Can you Please Help Me with English 1 ? (16 Questions) I really need it. These are the practice questions?

[talbot]

1. To change the adjective extreme to an adverb
a. Drop the final -e and add -ly
b. Add -ly
c. Add al then attach -ly
d. No spelling change is required


2. Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the possessive.
a. The boys' cell phone rang during class, embarrasing him.
b. The girls kite flew high in the windy sky, making her laugh.
c. The mens' truck was dirty, and they decided to stop and wash it.
d. The baby's toy fell on the floor, causing him to squeal with delight.


3. Select the correctly punctuated sentence containing the appositive.
a. Clifford the messiest eater at the table spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.
b. Clifford, the messiest eater at the table spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.
c. Clifford the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.
d. Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.


4. Each of the following is a graphic organizer EXCEPT
a. A spider map
b. A chart
c. A venn diagram
d. A derivative


5. An adverb is a modifier that
a. Tells how or when the action in the verb took place.
b. Adds to the way an adjective describes something.
c. Tells to what degree another adverb applies.
d. Does all of the above.


6. Select the correctly punctuated sentence that combines the following two sentences: Kudzu is a creeping vine. It chokes out other plants.
a. Kudzu a creeping vine chokes out other plants.
b. Kudzu, a creeping vine chokes out other plants.
c. Kudzu a creeping vine, chokes out other plants.
d. Kudzu, a creeping vine, chokes out other plants.


7. The three basic types of answer multiple-choice questions include
a. Right there. The answer is right there in the reading selection.
b. Think and Search. Think about the question, think about the answers, and then search for the information in the reading selection
c. On Your Own. You must evaluate what you read and make a decision about what the author meant.
d. All of the above


8. When making an inference, one is
a. "Reading between the lines"
b. Interpreting an implication
c. Gathering information to draw a conclusion
d. All of the above


9. A compound-complex sentence includes
a. One independent clause
b. At least two independent clauses
c. Dependent clauses only
d. Independent clauses only


10. Choose the sentence that is written in passive voice:
a. The children were excited to attend the birthday party.
b. Mom spent hours wrapping gifts and making party favors.
c. Grandmother prepared a beautiful birthday cake.
d. The birthday cake was eaten by the children.


11. In the following complex sentence, identify the dependent clause. When they fell in love, she was barely into her teens, and he wasn't much older.
a. When they fell in love
b. She was barely into her teens
c. He wasn't much older
d. There is no dependent clause in the sentence


12. Select the correctly punctuated sentence containing the appositive.
a. Sunspots discovered in the eighteenth century are just now beginning to be understood.
b. Sunspots, discovered in the eighteenth century are just now beginning to be understood.
c. Sunspots discovered in the eighteenth century, are just now beginning to be understood.
d. Sunspots, discovered in the eighteenth century, are just now beginning to be understood.


13. Select the correct spelling of the word with troublesome consonants:
a. Embaras
b. Embarras
c. Embarass
d. Embarrass


14. Choose the sentence with the correct word choice.
a. What is the whether going to be like today?
b. I'm not sure what you're trying to infer.
c. Irregardles, I'm not going out with him.
d. She has no illusions about what he is really like.


15.Choose the sentence with the correct word choice.
a. I'd like to ask your advice about something.
b. I'd like to ask your advise about something.
c. I like that boy which sits behind me in math class.
d. There are less calories in an apple than a candy bar.


16. Select the correct spelling of the word with troublesome consonants:
a. Buletin
b. Bulettin
c. Bulletin
d. Bullettin

[thom]

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. D
9. not sure :/
10. Not sure (sorry)
11. I think it's D, not sure ??
12. D
13. D
14. B
15. A
16. C

It seems like a lot of these are D which I find odd, but oh well. Make sure you learn what these mean before the test though, or your teacher will know something is up. :)

[chatima]

Adding to Sydney:

9. b
10. d
11. a........ b/c 'when they fell in love' can't stand alone, so it's DEPENDENT on the other phrases to make sense :)