WorksheetsUnit 6 & Appositives Practice Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is an appositive?
A word that replaces a noun
A word or phrase that identifies or explains a noun
A word that describes a verb
A phrase that shows comparison
In the sentence 'Peanut butter, a popular food, was invented in 1890,' what is the appositive?
Peanut butter
Was invented in 1890
A popular food
It was called nut paste
In the same sentence, which noun does the appositive identify?
Food
Peanut butter
Paste
Inventor
Which sentence correctly uses an appositive?
George Bayle a St. Louis merchant sold peanut butter.
George Bayle, a St. Louis merchant, sold peanut butter.
George Bayle sold a St. Louis merchant, peanut butter.
George Bayle sold, a St. Louis merchant, peanut butter.
What punctuation is used to set off an appositive from the rest of the sentence?
Periods
Semicolons
Parentheses
Commas
In the sentence 'Roasting, a processing method, made the peanuts tasty,' which word is the noun being explained by the appositive?
Peanuts
Roasting
Tasty
Method
In the sentence 'George Washington Carver, an Alabama scientist, found over 300 uses for peanuts,' the appositive identifies:
Alabama
Scientist
George Washington Carver
Uses
In the sentence 'Peanut production, once a small industry, grew in importance,' what is the appositive?
Peanut
Once a small industry
Grew in importance
Production
Even though the team faced challenges, they managed to ________ their goal of finishing the project early.
provoke
accomplish
conceal
withdraw
After just a few minutes of questioning, it became ________ that the witness was not telling the truth.
apparent
keen
vast
duplicate
The stadium has a seating ________ of nearly 70,000 people.
undoing
capacity
duplicate
spurt
During times of war, ________ clothing is often worn by spies to blend in with ordinary people.
civilian
keen
vast
apparent
The magician tried to ________ the coin in his hand so the audience couldn’t see it disappear.
provoke
accomplish
conceal
undo
To save time, the teacher made a ________ of the worksheet for each student.
vast
spurt
duplicate
undoing
The detective had a ________ sense of observation and noticed details others missed.
undoing
keen
civilian
vast
The rude comment was meant to ________ an angry reaction from the crowd.
provoke
withdraw
conceal
accomplish
After running for a few minutes, the athlete gained a sudden ________ of energy and finished the race strong.
capacity
spurt
duplicate
undoing
His arrogance was his greatest weakness and eventually became his ________.
undoing
apparent
keen
spurt
The explorers traveled for days across the ________ desert, seeing nothing but sand.
vast
keen
civilian
apparent
The injured player had to ________ from the tournament to recover fully.
provoke
withdraw
accomplish
conceal
