Abeka: Grammar & Composition III/Themes in Literature Test 04

63.) Which selection emphasizes how we can be best used by God? - a. "A Fool's Prayer" b. "Of Humble Submission" c. "A Slice of Humble Pie" d. "A Star in Life"

b. "Of Humble Submission"

31.) Sarah baked a delicious chocolate cake for the reception after the concert. What statement best describes the verb of the sentence? a. The verb is past perfect tense. b. The verb is a regular verb. c. The verb is emphatic. d. All of the statements are true.

b. The verb is a regular verb.

29.) Foster and Jeremy want hot dogs covered with ketchup. What statement best describes the verb of the sentence? a. The verb is in imperative mood. b. The verb is singular. c. The verb is in present tense. d. All of the statements are true.

c. The verb is in present tense.

2.) Which is NOT a verbal? - a. infinitive b. gerund c. intransitive d. participle

c. intransitive

65.) What literary term is demonstrated when an author writes a story using a character who represents true life, depicting usual routines and usual situations? - a. paradox b. surprise ending c. realism d. comic relief

c. realism

18.) If it WERE to snow tomorrow, we could go sledding. - a. indicative, b. imperative, c. subjunctive

c. subjunctive

10.) T/F: The EMPHATIC tense shows continuing action.

progressive

8.) T/F: A VERB PHRASE is the main verb and all the helping verbs.

true

49.) past progressive tense of EAT

were eating OR was eating

52.) future progressive tense of EAT

will be eating

57.) Irene Howard - "The Further Adventures of Toad" "Lost on Dress Parade" "A Slice of Humble Pie" "A Start in Life"

"A Slice of Humble Pie"

60.) Rilla Blythe - "The Further Adventures of Toad" "Lost on Dress Parade" "A Slice of Humble Pie" " A Start in Life"

"A Slice of Humble Pie"

59.) Daisy Switzer - "The Further Adventures of Toad" "Lost on Dress Parade" "A Slice of Humble Pie" "A Start in Life"

"A Start in Life"

56.) Towers Chandler - "The Further Adventures of Toad" "Lost on Dress Parade" "A Slice of Humble Pie" "A Start in Life"

"Lost on Dress Parade"

26.) The missionaries ARE SERVING in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. - Transitive or intransitive: [transitive or intransitive] Voice: [active, passive, or NA]

-intransitive -NA

23.) Science fiction writers often COMPOSE stories about the future. - Transitive or intransitive: [transitive or intransitive] Voice: [active, passive, or NA]

-transitive -active

24.) Seven students WILL GIVE their oral reports tomorrow. - Transitive or intransitive: [transitive or intransitive] Voice: [active, passive, or NA]

-transitive -active

27.) The artist PAINTED a beautiful portrait of his mother sitting in a rocking chair. - Transitive or intransitive: [transitive or intransitive] Voice: [active, passive, or NA]

-transitive -active

25.) The award for perfect attendance WAS GIVEN to the girl wearing the pink dress. - Transitive or intransitive: [transitive or intransitive] Voice: [active, passive, or NA]

-transitive -passive

58.) The Water Rat - "The Further Adventures of Toad" "Lost on Dress Parade" "A Slice of Humble Pie" "A Start in Life"

"The Further Adventures of Toad"

67.) The following quotation comes from which selection: "Some day you'll be sorry you didn't value them more while you had them!"?

"The Further Adventures of Toad"

9.) PARTICIPLES are verb forms used only as nouns.

Gerunds

5.) T/F: HAVE is the helping verb used with the past perfect tense.

Had

66.) In "The Necklace," who borrowed a diamond necklace from a friend?

Madame Loisel

69.) ESSAY: Based on "Oliver Cromwell," show the cause and effect of how Prince Charles's character traits as a child affected his rule as king and how they contributed to the final outcome of his life. Include three cause-and-effect statements about Prince Charle's life.

[This is what I have written] - As a child, most of Prince Charle's traits caused many to dislike him which did, in fact, affect his rule as king once he was older. Those traits would be: • he was very prideful which resulted in him not learning anything from Cromwell (when Cromwell was teaching him about how to treat people). • because of that pride he didn't learn from his childhood. • he was spoiled child; wanting to live the royal life instead of the poor life. He thought the kingdom was created for him and only him. •since he thought the world revolved around him, the people should serve him and because he thought he was better, it prevented him from being able to connect to/with others. •and lastly, he had no respect for others which made them not be respectful to him. In the end, he was overthrown and beheaded. Those were the traits that affected his rule as king.

68.) In "A Start in Life," what did the main character consistently complain about?

a toothache

55.) Will you be going with us to the parade? - a. --|-- b. =>-|-- c. --|-<=

a. --|-- on the left side of the diagram: you on the right side of the diagram: will be going

4.) Which statement about business memos is correct? - a. /Re:/ and /Subject/ mean the same thing. b. Always send the entire group every attachment. c. Every memo needs a /cc/ at the bottom. d. All statements are true.

a. /Re:/ and /Subject/ mean the same thing.

