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Vocab list 7

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We were chased down the road.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

2.

Terrifying zombies chased us down the road.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

3.

Our house is zombie-proof and very safe!

a)

Passive

b)

Active

4.
Passive Voice
a)
The tone of the author
b)
When the subject does the action
c)
When the subject receives the action
d)
When there is a strong verb 
5.
Active voice
a)
The tone of the author
b)
When the subject performs the action
c)
When the subject receives the action
d)
When there is a linking verb
6.

Is it okay to use a different font to make your essay look fancy?

a)

Yes, of course!

b)

No, absolutely not.

7.

Check all the in-text citations that are correct.

a)

(Frost, 244)

b)

(Smith 13)

c)

(Dean 548)

d)

(Davis pg. 32)

e)

(harris 19)

8.

When taking out words in a quote, you should use an ellipsis (...) to indicate.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How do you write the date in MLA format?

a)

8/22/18

b)

August 22, 2018

c)

22 August 2018

d)

22, August, 2018

10.

Choose the answer choice that uses correct MLA format.

a)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (Orwell 1).

b)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," (Orwell 1).

c)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell 1).

d)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell, 1).

11.

Which font must be used for a paper to be in MLA format?

a)

Chalkduster

b)

Times New Roman

c)

Comic Sans

d)

Papyrus

12.

What is a modifier?

a)

A word, clause, or phrase that combines two independent clauses.

b)

The word, clause, or phrase that describes another element in the sentence.

c)

The target of the what a word, clause, or phrase describes.

d)

The target and modifier in a sentence.

13.

Which sentence does NOT contain a misplaced modifier?

a)

Charles saw a dog washing the car.

b)

While washing the car, the dog is what Charles saw.

c)

While washing the car, Charles saw a dog.

d)

Charles saw the dog while he was washing the car.

14.

What is mood?

a)

the author's attitude toward the topic

b)

the dictionary definition

c)

the theme

d)

the feeling you get as the reader

15.

"I can’t move, breathe, speak or hear and it’s so dark all the time. If I knew it would be this lonely, I would have been cremated instead."

What is the mood?

a)

Mischevious

b)

Happy

c)

Frightening

d)

Sad

16.

When writing about the setting, what should be included to engage the reader?

a)

Dialogue Tags

b)

Sensory Details

c)

Long, Complex Sentences

d)

The Theme

17.

Select all the ways a writer can slow down the pace of their story:

a)

Cut out any unnecessary details

b)

Use short, choppy sentences

c)

Add sensory details

d)

Use time-based transition words

e)

Use Show Don't Tell techniques

18.

Select all the ways a writer can speed up the pace of their story:

a)

Cut out any unnecessary details

b)

Use short, choppy sentences

c)

Add sensory details

d)

Use time-based transition words

e)

Use Show Don't Tell techniques

19.

Personal narratives are about:

a)

Dogs

b)

Outer Space

c)

Grandma and Grandpa

d)

you

20.

Personal narratives should start with a catchy introduction that makes the reader want to keep reading.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is the purpose of a narrative?

a)

to persuade or argue

b)

to inform or educate

c)

to share a lesson or message

22.

True or false?


Narratives don't have to be organized at all. They're based on real events so the information can skip around as long as it happened.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

What is a NARRATOR?

a)

The main character, protagonist

b)

The person telling the story

c)

The author of the story

d)

The antagonist, the villain in the story

24.

Which narrator point of view is this an example of?

"You are in control of your destiny. Only you can make your future brighter."

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

25.

What is a NARRATOR?

a)

The main character, protagonist

b)

The person telling the story

c)

The author of the story

d)

The antagonist, the villain in the story

26.

What is an unreliable narrator?

a)

A narrator who accurately tells the events of a story

b)

A narrator in the story who does not tell the events of the story accurately

c)

A narrator who tells how every character feels in a story

d)

A narrator who only explains one thing.

27.

A reader should always believe what a narrator tells them.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What is omniscient point of view?

a)
A perspective where the narrator knows only one character's thoughts, feelings, and emotions
b)
A perspective where the narrator knows all the characters' thoughts, feelings, and emotions
c)
A perspective where the narrator does not know any character's thoughts, feelings, and emotions
d)
A perspective where the narrator knows only two characters' thoughts, feelings, and emotions
29.

