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Language Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Fill in the blank: 
Don't go _____________. 
a)
they're
b)
their
c)
there
2.
Which of the following is a run-on sentence? 
a)
I'm bored at Grandma's house. She doesn't have a TV.
b)
The animals are fascinating I will try to draw them. 
c)
I like chocolate and vanilla ice cream. 
d)
I have one dog, and she has three dogs. 
3.
Fill in the blank: 
Will the dog find ____________ way home? 
a)
its 
b)
it's
4.
What tense is the following sentence: 
I was skipping 
a)
present progressive 
b)
past progressive
c)
future progressive
5.
Fill in the blank: 
Which superhero is ______________ favorite? 
a)
your 
b)
you're 
6.
Does the verb in the sentence agree with the subject?
Students plays on the play ground. 
a)
Agree 
b)
Disagree 
7.
Fill in the blank: 
____________ walking too fast. 
a)
Your 
b)
You're 
8.

On the day Emily was to return home, she wrote a kind note to her cousins. The message in the note said You’re the best cousins ever. Thanks for letting me stay with you this summer.


Which revision correctly punctuates the quotation in the sentences?

a)

The message in the note said, “You’re the best cousins ever!” “Thanks for letting me stay with you this summer.”

b)

The message in the note said, “You’re the best cousins ever! Thanks for letting me stay with you this summer.”

c)

“The message in the note said You’re the best cousins ever! Thanks for letting me stay with you this summer.”

d)

“The message in the note said You’re the best cousins ever!” “Thanks for letting me stay with you this summer.”

9.

Read the sentences from a magazine article about hail.


According to meteorologist Wendy Cas, hailstones are quite remarkable in terms of their structure. She explained Each hailstone has rings similar to the rings inside the trunk of an oak tree, and these rings show the different layers that formed the hailstone.


Choose the correct way to punctuate the direct speech in the underlined sentence.

a)

“She explained, Each hailstone has rings similar to the rings inside the trunk of an oak tree, and these rings show the different layers that formed the hailstone.”

b)

She explained “Each hailstone has rings similar to the rings inside the trunk of an oak tree, and these rings show the different layers that formed the hailstone.”

c)

“She explained Each hailstone has rings similar to the rings inside the trunk of an oak tree, and these rings show the different layers that formed the hailstone.”

d)

She explained, “Each hailstone has rings similar to the rings inside the trunk of an oak tree, and these rings show the different layers that formed the hailstone.”

10.

The road was _______ after the heavy rain this morning.

a)

clear

b)

shiny

c)

smooth

d)

slippery

11.

The shopkeeper wrapped the China vases ________.

a)

softly

b)

roughly

c)

carefully

d)

gracefully

12.

Justin ________his English textbook at school yesterday.

a)

left

b)

leave

c)

leaves

d)

leaving

13.

Zahra and Eryna have given their names to the teacher,______they?

a)

don't

b)

hasn't

c)

haven't

d)

couldn't

14.

She can lift the box easily because it is ____________.

a)

as strong as an ox.

b)

as light as a feather

c)

as quick as lightning

d)

as cool as cucumber

15.

Azrin and his friends put up the tents_________at the campsite.

a)

myself

b)

himself

c)

ourselves

d)

themselves

16.

I _______folded the clothes and put them in the cupboard.

a)

tidily

b)

neatly

c)

clearly

d)

roughly

17.

Identify the independent clause in this sentence:


When I was 10 years old, I visited the rain forest.

a)

When I was 10 years old

b)

I visited the rain forest.

c)

There is not independent clause in this sentence

d)

Both clauses above are independent clauses

18.

What is a complex sentence?

a)

Sentence with one subject and a verb.

b)

Sentence with two independent clauses.

c)

Sentence with one independent clause and a dependent clause

19.

The following are the coordinating conjunction to link compound sentence EXCEPT

a)

for

b)

because

c)

but

d)

nor

20.

Which of the following is sentence fragment?

a)

The cow in the field.

b)

This food tastes delicious.

c)

This is a wonderful movie.

d)

None of the above.

21.

What is a run-on sentence?

a)

A sentence with two or more independent clauses, linked together improperly with comma.

b)

A sentence that ends without an object.

c)

A sentence which the independent clauses are linked together improperly without punctuation.

d)

A sentence with two or more dependent clauses, linked together improperly without subordinating conjunctions.

22.

Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, _________ finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor.

a)

but he also disliked

b)

but also disliked

c)

but also disliking

23.
Which is correct?
a)
That's too much.
b)
That's to much.
c)
That's two much.
24.
Which is correct?
a)
I should have gone too.
b)
I should of gone too.
25.

Desert / Dessert

a)

They were lost in the desert for a long time.

b)

They were lost in the dessert for a long time.

26.
Which is correct?
a)
Your such a good listener!
b)
You're such a good listener!
27.

Ellen and Juan put _________ phones on the teacher's desk.

a)

there

b)

their

c)

they're

28.

Ruby is the __________ popular character in the show On my Block.

a)

most popular

b)

more popular

c)

popularer

d)

popularest

29.

Which of the following IS NOT a pronoun:

a)

I

b)

Him

c)

Your

d)

And

30.

The students __________ doing their homework.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

am

d)

was

31.

Which is a present perfect verb phrase

a)

She has gone to the doctor.

b)

She had gone to the doctor.

c)

She will go to the doctor.

32.

Which one has a future perfect phrase?

a)

Mrs. FInn has skated for 45 years.

b)

Mrs. Finn had skated last week at the party.

c)

Mrs. Finn will skate at the competition next week.

33.

What perfect tense is the verb phrase?

The class has talked all morning.

a)

present perfect

b)

past perfect

c)

future perfect

34.

What perfect tense is the verb phrase?

Simon's joke has made everyone laugh.

a)

present perfect

b)

past perfect

c)

future perfect

35.

What is the present perfect verb of develop?

a)

develops

b)

had developed

c)

has developed

36.

What is the future perfect verb form of identify?

a)

have identified

b)

had identified

c)

will have identified

d)

identifies

37.

Which verb phrase best completes the sentence?

Tomorrow the students ________ their verb test.

a)

have completed

b)

had completed

c)

will have completed

38.

Which verb phrase best completes the sentence?

Our family _________ the bills by the end of the month.

a)

has paid

b)

had paid

c)

will have paid

39.
What is the correct edit for this sentence?
James the paperboy arrived early this morning
a)
James the paperboy arrived early this morning.
b)
James, the paperboy arrived early this morning.
c)
James, the paperboy, arrived early this morning.
d)
James, the paperboy arrived, early this morning.
40.
What is the correct edit for this sentence?
Team you won
a)
Team you won!
b)
Team, you won!
c)
Team you, won!
d)
Team, you won?
41.
What is the correct edit for this sentence?
My best friend who moved away last summer visited over spring break
a)
My best friend who moved away last summer visited over spring break.
b)
My best friend, who moved away last summer visited over spring break.
c)
My best friend, who moved away last summer, visited over spring break.
d)
My best friend who moved away last summer, visited over spring break.
42.
What is the correct edit?
All creatures in the animal world depend on plants and each other for survival
a)
All creatures in the animal world depend on plants and each other for survival.
b)
All creatures, in the animal world depend on plants and each other for survival.
c)
All creatures, in the animal world, depend on plants and each other for survival.
d)
All creatures in the animal world depend on plants, and each other for survival.
43.
What is the correct edit?
First line up
a)
First line up.
b)
First, line up.
c)
First line, up.
d)
First, line, up.
44.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

Wind power is cheaper cleaner and renewable.

b)

Wind power is cheaper, cleaner and renewable.

c)

Wind power is cheaper, cleaner, and renewable.

d)

Wind power is cheaper cleaner, and renewable.

45.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

However solar power, is not as great as you may think.

b)

However, solar power, is not as great as you may think.

c)

However solar power is not as great as you may think.

d)

However, solar power is not as great as you may think.

46.

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

a)

Overall wind power is the better choice.

b)

Overall, wind power, is the better choice.

c)

Overall, wind power is the better choice.

d)

Overall wind power, is the better choice.

