Quarter Two Assessment Review

2010

An internal conflict that Charlie has in “Flowers for Algernon” is:

a. Charlie doesn’t think he’ll fit in until he’s more intelligent

b. The two doctors performed the operation on Charliec. Readers learn that Charlie has low intelligence based on

his journal entries • Charlie gets made fun of at work

Answer: Charlie doesn’t think he’ll fit in until he’s more intelligent

What was the mood at the conclusion of “Flowers for Algernon?”

a. Remorseful

b. Depressing

c. Innocent

d. Joyous

Answer: Depressing

Which literary device is used in the following sentence: “My computer ate my disk.” ?

a. hyperbole

b. metaphor

c. personification

d. simile

Answer: Personification

From which point of view is “Flowers for Algernon” told?

a. First person

b.Third Person Omniscient

c. Third Person Limited

d. Second Person

Answer: First Person

Which literary device is used in the following sentence: “Love is a

battlefield.” a. hyperbole

b. metaphor

c. personification

d. simile

Answer: metaphor

What occurs in the resolution of “Flowers for Algernon?”

a. Charlie’s IQ triples b. It is uncertain, but implied, that Charlie will die

after he leaves for NYCc. Dr. Strauss gets all the credit for Charlie’s

discoveries• Algernon comes back to life—larger than ever—

and eats Ms. KinnianAnswer: It is uncertain, but implied, that Charlie will

die after he leaves for NYC

Choose the sentence that contains a compound subject.

a. Dan and Bonnie built a house and raised four children.

b. Taylor walked to the park and sat on the bench.

c. Sheila bakes and sells cookies.d. Still, I love to play my guitar.Answer: Dan and Bonnie built a house and

raised four children.

Choose the sentence that contains the compound verb.

a. Bonnie built the house with Dan.

b. Taylor walked to the park and sat on the bench.

c. Sheila sells cookies.

d. Still, I love to play my guitar.

Answer: Taylor walked to the park and sat on the bench.

Choose the sentence that contains a compound subject and compound verb.

a. Dan and Bonnie built a house.b. Taylor walked to the park and sat on the

bench.c. Sheila and Taylor bake and sell cookies.d. Still, I love to play my guitar and sing.Answer: Sheila and Taylor bake and sell

cookies.

Which sentence is a sentence fragment?

a. I thought I was right!b. If I was right about the game being on Tuesday.c. Because I was right, my coach rewarded me with

the game ball.d. Since it was raining, though, the game was

cancelled. Answer: If I was right about the game being on

Tuesday.

Choose the sentence that best illustrates the placement of modifiers:

a. The girl, dangly and shiny, wore beads in her hair.

b. The girl wore beads in her hair, dangly and shiny.

c. The girl wore dangly and shiny beads in her hair.

d. The girl’s hair, dangly and shiny, wore beads in it.

Answer: The girl wore dangly and shiny beads in her hair.

Choose the sentence that illustrates the correct placement of a modifier:a. Sam’s, furry and loud, cats meow like crazy.

b. Sam’s cats meow like crazy, furry and loud.

c. Sam’s cats, furry and loud, meow like crazy.

d. Sam’s furry cats meow like crazy, and loud.

Answer: Sam’s cats, furry and loud, meow like crazy.

Choose the sentence that illustrates the correct use of a semi-colon:

a. He said; “I love fried crawdads.”b. Silvia loves to go out with her friends; she can

never get enough of them.c. Seventeen days after he got his license; Tyler got a

ticket.d. I love to fish; and so does Alan.Answer: b. Silvia loves to go out with her friends;

she can never get enough of them.

Identify the appositive phrases in the following sentences:

a. Wet and cold, my hands felt like they would fall off.

b. The net, warn and tattered, nearly fell apart.

Answer: Wet and cold, my hands felt like they would fall off.

Answer: The net, warn and tattered, nearly fell apart.

Read the following information:

Joe loves bread.He eats it in the morning. • Which item correctly combines the simple sentence to form a

compound sentence?

a. Joe loves bread, so he eats it in the morning. b. Because Joe loves bread, he eats it in the morning.c. Joe loves bread and eats it in the morning. d. Joe loves bread since he eats it in the morning.Answer: a. Joe loves bread, so he eats it in the

morning.

Read the following information:

We had to go inside.It started raining.

• Which item correctly combines the simple sentence to form a complex sentence?

a. We had to go inside, and it started raining. b. It started raining and we had to go inside.c. Since it started raining, we had to go inside.d. After it rained we went inside.Answer: c. Since it started raining, we had to go

inside.

Write a synonym and antonym for each of the following words.

a. troublesome:

b. suggest:

c. humorous:

Read the following sentence beginning: “The boy or the girl…Which sentence ending supports the correct subject-verb agreement?a. is going to win

b. were going to win

c. was going to win

d. are going to win

• Answer: a. is going to win

Which sentence contains a participial phrase?

a. Her hands shaking, she bent down to pick up the plate.

b. The dogs were barking loudly at all the squirrels’ foolish playing.

c. Cheryl, my sister, married a man named Josha last fall.

d. John, strumming the guitar, went on playing like no one was listening.

Answer: d. John, strumming the guitar, went on playing like no one was listening.

Which sentence contains an absolute phrase?a. Her hands shaking, she bent down to pick up the

plate.b. The dogs were barking loudly at all the squirrels’

foolish playing. c. Cheryl, my sister, married a man named Josha last

fall.d. Strumming my guitar, I went on playing like no

one was listening.Answer: a. Her hands shaking, she bent down to pick

up the plate.

Which sentence contains a participial phrase?a. Cold and dirty, Fran got up from the mud and

began to walk home.b. Wishing away the snow days, Mrs. Demos bought

sunglasses.c. To get a job, Elise had to graduate from Michigan

State University.d. They took a walk to the park, and they danced

under the moonlight.Answer: b. Wishing away the snow days, Mrs.

Demos bought sunglasses.

Which sentence contains both an independent clause & dependent (subordinate) clause?

a. Aaron moved to Iowa, and I moved to Maryland.b. I love going home since all my family resides

there.c. I would fly home for all holidays, but it gets

expensive.d. My mom and dad miss me greatly, but I know I

am where I need to be—for now.Answer: b. I love going home since all my family

resides there.

Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes the sentence: “The keyboards…

• a. is being replaced by new ones.

• b. are being replaced by new ones.

• c. was being replaced by new ones.

• d. been being replaced by new ones.

Answer: b. are being replaced by new ones.