Cern Language Arts Spring 2012 Final Exam - Part 1
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A Test of Your Language Arts Knowledge.
- 1.Which part of speech describes how or when the action is taking place?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 2.Which part of speech may use colors or numbers to describe a person, place or thing?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 3.Which part of speech answers the question, "What is happening?"
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 4.Which part of speech describes the relationship between one noun and another?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 5.Which part of speech answers the question, "What is it?"
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 6.Which part of speech usually ends in ly?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 7.Which part of speech uses words such as above, below, under, on, beside, and over?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 8.Which part of speech uses words such as quickly, angrily, sternly, joyfully, and hopefully?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 9.Which part of speech uses words such as run, sing, think, pray, and sit?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 10.Which part of speech uses proper names such as Washington, Carl, Burger King, and Sears?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 11.Which part of speech uses words such as big, small, ugly, pretty, good, and bad?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 12.Which part of speech would be used to describe how a person sang a solo?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 13.Bonus: Which part of speech would best help someone distinguish one student from among hundreds in a class.
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 14.Bonus: Which part of speech would best help a TV announcer describe how a basketball player played last night?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 15.Bonus: Which part of speech would be used to describe when a person ate a sandwhich?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- E.
Preposition
- 16.Check the boxes next to verbs that generally require helping verbs.
- A.
Teach
- B.
Teaching
- C.
Taught
- D.
Thinking
- E.
Thought
- F.
Spell
- G.
Spelling
- H.
Walked
- I.
Ran
- J.
Singing
- K.
Wishing
- L.
Stand
- 17.Almost every verb in the English language is a reggular verb. This is why learning English is so easy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.One should never use irregular verbs in formal writing
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Please check the boxes next to the Regular Verbs.
- A.
Eat
- B.
Help
- C.
To Walk
- D.
To Sit
- E.
To Stand
- F.
To Cook
- G.
To Bake
- H.
To Live
- I.
To Give
- J.
To Listen
- K.
To Think
- L.
To Turn
- M.
To Hit
- N.
To Love
- O.
To Care
- P.
To Share
- Q.
To Pray
- R.
To Slap
- S.
To Help
- 20.Please check the boxes next to the Irregular Verbs.
- A.
To Be
- B.
To Have
- C.
To Want
- D.
To Sleep
- E.
To Run
- F.
To Kill
- G.
To Repeat
- H.
To Offer
- I.
To Hate
- J.
To Make
- K.
To Take
- L.
To Rake
- M.
To Feel
- N.
To Fill
- O.
To Bring
- P.
To Blow
- Q.
To Capture
- R.
To Do
- S.
To Fish
- T.
To Go
- U.
To Write
- V.
To Buy
- 21.Combine the two sentences below to make one sentence using a compound predicate. (sentences most be proper and grammatically correct) Jill walked to the closet. Jill quickly grabbed the most colorful dress she found.
- 22.Combine the two sentences below to make on sentence using a compound predicate. (sentences most be proper and grammatically correct) Juan ate the food too quickly. Jaun spilled food all over his clothing.
- 23.Combine the two sentences below to make on sentence using an ing modifier. (sentences most be proper and grammatically correct) Shorty ran into the room angrily. Shorty screamed at everyone who had lied about him.
- 24.Combine the two sentences below to make on sentence using an ing modifier. (sentences most be proper and grammatically correct) The dog bit the intruders. The dog guarded the house as if his life depended on it.
- 25.Which words are not Prepositions.
- A.
Large
- B.
Small
- C.
Under
- D.
Near
- E.
Red
- F.
Many
- G.
Inside
- H.
Outside
- I.
On
- J.
Few
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