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GMAS Prep

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a pack of ________________

a)

people

b)

animals

c)

wolves

d)

birds

2.

a swarm of _________________

a)

wolves

b)

people

c)

bees

d)

rice

3.

We saw a beautiful _______________ of whales.

a)

Pod

b)

Colony

c)

Pride

d)

Deck

4.

The ______________ of birds flew over my house.

a)

Colony

b)

Group

c)

Pile

d)

Flock

5.

That ____________ of fish has cool stripes!

a)

Bundle

b)

Group

c)

School

d)

Pile

6.

The child got lost amidst the crowd of people.

{ Choose the collective noun}

a)

crowd

b)

child

c)

people

d)

amidst

7.

The crew of sailors boarded the ships.

{Choose the collective noun}

a)

crew

b)

sailors

c)

boarded

d)

ships

8.

The audience listened to the music spellbound.

{Choose the collective noun}

a)

listened

b)

audience

c)

music

d)

spellbound

9.
Setting tells you where and when a story occurs. Setting includes two things: time and place. Time includes the time period. It can also include elapsed time, or how much time passes for the characters. The place is where a story happens, including details about what that space looks, sounds or smells like or what it is like to live there.

Read the following passage from Alice in Wonderland: 

Once in the wood, she was anxious to get back to her right size again, and then to get into that lovely garden. But how? Peeping over a mushroom, she beheld a large blue caterpillar sitting on the top with its arms folded...

Which detail from the text provides a clue to the place where this passage takes place?

a)
“Once in the wood…"
b)
“A large blue caterpillar..”
c)
“...get back to her right size again...”
d)
“...with its arms folded”
10.

Which questions about a story will the setting answer?

a)

What is the author’s attitude toward the characters?

b)

Where and when does the story take place?

c)

Who are the people the story is about?

d)

Why and when did the author write the story?

11.

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

a)

a frog and a witch

b)

happy and loving

c)

a high school in 1956

d)

love is stronger than fear

12.

What is the setting of the passage below?


One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.

a)

winter in a train station of a busy city

b)

a hospital in the future

c)

a summer morning in a castle

d)

a grocery store in the 1980s

13.

The time and place of a story. Ex. "We were at the beach on a summer day."

a)

Motif

b)

Suspense

c)

Setting

d)

Narration

14.

A person (or animal) in a story. Ex. Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Ron Weasley, etc.

a)

Mood

b)

Antagonist

c)

Character

d)

Conflict

15.

Someone who feels or shows unwillingness to do something because of doubt or nervousness

a)

hesitant

b)

confident

c)

helpful

d)

smart

16.

Jimmy was very busy last night playing soccer and taking care of his little sister. In fact, he was so busy that he forgot to do his homework. The next day, Jimmy told his teacher that he did his homework, but that his little sister threw it away.


What character trait is Jimmy showing?

a)

dishonest

b)

smart

c)

nice

d)

honest

17.
Define subject?
a)
what is said about the subject. 
b)
a person, place, or thing.
c)
who or what the sentence is about. 
18.
Define predicate.
a)
What is said about the subject. 
b)
a person, place, thing or idea. 
c)
a group of words that look like a sentence. 
19.
Find the predicate: Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period. 
a)
could not wait
b)
could not wait to get home after seventh period.  
c)
could not
20.
Find the subject: My student Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period. 
a)
could not wait
b)
My student Ana  
c)
could not
21.
A man
a)
Subject
b)
Predicate
22.
The dog
a)
Subject
b)
Predicate
23.
ran far away
a)
Subject
b)
Predicate
24.
My neighbor yelled at my dog.
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Incomplete sentence
25.
cried when she fell down
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Incomplete sentence
26.
What is the simple predicate in the sentence below:
Ms. Rawdon loves coffee and chocolate. 
a)
coffee
b)
and chocolate
c)
loves
d)
loves coffee and chocolate
27.
What is the simple subject in the sentence below:  
The mother bear protected her baby cub.
a)
mother
b)
bear
c)
protected
d)
cub
28.
What is the simple subject in the sentence below?
Math class will begin in fifteen minutes.
a)
math
b)
begin
c)
fifteen
d)
class
29.
What is the simple predicate in the sentence below?
Mom and Dad drove us to the park.
a)
Mom
b)
Dad
c)
drove
d)
park
30.
Are all proper nouns capitalized?
a)
Yes
b)
No
31.