44.) ____ going with you? - a. Am I not, b. Aren't I

a. Am I not

37.) ____, ruled for only five years. - a. Mary, the queen of England, b. Mary, the Queen of England

a. Mary, the queen of England

62.) Who wrote "Lost on Dress Parade"? - a. O. Henry b. Nathaniel Hawthorne c. Guy de Maupassant d. Thomas à Kempis

a. O. Henry

32.) Sarah baked a delicious chocolate cake for the reception after the concert. What statement best describes the sentence? a. The subject and verb are /Sarah/ and /baked/. b. The verb is intransitive. c. The word /delicious/ functions as a verbal. d. All statements are true.

a. The subject and verb are /Sarah/ and /baked/.

34.) Lettuce, sour cream, and ____ these are the toppings that we will have for the taco night. - a. cheese-, b. cheese:

a. cheese-

33.) The ____ students who are helping during the basketball game need to arrive at 4:15. - a. four, b. 4

a. four

20.) Have you VISITED the Grand Canyon before? - a. indicative, b. imperative, c. subjunctive

a. indicative

21.) Jefferson Davis WAS the Confederate leader during the American Civil War. - a. indicative, b. imperative, c. subjunctive

a. indicative

39.) Anne Boleyn was the ____ of the Queen Elizabeth I. - a. mother, b. Mother

a. mother

45.) Jerry ____ the window to let in some fresh air. - a. raised, b. rose

a. raised

14.) The crowds cheered as the teams ENTERED the stadium - a. verb, b. verbal

a. verb

17.) The dripping faucet KEPT Clive awake through the long night. - a. verb, b. verbal

a. verb

36.) We read Robert Frost's poem ____ in class. - a. /The Runaway/, b. "The Runaway"

b. "The Runaway"

40.) "I have," said Tanya, ____ the ingredients for brownies." - a. "All, b. "all

b. "all

1.) Which sentence has a verb expressing subjunctive mood? - a. Harry was late to work yesterday. b. If you were James, would you run for class president? c. Is Caleb going with us to the lake? d. Wait! I want to go too.

b. If you were James, would you run for class president?

61.) Who wrote "Oliver Cromwell"? - a. O. Henry b. Nathaniel Hawthorne c. Guy de Maupassant d. Thomas à Kempis

b. Nathaniel Hawthorne

35.) My friend Julia lives on ____ in Tulsa, Oklahoma. - a. North 1st Street, b. North First Street

b. North First Street

19.) COPY your homework assignment into your journal. - a. indicative, b. imperative, c. subjunctive

b. imperative

42.) We ____ from his announcement that Mr. Short was going to postpone the deadline. - a. implied, b. inferred

b. inferred

41.) The injured cat was ____ beside the road. - a. laying, b. lying

b. lying

38.) Alex and Nick's family fished at the lake that is ____ of town. - a. North, b. north

b. north

46.) The audience stood up to stretch their legs after ____ for so long. - a. setting, b. sitting

b. sitting

47.) Our teacher ____ us well last year. - a. learned, b. taught

b. taught

43.) My brother wanted ___ the bus. - a. on, b. to get on

b. to get on

13.) The /sinking/ TATANIC could not be saved. - a. verb, b. verbal

b. verbal

15.) WANDERING through the forest, the hungry bear was looking for his next meal. - a. verb, b. verbal

b. verbal

16.) The DONATED clothing and food helped the people suffering after the flood. - a. verb, b. verbal

b. verbal

54.) [diagram] Jessie, Jenny, and I will be singing in the Christmas program. - a. =>-|-<= b. (three lines) =>-|-- c. (four lines) =>-|-- [I cannot do the images but I tried to what it looks like!]

c. (four lines) =>-|-- on the left side of the diagram: Jessie Missy Jenny I on the right side of the diagram: will be singing

22.) If I WERE you, I would dress warmly to go outside. - a. indicative, b. imperative, c. subjunctive

c. subjunctive

28.) Foster and Jeremy want hot dogs covered in ketchup. What statement best describes the verb of the sentence? a. It is an action verb. b. It is a regular verb. c. It is a transitive verb. d. All statements are true.

d. All statements are true.

30.) Sarah baked a delicious chocolate cake for the reception after the concert. What statement best describes the sentence? a. It has a compound ver. b. It has a verb phrase. c. It has a verbal. d. It has an action verb.

d. It has an action verb.

3.) Which of the following should be included in the introduction to a formal essay? - a. a thesis sentence b. an attention-getting device c. a clincher d. both /a/ and /b/

d. both /a/ and /b/

64.) What is the name of the foot and meter for the following sentence: "The room was hushed; in silence rose"? - a. trochaic tetrameter b. iambic trimeter c. trochaic trimeter d. iambic tetrameter

d. iambic tetrameter

51.) past emphatic tense of EAT

did eat

50.) present tense of EAT

eat OR eats

53.) the past perfect tense of EAT

had eaten

48.) present perfect tense of EAT

have eaten OR has eaten

12.) T/F: To draw a conclusion from evidence is to IMPLY.

infer

7.) T/F: Verbs that have receivers for the action are called INTRANSITIVE verbs.

transitive

11.) T/F: The tense of a verb indicates the TIME of the verb.

true

6.) T/F: The action expressed by an action verb may be PHYSICAL OR MENTAL.

true