VERB TENSE
Why is wiped the correct answer?
A. It is present tense
B. It matches the past tense of the sentence
C. It shows future action
D. It is a helping verb
B. It matches the past tense of the sentence
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. choping
B. botom
C. replyed
D. chopping
D. chopping
Why does mill’s need an apostrophe?
A. It is plural
B. It shows ownership
C. It is a verb
D. It is dialogue
B. It shows ownership
Which statement best explains how the expansion of slavery increased sectionalism in the United States?
A. It united the North and South under shared economic goals
B. It increased disagreements between regions over new territories
C. It reduced political conflicts between states
D. It had little effect on regional differences
B. It increased disagreements between regions over new territories
What was a major challenge during Reconstruction?
A. Rebuilding European countries
B. Ensuring rights for newly freed individuals
C. Expanding slavery
D. Creating new colonies
B. Ensuring rights for newly freed individuals
Which sentence uses verb tense correctly?
A. She wipes the pot yesterday.
B. She will stirred the chili.
C. She stirred the chili.
D. She stirring the chili.
C. She stirred the chili.
Read the sentence.
“So that it doesn’t stick to the botom, you have to dig into the pot.”
What change is needed?
A. doesn’t → doesnt
B. stick → stik
C. botom → bottom
D. No change
C. botom → bottom
Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
A. The worker’s lift steel.
B. The mill’s smokestack was tall.
C. The workers lift steel’s.
D. The mills smokestack’s
B. The mill’s smokestack was tall.
Why did the expansion of slavery cause tension between the North and South?
A. Both regions wanted the same labor system
B. The North depended on enslaved labor
C. The South wanted slavery to expand while the North opposed it
D. Slavery ended during this period
C. The South wanted slavery to expand while the North opposed it
Which problem did African Americans face after the Civil War?
A. Too many job opportunities
B. Limited access to voting and education
C. Excess political power
D. Too much land ownership
B. Limited access to voting and education
Which sentence has a verb tense error?
A. He worked in the mill.
B. She grabbed the spoon.
C. She wipes the sweat away.
D. Joe lifted the tub.
C. She wipes the sweat away.
Which word follows the rule of doubling the consonant?
A. hoping
B. riding
C. chopping
D. walking
C. chopping
Which word does NOT need an apostrophe?
A. mill’s
B. arm’s
C. Joe’s
D. worker’s
B. arm’s
Which factor MOST contributed to sectionalism before the Civil War?
A. Disagreements over foreign trade
B. Differences in climate
C. Economic and cultural differences related to slavery
D. Lack of communication between states
C. Economic and cultural differences related to slavery
What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s main goal?
A. Expand military power
B. Achieve racial equality through peaceful protest
C. End Reconstruction
D. Support segregation
B. Achieve racial equality through peaceful protest
Which verb shows past tense?
A. wipe
B. wiping
C. wiped
D. will wipe
C. wiped
Which sentence shows possession correctly?
A. The mills smokestack
B. The mill smokestack
C. The mill’s smokestack
D. The mills’ smokestack
C. The mill’s smokestack
Why did debates over new territories increase conflict?
A. Leaders argued about where to build railroads
B. States disagreed about allowing slavery in new lands
C. Territories wanted independence
D. The federal government avoided the issue
B. States disagreed about allowing slavery in new lands
Which invention created a visual record of the Civil War?
A. Telegraph
B. Railroad
C. Photography
D. Field hospitals
C. Photography
Which event BEST shows the struggle to balance slave and free states?
A. The Declaration of Independence
B. The Missouri Compromise
C. The Louisiana Purchase
D. The War of 1812
B. The Missouri Compromise