INFORMATIONAL
Which sentence BEST supports the idea that reading is beneficial?
A. Some children begin reading at the age of four.
B. If you’re good at reading, you will perform better with your other subjects.
C. At the ninth grade level, students will spend approximately two
hours per night on their reading homework.
D. If a parent likes to read, their children will often enjoy it as well.
B. If you’re good at reading, you will perform better with your other subjects.
“Did you stay home from school today?” inquired Hannah.
“Why do you want to know?” asked Jenna.
“I don’t know. I was just making conversation,” replied Hannah.
“The trigonometry project is due next Friday,” said Jenna.
What does this conversation reveal to the reader?
A. Jenna skipped school.
B. Hannah is trying to make Jenna feel bad.
C. Jenna wants to avoid Hannah’s question.
D. Hannah thinks Jenna is going to fail the trigonometry project.
C. Jenna wants to avoid Hannah’s question.
"In the antebellum South, many plantation owners kept slaves. But after the Civil War, slavery was outlawed. This was a major change between the two periods.”
What does “antebellum” mean?
A. of or existing before the Civil war
B. a difficult period of time
C. of or existing before slavery
D. a time of war
A. of or existing before the Civil war
Mrs. Jones, the teacher, called my mother last night.
Which part of speech is “the teacher”
A. a direct object
B. an indirect object
C. an appositive
D. a gerund
C. an appositive
The team lost thirty points for answering the question incorrectly.
What part of speech is “thirty”?
A. noun
B. verb
C. adjective
D. adverb
C. adjective
Which sentence expresses a fact, rather than an opinion?
A. Abraham Lincoln was the most honest President.
B. Abraham Lincoln was the greatest President of the 19th century.
C. Abraham Lincoln was known for his honesty.
D. Abraham Lincoln worked harder than any other President.
C. Abraham Lincoln was known for his honesty.
Which is the typical structure of a novel with a flashback?
A. past and then present
B. present, then past, then present again
C. future and then present
D. future, then present, then past, then future again
B. present, then past, then present again
When Jose found out that his little brother broke his Xbox disc tray, he was vexed. What does “vexed” mean?
A. sad
B. angry
C. concerned
D. surprised
B. angry
If you want to join the team, you must try out for it, during the first Saturday of the month.
Which is the dependent clause?
A.If you want to join the team
B.You must try out for it
C.During the first Saturday
D.During the first Saturday of the month
A. If you want to join the team
The elderly woman will arrive at the bakery soon.
Which word from this sentence is an adverb?
A. elderly
B. will
C. bakery
D. soon
D. soon (“Elderly” is an adjective describing the noun, “woman”.)
Sandy is a young girl in a very difficult situation. She struggles to help her mom, Angie, overcome the effects of the harsh environment she experienced as a child.
Which point of view should be used in order for the audience to hear the thoughts and feelings of both Sandy and Angie?
A. 1st Person
B. 3rd Person Objective
C. 3rd Person Limited
D. 3rd Person Omniscient
D. 3rd Person Omniscient
Which triggers the climax in a story?
A. When the characters and setting are revealed.
B. When the solution to the problem is evident.
C. When the problem of the story is introduced.
D. When the lesson of the story is revealed.
B. When the solution to the problem is evident.
What is the root word of “incorporate”?
A. in
B. corpor
C. corporat
D. ate
B. corpor
A phone call, which will only take minutes, completes your application.
What part of speech is the underlined words?
A. An independent clause
B. A dependent clause
C. A prepositional phrase
B. A dependent clause
1. You can continue on with what you were doing.
2. You can continue with what you were doing.
A. Both sentences are correct.
B. Both sentences are incorrect.
C. Sentence 1 is correct.
D. Sentence 2 is correct.
D. Sentence 2 is correct. (If the verb already expresses the meaning, do not add an adverb.) (on)
“The Life and Times of Anne Frank”
This passage was most likely written in order to –
A. persuade people to visit Holland
B. interest people in traveling the world
C. entertain people with a made up story
D. share information about a real person
D. share information about a real person
Which of these BEST describes the role of an antagonist?
A. to be mean
B. to sever the friendship with the protagonist
C. to keep the protagonist from reaching his or her goal
D. to make sure that the reader does not like him or her
C. to keep the protagonist from reaching his or her goal
Which is the prefix of the word, “illuminate”?
A. il
B. ill
C. lumin
D. ate
A. il
Some customers are grouchy, but some are nice, until the next day!
Which is the independent clause?
A.Some customers are grouchy
B.But some are nice
C.Until the next day
A. Some customers are grouchy
Jerry thought he should get the job because only a few people applied for it.
Which underlined word is an indefinite pronoun?
few
"In a study conducted by environmental scientists, researchers found that the decline in bee populations is directly linked to the use of certain pesticides. As bees are essential for pollination, their decrease poses a serious threat to agriculture, particularly for crops that depend on insect pollination, such as almonds and apples."
What is the most likely outcome if bee populations continue to decline?
A) There will be an increase in the number of insect-pollinated crops
B) Crops such as almonds and apples could become harder to grow
C) There will be less need for pesticides in farming
D) Farmers will use more pesticides to protect crops
B) Crops such as almonds and apples could become harder to grow
“Rico gave Joey a sly smile while explaining that he didn’t know where Joey put his wallet. Joey continued to look through the covers of his bed and in his closet, but to no avail.”
What does this excerpt imply?
A. Joey eventually located his wallet.
B. Rico hopes Joey will be able to locate the wallet.
C. Joey really does know what happened to the wallet.
D. Rico knows more than he is revealing to Joey.
D. Rico knows more than he is revealing to Joey.
Which is an antonym for the word, “slovenly”?
A. sloppy
B. healthy
C. queasy
D. tidy
D. tidy
After she finished her homework, Andrea went out to dinner.
Which type of sentence is this?
A. simple
B. complex
C. compound
D. compound-complex
B. complex
After dinner, I searched under the shelf near the door for my book.
How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?
4
After dinner, I searched under the shelf near the door for my book.