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Background Lesson 1: Review and Assessment
True or False
True or False?
The passive voice refers to noun usage.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Numbers one through nine should be spelled out in words.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
The plural of
quiz
is
quizzes
.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
A. True
B. False
True or False? Among the two of us
is a correct usage of the word
among
.
A. True
B. False
True or False? You spell good
is not correct grammar.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Words in the English language are divided into nine parts of speech.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Grammar is the study of how words and their components combine to form sentences.
A. True
B. False
True or False? I always loose my house keys
is not a correct usage of the word
loose
.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
A semicolon is used just like a colon.
A. True
B. False
Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about semicolons is
true
?
A. They are the same as colons.
B. They are used to separate clauses or some items in a series.
C. Semicolons come before dashes.
D. They are seldom used in formal writing.
Which of the following words is correctly capitalized?
A. Summer
B. wednesday
C. october
D. English language
All the following items are complete sentences
except
______.
A. Jimmy studies.
B. Although Marie studied for the exam and hired a tutor.
C. Jeffrey did not want to study but instead wanted to go surfing.
D. Do not speak harshly to the patient.
What punctuation marks the end of a sentence?
A. a period, comma, or dash
B. a semicolon, colon, or question mark
C. a period, question mark, or exclamation point
D. a dash, period, or hyphen
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A. beleive
B. cemetary
C. accomodate
D. mathematics
Which of the following words can be used as an adjective?
A. English
B. tomorrow
C. finally
D. None of the above.
Which of the following words is
not
a conjunction?
A. but
B. until
C. in
D. since
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
A. prespiration
B. accommodate
C. arithmetic
D. immediately
Which of the following words does
not
need to be capitalized?
A. Tuesday
B. Japanese
C. Fall
D. Jessie
Which of the following words is a pronoun?
A. they
B. them
C. I
D. All of the above.
Which of the following is
not
a part of speech?
A. verb
B. possessive
C. adjective
D. preposition
Which of the following words is
not
a proper noun?
A. San Francisco
B. Arnold
C. January
D. cat
Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?
A. I acted on my first instinct.
B. Harry attended the party alone.
C. She was given a grade of 100%.
D. Joanne writes her notes in purple ink.
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