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ELA End of Semester Exam

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Proper and Common Nouns:


"Eddie is an excellent saxophone player."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct NOUNS

a)

Proper: Eddie

Common: Player

b)

Proper: Eddie

Common: Saxophone

c)

Proper: Saxophone

Common: Eddie

d)

Proper: Player

Common:

2.

Proper and Common Nouns:


"Why don't you take off your shoes and rest your feet, Marie?"

Which answer correctly identifies the correct type of NOUNS

a)

Proper: You, Your

Common: Marie, feet, shoes

b)

Proper: Marie, feet

Common: You, your, shoes

c)

Proper: Marie, feet, shoes

Common: You, your,

d)

Proper: Marie

Common: You, your, feet, shoes

3.

Proper and Common Nouns:


Adam, Emily, and I paddled our canoes down the Nile River.

Which answer correctly identifies the correct NOUNS

a)

No Proper Nouns

b)

Proper: Adam, Emily, I, Nile River

Common: canoes

c)

Proper: Adam, Emily, I

Common: canoes, Nile River

d)

Proper: canoes

Common: Adam, Emily, I, Nile River

4.

Proper and Common Nouns:


"The cowboys took the horses to the creek just past Malabar Hill."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common: NOUNS

a)

Proper: Malabar Hill

Common: cowboys, horses, creek

b)

Proper: cowboys, horses, creek

Common: Malabar Hill

c)

Proper: Horses, Malibar Hill

Common: cowboys, horses, creek

d)

Proper: Creek

Common: cowboys, horses, Malabar Hill

5.

Proper and Common Nouns:


I learned to speak Chinese from my teacher, Dr. Tim

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common: NOUNS

a)

Proper: Teacher

Common: Dr. Tim, Chinese

b)


Proper
: I, Dr. Tim, Chinese

Common: Teacher

c)

Proper: Teacher, Chinese

Common: I, Dr. Tim

d)

Proper: Teacher,

Common: I, Dr. Tim

6.

Proper and Common Nouns:


My brother is a surgeon in Houston.

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common: NOUNS

a)

Proper: brother

Common: Houston, surgeon

b)

Proper: brother, surgeon

Common: Houston

c)

Proper: surgeon

Common: brother, Houston

d)

Proper: Houston

Common: brother, surgeon

7.

Proper and Common Nouns:


"That's a good thought, Charles, but I don't have any plastic bags."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common NOUNS

a)

Proper: Charles, I

Common: thought, bags

b)

Proper: thought, bags

Common: Charles, I

c)

Proper: thought, bags

Common: Charles, I, bags

d)

Proper: Charles thought, bags

Common: , I

8.

Proper and Common Nouns:


"Moving to Oklahoma caused me a lot of heartache."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common NOUNS

a)

Proper: heartache

Common: Oklahoma, me

b)

Proper: Oklahoma, me

Common: heartache

c)

Proper: thought,

Common: , I

d)

Proper: bags

Common: Charles

9.

Proper and Common Nouns:


"Miranda thought the play was about forgiveness."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common NOUNS

a)

Proper: Miranda

Common: play, forgiveness

b)

Proper: Play

Common: forgiveness

c)

Proper: play, forgiveness

Common: Miranda

d)

Proper: Miranda, forgiveness

Common: play

10.

Proper and Common Nouns:


"The hippopotamus rested in the cool water."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common NOUNS

a)

Proper: Hippopotamus

Common: water

b)

Proper: Water

Common: hippopotamus

c)

Proper: None

Common: hippopotamus, water

d)

Proper: hippopotamus, water

Common: None

11.

Context Clues

Art is a great way to __________ your kids to be creative.

a)

motivate

b)

motivation

c)

motivating

d)

motivatable

12.

Context Clues

"There is no proof that the document is authentic."

The word "authentic" means

a)

smart

b)

genuine

c)

dishonest

d)

authorable

13.

Context Clues

He doesn't like _________ sports


a)

competitive

b)

competition

c)

competing

d)

competable

14.

Context Clues

"She has been my idol since I was a child."

The word "idol" means

a)

someone you have no feeling about

b)

someone you dislike

c)

someone you look up to

d)

A distant relation to Billy Idol

15.

Context Clues

She needs to work on her interview __________ if she's going to get a job.

a)

technique

b)

technical

c)

technician

d)

technicality

16.

Context Clues

"A dog is a faithful companion."

In this sentence, the word "companion" means

a)

a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time with

b)

one of a pair of things intended to complement or match each other

c)

a book that provides information about a particular subject

d)

a form of companionship that is companionable in the most companunist way

17.

Context Clues

"Good babysitters are always ALERT."

What does ALERT mean?

a)

tired and quiet

b)

be a lert, everyone loves alerts

c)

fun and energetic

d)

watchful and wide awake

18.

Context Clues

"Car tires are made of......."

a)

rubber

b)

glass

c)

paper

d)

titanium

19.

The book aims to cover all ________ of city life

a)

suspects

b)

inspects

c)

aspects

d)

streets

20.

"On board were enough provisions for two weeks."

The word "provisions" means:

a)

phone

b)

cash

c)

supplies

d)

Good See'ers

21.

"You do not go out to injure opponents"

The word injure means:

a)

hurt

b)

scare

c)

defeat

d)

help

22.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"He will visit his grandparents for two weeks this summer."

a)

adverb

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

23.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Silently read your book."

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

preposition

d)

verb

24.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Hey! Put that down!"

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

interjection

d)

noun

25.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Liam brought his notebook to class"

a)

adverb

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

26.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Your test scores were almost perfect."

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

27.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Please join us for the birthday party this afternoon"

a)

conjunction

b)

interjection

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

28.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"French soup is on the lunch menu"

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

noun

29.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"The coach jumped for joy"

a)

adjective

b)

conjunction

c)

preposistion

d)

verb

30.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Classes will resume in the fall"

a)

noun

b)

preposisition

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

31.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"I understand the directions"

a)

interjection

b)

noun

c)

proposition

d)

verb

32.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Fathers and sons enjoy taking long fishing trips to the lake"

a)

adverb

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

preposition

33.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"The postman will deliver it to your house"

a)

conjunction

b)

interjection

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

34.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"She wore a beautiful dress to the party."

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

interjection

d)

noun

35.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Wow! That was scary."

a)

interjection

b)

noun

c)

preposition

d)

verb

36.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"The music concert was loud and entertaining."

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

37.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Place the books against the wall"

a)

interjection

b)

noun

c)

preposition

d)

verb

38.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"I will not be able to attend the game for I have not completed my homework."

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

noun

39.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Visiting Italy was an exciting trip for my family."

a)

interjection

b)

noun

c)

preposition

d)

verb

40.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"My symptoms include fever and weakness"

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

interjection

d)

noun

41.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Nathan is finishing his chores early so he can enjoy the rest of the day"

a)

conjunction

b)

interjection

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

42.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Honesty is a desirable characteristic trait"

a)

conjunction

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

preposition

43.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Samantha forgot to bring her homework to school"

a)

adjective

b)

interjection

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

44.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"The storm uprooted the eight-foot tree."

a)

adjective

b)

conjunction

c)

preposition

d)

pronoun

45.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Many students are excited about the class trip"

a)

noun

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

46.

Parts of Speech

Choose the answer that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.

"Sophia sang the solo perfectly."

a)

adverb

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

pronoun