Which is a common noun?

a)

dog

b)

Asia

c)

South Plains Mall

d)

Sally

32.

What choice describes a proper noun?

a)

it is common

b)

it is a specific noun

c)

it shows action

d)

it is a suffix

33.

Which of the following is a proper noun?

a)

Dr. Jones

b)

dog park

c)

high school

d)

lions

34.

Select all the common nouns:

a)

Khalifah Park

b)

teacher

c)

Sunday

d)

cake

35.

Select all the proper nouns:

a)

school

b)

Salem

c)

Abu Dhabi

d)

pen

36.

What type of noun is "love"?

a)

Abstract

b)

Common

c)

Proper

37.

What type of noun is "freedom"?

a)

Abstract

b)

Common

c)

Proper

38.

mood is created by...

a)

setting

b)

images

c)

dialogue

d)

events

39.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
a)
Calm
b)
Annoyed
c)
Scary
d)
Excited
40.
The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ________.
a)
mood
b)
tone
41.
_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.
a)
mood
b)
tone
42.

school

a)

abstract

b)

concrete

43.

candy

a)

abstract

b)

concrete

44.

Which noun below is concrete?

a)

apples

b)

joy

c)

love

d)

friendship

45.

What is a concrete noun?

a)

a noun made of concrete

b)

a noun that you CAN experience with at least 1 of your 5 senses.

c)

a noun that you CAN'T experience with at least 1 of your 5 senses

d)

a noun made of mud

46.

Both similes and metaphors ________.

a)

compare things

b)

use the words “like” and “as”

c)

are ways words can rhyme in a poem

d)

make a story less vivid

47.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.

a)

uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things

b)

compares things without using the words “like” or “as”

c)

gives a nonhuman thing human traits

d)

uses a word that sounds like what it means

48.

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

a)

The boy was upset at himself.

b)

The boy was a tornado of emotion.

c)

The boy said he’d die of shame.

d)

The boy did not like what he’d done.

49.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

a)

The thunder was loud.

b)

The thunder boomed and rumbled.

c)

The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

d)

The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

50.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.


The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

both a simile and a metaphor

d)

There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

51.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.


Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

both a simile and a metaphor

d)

There is no figure of speech in that sentence.

52.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
53.

Identify the adverb:

Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.

a)

write

b)

often, quietly

c)

boards

d)

quietly, white

54.

Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.

a)

nouns, verbs, adjectives

b)

verbs, adjectives, adverbs

c)

pronouns, verbs, adjectives

d)

verbs, adverbs, nouns

55.

2. Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the sentence, 'Wendy went to Walmart to win washable face masks?

a)

a) 'A'

b)

b) 'W'

c)

c) 'T'

d)

d) 'M'

56.

4. What is the definition of alliteration?

a)

a) A huge exaggeration

b)

b) Giving an animal human-like qualities

c)

c) The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words

d)

d) Two words that sound alike, but have different meanings

57.

Which of the following phrases is an alliteration?

a)

a) She cooked her favorite food in the church

b)

b) The Philippines received million doses of vaccines

c)

c) Charlie cheats on cheat-sheets

d)

d) Mark debunks COVID-19 misinformation

58.
Which word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply
a)
bite
b)
eye
c)
ugly
d)
many
59.
What is the most logical line to complete the poem?
Mary had a little poodle
All day long she ate a __________
a)
noodle
b)
lamb
c)
no clue
d)
llama
60.

What is the RHYME SCHEME of this poem?

--

Roses are red,

We have the FLU.

I can't smell anything

And neither can YOU

a)

A, C, A, B

b)

A, B, C, B

c)

A, B, C, C

d)

A, B, A, B