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Author’s Purpose: Write the author’s purpose on the blanks provided. (persuade, entertain, inform)

__________ 1. A website describing a local dog leash ordinance, detailing its history, and the penalties
for walking around with one’s dog unleashed.
__________ 2. A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made.
__________ 3. A book of 1,000 pick-up lines.
__________ 4. A written speech urging young athletes to say no to drugs.
__________ 5. The terms of use for Twitter, a social networking site.

Reading Styles: Identify the appropriate reading style used in the given scenarios. Write your answer on
the blanks provided. (skimming, scanning, intensive, extensive)
_______________1. Looking for illustration of the food pyramid in a Science book
_______________2. Analyzing the theme and purpose of the literature Romeo and Juliet
_______________3. Reading the Harry Potter novels
_______________4. Reading the newspaper to be updated on the news for the day
_______________5. Reading the chapter summary of the lesson

Figurative Language: Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentences. Write your answer
on the blanks provided. (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, oxymoron, personification,
onomatopoeia)
___________________ 1. The music is the heartbeat of the people.
___________________ 2. The hot chocolate felt like a volcano erupting on my tongue.
___________________ 3. The car jumped to the finish line.
___________________ 4. I ate five-thousand pancakes for breakfast!
___________________ 5. The bees buzzed when going back to their hive.
___________________ 6. Samantha saw seven silly soldiers selling strawberries.
___________________ 7. The teacher was terribly pleased with the results of the exam.

Sensory Images: Write the correct sensory image for the sentences on the blanks provided.
1. Handsome roosters still dream about beautiful hens: _________________
2. Their legs take cold showers of morning dew on the weeds ________________
3. They go up and down steep hills: _______________
4. They hear the peyee-peeyee of the crickets, and the twee-twee of half-awake lizards_________
5. Step aside to make way for their rushing feet: ___________________

Context Clues: Encircle the correct meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

1. Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

A. allowed B. joyful C. taken D. fed
2. The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president.
 A. shyly B. serious C. hungry D. plenty
3. When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.
A. remove B. call C. explain D. stop
4. The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.
A. gracefully B. lazily C. dangerously D. hopefully
5. We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall foliage.
A. hurricane B. plays C. snow D. leaves

Idiomatic Expressions: Match the idiomatic expression with its correct meaning by writing the letter of
the correct answer on the blanks provided.

______ 1. Kill two birds with one stone a. never

______2. Costs an arm and a leg b. very easy
______3. Piece of cake c. very expensive
______4. Best of both worlds d. achieve two aims at once
______5. When pigs fly e. a win-win situation

Parallel Structures: Choose the option that maintains parallel structure in the sentence. Write the letter
of your answer on the blanks.
1. When Delores realized that her father had made lima beans and rice for dinner, she __________,
claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table. The bag of stale popcorn in her room
would tide her over until breakfast.
A. clutched her stomach B. was clutching her stomach C. did clutch her stomach
2. Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, _________ finding her wet
towels all over the bathroom floor.
A. but also disliked B. but also disliking C. but he also disliked
3. To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________.
A. refuses to scrub the bathtub B. won't scrub the bathtub C. scrub the bathtub
4. When Diane takes her beagle for a walk, Santana enjoys sniffing for edible garbage, __________, and
lunging at squirrels.
A. howls at bicyclists B. howling at bicyclists C. she howls at bicyclists
5. After Amanda cashes her paycheck, the money goes to her savings account, cappuccino fund, and
__________.
A. paying her credit card bill B. toward her credit card balance C. credit card balance

Cohesive Devices: Fill in the blanks using and, so, because, but, or.
1. The new department store is now open _____ it is offering big discounts.
2. It was my birthday _____ he didn't send me a card.
3. I could not go with my friend _____ he went without me.
4. Do you want an orange juice ____ a guava juice?
5. We couldn’t contact him _______ we didn’t have his number.