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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Determine if the following sentence is in active voice or passive voice:
Many movies are made in Hollywood.
Active Voice
Passive Voice
Determine if the following sentence is in active voice or passive voice:
The car in front of me swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid hitting a squirrel.
Active Voice
Passive Voice
Determine the verb mood of the following sentence:
My favorite book of all time is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Indicative Mood
Imperative Mood
Interrogative Mood
Conditional Mood
Subjunctive Mood
Determine the verb mood of the underlined portion of the following sentence:
If I won the lottery, I would buy a Ferrari.
Indicative Mood
Imperative Mood
Interrogative Mood
Conditional Mood
Subjunctive Mood
Determine the verb mood of the underlined portion of the following sentence:
If I won the lottery, I would buy a Ferrari.
Indicative Mood
Imperative Mood
Interrogative Mood
Conditional Mood
Subjunctive Mood
Determine the verb mood of the underlined portion of the following sentence:
What time are you leaving for the dance?
Indicative Mood
Imperative Mood
Interrogative Mood
Conditional Mood
Subjunctive Mood
Determine the verb mood of the underlined portion of the following sentence:
Take the trash out, and then wash up for dinner.
Indicative Mood
Imperative Mood
Interrogative Mood
Conditional Mood
Subjunctive Mood
Determine the verb mood of the underlined portion of the following sentence:
The dentist recommends that you brush your teeth at least twice a day.
Indicative Mood
Imperative Mood
Interrogative Mood
Conditional Mood
Subjunctive Mood
What type of figurative language is used?
I have told you a million times not to do that!
personification
hyperbole
alliteration
idiom
What type of figurative language is used?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
idiom
What type of figurative language is used?
Patsy pranced playfully around the playground.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
symbol
What type of figurative language is used?
The city was a jungle.
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
simile
Which of the following is an example of personification?
You are as beautiful as a flower.
I waited in line for ten years!
The trees danced in the wind.
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
A hurricane! AHHH!
His room looked as if a hurricane came through it.
The hurricane howled through the town.
In one of Aesop's fables, four animals go hunting under the assumption that they will split their prize equally, but the lion, the most powerful animal, takes more than the other members of the group.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
My older brother takes the lion's share of the space in our bedroom.
an equal amount
a tiny bit
an even split
the largest portion
In Greek mythology, King Midas is granted his wish that everything he touches turn to gold.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
When it comes to starting new businesses, Elon Musk seems to have a Midas touch.
fortunate
unusual
unfortunate
usual
In Greek mythology, a mythical bird called the phoenix lives for hundreds of years before bursting into flames at its death. However, it soon rises from its own ashes and is reborn.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Fans debated whether their team would rise from the ashes.
surprise an opponent
be consistently successful
never win
come back from defeat
In a biblical parable, a Samaritan selflessly stops to help an enemy who has been beaten and stranded on the side of a road.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
A Good Samaritan jumped in when my grocery bag broke and the contents spilled all over the sidewalk.
a person who enjoys interacting with others
a person who plays tricks on others
a person who takes advantage of others
a person who goes out of the way to help another
In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters in the movie are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is. Which type of irony is represented in this situation?
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
Which type of irony is shown in the following example: Looking at her child's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
Melanie and her family decided to travel from Pennsylvania to Florida in January in order to avoid the cold weather. However, as soon as they arrived, they were welcomed by below-freezing temperatures. What type of irony is represented in this situation?
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
How should the below sentence be punctuated?
Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard-one of the most selective schools in the nation is located--in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard one of the most selective schools in the nation is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard--one of the most selective schools in the nation--is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard, one of the most selective schools in the nation--is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
How should the red portion of this sentence be punctuated?
A twelve year old boy was caught pulling the fire alarm.
twelve year old
twelve-year-old
twelve-year, old
twelve year-old
Which of the below sentences correctly uses hyphens?
Sometimes it is worth it to pay more money for a high quality product that is well made.
Sometimes it is worth it to pay more money for a high-quality product that is well made.
Sometimes it is worth it to pay more money for a high quality product that is well-made.
Sometimes it is worth it to pay more money for a high-quality product that is well-made.
Which of the following shows how the author could correctly use an ellipsis to shorten the quote?
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds. . . ."
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera. . .draws huge crowds."
Our teacher told us, . . . "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
Our teacher told us, "Andrew Lloyd Webber is a famous composer whose . . . version of Phantom of the Opera draws huge crowds."
play
plays
was
were
has
have
Which is the Independent Clause?
You should take your car in for service because it's starting to make weird noises.
because it's starting to make weird noises.
you should take your car in for service
Which two are Dependent Clauses?
Since winter is coming, I think I'll knit a warm sweater because I'm always cold.
I think I'll knit a warm sweater
because I'm always cold
Since winter is coming
Determine if the comma is placed correctly in the following sentence:
Even though Tom woke up on time, he was still late to work.
Correct
Incorrect
Determine if the comma is placed correctly in the following sentence:
Terry and Mike walked over to Sandy's house, since they had no other place to go.
Correct
Incorrect
Identify the participle in the sentence below:
Two planes nearly collided on the runway at the airport; there were no injuries, but officials escorted the shaken passengers off the planes.
collided
injuries
escorted
shaken
Identify the participle in the sentence below:
Olivia is planning to give her mom a stunning bouquet of tulips for Mother's Day.
planning
to give
stunning
bouquet
Identify the infinitive in the sentence below:
Killer whales, or orcas, use a variety of techniques for hunting marine mammals and other prey; some may even beach themselves to ambush seals on the shore.
Killer
hunting
beach
to ambush
Identify the gerund in the sentence below:
In 1993, to meet demand for better fuel economy, the automobile company Toyota began developing the hybrid car now known as the Prius.
to meet
began
developing
known
Identify the gerund in the sentence below:
Before defrosting the window, Gabrielle tried to remove the ice and snow from her vehicle.
defrosting
tried
to remove
from
