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GRADE 10 ASSESSMENT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.The job of an introduction speech is to introduce your guest speaker briefly and create a welcoming, attentive ready-to-motivate-to-listen anticipation in the audience. What should you do in making an introduction speech?
a)
A. Be sure to get the correct pronunciation of the guest speaker from the speaker himself/herself and practice saying the name aloud.
b)
B. Touch on sensitive matters.
c)
C. Only get the speaker’s first name and his/her title if he/she has one.
2.
2. An adjective can also be the head of a structure of modification. What are the modifiers of adjectives?
a)
A. qualifiers, adverbs, and nouns
b)
B. verbs, adjectives and prepositional phrases
c)
C. All of the above
3.
3. An adverb can also be the head of a structure. Which of the following is included as its modifier?
a)
A. qualifiers
b)
B. adverbs
c)
C. nouns
d)
D. all of the above
4.
4. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "That old food tastes awfully bad."?
a)
A. food
b)
B. tastes
c)
C. awfully
d)
D. bad
5.
5. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "Students upset about the rising cost of tuition staged a rally."?
a)
A. upset
b)
B. about rising
c)
C. tuition
d)
D. staged
6.
6. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "This stone is the heaviest of all."?
a)
A. stone
b)
B. heaviest
c)
C. of all
7.

7. In the phrase, “very environmentally safe”, very is a qualifier.

(a)  

8.

8. In the phrase, “very environmentally safe”, environmentally is an adjective.

(a)  

9.

9. The phrase “very environmentally safe” is an example of an adjective phrase with an adverb phrase modifying the adjective.

(a)  

10.

10. In the phrase, “unusually eagerly”, the head is unusually.

(a)  

11.

11. The phrase, “unusually eagerly” is an adverbial phrase elaborated by adverb.

(a)  

12.

12. In the phrase, “a foot away”, foot is the head of the phrase.

(a)  

13.

Identify the type of modifier used in the adjective or adverb enclosed in the parenthesis. 13. The bread that was baked by mom is (quite delicious.)

a)

qualifier

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

prepositional phrase

14.

Identify the type of modifier used in the adjective or adverb enclosed in the parenthesis. 14. I feel (extremely strange) on that house.

a)

qualifier

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

prepositional phrase

15.

Identify the type of modifier used in the adjective or adverb enclosed in the parenthesis. 15. I was served with a (stone cold) coffee.

a)

qualifier

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

prepositional phrase

16.

Identify the type of modifier used in the adjective or adverb enclosed in the parenthesis.

16. I am distracted by the (spinning loud) engine.

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

prepositional phrase

17.

Identify the type of modifier used in the adjective or adverb enclosed in the parenthesis.

17. She was wearing a (dark blue) dress.

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

adjective

18.

Identify the type of modifier used in the adjective or adverb enclosed in the parenthesis.

18. We have no class because my teacher is (away for a week).

a)

prepositional phrase

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

qualifier

19.
Enhance the sentence with adjective/adverb modifiers. 19. I bought a bouquet of roses yesterday.
4 lines
20.
Enhance the sentence with adjective/adverb modifiers. 20. I saw a bird outside my window.
4 lines