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Grammar Assessment: Weeks 7-9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Week 7

In the following sentence, how is the gerund "building" used in the following sentence:

My dad enjoys building a fire in the backyard fire pit.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

2.

Week 7

Choose the antonym for the word requisite.

a)

optional

b)

frivolous

c)

required

d)

sensitive

3.

Week 7

Below, you have a sentence written in the passive voice.

After the game, the trophy was won by the team.

Choose the option for the sentence written correctly in active voice.

a)
The trophy was won by the team after the game.
b)
After the game, the team was awarded the trophy.
c)
The team won the trophy after the game.
4.

Week 7

Which sentence uses the word "loquacious" correctly?

a)

He was quite loquacious, which made him a man of few words.

b)

Her silence showed how loquacious she truly was.

c)
The loquacious cat sat quietly in the corner.
d)
She was so loquacious that she could keep a conversation going for hours.
5.

Week 7

Choose a matching analogy

obvious : conspicuous

a)

unsure : certain

b)
simple : uncomplicated
c)
clear : evident
d)

clear : hidden

6.

Week 7

Identify the verb mood in the sentence below:

If I were a mermaid, I would talk to all the fish.

a)
indicative mood
b)
imperative mood
c)
conditional mood
d)
subjunctive mood
7.

Week 7

Choose the synonym for the word apathy

a)

interest

b)

empathy

c)

lethargy

d)

cruelty

8.

Week 7

Which option best combines the following sentences into one concise sentence?

Macy is cooking a cake tonight. She bought the supplies she needs. She read the recipe.

a)
Macy will cook a cake tomorrow and she has the supplies ready.
b)
Macy is baking a pie tonight after gathering the ingredients.
c)
Macy is cooking a cake tonight after buying the supplies and reading the recipe.
d)
Macy is preparing a cake tonight without checking the recipe.
9.

Week 7

Which definition best matches the word used in the sentence below:

The shop owners compile an inventory of their goods twice a year.

a)

inventory (n.) - a list of possessions or goods on hand

b)

inventory (n.) - the stock of goods on hand

c)

inventory (v.) - the process of making a list of goods.

10.

Week 7

Identify the verbal and its type in the sentence below:

Are those new fishing rods?

a)
fishing (participle)
b)
fishing (gerund)
c)
fishing (infinitive)
d)
rods (gerund)
11.

Week 8

Based on the passage below, what is the meaning of deter?

The mound of earth proved to contain the remains of not one but several ancient cities, built one atop of the other. The added expense of labor that this discovery would involve did not deter the archeologist. On the contrary, he was now more determined than ever to find the city of Troy about which Homer had written.

a)
to encourage or support
b)
to ignore or overlook
c)
to simplify or clarify
d)
to discourage or prevent
12.

Week 8

The following sentence is written in the passive voice.

Lawns are mowed by men in the neighborhood after work.

Rewrite this sentence in the active voice.

a)
Lawns are mowed by men in the neighborhood.
b)

The neighborhood mows lawns after work.

c)

After work, lawns are mowed by men.

d)

Men in the neighborhood mow lawns after work.

13.

Week 8

Choose a matching analogy:

note : melody

a)
word : sentence
b)

note : letter

c)

Apple : Google

d)

music : singing

14.

Week 8

Identify the verb mood in the sentence below:

The teacher gave the students several assignments last week.

a)

indicative

b)

imperative

c)

interrogative

d)

conditional

15.

Week 8

Which sentence is punctuated with commas, parentheses, or dashes correctly?

Even though the field trip was fun the bus ride unfortunately was horrible.

a)
Even though the field trip was fun, the bus ride unfortunately was horrible.
b)
Even though the field trip was fun, the bus ride, unfortunately, was horrible.
c)
Even though the field trip was fun; the bus ride, unfortunately was horrible.
d)
Even though the field trip was fun the bus ride unfortunately was horrible.
16.

Week 8

Choose the sentence that best combines the following sentences into one concise sentence.

Fungi are decomposers. Earthworms are decomposers. Vultures are scavengers.

a)
Earthworms and vultures are decomposers, while fungi are scavengers.
b)
Fungi and earthworms are decomposers, while vultures are scavengers.
c)
Fungi and vultures are decomposers, while earthworms are scavengers.
d)
Fungi, earthworms, and vultures are all decomposers.
17.

Week 8

What is the suffix for the word obnoxious?

a)
-ious
b)

-ob

c)

-nox

18.

Week 9

Identify the type and function of the verbal used in the sentence below

In my opinion, that song is not worth hearing.

a)
gerund, functioning as a noun
b)
noun, functioning as a subject
c)

participle, functioning as an adverb

d)
infinitive, functioning as a verb
19.

Week 9

Choose the antonym for the word impromptu

a)
unplanned
b)
planned
c)
spontaneous
d)
random
20.

Week 9

Identify the misspelled word.

a)

liason

b)

meteor

c)

negligence