WorksheetsSemester 1 Final Exam Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Pete didn't feel like doing homework. He felt like playing baseball. He grabbed his mitt off the shelf and began to fantasize about being out in the field. His fantasy was interrupted shortly by the opening of his bedroom door. It was his mom. She started to yell, "Pete, you're not failing baseball class! You're failing math class! You need to study. Put the mitt away!" Pete put the mitt away, and he started doing his math homework.
What is the mom's perspective on homework?
Homework is a waste of time. Pete should be playing baseball.
Homework is not as important as baseball.
Homework is more important than baseball.
created by fast food restaurants and individuals too lazy to wash their dishes. The earth is
becoming polluted. Wouldn't it be nice if people would go back to eating at home and washing
dishes?
Which statement do you think the author would agree with?
Which sentence is an example of indirect characterization?
Mrs. Loveday was happy Kentucky won the football game.
Mrs. Loveday leaped up and shrieked with joy when Kentucky won the football game.
Mrs. Loveday watched the football game.
Mrs. Loveday ate nachos while watching the football game.
Jake is Cassie's older brother. One day they are walking home from school when a cold front rolls in and the temperature drops 20 degrees. Jake is dressed more appropriately for the weather than Cassie. He takes off his hooded sweatshirt and offers it to her. She gratefully accepts. Jake is now colder, but he is happier.
What character trait does Jake show?
considerate
selfish
cautious
respectful
Jason is an excellent accountant who works full-time for his best friend's company. A larger accounting firm contacts Jason and offers to pay him twice what he makes if he will work for them. Jason thanks them for their offer but declines. He doesn't even tell his friend that he received the offer.
What trait best describes Jason in this scenario?
loyal
honest
hard-working
greedy
Eric's car broke down in the woods and his phone wasn't getting a signal. He used his car antenna as a spear and caught fresh salmon. He started a fire with sparks from his car battery, and he ate the cooked salmon while waiting for help.
What trait best describes Eric's character in this scenario?
unprepared
resourceful
smart
cursed
What is direct characterization?
How the author (or a narrator) describes a character
What the character says or does within a text
What is indirect characterization?
How the author (or a narrator) describes a character
What the character says, does, and thinks within a text
What is the compound sentence?
Two simple sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions.
Conjunction and , or, and but
Atleat two sentences are conncted by prepositions.
Writing many sentences in the same line.
We can use and to ....................................................................................
give opposite information.
join two sentences are alike or gives extra information.
give a positive sentence.
join two sentences that give a choice or alternative.
We can use but to ....................................................................................
give two sentences that have the same meaning.
join two sentences are alike or gives extra information.
join two sentences that have the conflict information (opposite information)
join two sentences that give a choice or alternative
Which is the compound sentence?
Do you play basketball?
He saw a fox that is following him.
They wanted to go to Paris, but I wanted to see Rome.
My brother speaks loudly.
Is the following clause independent or dependent?
It is important for students to organize their time wisely.
Independent
Dependent
When using FANBOYS, "but" and "yet" are used to join two _______.
negative ideas
contrasting ideas
options or choices
dependent clauses
I know I should wear sunscreen, _____ I always forget.
Can a subordinate clause stand alone?
Yes, it is a complete thought.
No, it requires a independent clause to complete the thought.
Neither a or b
Kip met his girlfriend on the Internet her name is LaFawnduh.
Do you know the man ---- you met yesterday?
whom
whose
which
when
The men and animals --- you saw on TV were from China.
that
whom
which
who
Tet is a festival --- occurs in late January or early February.
when
which
who
whom
At Tet, all the family members ----- live apart try to get together.
whose
whom
which
who
The little girl ----- is wearing the red dress sings beautifully.
which
who
when
whom
What is a misplaced modifier?
incorrect words in a sentence that don't make sense
an awkward placed word or phrase in the sentence causing confusion
a phrase that describes multiple words in a sentence
a complete sentence that modifies misplaced words
Find the misplaced modifier in this sentence: Amazingly, the man ran down the stairs in a leg cast.
amazingly
down the stairs
in a leg cast
the man ran
Find the misplaced modifier in this sentence: The woman just got engaged in blue.
in blue
just got engaged
the women
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier?
In the sweatsuit, that boy runs around the track.
That boy runs around the track in the sweatsuit.
That boy in the sweatsuit runs around the track.
Around the track that boy runs in the sweatsuit.
Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier?
The dog belongs to that child with the brown spots.
The dog with the brown spots belongs to that child.
With the brown spots, the dog belongs to that child.
To that child, the dog belongs with the brown spots.
What is a modifier?
A very confusing phrase
A word, phrase, or clause that adds in extra information about another part of the sentence
A grammatical mistake
A misleading sentence
According to MLA formatting rules, how should article titles be written?
"More Schools Adopt Four-Day Weeks"
More Schools Adopt Four-Day Weeks
"More Schools Adopt Four-Day Weeks"
"More..."
What should go in your in-text citation if an author's name is not available?
Website link
No in-text citation needed
Title of the article/source
Paragraph number
How do you format the date in an MLA bibliographic citation ?
12/15/2015
15, December 2015
15 Dec. 2015
December 15, 2015
A proper bibliographic citation looks like:
Russell, Tony, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 4 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 July 2010.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
How should the entries be arranged on an MLA 9 works cited page?
Arrange entries randomly
Arrange entries by the date of publication
Arrange entries by the length of the title
Arrange entries alphabetically by author's last name or title of the work if no author. Double-space each entry with a hanging indent.
What information should be included in the container element of an MLA 9 works cited entry for a book?
Author's name, Title of the book, Publisher, Publication date, Format
ISBN
Number of pages
Author's email
Alphabetize the works cited list according to the guidelines of MLA 9th edition.
Title of container, Author, Title of source, Publisher, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publication date, Location, Access date
Author. Title of source. Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. Access date.
Title of source, Author, Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Access date
Access date, Publisher, Title of source, Author, Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publication date, Location
When should you use the abbreviation 'et al.' in an MLA 9 works cited entry?
When there are three or more authors
When there is only one author
When the publication date is unknown
When the authors have different last names
