English V-VI 1

Q. 1 Choose the best conjunction to use to combine the two sentences. Mom was going to pay her bills. She
couldn't find her chequebook.
a. so b. but
c. yet d. and
Q. 2 The prefix CO- means "together," so when you COOPERATE you:
a. work separately b. argue
c. work with someone else d. operate something
Q. 3 "Whatever you choose to do, volunteering can make you feel good." Which type of sentence it is?
a. compound b. simple
c. complex
Q. 4 What is the DIRECT OBJECT in the sentence? "Teresa will take her dog for a walk."
a. will b. take
c. dog d. walk
Q. 5 to look carefully at something or somebody means to ________ .
a. to examine b. to exercise
c. to stay d. to disagree
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Q. 6 The definition of ________ is "the process of adding something to something else".

a. terms b. particular
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c. compound d. addition
Q. 7 "I tried to PERSUADE her to recycle her plastic bottles but I just couldn't talk her into it." What is the
meaning of the word in all caps?
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a. Allow b. Convince
c. Force d. Make
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Q. 8 Identify the sentence type. "Since we had only gone a mile from camp, we could turn back before dark."
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a. compound b. complex
c. simple
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Q. 9 "Our television quit working, so dad had to TROUBLESHOOT until he figured out what the problem was."
What is the meaning of the word in all caps?
a. Find problem b. Return it
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c. Plug it in d. Give it away

Q. 10 Making frames and weaving fibers are just two ____________ of weaving baskets.
a. bondage b. aspects
c. provisions d. authorities
Q. 11 Travelers to the West ____________ difficult conditions.
a. drove b. emerged
c. embraced d. faced
Q. 12 What change should be made to the sentence ? "While we were on vacation I bought a sombrero."
a. Add a comma after "we" b. Add a comma after "vacation"
c. Add a comma after "While" d. Add a comma after "bought"
Q. 13 The helping verb comes ____________ the main verb.
a. after b. before
c. at the end of d. in between
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Q. 14 "She opened her present quickly to see what was inside." The word QUICKLY should be changed to:
a. quick b. quicker
c. more quickly d. no change
Q. 15 Which words in the sentence are the main verb and helping verb? "The biologist will share the findings of
the study."
a. The biologist b. will share
c. share the d. the findings
Q. 16 Knowing the meaning of the prefix mis- helps you know that misdirect means:
a. to direct wrongly b. the most direct
c. someone who directs d. to direct before
Q. 17 Hemorrhage means:
a. misery b. plague
c. seizure d. lose blood
Q. 18 Choose the definition that best fits the word? "semiskilled"
a. great at something b. not great at something
c. okay at something d. the best at something
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Q. 19 Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

a. speech b. speach
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c. speash d. speatch
Q. 20 The suffix -ed means:
a. future b. present
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c. past d. never
Q. 21 Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence. "Baby running after you is like chasing the
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clouds."
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a. personification b. onomatopoeia
c. alliteration d. simile
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Q. 22 Choose the correctly written compound sentence.

a. The teachers planned the lesson, they went to lunch. b. Abby missed the bus, but she made it to school on
time.
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c. Charlie went to Disney World, he rode Splash d. Florida is a great destination but it is very hot.
Mountain.
Q. 23 Which conjunction means to connect two ideas that go together?
a. or b. and
c. but d. so
Q. 24 Which conjunction best completes the sentence ? ____________ our class saw the sun set over the still
water, we all sighed in amazement.
a. When b. If
c. Where d. Although
Q. 25 The root word -ology means:
a. The study of something b. Plants
c. Making of something d. Burning