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English - Grade 9 - Lesson 82: Pre-lesson quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the subject in the sentence: The little boy with the short blond hair is my cousin.

a)

The little boy

b)

with the short blond hair

c)

my cousin

d)

The little boy with the short blonde hair

2.

Identify the predicate in the sentence: The little boy with the short blond hair is my cousin.

a)

is my cousin

b)

with the short blond hair

c)

my cousin

d)

with the short blond hair is my cousin

3.

Identify the direct object in the sentence: We bought a brand new BMW sports car.

a)

We

b)

bought

c)

a brand new BMW

d)

a brand new BMW sports car

4.

Identify the indirect object in the sentence: Phillip gave the dog a bone.

a)

Phillip

b)

gave

c)

the dog

d)

a bone

5.

Is the underlined verb transitive or intransitive? The choir sang carols.

a)

transitive

b)

intransitive

6.

Is the underlined verb transitive or intransitive? Peter always sings in the shower.

a)

transitive

b)

intransitive

7.

Match the following language concepts to their examples.

a)

idiom

1.

He decided to let her off the hook.

b)

neologism

2.

There are too many trolls on the internet these days.

c)

abbreviation

3.

I've had the flu for 3 days now.

d)

emotive language

4.

Giving to charity helps millions of impoverished people.

8.

Select all the words that contain prefixes.

a)

underground

b)

cleaner

c)

total

d)

overestimate

9.

Select all the words that contain suffixes.

a)

dishonest

b)

cleaner

c)

neighbourhood

d)

overestimate

10.

Match the language concepts to their examples.

a)

conjunction

1.

I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home.

b)

noun

2.

They say that laughter is the best medicine.

c)

pronoun

3.

This book isn't mine.

d)

adjective

4.

There were several people in the queue.

11.

Match the following language concepts to their examples.

a)

simple sentence

1.

I have had the flu for 3 days now.

b)

compound sentence

2.

I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home.

c)

complex sentence

3.

If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll have a picnic.