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Spelling & Vocab Quiz 11/14

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1-6.
1.

Which correctly replaces downpor in the passage?

a)

downpoor

b)

downpoar

c)

downpour

d)

downpourr

2.

Which correctly replaces umpier in the passage?

a)

umpire

b)

umpeer

c)

umpyre

d)

umpiere

3.

Which correctly replaces peard in the passage?

a)

peered

b)

piered

c)

pered

d)

peared

4.

Which correctly replaces declair in the passage?

a)

declare

b)

declaire

c)

declayre

d)

deklare

5.

Which correctly replaces enginere in the passage?

a)

engineer

b)

enginyre

c)

enginerre

d)

ingineer

6.

Which sentence revision corrects ignoor?

a)

Do not ignore the weather.

b)

Do not ignor the weather.

c)

Do not ignore weather.

d)

Do not ignorre the weather.

7.

Which sentence contains a simile?

a)

The rain whispered softly across the field creating gentle imagery.

b)

Milo ran like a rocket when Coach called his name.

c)

The clouds formed a gray blanket over the town.

d)

The crowd released a loud cheer.

8.

Which example represents a metaphor?

a)

The classroom buzzed like a hive.

b)

Her smile was sunshine on a cold day.

c)

The ball bounced across the yard.

d)

The runner dashed as fast as lightning.

9.

Which is an example of a prepositional phrase?

a)

ran quickly

b)

under the bleachers

c)

will prepare

d)

a loud cheer

10.

Which sentence uses imagery?

a)

Milo asked Coach a question.

b)

The fresh spearmint gum filled the air with a sharp, cool scent.

c)

They walked to the dugout.

d)

The team waited for the signal.

11.

Which sentence uses figurative language?

a)

The scoreboard flashed numbers.

b)

The crowd watched the field.

c)

The players stretched before the game.

d)

The wind danced across the outfield grass.

12.

A pun relies on

a)

repeated consonant sounds

b)

comparisons using like or as

c)

multiple meanings of a word

d)

the use of vivid sensory details

13.

Which question helps a reader identify theme?

a)

What lesson does the character learn

b)

What is the funniest moment

c)

What genre is this

d)

What is the setting

14.

Which is an example of a sound device?

a)

The author compares two things

b)

The drumline boomed and thumped during halftime

c)

The author describes a character’s appearance

d)

The author shows the steps in a process

15.

Which BEST explains the term author’s craft?

a)

The way the author spells every word

b)

The author’s use of structure, features, language, and devices

c)

The author’s biography

d)

The order in which characters speak

16.

Which sentence uses the word pioneer correctly?

a)

She will pioneer the new recycling program for our school.

b)

He will pioneer his backpack before class.

c)

They pioneer the broken chair yesterday.

d)

We pioneer to the cafeteria on time.

17.

Which sentence uses the word jeering correctly?

a)

The students were jeering with kindness.

b)

Jeering echoed from the crowd when the call seemed unfair.

c)

She jeering her notebook on the desk.

d)

The jeering sandwich looked delicious.

18.

Which sentence uses appear correctly?

a)

The players will appear on the field after warmups.

b)

She appear her lunch.

c)

They appearred the homework.

d)

Milo appear to the puddle.

19.

Identify the preposition, subordinating conjunction, simple subject, and simple predicate in the following sentence:

During the downpour the meerkat remained inside its shelter until the rain stopped.

a)

preposition

1.

during

b)

simple subject

2.

meerkat

c)

simple predicate

3.

remained

d)

subordinating conjunction

4.

until

20.

Match the following

a)

language not intended to be taken literally

1.

figurative language

b)

use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions

2.

imagery

c)

a play on words with multiple meanings

3.

pun

d)

a device used by authors to create meaning through sound

4.

sound device