What are the three main types of narrator?

a)

First person,

b)

Omniscient

c)

Second person limited point of view

d)

Third person limited point of view

30.

I had never heard of this place.

a)

place

b)

never

c)

of

d)

this

31.
***Identify the prepositional phrase in each sentence***

I found a ring on the beach.
a)
I found
b)
a ring
c)
on the beach
d)
the beach
32.

What is the object of the preposition?

That car drove around the block a hundred times!

a)

that

b)

car

c)

block

33.

Find the object of the preposition:

Isaiah sat on his new bike.

a)

sat

b)

bike

c)

Isiah

34.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
35.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
36.
An onomatopoeia is also known as what?
a)
An action word
b)
A descriptive word
c)
A sound word
d)
A statement
37.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Kristen's brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.
a)
brother
b)
alphabet
c)
Kristen
d)
burp
38.

I’m on a heavy diet until my wedding day.

a)

PARADOX

b)

OXYMORON

39.
Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?
a)
mild hot sauce
b)
comfortable misery 
c)
a wise fool 
d)
 a smart decision 
40.
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
a)
I feel as though I've been buried alive in paperwork.
b)
I feel as though I have a bee in my hat.
c)
I feel as though I'm as hungry as a horse
d)
I feel as though I've met my match.
41.

He was forced to stand down from his position as president.

a)

PARADOX

b)

OXYMORON

42.

Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "jumbo?"

a)

sweet

b)

shrimp

c)

secret

d)

silence

43.

An oxymoron is:

a)

a figure of speech expressing comparison

b)

an exaggeration

c)

a play on words where two or more opposite words are joined together

d)

the same as hyperbole

44.

The store manager always closes the store, sets the alarm, and

a)

makes sure to lock the door.

b)

locking the door.

c)

locks the door.

d)

lock the door.

45.

Which example shows correct parallel structure?

a)

Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.

b)

Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.

c)

Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.

d)

Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.

46.

Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with a choice that creates a parallel structure.


There are two ways to get a promotion: working hard or make friends in high places.

a)

to working hard

b)

work hard

c)

no change

d)

worked hard

47.
When you steal the words or ideas from another person without giving them credit
a)
paraphrasing
b)
cheating
c)
texting
d)
plagiarizing
48.
When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?
a)
plagiarizing
b)
writing
c)
cheating
d)
paraphrasing
49.

_____ is shorter than the original text

a)

A paraphrase

b)

A summary

50.

For a good paraphrase, you must not use more than ___ words in a row from the original text.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

51.

To paraphrase well, ____ words to make sure they are not in the same order as the original text

a)

realize

b)

resize

c)

rearrange

d)

recount

52.

Participles are a type of verbal that function as a/an ________________ in the sentence.

a)

Adverb

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

53.

What are the two types of participles?

a)

Present and Participating

b)

Past and Present

c)

Past and Punctual

d)

Past and Future

54.

Identify the participle in the sentence:

Mary wrote a letter to the frozen Santa who was sitting out in the cold.

a)

Sitting

b)

Frozen

c)

Letter

55.

Is the underlined participle past or present, and why?

Kevin saw a flying squirrel jumping from tree to tree.

a)

Past, it ends in -ing

b)

Present, it ends in -ing

c)

Past, it functions as a noun

d)

Present, it functions as a verb

56.

Identify the participle in the sentence and tell what word it is modifying.

James kicked the ball and it landed on a frozen lake.

a)

Frozen is the participle modifying the word lake

b)

Kicked is the participle modifying the word ball

c)

Frozen is the participle modifying the word ball

d)

Kicked is the participle modifying the word James

57.

Fill in the blank with the correct participle:

Her ___________ profession is teaching piano.

a)

choosing

b)

favorite

c)

chosen

d)

best

58.

What is a verb?

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A word to describe a person, place, thing, or idea

c)

A word to describe how something was done

d)

An action--something that can be done

59.

Who is the subject in this active voice sentence?: The students received a reward for their hard work.

a)

received

b)

the students

c)

hard work

60.

We were chased down the road.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

61.

Terrifying zombies chased us down the road.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

62.

Select the sentence that uses the passive voice.

a)

Several people were arrested by the police.

b)

The police arrested several people.

63.

Revise the sentence by changing the passive voice to the active voice:

"Martin is given the medicine bag by Grandpa."

a)

Grandpa is given the medicine bag by Martin.

b)

Grandpa gives the medicine bag to Martin.