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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(31) Flour sacks were used to make clothes, a broken door became a new table, and scraps from old clothing was fashioned into beautiful quilts.

What change needs to be made to sentence 31?

a)

Change broken to broke

b)

Change became to becomes

c)

Change was fashioned to were fashioned

d)

No change needed.

2.

(1)Bella hoped Jesse would except her invitation to her birthday party.  (2) Of all the new people in her new academy, Bella most wanted Jesse to like her.

How should sentence 1 be changed?

a)

Change hoped to hopped

b)

Change except to accept

c)

Change invitation to invitashun

d)

No change needs to be made

3.

(2) Dentists say that consistent brushing can significantly cut back the chances of cavities. (3) Because it removes plaque from your teeth and gums.

What is the correct way to rewrite sentences 2 and 3?

a)

Dentists say that consistent brushing can significantly cut back on the chances of cavities, because it removes plaque from your teeth and gums.

b)

Dentists say that consistent brushing can significantly cut back on the chances of cavities because it removes plaque from your teeth and gums.

c)

Because it removes plaque from your teeth and gums dentists say that consistent brushing can significantly cut back on the chances of cavities.

d)

No correction needs to be made

4.

An electric saw is a useful tool, __________ it can be difficult to handle.

a)

so

b)

and

c)

or

d)

yet

5.

The bushes had grown too tall, _____ Mrs. Sullivan trimmed them.

a)

so

b)

and

c)

but

d)

or

6.

Trevor ripped a hole in his favorite jeans, ____ he bought a new pair.

a)

so

b)

and

c)

but

d)

yet

7.

(6) Online resources and field guides can be used by birdwatchers to learn more. (7) As they travel to new locations they can observe a larger variety of birds.

What change should be made to sentence 7? 

a)

Change birds to Birds

b)

Add a comma after locations

c)

Change observe to observes

d)

No change needed

8.

(5)The electric light was only one of this great man’s accomplishments. (6) He also invented the phonograph and later connected a camera with the phonograph to create motion pictures. (7) The camera was attached so that the phonograph would play a film. (8) In addition, Edison invented the first copy machine.

Which sentence in the (sentences 5-8) repeats information and should be removed?

a)

Sentence 5

b)

Sentence 6

c)

Sentence 7

d)

Sentence 8

9.

(11) Someone asked him how he felt after Edison failed 10,000 times about all his unsuccessful experiments.

What is the MOST effective revision to make in sentence 11?

a)

After Edison failed 10,000 times, someone asked him how he felt about all of his unsuccessful experiments.

b)

After Edison failed someone asked him how he felt 10,000 times about all of his unsuccessful experiments.

c)

Before Edison failed 10,000 times, someone asked him how he felt about all of his unsuccessful experiments.

d)

Edison failed 10,000 times, after someone asked him how he felt about all of his unsuccessful experiments.

10.

(1) Thomas Edison made the world a brighter place when he invented the electric light. (2) Did you know that Edison patented 1,093 other inventions in his lifetime?

What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

a)

Thomas Edison invented the electric light and patented 1,093 other inventions, before he made the world a better place in his lifetime.

b)

Thomas Edison made the world a better place when he invented the electric light did you know that Edison patented 1,093 other inventions in his lifetime?

c)

Thomas Edison made the world a better place when he invented the electric light, but did you know that Edison patented 1,093 other inventions in his lifetime?

d)

Thomas Edison made the world a better place when he invented the electric light, did you know that Edison patented 1,093 other inventions in his lifetime?

11.

(19)Sadly, Edison never was able to do this goal before his money was gone. (20) He failed again. (21) All his energy and ingenuity were then directed to the phonograph and the moving picture project which made him lots of money. (22) He could have stopped trying after he failed and lost all his money, but he didn’t. 

(23)Thomas Edison was truly a great man because he saw failure as a step closer to success. 

Marco wants to improve the conclusion to his paper.  Which sentence should be inserted after sentence 23 to bring this paper to a more effective conclusion?


a)

Thomas Edison’s story should be preserved in a historical museum for future generations.

b)

Now, when I fail at something, I just think of Thomas Edison.

c)

As a result, Edison has inspired many people to persevere through difficulties and develop important ideas.

d)

People didn’t always think Edison had good ideas, but he persevered and proved them wrong.

12.

10 Do I remember? Of course I remember. Atticus and I had bolted to the cafeteria after recess, excited to audition for our first-ever class play. Our teacher told us that everyone would have a part, but we all wanted to be the mightiest dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex. We took turns performing our interpretation of a T. rex roar and showing off our best dinosaur moves. Atticus auditioned last, pushing his elbows into his shirt sleeves so that he had tiny front arms and stomping ferociously in circles. I wished I had thought of making my arms look shorter. When our teacher smiled at his interpretation, my heart dropped to my stomach. Clearly, Atticus was made to be front and center, playing the lead.

How does the use of a flashback in paragraph 10 help develop the plot of the story?

a)

It reveals that Atticus and Saul have been in competition for years.

b)

It shows why Saul is unconcerned about getting the lead role.

c)

It shows that Atticus and Saul prefer acting as dinosaurs.

d)

It reveals why Saul sees himself as similar to the Artful Dodger.

13.

16 The bell rings, and a throng of students moves toward the door. We are jostling to get ahead, eager to see the page hanging on the wall outside the auditorium door, the page that will tell us who got which part. 17 Everyone crowds together, scanning the page. Carson gasps, and I glance at him and then back at the paper. There it is, in large print at the top—Oliver: Carson V. 18 Atticus and I finally find our names at the very bottom of the page with our characters’ names written next to them: “Boy 3” and “Boy 4.” After a moment of shock, we both start laughing. Then we turn toward Carson, each of us trying to give him the first “congratulations!”

Based on his thoughts throughout the story, how will Saul most likely feel after congratulating Carson?

a)

Relieved that he will not have to learn the role of Oliver, but troubled that Carson may have difficulty learning his part

b)

Proud to have gotten any part in the high school play, but worried about having to sing in his role of Boy 4

c)

Concerned that Atticus did not get the lead, but hopeful that the play will be a hit

d)

Saddened that he will not get to play the role of Oliver, but happy that it was Carson who got the lead this time

14.

18 Atticus and I finally find our names at the very bottom of the page with our characters’ names written next to them: “Boy 3” and “Boy 4.” After a moment of shock, we both start laughing. Then we turn toward Carson, each of us trying to give him the first “congratulations!”

How does Atticus and Saul’s behavior help resolve the conflict of the story?

a)

They both remember competitions between them from the past.

b)

They each admit that they will be happy if the other gets the part.

c)

They each decide to try out for the parts of the Artful Dodger and Oliver.

d)

They both congratulate Carson before the other students can.