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WorksheetsCore 1 Grammar Review (04/19/23)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the meaning of the word noxious in the following sentence? The lake was full of noxious materials such as cleaning agents and pesticides from the nearby factories and farms.
A.) annoying
B.) harmful
C.) cleansing
D.) delightful
Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence: The inadequate supply of pasta salad was not enough to feed the two dozen people who showed up to the club's inaugural meeting.
A.) The pasta salad, inadequately, did not provide enough
B.) There was not enough pasta salad
C.) The insufficient bowl of pasta salad did not provide enough food
D.) There was not enough of the inadequate supply of pasta salad
After a big fight with her parents, Mirah decided to run away from home. She put some essentials in her backpack and then ran and ran, until she was so far from town that she found herself in the desert. As she stopped to rest and sip from her water bottle, Mirah realized she had forgotten to say goodbye to her two best friends and her pet puppy. All the way out here, she wouldn't be able to rant to anyone about her annoying family. Mirah sat down and noticed the sand dunes extending far into the horizon in every direction. She sighed, curled up into a ball, and cried.
What does the desert symbolize in the story?
A.) courage and strength
B.) adventure
C.) isolation and loneliness
D.) sadness
In a counterargument, a writer addresses how the opposing side feels about his/her argument and then tells why that opposing side is incorrect. Which sentence contains a proper counterargument?
A.) One may argue that space travel has really improved life on Earth; therefore, space exploration is clearly important to civilization.
B.) Others may say that space exploration is an expensive luxury that takes money away from important programs such as health care and education.
C.) Some people say that space exploration is an expensive luxury that takes money away from important programs such as health care and education; however, if these people would consider how space travel has improved life on Earth, they would see space exploration is quite important to civilization.
D.) Others may say that space exploration is an expensive luxury that takes money away from important programs such as health care and education. So much money is spent for just a single person to travel to space. That money would really benefit the rest of the world if it were put to better use.
How does the author organize this passage?
A hurricane is a large storm with heavy winds and rain that begins in the ocean and builds up strength as it moves across the water. Damage from hurricanes is usually from tidal surge, flooding entire cities, and killing large numbers of people. A tornado is a storm that develops on land, with no warning, and moves in a circular motion with heavy winds with a funnel shape, picking up and carrying dirt, dust, and even objects. The damage caused by tornadoes is from the high velocity winds, which can demolish entire neighborhoods. Tornadoes can form when hurricanes make landfall, as their winds at ground level slow down, while the winds near the top keep their momentum, but a hurricane cannot be created by a tornado.
A.) By using a compare and contrast text structure
B.) By using a problem and solution text structure
C.) By using a sequence text structure
D.) By using a chronological order text structure
Which revision that combines sentences 1 and 2 into one sentence MOST improves the style of the paragraph?
(1) The magnolia is an ancient flowering plant species. (2) It was named after the French plant scientist Pierre Magnol. (3) The pollen produced by the flower attracts beetles in search of food. (4) Thus, the innermost part of the magnolia flower is tough, a trait that prevents damage by beetles.
A.) The magnolia was named after the French plant scientist Pierre Magnol and is an ancient flowering plant species.
B.) It was named after the French plant scientist Pierre Magnol, and the magnolia is an ancient flowering plant species.
C.) The magnolia, named after the French plant scientist Pierre Magnol, is an ancient flowering plant species.
D.) The French plant scientist Pierre Magnol was the man for whom the magnolia, an ancient flowering plant species, was named.
Which change should be made to the paragraph to correct the error in verb usage?
(1) James Pollard Espy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1785. (2) He is remembered today as a pioneering scientist who discovered how clouds are formed. (3) Espy spent much of his career working for the United States government, specializing in creating weather maps. (4) If he had not made these advancements, he is still remembered as one of the first scientists to use the telegraph to obtain weather reports from different parts of the country.
A.) Change was born to had been born in sentence 1.
B.) Change is to would be in sentence 2.
C.) Change spent to would be spending in sentence 3.
D.) Change is still to would still be in sentence 4.
The words "brainwash" and "persuade" both have a similar denotation (dictionary meaning). Both words mean "to influence one way or another." Which word has a negative connotation (emotional/cultural meaning)?
A.) brainwash
B.) persuade
Every winter, North Dakota gets an average of twelve feet of snow. Road and school closures are sure to follow. Many people state that the snow causes many dollars of damage to their property. What is a piece of explicit information (directly stated) taken from the paragraph?
A.) Snow is devastating.
B.) South Dakota is a lot nicer state to live in.
C.) The people of North Dakota should move.
D.) Schools and roads will be closed in winter time.
Jada looked at her alarm clock. It was 8:45 A.M. She quickly got dressed and grabbed a granola bar from the cupboard. She jumped on her bike and away she went. She was late for school but she wasn't going to be super late! What implicit information (implied but not directly stated) can you get out of this story?
A.) Jada is a messy eater.
B.) Jada has a bike.
C.) Jada doesn’t care about school.
D.) Jada cares about school.
Rewrite the sentence to fix the misplaced modifier: She saw a puppy and a kitten on the way to the store.
Which sentence is correct?
A.) Spaghetti and meatballs are my favorite dinner.
B.) The leaves of the ginkgo tree looks like tiny fans.
C.) The votes for the position of secretary are being counted.
D.) Neither the canoe nor the rowboats in the river was damaged by the storm.
Which sentence below does NOT have a mistake in verb tense switch?
A.) As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.
B.) Thousands of people will see the art exhibit by the time it closed.
C.) After Capt. James Cook visited Alaska on his third voyage, he was killed by Hawaiian islanders in 1779.
D.) Everyone hopes the plan would work.
Choose the sentence that uses dashes correctly.
A.) And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door—and opened it oh, so gently!
B.) And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it—oh, so gently!
C.) And every night, about midnight, I turned—the latch of his door and opened it oh, so gently!
D.) And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch—of his door and opened it oh, so gently!
Choose the pronoun that agrees in number and gender: Neither the director nor the actors did __________ jobs.
their
his
