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ELA Quiz #04

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a "run on sentence?"

a)

a person, animal, place, thing, or concept that does an action

b)

expresses what the person, animal, place, thing, or concept does

c)

when two or more independent clauses are connected improperly

d)

it contains a subject and a verb and is a complete idea

e)

My dog is playful she is also smart

2.

Read the sentences from a paragraph.


(1) At the beginning of the school year, the teacher assigned each student a biography to read. (2) The students had three weeks to completely finish reading the biography of a person's life. (3) Then each student spent three days creating a presentation on the assigned biography. (4) After the students had given their presentations, the class voted for a favorite.


Which sentence should be revised to reduce redundancy (repetition).

a)

sentence 1

b)

sentence 2

c)

sentence 3

d)

sentence 4

e)

sentence 5

3.

Read the sentence.


Aaron read the book wrote a report and gave a presentation about it.


Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

a)

Aaron read the book wrote a report, and, gave a presentation about it.

b)

Aaron read the book, wrote a report and gave a presentation, about it.

c)

Aaron read the book, wrote a report, and gave a presentation about it.

d)

Aaron read the book wrote a report, and gave a presentation about it.

e)

Aaron read the book wrote a report and gave a presentation, about it.

4.

Read the sentence.


If you are running for student office, the first thing you need to do is identify your own priorities as a student. This will help you identify how to best serve other students' needs.


Which sentence could be added to best maintain consistency and style?

a)

Next, you'll want to figure out who your real buddies are

b)

Following that, try to think up a solid game plan for yourself

c)

Once you've got it together, go for it, like you've got nothing to lose

d)

The next step is to determine how to express your plan to students

e)

If you are running for student office, the first thing you need to do is identify your own priorities as a student.

5.

Read the sentence.


It is good to do well in science classes if you want to be a computer scientist as an adult because doing well in science classes in school as a kid could help you become a computer scientist.


Which is the BEST way to revise the sentence to remove repetitive language while keeping the same meaning?

a)

It is good to do well in science classes if you would like to be a computer scientist.

b)

It is good to do well in school, because your performance in school can help you become a computer scientist as an adult.

c)

It is good, when you are in school, to do well in science classes, so, when you are an adult, it will be easier to do well.

d)

It is good to do well in science classes as a kid because it could help you to become a computer scientist as an adult.

e)

It is good to do well in science classes if you want to be a computer scientist as an adult because doing well in science classes in school as a kid could help you become a computer scientist.

6.

How would you recognize a "clause?"

a)

a clause has both a subject and a predicate

b)

a clause only has a subject

c)

a clause only has a predicate

d)

a clause has neither a subject or a predicate

e)

a clause has both a subject and a subject

7.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

a)

I packed two, ripe apples in my lunch today.

b)

I prefer the light, blue shirt to the darker-colored one.

c)

James is a kind, thoughtful boy with many friends.

d)

Emma is proud of her brand, new bicycle.

e)

My dog is playful she is also smart.

8.

Read the sentence.


The startled deer looked up it ran into the thicket.


Which answer choice corrects the run-on sentence?

a)

The startled deer looked up, and it ran into the thicket.

b)

The startled deer looked up, it ran into the thicket.

c)

The startled deer looked up and it ran into the thicket.

d)

The startled deer looked up, it ran. Into the thicket.

e)

The startled deer looked up it ran into the thicket.

9.

What logo is this?

a)

Chevron

b)

JC Penney's

c)

Macy's

d)

Dove

e)

Papa John's

10.

What logo is this?

a)

Triangle Guys

b)

Goodyear

c)

Universal Movies

d)

Samsung

e)

AOL (America On-Line)

11.

What logo is this?

a)

DIY Channel

b)

CNN

c)

the Weather Channel

d)

the Discovery Channel

e)

National Geographic Channel

12.

What logo is this?

a)

Wikipedia

b)

UPS

c)

Flat-Earth Society

d)

AT&T

e)

Motorola

13.

Who is this?

a)

Drake

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Lionel Richie

d)

Ice Cube

e)

Dr. Dre

14.

Who was the King of the Greek Olympian Gods?

a)

Hades

b)

Poseidon

c)

Mars

d)

Zeus

e)

Jupiter

15.

Who was the Greek God of the oceans?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Hades

e)

Zeus

16.

Who was the Roman God of the oceans?

a)

Zeus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

e)

Poseidon

17.

Who is the Dark Knight?

a)

Black Panther

b)

Punisher

c)

Batman

d)

Wolverine

e)

Deadpool

18.

What's the name of this movie?

a)

Transformers

b)

Robocop

c)

Terminator

d)

I, Robot

e)

Avengers

19.

What's this character's name?

a)

Thor

b)

Iron Man

c)

Captain America

d)

Loki

e)

Punisher

20.

On which continent are the Pyramids located?

a)

Egypt

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

e)

Asia

21.

What logo is this?

a)

Maybelline

b)

Starbucks

c)

Olay

d)

Lulumon

e)

Dove

22.

What logo is this?

a)

Atlanta Braves

b)

Atlanta Hawks

c)

Atlanta Falcons

d)

Air Force Hawks

e)

Air Force Falcons

23.

What logo is this?

a)

Hulu

b)

ABC

c)

MasterCard

d)

NBC

e)

Netflix

24.

What logo is this?

a)

MasterCard

b)

AT&T

c)

Wikipedia

d)

Bank of America

e)

Visa

25.

A character who changes over the course of a story.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Dynamic Character

c)

Antagonist

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

26.

A problem or struggle between a character and an outside force.

a)

Character/

Character Traits

b)

Dynamic Character

c)

External Conflict

d)

Internal Conflict

e)

Plot

27.

A comparison between two things, using “like” or “as”.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Plot

d)

Simile

e)

Internal Conflict

28.

Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.

a)

Conclusion

b)

Internal Conflict

c)

Fiction

d)

Resolution

e)

Character vs. Self

29.

Who was the King of the Roman Gods?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Zeus

d)

Neptune

e)

Saturn

30.

Which of these is NOT an example of External Conflict?

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Fate

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Character

e)

Character vs. Group

31.

The highest point of action in a story, often the turning point.

a)

Resolution

b)

Climax

c)

Dynamic Character

d)

Character/

Character Traits

e)

Conclusion

32.

The outcome of a series of events

a)

Conclusion

b)

Character/

Character Traits

c)

Fiction

d)

Plot

e)

Climax

33.

Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?

a)

She went to the store, and she bought some milk.

b)

He ran quickly.

c)

Although it was raining, they went for a walk.

d)

She likes apples.

34.

What is the main idea of a paragraph?

a)

The first sentence of the paragraph.

b)

The most important point the author is making.

c)

A detail that supports the main point.

d)

The last sentence of the paragraph.

35.

Which of the following is a synonym for 'happy'?

a)

Sad

b)

Angry

c)

Joyful

d)

Tired

36.

Fill in the blank.

I went to the park, _______ I stayed for an hour.

a)

nor

b)

and

c)

but

d)

because

37.

Read the two simple sentences below. Choose the compound sentence that joins them with the right punctuation.

She’ll learn to play the piano. She’ll learn to play the trumpet.

a)

She’ll learn to play the piano she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

b)

She’ll learn to play the piano, or she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

c)

She’ll learn to play the piano, she’ll learn to play the trumpet.

d)

She’ll learn to play the piano or she’ll learn to play the trumpet.