1st Six Weeks Cumulative English Test
A quick review of key concepts for the test scheduled at the end of the six weeks' grading period.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
A ___ shows action or a state of being.
- A.
A. adjective
- B.
B. adverb
- C.
C. pronoun
- D.
D. verb
Correct Answer
D. D. verbExplanation
A verb is a word that shows action or a state of being. It is the part of speech that describes what someone or something is doing or the condition they are in. Verbs can be used to express actions (such as run, jump, eat) or states of being (such as is, am, were). They are essential in constructing sentences and conveying meaning.Rate this question:
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- 2.
A(n) ____ is a modifier for nouns and pronouns.
- A.
A. adjective
- B.
B. adverb
- C.
C. noun
- D.
D. preposition
Correct Answer
A. A. adjectiveExplanation
They answer the questions which one, how many, what kind, and how much?Rate this question:
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- 3.
A(n) _____ is an outburst of emotion.
- A.
A. adverb
- B.
B. conjunction
- C.
C. interjection
- D.
D. pronoun
Correct Answer
C. C. interjectionExplanation
These are great fun when talking or texting, but we don't use them in business writing.Rate this question:
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- 4.
A ___ is a person, place, thing, or idea.
- A.
A. conjunction
- B.
B. interjection
- C.
C. noun
- D.
D. pronoun
Correct Answer
C. C. nounExplanation
This is a basic one, babies!Rate this question:
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- 5.
A ___ joins words, clauses, and phrases in a sentence.
- A.
A. adverb
- B.
B. conjunction
- C.
C. interjection
- D.
D. verb
Correct Answer
B. B. conjunctionExplanation
Coordinating conjunctions such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so are used in compound sentences.Rate this question:
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- 6.
A(n) ____ is a modifier of adjectives and verbs.
- A.
A. adjective
- B.
B. adverb
- C.
C. conjunction
- D.
D. noun
Correct Answer
B. B. adverbExplanation
The questions they answer are how, when, where, to what extent or degree, and why?
They also modify other adverbs, but you wouldn't expect me to say that on a test, would you? :-)Rate this question:
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- 7.
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence. My son drank some Tropicana Berry Punch with dinner.
- A.
A. adjective
- B.
B. conjunction
- C.
C. noun
- D.
D. verb
Correct Answer
D. D. verbExplanation
The underlined word "drank" is a verb. It is the past tense form of the verb "drink," which means to consume a liquid. In this sentence, "drank" indicates an action that the subject, "My son," performed.Rate this question:
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- 8.
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence. Mama gave the money to me.
- A.
A. adverb
- B.
B. noun
- C.
C. preposition
- D.
D. pronoun
Correct Answer
D. D. pronounExplanation
Me is functioning as the object of the preposition to. Remember that, darlings!Rate this question:
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- 9.
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence. We listened to some old U2 albums last night.
- A.
A. adjective
- B.
B. conjunction
- C.
C. noun
- D.
D. preposition
Correct Answer
A. A. adjectiveExplanation
Any vintage U2 album is a good one!
This is an adjective because it answers the question "which one?"Rate this question:
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- 10.
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence. The mountains are a lovely vacation destination for our family each year.
- A.
A. conjunction
- B.
B. interjection
- C.
C. noun
- D.
D. preposition
Correct Answer
C. C. nounExplanation
It's a plural noun, darlings.Rate this question:
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- 11.
What is true about non-count nouns?
- A.
A. They are the same as count nouns.
- B.
B. They cannot be made plural.
- C.
C. You can add a number in front of them.
- D.
D. How am I supposed to know this?
Correct Answer
B. B. They cannot be made plural.Explanation
Source: ChompChomp.com
Nouns name people, places, and things. Many nouns have both a singular and plural form: a surfer/surfers, a restaurant/restaurants, a pickle/pickles. Some nouns, however, have only a singular form; you cannot add a number to the front or an s to the end of these words. This group of nouns is called noncount.Rate this question:
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- 12.
