Benchmark / Final Exam

Question 1

foreshadowing

Answer 1

giving a hint at something to come in a story

Question 2

characteristics

Answer 2

the words used to describe a character, such as kind, brave, lovely…

Question 3

sequence

Answer 3

the order of things in a story, such as first, then, next, last

Question 4

resolution

Answer 4

how the conflict is fixed

Question 5

imagery

Answer 5

visually descriptive or figurative language

Question 6

dialogue

Answer 6

the conversation between characters

Question 7

author’s purpose

Answer 7

Why was the piece written? To entertain, to persuade or convince, or to inform or teach

Question 8

genre

Answer 8

type of book: history, biography, crime, short stories, fiction, etc.

Question 9

vessel

Answer 9

a craft for traveling on water; noun; boat. The vessel set sail on the ocean.

Question 10

relish

Answer 10

a liking or appreciation of a food or experience; noun; enjoy. I watched my favorite show with relish.

Question 11

accumulate

Answer 11

to collect a large amount of something over time; verb; gather; The snow accumulated overnight.

Question 12

passionate

Answer 12

having an intense desire for something; adjective; enthusiastic. Tony and Mike are passionate readers.

Question 13

cackle

Answer 13

(to laugh or chatter noisily; verb; laugh. The girls cackled when the boy tripped over the box.)

Question 14

detect

Answer 14

(to discover the nature, existence, or presence of; verb; He was determined to detect the source of the sound.)

Question 15

precise

Answer 15

(agreeing exactly with a rule or standard; adjective; Jane’s precise measuring meant the model would be perfect.)

Question 16

guardian

Answer 16

(one who legally has the care of a person or the property of another; noun; The boy’s guardian paid his tuition.)

Question 17

squad

Answer 17

(a small group engaged in a common effort; noun; The cheer squad will compete tomorrow.)

Question 18

treaty

Answer 18

(an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation; noun; The treaty was signed so the fighting stopped.)

Question 19

encounter

Answer 19

1 (to come upon face-to-face; verb; John encountered an alligator when he was walking near the swamp.) 2) (a chance meeting; noun; The encounter scared him to death!)

Question 20

dispute

Answer 20

(to engage in argument; verb; It is not wise to dispute what the teacher says.)

Question 21

ferocious

Answer 21

(fierce; adjective; The ferocious tiger stalked his prey.)

Question 22

GB rule

Answer 22

Capitalize all words in a proper noun. The Golden Gate Bridge is an amazing sight!

Question 23

GB rule

Answer 23

Capitalize months of the year and days of the week. He was born on Wednesday, August 8th.

Question 24

GB rule

Answer 24

Do NOT capitalize a common noun. The bridge over the river is beautiful at night.

Question 25

GB rule

Answer 25

Use a period at the end of a complete sentence. My father is a welder.

Question 26

GB rule

Answer 26

Use a period after an abbreviation. My father is Charles King, Jr.

Question 27

GB rule

Answer 27

Use the correct form of homophones (homonyms). Their boat - the one they’re in - is over there by the dock.

Question 28

Use a hyphen between syllables to separate a word at the end of a line and for compound adjectives.

Answer 28

At the end of a line, you would hyphen-

ate a word. It is a long-standing rule.

Question 29

Use quotation marks for dialogue.

Answer 29

“You’ll do fine on the test if you study,” the teacher told her students.

Question 30

Comma rule 1

Answer 30

Use a comma to separate a list of three or more items in a series. He likes to run, jump, and play.

Question 31

Comma rule 2

Answer 31

Us a comma before a coordinating conjunction to connect to independent clauses. She was hungry, yet nothing sounded good to eat.

Question 32

Comma rule 3

Answer 32

Use a comma to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause at the beginning of a sentence. Due to unexpected rain, they could not play the game.

Question 33

Comma rule 4

Answer 33

Use a comma to separate additional information that could be removed from a sentence without changing its meaning. Joe, the man in the blue shirt, was working on the car.

Question 34

Comma rule 5

Answer 34

Use a comma to separate adjectives next to each other if they would otherwise need an “and” or a “but” between them. He was a tall, dark, handsome man.

Question 35

Comma rule 6

Answer 35

Use a comma to separate a direct quote from information that introduces or explains the quote. The teacher said, “Please put your name on your papers.”

Question 36

Comma rule 7

Answer 36

Use a comma to separate contrasting phrases in a sentence. He was interested in her money, not her good looks.

Question 37

Comma rule 8

Answer 37

Use a comma to show a pause if the sentence would be confusing without one. Inside, the boxes were stacked all around.

Question 38

Comma rule 9

Answer 38

Use a comma to separate the day of the month from the year when writing a date. May 25, 2011.

Question 39

Comma rule 10

Answer 39

Use a comma to separate the city from the state. He lives in Beaumont, Texas.

Question 40

Comma rule 11

Answer 40

Use a comma to show place value periods when writing numbers. 1,567,972

Question 41

Comma rule 12

Answer 41

Use a comma to separate a name and a suffix. Sue Moore, Ph.D. John Smith, Jr.