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Daily language quiz 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence contains a description with a negative connotation?

a)

You are so obsessed with rocks!

b)

You seem highly interested in rocks!

2.

Underline the misplaced modifier in the sentence below.

a)

I signed my green friend's cast.

b)

I signed my friend's green cast.

c)

My green friend signed the cast.

d)

The cast was signed by my green friend.

3.

Which choice best completes the analogy? monarchs : migrate :: black bears : ______

a)

camouflage

b)

hunt

c)

hibernate

4.

Use context to determine the meaning of the underlined word. I kept a journal to chronicle my road trip through the United States.

a)

forget

b)

plan

c)

record

d)

announce

5.

Use the word below in a sentence that conveys its meaning.

a)

scarce (adjective) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; not plentiful or abundant.

b)

scarce (adjective) abundant in quantity or number compared with the demand; very plentiful.

c)

scarce (adjective) irrelevant to the context or situation; not related.

d)

scarce (adjective) extremely common and easy to find; ubiquitous.

6.

Circle the capitalization error in the sentence below. We are traveling through north Dakota tomorrow.

a)

north Dakota

b)

We

c)

traveling

d)

tomorrow

7.

Circle the word that is spelled correctly.

a)

mosquito

b)

mosqueto

c)

mosqeuito

8.

Choose a more concise word or phrase to replace the underlined segment. Your dress is really very pretty.

a)

beautiful

b)

ugly

c)

plain

d)

ordinary

9.

Circle which type of allusion is demonstrated below. Then, explain how you know. The lightning struck so close to my house, I was certain Zeus had it out for me.

a)

literary

b)

biblical

c)

mythological

10.

Circle the misspelled word in the sentence. Then write it correctly below. Our teacher said to put the events in cronological order.

a)

chronological

b)

chronical

c)

chronologic

d)

chronologial

11.

Which sentence below contains an underlined description with a positive connotation?

a)

My dog was a mutt, but he was cute.

b)

My dog was a mixed-breed, but he was cute.

12.

Identify the underlined portion as a phrase or a clause. My aunt, my father’s sister, was coming to stay with us.

a)

phrase

b)

clause

13.

Is the following statement about coordinate adjectives true or false? Coordinate adjectives make sense with the word “and” between them.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Complete the analogy below. afraid : fearful :: courage :

a)

courageous

b)

brave

c)

fearless

d)

bold

15.

Which sentence construction makes up a simple sentence?

a)

One independent clause

b)

One dependent clause

c)

One independent and at least one dependent clause

d)

Two independent clauses