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Unit 6 & Appositives Practice Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an appositive?

a)

A word that replaces a noun

b)

A word or phrase that identifies or explains a noun

c)

A word that describes a verb

d)

A phrase that shows comparison

2.

In the sentence 'Peanut butter, a popular food, was invented in 1890,' what is the appositive?

a)

Peanut butter

b)

Was invented in 1890

c)

A popular food

d)

It was called nut paste

3.

In the same sentence, which noun does the appositive identify?

a)

Food

b)

Peanut butter

c)

Paste

d)

Inventor

4.

Which sentence correctly uses an appositive?

a)

George Bayle a St. Louis merchant sold peanut butter.

b)

George Bayle, a St. Louis merchant, sold peanut butter.

c)

George Bayle sold a St. Louis merchant, peanut butter.

d)

George Bayle sold, a St. Louis merchant, peanut butter.

5.

What punctuation is used to set off an appositive from the rest of the sentence?

a)

Periods

b)

Semicolons

c)

Parentheses

d)

Commas

6.

In the sentence 'Roasting, a processing method, made the peanuts tasty,' which word is the noun being explained by the appositive?

a)

Peanuts

b)

Roasting

c)

Tasty

d)

Method

7.

In the sentence 'George Washington Carver, an Alabama scientist, found over 300 uses for peanuts,' the appositive identifies:

a)

Alabama

b)

Scientist

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Uses

8.

In the sentence 'Peanut production, once a small industry, grew in importance,' what is the appositive?

a)

Peanut

b)

Once a small industry

c)

Grew in importance

d)

Production

9.

Even though the team faced challenges, they managed to ________ their goal of finishing the project early.

a)

provoke

b)

accomplish

c)

conceal

d)

withdraw

10.

After just a few minutes of questioning, it became ________ that the witness was not telling the truth.

a)

apparent

b)

keen

c)

vast

d)

duplicate

11.

The stadium has a seating ________ of nearly 70,000 people.

a)

undoing

b)

capacity

c)

duplicate

d)

spurt

12.

During times of war, ________ clothing is often worn by spies to blend in with ordinary people.

a)

civilian

b)

keen

c)

vast

d)

apparent

13.

The magician tried to ________ the coin in his hand so the audience couldn’t see it disappear.

a)

provoke

b)

accomplish

c)

conceal

d)

undo

14.

To save time, the teacher made a ________ of the worksheet for each student.

a)

vast

b)

spurt

c)

duplicate

d)

undoing

15.

The detective had a ________ sense of observation and noticed details others missed.

a)

undoing

b)

keen

c)

civilian

d)

vast

16.

The rude comment was meant to ________ an angry reaction from the crowd.

a)

provoke

b)

withdraw

c)

conceal

d)

accomplish

17.

After running for a few minutes, the athlete gained a sudden ________ of energy and finished the race strong.

a)

capacity

b)

spurt

c)

duplicate

d)

undoing

18.

His arrogance was his greatest weakness and eventually became his ________.

a)

undoing

b)

apparent

c)

keen

d)

spurt

19.

The explorers traveled for days across the ________ desert, seeing nothing but sand.

a)

vast

b)

keen

c)

civilian

d)

apparent

20.

The injured player had to ________ from the tournament to recover fully.

a)

provoke

b)

withdraw

c)

accomplish

d)

conceal