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Warm-up 4-3 & 4-4

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the metaphor "He is a night owl" mean?

a)

He likes to stay up late.

b)

He is very quiet.

c)

He is very wise.

d)

He likes to wake up early.

2.

Which word is a synonym for "studious"?

a)

Negligent

b)

Scholarly

c)

Artificial

d)

Lazy

3.

Which root means "to write"?

a)

-dict

b)

-graph

c)

-spec

d)

-logy

4.

Correct the underlined mistake in the sentence: "I had walk nearly 4 miles."

a)

had walked

b)

had walking

c)

had walks

d)

had walk

5.

Use commas to combine the sentences: "Today, we read about George Washington. We read about Thomas Jefferson. We read about Ben Franklin." Which sentence combines the sentences correctly?

a)

Today, we read about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin.

b)

Today, we read about George Washington Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.

c)

Today we read about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin.

d)

Today we read about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.

6.

Fill in a future tense verb that completes the sentence: "I __ in the race tomorrow."

a)

will be running

b)

ran

c)

am running

d)

run

7.

Which sentence contains an incorrect shift in verb tense?

a)

I want to visit Florida and saw the ocean.

b)

I want to visit Florida and see the ocean.

c)

I wanted to visit Florida and saw the ocean.

d)

I wanted to visit Florida and see the ocean.

8.

Which root means "to look or examine"?

a)

-dict

b)

-graph

c)

-spec

d)

-logy

9.

Circle the style of language used in the sentence: "Hey, what’s going on?"

a)

Formal

b)

Informal

c)

Technical

d)

Academic

10.

There are 3 errors in this sentence. "No thank you,” I replied. ”I don’t preferred tomatos on my sandwich." Which sentence is written correctly to reflect the changes?

a)

"No, thank you," I replied. "I don’t prefer tomatoes on my sandwich."

b)

"No thank you," I replied. "I don’t prefer tomatoes on my sandwich."

c)

"No, thank you," I replied. "I don’t preferred tomatoes on my sandwich."

d)

"No, thank you," I replied. "I don’t prefer tomatos on my sandwich."