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ELA Midterm - Modified

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

2.

What part of speech describes nouns and pronouns?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

adjunct

d)

conjunction

3.

What part of speech shows and action or state of being?

a)

proverb

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

4.

What part of speech takes the place of a noun?

a)

preposition

b)

proposition

c)

adjective

d)

pronoun

5.

What does an adverb do?

a)

Modifies a preposition or pronoun

b)

Modifies a verb, adjective or adverb

c)

Describes nouns and pronouns

d)

Connects words. phrases and clauses

6.

What does an interjection do?

a)

Joins words, phrases, and clauses

b)

Shows excitement or emotion, generally ending in an explanation point

c)

Interrupts the sequence of a sentence

d)

Modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb

7.

Three common conjunctions are...

a)

and, but, or

b)

dancing, swimming, running

c)

he, her, them

d)

am, is, are

8.

Which sentence starts with a pronoun

a)

Angus is the best dog.

b)

He is a Border Collie.

c)

Luckily, he is my dog.

d)

In the summer, he likes to go to the beach.

9.

Which sentence ends with an adverb

a)

I like to hike and garder.

b)

I put the dishes away.

c)

I wish I could have another dog.

d)

He ran home quickly.

10.

Identify the interjection

a)

Yikes!

b)

Over there!

c)

Never!

d)

Now!

11.

What part of speech are these words: gorgeous, wonderful, energetic

a)

adverbs

b)

adjectives

c)

proverbs

d)

conjunctions

12.

Which part of speech is capitalized?

a)

common nouns

b)

proper nouns

c)

pronouns

d)

principle nouns

13.

What part of speech are the words: stand, sit, bring

a)

adverbs

b)

conjunctions

c)

verbs

d)

interjections

14.

What part of speech are the words: beauty, liberty, freedom?

a)

nouns

b)

adjectives

c)

conjunctions

d)

verbs

15.

What part of speech are the words: his, we, it

a)

proverbs

b)

prefixes

c)

prepositions

d)

pronouns

16.

What does fiction mean?

a)

a made up story

b)

a true story

c)

told from the narrator's perspective

17.

What does first person mean?

a)

a made up story

b)

a true story

c)

told from the narrator's perspective

18.
What is the purpose of a narrative?
a)
To give the reader information
b)
To persuade readers
c)
To tell a story
d)
To describe characters
19.

It's important that all sentences START with _____________.

a)

a period

b)

a question mark

c)

a quote

d)

a capital letter

20.

It's important that all sentences END with ________________.

a)

a question mark

b)

a period

c)

an exclamation point

d)

proper punctuation

e)

a capital letter

21.

Which of the answers provided shows all of the correct elements of fiction?

a)

Conflict, Theme, Plot, Show Don't Tell, Character

b)

Conflict, Theme, Climax, Sensory Details, Character

c)

Conflict, Theme, Plot, Setting, Character

d)

Conflict, Main Idea, Climax, Setting, Character

22.

When writing about the setting, what should be included to engage the reader?

a)

Dialogue Tags

b)

Sensory Details

c)

Long, Complex Sentences

d)

The Theme

23.

What is a theme of a story?

a)

The big idea of the story

b)

The resolution of the story

c)

The main idea of the story

d)

The lesson or moral of the story

24.
The lite from the morning sunrise was absolutely beautiful. 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?
a)
change sunrise to sun  rise 
b)
change beautiful to beautifull
c)
change lite to light 
d)
no change is needed
25.

Sentence Combining:

Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:

a)

He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.

b)

He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.

c)

He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.

d)

He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog.