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ELA 3 Unit 1 Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

distribute or spread over a wide area.

a)

conscientiously

b)

obliterate

c)

precipitous

d)

disperse

2.

spread throughout (something); pervade.

a)

zealously

b)

permeate

c)

muted

d)

brink

3.

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

a)

chronology

b)

subtle

c)

obliterate

d)

precipitous

4.

the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.

a)

chronology

b)

conscientiously

c)

muted

d)

zealously

5.

(of a sound or voice) quiet and soft.

a)

brink

b)

muted

c)

obliterate

d)

permeate

6.

in a thorough and responsible way.

a)

conscientiously

b)

precipitous

c)

zealously

d)

obliterate

7.

names a person, place, thing, or idea.

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

adjective

8.

names an object that occupies space or can be recognized by any of the senses.

a)

abstract noun

b)

concrete noun

c)

singular noun

d)

collective noun

9.

names an idea, a quality, or a characteristic

a)

singular noun

b)

abstract noun

c)

concrete noun

d)

collective noun

10.

names a group

a)

collective noun

b)

proper noun

c)

common noun

d)

plural noun

11.

name of a specific person, place, or thing.

a)

abstract noun

b)

collective noun

c)

proper noun

d)

common noun

12.

refers to persons, places, or things in general

a)

concrete noun

b)

singular noun

c)

collective noun

d)

common noun

13.

a word that takes the place of a noun

a)

adjective

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

adverb

14.

refers to a specific person or thing by indicating the person speaking, the person being addressed, or any other person or thing being discussed

a)

personal pronoun

b)

possessive pronoun

c)

reflexive pronoun

d)

intensive pronoun

15.

shows possession or control

a)

intensive pronoun

b)

reflexive pronoun

c)

possessive pronoun

d)

personal pronoun

16.

What is the noun in the sentence below

She went to town.

a)

she

b)

went

c)

to

d)

town

17.

What type of noun is flower

a)

concrete

b)

abstract

c)

proper

d)

collective

18.

Choose all the common nouns

a)

lake

b)

Ford

c)

Bonnie

d)

girl

19.

Choose all abstract nouns

a)

suprise

b)

member

c)

secrets

d)

song

20.

What type of pronoun is the bolded pronoun in the sentence below

Tyler read the story to his younger sister

a)

possessive

b)

personal

c)

reflexive

d)

intensive

21.

What type of pronoun is the below bolded pronoun in the sentence

You have visited Ohio many times yourself

a)

possessive

b)

personal

c)

intensive

d)

reflexive

22.

Who is the lady with lots of children and grandchildren?

a)

Ann Putnam

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Elizabeth Proctor

d)

Mary Warren

23.

Who is the man who is trying to take everyone's land?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Thomas Putnam

d)

tGiles Corey

24.

Who is the man who often takes his fellow community members to court?

a)

Giles Corey

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

John Proctor

d)

Reverend Parris

25.

Who has lost seven babies?

a)

Goody Proctor

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Goody Putnam

d)

Tituba

26.

Who is the Caribbean slave blamed for conjuring spirits?

a)

Rebecca Nurse

b)

Abigail Parris

c)

Tituba

d)

Pocahantas

27.

Who is the other girl who is also"sick"?

a)

Abigail Parris

b)

Mary Warren

c)

Mercy Lewis

d)

Ruth Putnam

28.

Who is the reverend of Salem?

a)

Hale

b)

Putnam

c)

Proctor

d)

Parris

29.

Who is the child "sick" in bed from the setting in the beginning?

a)

Ruth Putnam

b)

Betty Parris

c)

Mary Warren

d)

Mercy Lewis

30.

Who wrote The Crucible?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Arthur Miller

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

John Proctor

31.

Why did the girls want to continue with this idea of witchcraft?

a)

For sport (fun)

b)

To avoid getting punished

c)

To get back at all those who have done them wrong

d)

To draw attention to themselves

32.
Where and when does the play take place?
a)
Salem, 1792
b)
Salem, 1692
c)
Boston, 1692
d)
Boston, 1695
33.
Who did Elizabeth Proctor fire for having a relationship with her husband?
a)
Tituba
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
34.
What were the girls doing in the woods?
a)
Spying on Proctor
b)
Dancing
c)
Collecting firewood
d)
Meeting the Indians
35.
What have Thomas Putnam and John Proctor argued over in the past?
a)
land
b)
religion
c)
money
d)
wives
36.
Parris is reluctant to tell anyone that Betty may be bewitched because he…
a)
truly does not believe witchcraft exists
b)
fears that his reputation will be destroyed
c)
doesn't want his daughter hanged
d)
loves Halloween too much
37.
Parris send for Reverend John Hale of Beverly because
a)
they are good friends
b)
Hale went to Harvard
c)
he hopes Hale will talk sense into Betty
d)
Hale is an authority on witches
38.

Rebecca Nurse is

a)

a slave from Barbados

b)

a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”

c)

a mother who sent her daughter to conjure dead babies

d)

an orphan who lives with her uncle

39.

Which option best describes Reverend Parris?

a)

Devoted to children

b)

Confident

c)

In the habit of feeling persecuted

d)

Independent and not easily led

40.

within an institution

a)

intramural

b)

interplay

c)

interrogate

d)

intrastate

41.

insert between two other things

a)

intermediary

b)

interject

c)

intermittent

d)

intrastate

42.

person who acts as a go-between, especially to settle differences

a)

intramural

b)

intravenous

c)

interject

d)

intermediary

43.

It is the last train .....we have just missed

a)

which

b)

that

c)

whom

d)

whose

44.

I am willing do anything ...you ask me to do

a)

that

b)

which

c)

whose

d)

whom

45.

Look at ______ birds up there in the tree.

a)

this

b)

that

c)

these

d)

those

46.

Hello, Dr. Smith. Could you please look at ________ cut on my finger?

a)

this

b)

that

c)

these

d)

those

47.

Are _________ your books over there on the table?

a)

this

b)

that

c)

these

d)

those

48.

My umbrella is right here. _________ is my umbrella.

a)

this

b)

that

c)

these

d)

those

49.

At the trial, each of the witnesses told ____________ story.

a)

his or her

b)

their

50.

Many brought ____________ own lunches.

a)

their

b)

his or her

51.

Someone canceled ______________ subscription.

a)

his or her

b)

their

52.

Intransitive verbs do not have direct objects.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Identify the verb in the sentence as Transitive or Intransitive.


Jonathan swims well.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

54.

Her father bought her a guitar.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

55.

The parade will commence as soon as it stops raining.

a)

to end

b)

to command

c)

to cause a delay

d)

to start or begin

56.

The sweltering weather made the baseball game very uncomfortable. We tried using paper fans, but it didn't help much.

a)

rainy

b)

windy

c)

stormy

d)

very hot

57.
Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?
a)
Antonyms
b)
Synonyms
c)
Examples
d)
Definitions
58.

Select the adjectives: Chinese foods are popular in many countries.

a)

Chinese

b)

foods

c)

are

d)

popular

e)

many

59.

Select the adjectives: Snowy crystals fell softly on the dead leaves.

a)

snowy

b)

crystals

c)

fell

d)

softly

e)

dead

60.

Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks: I prefer _______ ring on my finger to _______ one in the store.

a)

this, this

b)

that, that

c)

this, that

d)

that, this

61.

Which word does the adjective "cheerful" modify?: Shirlee has a cheerful personality.

a)

Shirley

b)

has

c)

personality

62.

Which word does the adjective "video" modify?: According to the video guide, "The China Syndrome" is an exciting movie.

a)

according

b)

guide

c)

Syndrome

d)

exciting

e)

movie

63.

When and where does Act 2 of the play take place?

a)

Parris' house

b)

Proctor's house

c)

The woods

d)

The Salem courthouse

64.

What information does Mary Warren bring to the Proctors?

a)
Reverend Hale will be leaving Salem.
b)
Many townspeople have fallen ill.
c)
People are concerned about the crops this year.
d)
Elizabeth’s name has been mentioned in court.
65.

Why does Elizabeth believe John isn’t willing to go in to town and tell the court what he knows?

a)
It is a very long trip, and he needs to work on the farm.
b)
They have children, and he is concerned that he will wake them.
c)
John and Abigail had an affair, and his confession would condemn Abigail.
d)
He owes money to the court, and it would cause tension.
66.

Who comes to the Proctor’s home to judge their Christian character?

a)
Reverend Parris
b)
Reverend Hale
c)
Judge Hathorne
d)
Sarah Osborne
67.

Which is NOT an argument that Proctor uses to explain why he didn’t regularly attend church?

a)
Proctor’s wife was sick, and he continued to pray at home.
b)
Proctor owes money to the church.
c)
Parris uses funds on unnecessary expenses like golden candlesticks.
d)
Proctor said he didn’t see the light of God in Parris.
68.

Hale advises the Proctors to

a)
confess that Elizabeth is a witch
b)
sell their land
c)
have their third child baptized and go to church on Sunday
d)
allow Abigail to return to their service
69.

What event caused Elizabeth to be taken away?

a)
Abigail claimed Elizabeth’s spirit stabbed her with a needle.
b)
John couldn’t remember the Commandments.
c)
John and Elizabeth’s third child wasn’t baptized.
d)
John plowed his fields on Sundays.
70.

