one below:


friend

a)

im - less

b)

irr - mis

c)

mis - ing

d)

un - ly

6.

What part of speak is the underlined word?


My friend lives near the beach.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

preposition

7.

What part of speech is the word underlined?


Hey! That's my seat.

a)

conjunction

b)

preposition

c)

interjection

d)

adverb

8.

To which page would you turn to find the answers to the question about where calypso started?

a)

page 10

b)

page 26

c)

page 8

d)

page 14

9.

In which section of the book might you find the following information: "Much Jamaican music is based on mento"

a)

Reggae

b)

Calypso

c)

Reggae

d)

None of the above

10.

What is the main idea of the following paragraph?


Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger, and they teacher the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.

a)

Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.

b)

The baby gorillas are very small.

c)

Baby gorillas need their mothers a lot.

d)

Mother gorillas protect their babies.

11.

Many farmers today grow field of yellow sunflowers. People have many uses for sunflower seeds. After the seeds are dried and salted, people buy them to eat. Some sunflower seeds are pressed to make cooking oil. Some sees are also ground to make a kind of butter.


What is the main idea of the paragraph

a)

the use of sunflower seeds

b)

the growing of sunflowers

c)

farming with sunflowers

d)

sunflower seeds for farms

12.

Camels have adapted themselves to life in the desert. They have large humps on their backs, which store fat. This they use as food. Camels don't sweat very much, they have broad feet, which don't sink in the sand. Their large eyelashes and big eyelids protect their eyes from the sun.


What is the main idea of the paragraph?

a)

What the humps of a camel is used for

b)

Why camels do not feel thirsty

c)

How the camel is suited to live in the desert

d)

How the broad feet help the camel

13.

What is author's purpose?

"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

entertain

d)

describe

14.

What is the author's purpose?

"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

entertain

d)

describe

15.

A child's letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year is meant to:

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

entertain

d)

explain