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MAP LANGUAGE REVIEWER (5 Prof 5, Prof 8)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following book titles is correctly capitalized?

Select one:

a)

island of The Blue Dolphins

b)

Of Mice and Men

c)

Charlotte’s web

d)

East of Eden

2.

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

Select one:

a)

yesterday, school was closed.

b)

We had fun, but i can’t wait until summer.

c)

It has been a cold winter!

d)

We heard the news on the radio station, kftz.

3.

Choose the correct sentence.

Select one:

a)

I hung several pictures on the wall for Jill.

b)

I drived the children to school every morning.

c)

I wants to hang the pictures on the wall.

d)

I hangs several of the pictures on the wall.

4.

Which sentence is NOT written correctly?

Select one:

a)

The tall building shadow the street below.

b)

The camel manages to survive in many climates.

c)

The cherry tree blossoms each May.

d)

A reliable automobile is essential in rough terrain.

5.

She wrote the story that won first prize in the magazine. Which is the main clause in this sentence?

Select one:

a)

in the magazine

b)

the story that won

c)

She wrote the story

d)

that won first prize

6.

A red bus with a double deck skidded across the pavement. The prepositional phrase with a double deck modifies:

Select one:

a)

the preposition “down”

b)

the adjective “red”

c)

the verb “skidded”

d)

the noun “bus”

7.

Ted is the captain of the team. Of the team is a prepositional phrase being used as a(n):

Select one:

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

8.

Joe could have opened the car door for Colleen. What is the meaning of the verb phrase?

Select one:

a)

Colleen didn’t want Joe to open the door for her.

b)

Joe could have opened the door, but he didn’t.

c)

Joe opened the door for Colleen.

d)

The car door wouldn’t open.

9.

Which verb form is not used correctly?

Select one:

a)

Jill is doing the best she can.

b)

The brightly colored balloons have burst.

c)

The children have torn down their fort.

d)

Harriet brung the umbrella into the house.

10.

Which verb pair is written in the correct present and past forms?

Select one:

a)

put, putted

b)

say, sayed

c)

read, red

d)

burst, burst

11.

Running through the door, Mark realized he had forgotten his homework. Which underlined word is a verb?

Select one:

a)

through

b)

door

c)

homework

d)

realized

12.

Which one of the sentences is written in past tense?

Select one:

a)

I have been reading a novel a week.

b)

I read the end of the novel last night.

c)

Greg seems to be making progress.

d)

The students must read Chapter 2 for homework.

13.

Shelly will have eaten all of the brownies by evening. What does the underlined verb phrase mean?

Select one:

a)

The brownies were gone yesterday.

b)

The brownies are delicious.

c)

The brownies will be gone by evening.

d)

The brownies are gone now.

14.

Which of the following names is capitalized correctly?

Select one:

a)

Mr. William Thomas

b)

Mrs. sally Baldwin

c)

Dr. mary jones

d)

dr. Dana Shell

15.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

Select one:

a)

The Liberty Bell is a famous American monument.

b)

The Liberty bell is a Famous American monument.

c)

The Liberty Bell is a famous American Monument.

d)

The liberty bell is a famous American monument.

16.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

Select one:

a)

Mrs. Land asked, “who remembered their pencils?”

b)

“I need to walk the dog,” Dad told me.

c)

“call me when you get home,” said Jody.

d)

She said, “how are you today?”

17.

Which of the following must always be capitalized?

Select one:

a)

the word “doctor”

b)

third word of a sentence

c)

first word of a sentence

d)

the word “river”

18.

I missed the bus. I was tardy to my first hour class. Select the best way to combine these sentences.

Select one:

a)

I missed the bus, for I was tardy to my first hour class.

b)

I missed the bus, or I was tardy to my first hour class.

c)

I missed the bus, and I was tardy to my first hour class.

d)

I missed the bus, but I was tardy to my first hour class.

19.

Which group of verbs would fit best in a literary fantasy?

Select one:

a)

concocted, imagined, cast, transformed

b)

chopped, diced, fried, boiled

c)

had, bought, lent, gave

d)

tossed, caught, threw, hit

20.

You are assigned a research paper on primates. From the following list, choose which pair you would be sure include.

Select one:

a)

lizards, monkeys

b)

chimps, kangaroos

c)

apes, humans

d)

bears, parrots

21.

Which closing is capitalized correctly?

Select one:

a)

TAKE CARE,

b)

Take care,

c)

Take Care,

d)

take care,

22.

Which group of words uses an abbreviation correctly?

Select one:

a)

Don’t you have a dentist Apptt. today?

b)

I hate to go to the dr.’s office.

c)

We ordered our pizza w/o olives.

d)

Mrs. Smith is my boss.

23.

Which of the following does a research paper require?

Select one:

a)

a story

b)

a list of references

c)

examples from personal experience

d)

humor

24.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of poetry?

Select one:

a)

to create a mood or feeling

b)

to define a word

c)

to list

d)

to explain how to do something

25.

“Sunny today turning to partly cloudy” In which section of the newspaper would this article most like appear?

Select one:

a)

education

b)

community

c)

sports

d)

weather

26.

May 2, 2002—Today, we started to study myths.

May 4, 2002—We took a quiz about characters in mythology today.

What type of writing is this?

Select one:

a)

letter

b)

story

c)

poem

d)

journal

27.

Which of the following is true when writing paragraphs in an essay?

Select one:

a)

Essays must contain at least six paragraphs.

b)

Essays should be single-spaced.

c)

Unlined paper must be used.

d)

Each paragraph should be indented.