WorksheetsEnglish Language Arts Midterm
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
Which of the following is the prefix meaning "life"?
Bi-
Bio-
An-
Carn-
What is the meaning of the prefix ex-?
not
again
out
before
As it is used in the sentence, what does movement mean?
"I noticed movement in the trees ahead of me."
Full of moving
To be frightening
Interesting
Act of moving
A. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct prefix to use.
4. I saw Allison just a moment ago, but now I can't find her! It seems that she _____appeared!
dis-
-in
mis-
re-
un-
introduces the characters?
What is main idea?
text structure
beginning, middle, and end
what a text is mostly or mainly about
an organizational pattern
Another word for theme is --
main idea
view point
message
inference
What does infer mean?
to show or tell
to make a random guess
to convey
to make a conclusion by using prior knowledge and evidence
The speaker of a poem is . . .
author
narrator
writer
reader
Which of the following is an example of a text feature?
caption
Venn Diagram
compare and contrast
timeline
Conclude also means...
to convey
to compare
to contrast
to infer
When the author conveys, this means they are..
trying to tell you something
trying to foreshadow
trying to predict something
trying to trick you
What is the author's attitude toward his subject? It can be positive, negative, or neutral.
tone
claim
mood
point of view
Which is NOT a possible theme statement?
Breaking the rules usually leads to a negative outcome.
People often have a strong desire to explore the unknown.
We decided that the owlet was a fledgling because it did not have many feathers.
True friendships are tested in times of troubles.
definition for illustrate
to make known
to know the meaning of
to explain/ give examples to understand/ to show
What does suggests mean?
to tell
to show that
conflict
what does paraphrase mean?
to add words to a sentence
rewording something written/read in your own words.
writing different topics about what you read
what is dialogue?
Characters speaking
conflict
setting
What text structure explains why something happened or explains the effects of something?
Compare or Contrast
Problem or Solution
Cause or Effect
Sequence
an excerpt is a ____
short part taken from a book, play, speech, film,etc.
an audio
Find the editing error in this sentence:
As she began serving one of her famous casseroles, I made the mistake of asking, “didn’t we have this last week?”
Change began to begins
Change the comma after casseroles to a period
Delete the comma after asking
Change didn’t to Didn’t
Find the editing error in the sentence:
Mom set the dish down and starred right into my eyes.
Insert a comma after down
Change and to she
Change starred to stared
No change needs to be made.
Find the editing error in these sentences:
“It’s your turn to be the family cook. I’ll provide you with a budget and drive you to the grocery store, but next week your in charge.”
Insert quotation marks at the beginning of the sentence I.ll provide you...
Change grocery store to Grocery Store
Change your to you’re
Sentence 13 does not need to be changed
Find the editing error in this sentence:
Sleepy but determinned, I crawled out of bed, got dressed, and headed to the store for the weekly shopping venture.
Change Sleepy to i was sleepy
Change determinned to determined
insert a comma after store
No change needs to be made in this sentence.
What is the best way to combine these two sentences:
To make matters worse. My brothers had complained during the entire meal.
To make matters worse, my brothers had complained during the entire meal.
It got even worse, my brothers had complained during the entire meal
Even worse, my brothers had complained. During the entire meal.
These two sentences are written correctly
The setting of the paragraph is most likely at….