Who has not been accused of witchcraft at the end of Act Two?

a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Martha Corey
71.

Who knows about John and Abigail’s affair?

a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Reverend Hale
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Martha Corey
72.

Where does the action of Act III take place?

a)

Parris's House

b)

Proctor's House

c)

The Courthouse

d)

The Garden House

73.

Elizabeth Proctor claimed that she is pregnant.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

At the beginning of Act III, what "hard evidence" do Giles and Francis provide that the girls are frauds?

a)

Written Diaries

b)

Mary Warren's Testimony

c)

Eye Witness Accounts

d)

They don't provide evidence

75.

Who do Abigail and the girls claim the bird is?

a)

Elizabeth Proctor

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

John Proctor

d)

Mary Warren

76.

Why is Elizabeth Proctor brought to court?

a)

To confirm John Proctor's affair with Abigail.

b)

To deny John Proctor's affair with Abigail.

c)

To admit that she was in the forest.

d)

She was not brought to court in Act III.

77.

Mary Warren turns on John Proctor near the end of Act III?

a)

True

b)

False

78.

What does Hale do when John Proctor is taken to jail?

a)

Abigail is also thrown in jail.

b)

Elizabeth is hanged for witchcraft.

c)

Hale quits the court.

d)

Mary Warren is also thrown in jail.

79.

Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.

a)

nouns, verbs, adjectives

b)

verbs, adjectives, adverbs

c)

pronouns, verbs, adjectives

d)

verbs, adverbs, nouns

80.
Adverbs modify all of the following EXCEPT
a)
verbs
b)
adjectives
c)
other adverbs
d)
nouns
81.

Identify the word the underlined adverb is modifying.


The pepperoni pizza is almost ready.

a)

ready

b)

is

c)

pizza

d)

pepperoni

82.
My dad drives so slowly we never get anywhere on time.
a)
adjective
b)
adverb
83.

argue back

a)

rejuvenated

b)

recuperate

c)

refute

d)

retract

84.

a turning to something

a)

remorse

b)

retract

c)

report

d)

recourse

85.

widely known

a)

renowned

b)

regret

c)

refute

d)

report

86.

Find the adverbs.

The exhausted children had eaten sleepily.

a)

exhausted

b)

sleepily

c)

exhausted, sleepily

d)

had eaten, sleepily

87.

Find the adverbs.

We couldn't start our project today.

a)

today

b)

today, not

c)

project, today

d)

couldn't

88.

Bill has already left and gone home.

a)

home

b)

already, gone

c)

left, home

d)

already, home

89.

What news does Rev. Parris share with the court?

a)

Abigail and Mercy robbed him and ran away

b)

Abigail and Mercy have been lying the entire time

c)

John Proctor had an affair with his niece, Abigail

d)

Abigail deserves to be hanged instead of John

90.

What does Elizabeth tell John?

a)

Abigail ran away

b)

Mercy will testify against Abigail

c)

Martha and Giles Corey were both hanged

d)

Giles Corey was tortured and crushed by rocks

91.

All of the following characters were hanged except:

a)

Elizabeth

b)

John

c)

Rebecca

d)

Martha

92.

At the end of the play, the drumroll symbolizes the following:

a)

The hanging of John, Rebecca and Martha

b)

The court dropping all charges of witchcraft

c)

John's innocence was proven

d)

Abigail returned for questioning

93.

Why has Hale come back to Salem?

a)

To free the unjustly jailed.

b)

To encourage the accused to confess and save their lives.

c)

To discredit the girls.

94.

What did Giles tell his torturers when they offered to free him (if he snitched)?

a)

"Please stop, it hurts."

b)

"Rocks are heavy."

c)

"More weight."

d)

"Snitches get stitches."

95.

What did Proctor do after he signed the confession?

a)

He collapsed, a broken man.

b)

He tore it up.

c)

He begged Elizabeth to forgive him.

d)

Both A & C

96.

Including the 7 hung at the end of the play, how many people were killed in Act 4?

a)

13

b)

28

c)

11

d)

19

97.

Danforth believes that postponing the trials is impossible because (choose ALL that apply):

a)

12 people have already been hung

b)

there are rumors of revolt in Andover

c)

it will indicate the court killed innocent people

d)

the remaining prisoners won't confess

98.

Elizabeth tells John that almost ___ people have confessed to witchcraft.

a)

100

b)

50

c)

30

d)

120

99.
Adding -ize to a word usually forms what part of speech?
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb 
100.

The suffix ize means

a)

to make or become

b)

to grow

c)

to follow

d)

often

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