Mid Year Review

Write your first name in the space provided. *

Write your last name in the space provided. *

Write what period this is. *

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It is your first initial, your last name, and your student number. If you misspell it, you won't receive your test results. Don't forget to add "@gmail.com" to the end.

Which of the following sentences has a word that should be capitalized? *

When Mom fixed the car, it stopped belching smoke.

The Industrial Revolution happened first in England.

People like easter because they like candy.

Which of the following sentences has a word that should not be capitalized? *

Which is your favorite Greek God?

When will your dad get here?

The Civil War was a heartbreaking event.

Which of the following sentences has an example of an idiom? *

The stooped forms inched in an uneven line, like a wave, across the onion field.

Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

Dancing delicately, Don ushered in the dawn of a new day.

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed.

Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt.

The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner.

Pow! The fist slammed Joker’s mangled face.

Which of the following sentences has an example of personification? *

The stooped forms inched in an uneven line, like a wave, across the onion field.

Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

Dancing delicately, Don ushered in the dawn of a new day.

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed.

Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt.

The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner.

Pow! The fist slammed Joker’s mangled face.

Which of the following sentences has an example of a simile? *

The stooped forms inched in an uneven line, like a wave, across the onion field.

Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

Dancing delicately, Don ushered in the dawn of a new day.

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed.

Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt.

The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner.

Pow! The fist slammed Joker’s mangled face.

Which of the following sentences has an example of a metaphor? *

The stooped forms inched in an uneven line, like a wave, across the onion field.

Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

Dancing delicately, Don ushered in the dawn of a new day.

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed.

Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt.

The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner.

Pow! The fist slammed Joker’s mangled face.

Which of the following sentences has an example of alliteration? *

The stooped forms inched in an uneven line, like a wave, across the onion field.

Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

Dancing delicately, Don ushered in the dawn of a new day.

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed.

Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt.

The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner.

Pow! The fist slammed Joker’s mangled face.

Which of the following sentences has an example of onomatopoiea? *

The stooped forms inched in an uneven line, like a wave, across the onion field.

Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

Dancing delicately, Don ushered in the dawn of a new day.

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed.

Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt.

The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner.

Pow! The fist slammed Joker’s mangled face.

Which of the following sentences has an example of hyperbole? *

The stooped forms inched in an uneven line, like a wave, across the onion field.

Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

Dancing delicately, Don ushered in the dawn of a new day.

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed.

Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt.

The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner.

Pow! The fist slammed Joker’s mangled face.

Which of the following sentences has an example of an analogy? *

The stooped forms inched in an uneven line, like a wave, across the onion field.

Sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.

Dancing delicately, Don ushered in the dawn of a new day.

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed.

Sally tried a number of different jobs until she hit pay dirt.

The streets were a furnace, the sun an executioner.

Pow! The fist slammed Joker’s mangled face.

What do we call this punctuation mark: ... ? *

dot dot dot

ellipsis

dash

etc.

What is an adjective? *

a person, place, thing or idea

an action word

a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a verb

What is an adverb? *

a person, place, thing or idea

an action word

a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a verb

What is a verb? *

a person, place, thing or idea

an action word

a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a verb

What is a noun? *

a person, place, thing or idea

an action word

a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a verb

Which of the following words is a pronoun? *

is

she

in

but

Which of the following words is a preposition? *

is

she

in

but

Which of the following words is a conjunction? *

is

she

in

but

Which of the following words is a verb? *

is

she

in

but

What do we call nouns that must be capitalized? *

pronouns

common nouns

proper nouns

possessive nouns

What do we call nouns that are not normally capitalized? *

pronouns

common nouns

proper nouns

possessive nouns

What do we call nouns that own something? *

pronouns

common nouns

proper nouns

possessive nouns

Which sentence below needs a colon? *

He likes pizza tacos and enchiladas.

She wanted him to notice one thing her ears were pierced.

He didn't trust clowns they were too happy.

Which sentence below needs a comma? *

He likes pizza tacos and enchiladas.

She wanted him to notice one thing her ears were pierced.

He didn't trust clowns they were too happy.

Which sentence below needs a semi-colon? *

He likes pizza tacos and enchiladas.

She wanted him to notice one thing her ears were pierced.

He didn't trust clowns they were too happy.