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Unit 1 POC

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the one noun in the sentence. That idea is so clever!

a)

idea

b)

clever

c)

that

2.

Select the two nouns in the sentence. Her upbeat spirit always lifts my mood.

a)

upbeat

b)

spirit

c)

lifts

d)

mood

3.

Select all of the nouns in the sentence. Elizabeth felt that her disappointment would last for days.

a)

Elizabeth

b)

felt

c)

disappointment

d)

days

4.

Select the one proper noun. My grandfather was a soldier during World War II.

a)

grandfather

b)

soldier

c)

World War II

5.

Select all of the proper nouns. Big Bend National Park contains canyons, a large desert, and the Chisos Mountains.

a)

Big Bend National Park

b)

canyons

c)

desert

d)

Chisos Mountains

6.

Is the noun in bold singular or plural? The oxen roamed free when the work was finished.

a)

singular

b)

plural

7.

Is the noun in bold singular or plural? The snow on our roof is starting to melt.

a)

singular

b)

plural

8.

Select the pronoun in the sentence. The police officer will help us out.

a)

police officer

b)

help

c)

us

d)

out

9.

Select the pronoun in the sentence. He brought empty bags to the beach and filled them with seashells.

a)

He

b)

them

c)

beach

d)

seashells

10.

Select the possessive pronoun. Should I let Vijay borrow my bicycle for the big race on Saturday?

a)

I

b)

Vijay

c)

my

d)

bicycle

11.

Select the possessive pronoun. A pigeon may build its nest in a tree or on the ground.

a)

its

b)

a

c)

tree

d)

ground

12.

Select the adjective that tells you what kind. Please throw the smelly cheese into the garbage.

a)

smelly

b)

cheese

c)

garbage

d)

throw

13.

Select the adjective that tells you how many. Several explorers discovered the ancient pottery.

a)

several

b)

explorers

c)

ancient

d)

pottery

14.

Select the two adjectives. Don't select any articles (a, an, or the). Jon drew several blue whales with a crayon.

a)

several

b)

blue

c)

whales

d)

crayon

15.

Select the adjective or adjectives. Don't select any articles (a, an, or the). Haley lies in the sand on the tropical island.

a)

tropical

b)

sand

c)

island

d)

lies

16.

Select the two action verbs. Josh read the letter from Irma and typed a reply.

a)

read

b)

typed

c)

letter

d)

reply

17.

Select the two action verbs. Mom wets my hair before she trims my bangs.

a)

wets and trims

b)

Mom and hair

c)

before and my

d)

she and bangs

18.

Select the two action verbs in the sentence: "Good night," Karen whispered as her mom tucked her in.

a)

whispered

b)

tucked

c)

Karen

d)

night

19.

Select the two action verbs. If Mrs. Walton sniffs fresh flowers, she sneezes.

a)

sniffs and sneezes

b)

Mrs. Walton and flowers

c)

fresh and flowers

d)

If and she

20.

Find the linking verb:

The students are ready to take their test.

a)

students

b)

are

c)

ready

d)

take

21.

Which is a linking verb?

a)

were

b)

found

c)

go

d)

and

22.

Look at the adverb in bold. Does it tell you how or where? Brenna had a cold and sang badly.

a)

how

b)

where

23.

Look at the adverb in bold. Does it tell you how or when? The driver hit the car's horn lightly.

a)

how

b)

when

24.

Select the adverb that tells about the verb in bold. Leave your hat and coat there.

a)

hat

b)

coat

c)

there

d)

leave

25.

Select the adverb. Clare and Mateo walked quickly to the bus stop.

a)

Clare

b)

Mateo

c)

walked

d)

quickly

26.

Is the word in bold an adjective or an adverb? After four years of school here, Lola moved back to Campbell today.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

27.

Is the word in bold an adjective or an adverb? Please stand there and wait until I'm finished with this.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

28.

Select the one preposition in the sentence: A squirrel climbed up the fence and flicked its bushy tail.

a)

climbed

b)

up

c)

fence

d)

tail

29.

Select the preposition in the sentence. Will you please toss that beaded bracelet to me?

a)

Will

b)

please

c)

to

d)

me

30.

Select the coordinating conjunction. Do we want to watch a funny movie or a scary one?

a)

we

b)

watch

c)

or

d)

to

31.

Select the coordinating conjunction. Mom got home late from her meeting, so we had dinner around eight o'clock.

a)

Mom

b)

got

c)

so

d)

dinner

32.

Is this a run-on sentence? Mom bought a gallon of milk at the grocery store.

a)

yes

b)

no

33.

Which is a sentence fragment?

a)

I love that story it is a mysterious tale.

b)

Turnips and carrots are both root vegetables.

c)

Five musicians with big dreams and a lot of talent.

34.

Which is a sentence fragment?

a)

Vijay works for the newspaper he writes about sports.

b)

Collects coins and paper money from foreign countries.

c)

The distance between those two cities is seventy-six miles.

35.

Which is a run-on sentence?

a)

The famous actor made an appearance everyone was surprised.

b)

Brendan went to the museum, but it was closed.

c)

The student reads, and then he writes a paper.

36.

Is this a run-on sentence? The boys did somersaults, the girls did cartwheels.

a)

yes

b)

no

37.

Which is a run-on sentence?

a)

The student reads, and then he writes a paper.

b)

Hayley works in a rice paddy, she plants rice.

c)

I visited the aquarium, and I watched the sharks.

38.

Complete the sentence with the best subject. _____ graze in fields, eating grasses, grains, and berries.

a)

Geese

b)

A cow

39.

Complete the sentence with the best subject. ____________ sleep on Deb's bed.

a)

All of the cats

b)

Our new puppy

40.

Complete the sentence with the best subject. ______________ braid the horses' manes.

a)

All of the girls

b)

The boy next door

41.

Complete the sentence with the best subject. _______________________ damages the wood.

a)

The ants in the walls

b)

The insect under the floor

42.

Complete the sentence with the best subject. ________ enjoy vacations at the beach.

a)

Wesley

b)

Many people

43.

Complete the sentence with the best verb. He ______ at the silly joke.

a)

giggles

b)

giggle

44.

Complete the sentence with the best subject pronoun. ____ gradually learn the alphabet of the new language.

a)

He

b)

They

45.

Complete the sentence with the best verb. We ______ the customers with a smile and a big hello.

a)

greets

b)

greet

46.

Complete the sentence with the best subject pronoun. ___ quietly splashes in the peaceful ocean during an afternoon swim.

a)

I

b)

She

47.

Complete the sentence with the best verb. I ____ the musician to fix the broken flute.

a)

beg

b)

begs

48.

Complete the sentence with the best verb. The magicians or the acrobats _____ the biggest crowd.

a)

draws

b)

draw

49.

Complete the sentence with the best verb. The head chef or two line cooks _______ the sauce to serve at dinner.

a)

prepare

b)

prepares

50.

Orange pumpkins or baskets of apples ________ our porch at Halloween every year.

a)

decorate

b)

decorates

51.

Identify the helping verb: Evan and I have moved.

a)

Evan

b)

and

c)

I

d)

have

e)

moved

52.

Identify the helping verb: Marco has painted the picture.

a)

Marco

b)

has

c)

painted

d)

the

e)

picture