Worksheets5th Grade: Shurley English Chapter 11
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does it mean to be optimistic?
a)
To have a negative outlook on life
b)
To have a positive, happy outlook on life
c)
To feel indifferent
2.
What is a synonym for optimistic?
a)
Cheery
b)
Pessimistic
c)
Lazy
3.
What is an antonym for optimistic?
a)
Cheery
b)
Pessimistic
c)
Hopeful
4.
In the analogy spacious : gracious :: clever : never, what is the relationship?
a)
Synonym
b)
Rhyming
c)
Antonym
5.
What is debt?
a)
Anything that is owed to another, such as money or goods
b)
A form of payment
c)
A type of investment
6.
What is a synonym for debt?
a)
Debt-free
b)
Obligation
c)
Credit
7.
What is an antonym for debt?
a)
Debt-free
b)
Loan
c)
Obligation
8.
In the analogy increase : decrease :: industrious : lazy, what is the relationship?
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
c)
Rhyming
9.
What is an interjection?
a)
A type of verb
b)
A word or words that express emotion and is usually located at the beginning of a sentence
c)
A type of noun
10.
Interjections that show strong emotion are followed by what?
a)
A question mark
b)
A period
c)
An exclamation point
11.
Interjections that show mild emotion are followed by what?
a)
A comma
b)
A period
c)
An exclamation point
12.
Where are interjections most commonly used?
a)
Formal writing
b)
Informal writing
c)
Academic writing
13.
Which part of speech is a noun?
a)
A person, place, thing, or idea
b)
A describing word
c)
An action
14.
Which part of speech is a verb?
a)
A person, place, or thing
b)
An action or state of being
c)
A describing word
15.
Which part of speech is an adjective?
a)
A person, place, or thing
b)
An action
c)
A word that describes a noun
16.
Which of the following is not a part of speech you have learned so far?
a)
Pronoun
b)
Preposition
c)
Adverbial
17.
What question do you ask to find a possessive noun?
a)
Whose?
b)
What?
c)
Where?
18.
What does a possessive noun show?
a)
A location
b)
Ownership
c)
A specific action
19.
How is a possessive noun usually marked?
a)
With an apostrophe or apostrophe s ('s)
b)
With a comma
c)
With an exclamation mark
20.
What does PNA stand for in grammar?
a)
Pronoun
b)
Possessive noun adjective
c)
Possessive noun apostrophe
21.
A possessive noun functions as a(n) _______ because it modifies another noun.
a)
Verb
b)
Adjective
c)
Preposition
22.
What does a possessive noun never affect in a sentence?
a)
Meaning
b)
Pattern
c)
Structure
23.
What is a proper noun?
a)
The name of a specific person, place, or thing
b)
A common noun
c)
A type of adjective
24.
A proper adjective is formed from a ________.
a)
Verb
b)
Proper noun
c)
Common noun
25.
What type of figurative language is onomatopoeia?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Sound words
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