Which of the following is the non-count noun?
- A.
A. painting
- B.
B. thunder
Correct Answer
B. B. thunderExplanation
Thunder is a non-count noun because it refers to a natural phenomenon that cannot be counted or quantified. It is an uncountable noun because it does not have a plural form and cannot be used with a number or an indefinite article.Rate this question:
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- 13.
Which of the following is a non-count noun?
- A.
A. astronomy
- B.
B. star
Correct Answer
A. A. astronomyExplanation
Astronomy is a non-count noun because it refers to a field of study or a concept rather than a specific, countable object. It cannot be pluralized or quantified with numbers. In contrast, "star" is a count noun because it refers to a specific object that can be counted and pluralized.Rate this question:
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- 14.
Which of the following is a non-count noun?
- A.
A. Mrs. Johnson
- B.
B. teacher
Correct Answer
A. A. Mrs. JohnsonExplanation
Don't you forget it, baby! I am the one and only original, oft-imitated, never duplicated FABULOUS Mrs. Johnson. :-)Rate this question:
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- 15.
What sentence structure has one independent clause?
- A.
A. complex
- B.
B. compound
- C.
C. simple
Correct Answer
C. C. simpleExplanation
A simple sentence structure consists of only one independent clause, which means it has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence. This means that option C, simple, is the correct answer.Rate this question:
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- 16.
Which sentence structure has two independent clauses, a coordinating conjunction, and a comma?
- A.
A. complex
- B.
B. compound
- C.
C. simple
Correct Answer
B. B. compoundExplanation
This is the basic definition.Rate this question:
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- 17.
Which sentence structure has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?
- A.
A. complex
- B.
B. compound
- C.
C. simple
Correct Answer
A. A. complexExplanation
A complex sentence structure consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. In this structure, the independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while the dependent clauses rely on the independent clause for meaning and cannot stand alone. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.Rate this question:
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- 18.
Identify the sentence structure. Cats hunt birds in my front yard.
- A.
A. complex
- B.
B. compound
- C.
C. simple
Correct Answer
C. C. simpleExplanation
Mr. Whiskers had better not drag any more "treats" to the front porch, however! Yuck!Rate this question:
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- 19.
Identify the sentence structure. Mr. Whiskers and Miss Mittens must hunt for sport because I feed them regular meals each day.
- A.
A. complex
- B.
B. compound
- C.
C. simple
Correct Answer
A. A. complexExplanation
This is a complex sentence because it has a dependent clause "because I feed them regular meals each day" which wouldn't make sense by itself. The independent clause "Mr. Whiskers and Miss Mittens must hunt for sport" does make sense by itself.Rate this question:
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- 20.
Identify the sentence strucuture. A fierce Chihuahua named Monster chased Mr. Whiskers from the yard, and I saw Mr. Whiskers run up the neighbor's tree.
- A.
A. complex
- B.
B. compound
- C.
C. simple
Correct Answer
B. B. compoundExplanation
You have two independent clauses which make sense by themselves joined with a coordinating conjunction and comma to make up a compound sentence.Rate this question:
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- 21.
A dependent clause has a subject and verb and makes sense on its own.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
This is the definition of an independent clause.Rate this question:
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- 22.
A preposition can have a verb or adjective as its object.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
A preposition must have a noun or pronoun as the object.Rate this question:
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- 23.
A song's title and a novel's title are punctuated the same way—with quotation marks and underlining.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
A song's title is punctuated with quotation marks.
A novel title is punctuated with underlining or italics.Rate this question:
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- 24.
A prepositional phrase has at least two words in it.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
You have to have two words at a mininum to form a prepositional phrase.Rate this question:
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- 25.
Identify the sentence structure of the following sentence. Use the version attribute to define the HTML standard version that you followed when composing the document (Musciano and Kennedy 46).
- A.
A. complex
- B.
B. compound
- C.
C. simple
Correct Answer
A. A. complexExplanation
This little gem has two dependent clauses joined with our lovely little independent clause.Rate this question:
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