WorksheetsEnglish II Checkpoint Item Complete Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
FANBOYS is a mnemonic device, which stands for
Subordinating conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions
Paradox
Simile
FANBOYS stand for
for
as
not
yet
or
since
for
although
nor
yet
or
so
for
and
nor
yet
or
so
from
after
not
yet
or
some
Coordinating conjunctions are used in
complex sentences
complicated sentences
simple sentences
compound sentences
Identify two features of a newspaper article.
Headline
Opinions
Byline
skyline
"Visit the old stone California Lighthouse ... which is like a sentry..."
What technique is the underlined phrase an example of?
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
The cup of my heart is still, and cold, and empty.
This is an example of
simile
Metaphor
'Mary stood frozen, not daring to move a muscle.'
What techniques are being used here?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
simile
Juxtaposition is placing two ideas or concepts next to each other to create a contrast or comparison.
Yes
No
Key features of writing a travel blog are
Non-fiction text
Third person pronouns
Describes a personal experience
advertising
Compound sentences have
Only one main clause
Two main clauses
One main clause and two or more subordinating clauses
Two main clause and one subordinating clause
Which of these is a portmanteau word?
smog
suitcase
news report
butterfly
Reorder this sentence in correct adjective order.
'It's a old town big lovely"
A metaphor is where something is compared to something else, without using 'like' or 'as'.
True
False
Alliteration is an another type of technique that compares two similar things.
True
False
Which one of the stages below is the last in the writing process
Planning
Writing
Proofreading
Editing
Choose two tasks that are not part of the proofreading stages.
Check for correct use of capital letters.
Change your opening or ending.
Decide what is going in each section.
Check that spelling is correct.
He said he was fairly sure. This means he was...
100% sure
80% sure
30% sure
0% sure
If you advise somebody about something you...
want them to do something for you
are asking them
are angry at them
are giving a suggestion
Which example below is an example of an oxymoron?
It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity.
He ate flaming hot Cheetos.
A little pain never hurt anyone.
What’s discourse markers?
incomplete sentences
linking words
noun phrases
topic sentences
Which of these are not subordinating conjunctions?
because
after
yet
while
A statement that cannot be proven, expresses a person’s beliefs, feelings, or thoughts.
Fact
Opinion
Tone
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.
An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.
What is personification?
The same beginning sound repeated
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
A word that is a sound
An exaggeration
What does "embedded clause" mean?
A sentence that makes sense on it's own
A sentence that gives the viewer extra information and makes it descriptive
A sentence that contains no information and makes it boring for the viewer
A sentence that provides people with no information
