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    5 A Day Mock Test/Study Guide

     

    Conventions

    Read the following sentences and decide if the structure of the sentence is Simple, Compound, Complex or Compound-Complex

    1.       McClure Middle School is an awesome place that has many opportunities to learn.

    A.      Simple

    B.      Compound

    C.      Complex

    D.      Compound-Complex

     

    2.       Sam, who is a great football player, broke his foot on Friday, and he got his cast on Monday.

    A.      Simple

    B.      Compound

    C.      Complex

    D.      Compound-Complex

     

    3.       I always study three hours a day, for I like to make good grades.

    A.      Simple

    B.      Compound

    C.      Complex

    D.      Compound-Complex

     

    4.       After the quick, painless procedure at the doctor, I feel much better about my protection against the flu.

    A.      Simple

    B.      Compound

    C.      Complex

    D.      Compound-Complex

     

     

    5.       Rick and Carl looked in the house that had once been their own, but they found it was ransacked by a group of thieves with weapons.

    A.      Simple

    B.      Compound

    C.      Complex

    D.      Compound-Complex

     

    6.       I am afraid she will yell at me if I refuse to do dishes.

    A.      Simple

    B.      Compound

    C.      Complex

    D.      Compound-Complex

     

    Read the following sentences.  Decide if there is a dependent clause and whether it is adjective or adverb.

     

    1.       After the quick, painless procedure at the doctor, I feel much better about my protection against the flu.

    A.      Adjective clause

    B.      Adverb clause

    C.      No dependent clause

    D.      Both

     

    2.       Rick and Carl looked in the house that had once been their own, but they found it was ransacked by a group of thieves with weapons.

    A.      Adjective clause

    B.      Adverb clause

    C.      No dependent clause

    D.      Both

    3.       I am afraid that she will yell at me if I refuse to do dishes.

    A.      Adjective clause

    B.      Adverb clause

    C.      No dependent clause

    D.      Both

     

    Connotation/Denotation

    Read the following sentences and choose the correct definition for the underlined word.

    4.       The customer at the counter ordered his food and then proceeded to tell me all sorts of nonessential information: where he lives, where he works, where he wants to go on vacation next.

      1. Boring or uninteresting
      2. Not required or needed
      3. Intimate or personal
      4. Important or critical

     

    5.       Teachers can help to foster their students’ literacy by providing tutoring, promoting read alouds, and collecting classroom libraries.

    A.      To multiply over time

    B.      To advertise or make publicly known

    C.      To keep a secret

    D.      To encourage development or growth

     

    6.       In 1895, Alfred Nobel established the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize to recognize advances in science and culture. Winners of the respected award are acknowledged for contributions to chemistry, economics, world peace, literature, medicine, and physics.

      1. Having an excellent reputation
      2. Vital
      3. Extremely competitive
      4. Strong

     

    7.       In some parts of Detroit, tough plants have started to grow on their own outside of purposely planted gardens. Often dismissed as weeds, these hardy plants add beauty to neglected blocks of the city.

      1. Timid
      2. Peculiar
      3. Strong
      4. Unique

     

    8.       Donald is studying veterinary medicine in college, so he often reads books and magazines that pertain to animal health issues.

      1. Fit together
      2. Have to do with
      3. Have similar opinions
      4. To make a list

     

    Match the terms listed in section A with the definitions listed in section B.

    Literary Terms

    A. imagery                            B. foreshadowing                                C. alliteration                        D. onomatopoeia

    AB. personification             AC. metaphor                                      AD. simile                              BC. theme

    BD. symbolism                    CD. motif

    B. Literary Terms Meanings and Expressions

    9.       The convict’s heart is ice.

    10.     Bang! The dynamite popped on the 4th of July.

    11.    The boy running to first base is as fast as a midnight train.

    12.    The wind, racing past my window, whistled in the night.

    13.    Badly bruised and broken, my ankle will take 6 weeks to heal.

    14.    Using senses to appeal to the reader’s imagination

    15.    The central idea of a writing, the message

    16.    Using an object or idea to represent something on a larger scale

    17.    Recurring concept within a story that symbolizes something meaningful

    18.    A literary device that a writer uses to give insight towards a future event

     

     

    19.    Define imagery

     

    20.    Define foreshadowing

     

    21.    Define alliteration

     

    22.    Define onomatopoeia

     

    23.    Define personification

     

    24.    Define metaphor

     

    25.    Define simile

     

    26.    Define symbol

     

    27.    Define motif

     

    28.    Define theme