Meaningful Sentences
Which of the following is a meaningful sentence?
A) Whenever the machine overheats.
B) The cat on the windowsill.
C) He rebooted the system and waited.
D) After the code was compiled.
C) He rebooted the system and waited. ✅
Which one is only a fragment?
A) The lights flickered.
B) While the server rebooted.
C) She checked her email twice
B) While the server rebooted. ✅
Choose the run-on sentence:
A) She coded all night she forgot to eat.
B) She coded all night and then she ate.
C) She coded, then she went to sleep.
D) She coded until the power went out.
A) She coded all night she forgot to eat. ✅
What does “hit the sack” mean?
A) Start a pillow fight
B) Go to sleep
C) Fail a test
D) Get fired from your job
B) Go to sleep ✅
I’m tall when I’m young, and short when I’m old. What am I?
A) A student.
B) A candle.
C) A teacher.
D) A giraffe with back problems.
B) A candle. ✅
Choose the complete sentence:
A) Unless we find a solution.
B) The engine sputtered then silence.
C) The students argued, but the teacher smiled.
D) Inside the noisy classroom.
C) The students argued, but the teacher smiled. ✅
Identify the fragment:
A) Because the file was corrupted.
B) They downloaded the update.
C) The robot walked forward.
D) He solved the puzzle in time.
A) Because the file was corrupted. ✅
One of these sentences needs fixing. Which?
A) The printer jammed it screamed like a banshee.
B) The printer jammed, so I opened it.
C) The printer refused to work.
D) It jammed again before I could blink.
A) The printer jammed it screamed like a banshee. ✅
“Burning the midnight oil” means:
A) Making a campfire at night
B) Staying up late to work
C) Cooking something oily
D) Getting into trouble
B) Staying up late to work ✅
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
A) A ghost.
B) An echo.
C) A whispering tree.
D) A scream.
B) An echo. ✅
Which option is a full sentence?
A) The moment she realized.
B) Exploding quietly like fireworks.
C) He blinked, then deleted everything.
D) On the edge of the platform.
C) He blinked, then deleted everything. ✅
Which of the following is NOT a complete sentence?
A) I coded all night.
B) Unless I missed a line.
C) They were excited about the new project.
D) She double-checked her formula.
B) Unless I missed a line. ✅
Identify the run-on sentence:
A) The drone rose slowly, the lights flickered.
B) The drone rose it hummed like a UFO.
C) While the drone hovered near the ceiling.
D) It buzzed and tilted to the left.
B) The drone rose it hummed like a UFO. ✅
Which idiom means to stop talking?
A) Zip your lips.
B) Take a hike.
C) Cut the cheese.
D) Spill the tea.
A) Zip your lips. ✅
What has hands but can’t clap?
A) A zombie.
B) A clock.
C) A crab.
D) A tired student.
B) A clock. ✅
Pick the correct and complete sentence:
A) Glowing in the corner of the lab.
B) Because I forgot my password again.
C) She re-entered the password with shaky hands.
D) While the wires sparked above him.
C) She re-entered the password with shaky hands. ✅
Find the sneaky fragment:
A) While the wind blew through the vents.
B) The fans roared suddenly.
C) They ran diagnostics twice.
D) He stayed awake all night debugging.
A) While the wind blew through the vents. ✅
Which sentence is NOT properly punctuated?
A) I tried everything it still wouldn’t turn on.
B) I tried everything, but it still wouldn’t turn on.
C) After I tried everything, it worked.
D) Everything failed, so I called support.
A) I tried everything it still wouldn’t turn on. ✅
“It’s not rocket science” means:
A) It’s extremely hard
B) It’s not that complicated
C) It’s about physics
D) It’s a science experiment
B) It’s not that complicated ✅
What comes down but never goes up?
A) My grades.
B) Rain.
C) Balloons.
D) Hair.
B) Rain. ✅
One of these is a full sentence. Which?
A) Although the results were inconclusive.
B) Hovering near the glitchy drone.
C) It finally worked after a dozen attempts.
D) Despite being fully charged.
C) It finally worked after a dozen attempts. ✅
Which one of these is a dependent clause, not a full sentence?
A) Although he finished the blueprint.
B) He ran simulations until dawn.
C) The machine beeped again.
D) His model broke during testing
A) Although he finished the blueprint. ✅
One of these sentences is a confusing run-on. Which?
A) She pressed it again, still nothing.
B) She pressed the button, and nothing happened.
C) She pressed it, but the machine ignored her.
D) She pressed the button nothing happened so she panicked.
She pressed the button nothing happened so she panicked. ✅
What does “barking up the wrong tree” mean?
A) Mistaking someone’s identity
B) Being wrong about the cause
C) Talking to a dog
D) Climbing a tree for fun
B) Being wrong about the cause ✅
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
A) Regrets.
B) Footsteps.
C) Homework.
D) Popcorn.
B) Footsteps. ✅