Grammar
Choose the correct verb:
Maria, please (bring or take) that box to me.
BRING
In the Legend of William Tell, what did Gessler hang on a pole for all to bow to?
a hat
How much money was the boy striving to achieve in The Countess and the Impossible?
$5
State if the italicized verb is correct or incorrect. If it's incorrect, correct the error:
I took sick after eating the raw chicken.
I BECAME ILL after eating the raw chicken.
Which country did William the Silent rule?
Holland
What item onstage was responsible for Toby's embarrassment on the night of the performance?
a mirror
Christine, Ann, & Jenna went to sleep at 8:00 in the evening.
Christine, Ann, AND Jenna went to sleep at eight o'clock in the evening (or 8:00 pm).
In "God Save Our President", what is the president called?
a king
What was the name of Franz's schoolmaster?
Monsieur Hamel
Identify the complement in the following sentence:
We walked the dog down the street.
DOG
(If False, make the statement true!)
False, the medal of honor
Why did the Countess need to the boy to come work for her?
She had lost her gardener.
Identify the following phrase as a sentence, ro, or fragment:
Created for underwater basket weaving, the tool.
fragment
Who wrote "Barbara Frietchie"?
Lines to Know:
We brought you a present, Teacher
The Kiskis
Identify the italicized verb as helping, linking, or action:
Shelly looked for her sister through the binoculars.
action
Lines to Know:
He named her sergeant with manly praise.
Molly Pitcher
What literary term references the method of presenting the reader with the material of the story?
Point of view
Label the italicized verbs as past, present, and future
1) Twenty years have passed since my parents bought their house.
2) Gabriel likes to draw.
3) Mitch will eat his food as soon as it is warmed up.
1) past
2) present
3) future
Lines to Know:
1) I'll get through. If I see them first.
2) "...with malice toward none; and charity for all"
1) Paul Revere and the Minutemen
2) "Honest Abe"
Who wrote the following?
1) "A Student's Prayer"
2) "My Struggle for an Education"
1) John W. Peterson
2) Booker T. Washington
Name the 3 different types of verbals and give an example for each
1) Infinitive: (to + verb) / "It take skill to play the piano."
2) Gerund: (used as a noun; ends in -ing) / "Fishing is my fav sport."
3) Participle: (used as an adj.) / " The crying baby was annoying."
Give one reason as to how 2 of the following characters are patriots:
Magda / Nathan Hale / Paul Revere / Barbara Frietchie
Magda: expressed love for America through her prayer
Nathan Hale: gave his life for his country
Paul Revere: warned the colonists that the British were coming
Barbara F. : defended the American flag
Booker T. Washington's early life experiences helped him to eventually pass the entrance exam. Give 2 experiences/lessons that he learned early in his life that helped him to pass the entrance exam.
- He was a slave
- He worked for Mrs. Ruffner
- He unloaded cargo from a ship