Grammar
Identify the complete subject of the sentence:
The three enormous dogs barked loudly at the mail carrier.
The three enormous dogs
What does enormous mean?
A. Very small
B. Very large
C. Very old
D. Very loud
B. Very large
What is the setting of a story?
A. The main character
B. The problem in the story
C. When and where the story takes place
D. The lesson of the story
C. When and where the story takes place
What punctuation mark is the following sentence missing:
The dog walked to the park
A period (.)
Which word is a noun in this sentence?
The dog chased the ball.
A. The
B. dog
C. chased
D. the
B. dog
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The students in my class were excited about the field trip.
B. The students in my class was excited about the field trip.
C. The students in my class is excited about the field trip.
D. The students in my class be excited about the field trip.
A. The students in my class were excited about the field trip.
Which word is the best synonym for fortunate?
A. Lucky
B. Careless
C. Generous
D. Successful
A. Lucky
What is a narrator?
A. The main character in every story
B. The person or voice that tells the story
C. The person who wrote the story
D. The character who causes the conflict
B. The person or voice that tells the story
Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
A. The dogs leash was red.
B. The dog's leash was red.
C. The dogs' leash was red.
D. The dog's' leash was red.
B. The dog's leash was red.
Which word is a verb?
The students laughed at the joke.
A. laughed
B. students
C. the
D. joke
A. laughed
What is wrong with this sentence?
Me and Sarah went to the library after school.
The pronoun should be “Sarah and I.”
What does skeptical mean in this sentence?
Maya was skeptical when her friend claimed he had seen a dinosaur behind the school.
A. She immediately believed him.
B. She was angry with him.
C. She doubted that his claim was true.
D. She was excited by his story.
C. She doubted that his claim was true.
What is an antagonist?
A. The main character of the story
B. The character who tells the story
C. A character or force that opposes the protagonist
D. The person who wrote the story
C. A character or force that opposes the protagonist
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. I like pizza burgers and tacos.
B. I like pizza, burgers, and tacos.
C. I like pizza burgers, and tacos.
D. I like pizza, burgers and, tacos.
B. I like pizza, burgers, and tacos.
Which word is an adjective?
The enormous pizza disappeared quickly.
A. quickly
B. pizza
C. disappeared
D. enormous
D. enormous
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. We was planning to go to the movies after school.
B. We were planing to go to the movies after school.
C. We were planning to go to the movies after school.
D. We was planing to go to the movies after school.
C. We were planning to go to the movies after school.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of tedious:
The students groaned when the teacher announced they would spend the next three hours doing the same repetitive worksheet. Everyone agreed the assignment was tedious.
What does tedious most likely mean?
A. Exciting
B. Boring and repetitive
C. Rewarding
D. Confusing
B. Boring and repetitive
What is the theme of a story?
A. The sequence of events
B. The setting of the story
C. The central message or lesson
D. The main character
C. The central message or lesson
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. My mom said, “Clean your room.”
B. My mom said “Clean your room”.
C. My mom said, Clean your room.
D. My mom said “Clean your room.”
A. My mom said, “Clean your room.”
Which word is an adverb?
The athlete ran quickly toward the finish line.
A. athlete
B. ran
C. quickly
D. finish
C. quickly
Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?
A. Yesterday, Marcus run five miles.
B. Yesterday, Marcus ran five miles.
C. Yesterday, Marcus running five miles.
D. Yesterday, Marcus has ran five miles.
B. Yesterday, Marcus ran five miles.
What does the prefix “mis-” mean in the word misunderstand?
A. Again
B. Before
C. Wrongly
D. Under
C. Wrongly
A character begins a story believing that asking for help is a sign of weakness. After struggling alone and eventually accepting help from a friend, the character changes their mind.
What does this reveal about the character?
A. The character has undergone a change in perspective.
B. The character is the antagonist.
C. The character has no internal conflict.
D. The character is unreliable.
A. The character has undergone a change in perspective.
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
A. After school I went to the library.
B. After, school I went to the library.
C. After school I went, to the library.
D. After school, I went to the library.
D. After school, I went to the library.
Which word is a preposition?
The cat hid underneath the bed.
A. cat
B. hid
C. underneath
D. bed
C. underneath
300: Identify the independent clause in this sentence:
Although it was raining, we decided to play soccer.
we decided to play soccer.
Which word has the most negative connotation?
A. Confident
B. Determined
C. Persistent
D. Stubborn
D. Stubborn
Who wrote Harry Potter
A. Rick Riordan
B. James Patterson
C. Jason Reynolds
D. J.K. Rowling
D. J.K. Rowling
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
A. I finished my homework; and then I watched TV.
B. I finished my homework; I watched TV afterward.
C. I finished; my homework I watched TV afterward.
D. I finished my homework I watched; TV afterward
B. I finished my homework; I watched TV afterward.
What part of speech is “but” in this sentence?
I wanted to go outside, but it started raining.
A. Conjunction
B. Adverb
C. Preposition
D. Interjection
A. Conjunction
Identify the dependent clause:
When the bell rang, everyone rushed out of the classroom.
When the bell rang
A character is described as “indignant” after being blamed for something they did not do.
What does indignant most likely mean?
A. Confused and embarrassed
B. Extremely tired
C. Angry because something is unfair or unjust
D. Nervous about what might happen
C. Angry because something is unfair or unjust
Who wrote Frankenstein?
A. Mary Shelley
B. Mark Twain
C. Toni Morrison
D. Stephen King
A. Mary Shelley
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
A. I need three things from the store: milk, bread, and eggs.
B. I need: three things from the store milk, bread, and eggs.
C. I need three things: from the store milk, bread, and eggs.
D. I need three things from the store, milk: bread, and eggs.
A. I need three things from the store: milk, bread, and eggs.
In the sentence below, what part of speech is “light”?
The backpack is light enough for me to carry.
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adverb
D. Adjective
D. Adjective