47.
When do you use this type of rule: There were punch, cookies, and cake at the party.
a)
When you are trying to do stuff
b)
When separating a quote from a clause
c)
When stating an introductory phrase
d)
When you have a list of things
48.
Where should the comma go?
Fortunately the vehicle worked well.
a)
vehicle,
b)
worked,
c)
Fortunately,
d)
The  sentence does not need commas
49.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
You may have, hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
b)
You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink. 
c)
You may have hot chocolate; hot tea; or coffee to drink. 
d)
You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink. 
50.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
We ate chicken, rice, carrots.
b)
We ate chicken, rice, and carrots.
c)
We ate chicken, rice, and, carrots.
51.
Let's eat grandma! 
a)
Correct
b)
Let's eat, grandma!
c)
Let's, eat grandma! 
52.
What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?
a)
Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
b)
It's raining very heavily.
c)
We are having a tornado.
d)
Animals have learned to fly.
53.
Why do author's use idioms?
a)
To make their writing more interesting.
b)
To confuse the audience.
c)
To be mean.
d)
To cause frustration in the reader.
54.
What is an idiom?
a)
A bird?
b)
A device used to confuse the reader.
c)
A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.
d)
A group of words that begin with the same sound.
55.
What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."
a)
Something is easy.
b)
Something is delicious.
c)
Something is soft and warm. 
56.
My friend is a pain in the neck.
a)
My friend's neck hurts.
b)
My friend needs help.
c)
My friend went to the hospital.
d)
My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.
57.
under the weather
a)
go to sleep
b)
stop what you're doing
c)
not feeling well
58.
knock it off
a)
stop what you're doing
b)
very expensive
c)
tell a secret
59.
I didn't want to move to a different town, but every cloud has a silver lining, I made lots of friends at my new school.
a)
You can find something good in every bad situation.
b)
You can find interesting shapes in every cloud in the sky.
60.
When I pack my lunch, I alwas tell myself that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
a)
Telling doctors you eat an apple everyday keeps them from scolding you.
b)
Eating an apple everyday keeps you in good health.
61.
The early bird catches the worm
a)
Birds eat a lot of worms when they are hungry
b)
Accomplish two tasks by one action
c)
Whoever arrives first has the best chance for success
d)
None of the above
62.
There's no use crying over _______ milk.
a)
old
b)
spilt
c)
yummy
d)
gross
63.
let the cat out of the bag
a)
release one's pet
b)
give away the secret
c)
refuse to speak
d)
be very angry
64.
Although I was still mad at my cousin for losing my book, I decided to let sleeping dogs lie and not mention it again.
a)
It is better not to restart an old argument
b)
It is better to let your relatives' pets sleep on the floor
65.
When Danny asked his grandmother while she saved used wrapping paper, she replied, "Waste not, want not."
a)
If you don't want anything, you are not a wasteful person.
b)
If you carefully save things, you will not find yourself in need of things.
66.
Better ....................... than never.
a)
safe
b)
delayed
c)
now
d)
late
67.
Don’t count your ..................... before they're hatched.
a)
eggs
b)
roosters
c)
hens
d)
chickens
68.
Let's get up at 6 am to make it to the store before the crowds arrive.  Early bird gets the worm!

a)
If you start something early you have a better chance of succeeding.
b)
Birds get up early to find worms.
c)
If you get up early, you will find the worms you want.
d)
Birds that like worms need to get up early.
69.
Don't put all your __________ in one basket.
a)
toothpicks
b)
apples
c)
eggs
d)
cheese
70.
____________ of a feather flock together.
a)
Dinosaurs
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Flies
71.

What part of speech is her?

Sally slept all night with her stuffed animal in the bed.

a)

adverb

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

conjunction

72.

What part of speech is library?

The school library is full of new books.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

73.

What is the verb in this sentence?

Maggie was getting ready to walk to school.

a)

Maggie

b)

getting

c)

ready

d)

school

74.

What is the adjective in this sentence?

My school is working hard to prepare us for testing day.

a)

school

b)

working

c)

hard

d)

testing

75.

What is the interjection in this sentence?

Wow! The students did awesome on their test!

a)

awesome

b)

test

c)

student

d)

wow

76.

What is the conjuction in this sentence?

We went to bed early because we were so tired.

a)

went

b)

because

c)

were

d)

so

77.

What is the adverb in this sentence?

Sally read that book quickly so she checked out another one.

a)

another

b)

read

c)

quickly

d)

so

78.

What is the preposition in the sentence?

My favorite series in the library is probably the Theodore Boone series.

a)

favorite

b)

probably

c)

in

d)

my

79.

What is the article in the sentence?

What is the cause of using her umbrella?

a)

is

b)

what

c)

the

d)

her

80.
The girl walked in the very beautiful park, but the boy stayed at home.
Which is an adjective?
a)
beautiful
b)
boy
c)
park
d)
walked