English mid-term exam

Question 1

For the following words you need to know the definition, but don’t forget to practice spelling!

                      Faithful

Answer 1

Fidelity

Question 2

not guilty

Answer 2

Acquit

Question 3

eventually dies

Answer 3

Mortal

Question 4

one side

Answer 4

Facet

Question 5

outpouring of something

Answer 5

Barrage

Question 6

mystery, puzzle

Answer 6

Enigma

Question 7

to picture

Answer 7

Depict

Question 8

without a good cause

Answer 8

drench with liquid

Question 9

to send out for a purpose

Answer 9

Dispatch

Question 10

to dress up

Answer 10

Apparel

Question 11

to make smaller

Answer 11

Compress

Question 12

ocean waves

Answer 12

Billows

Question 13

to hold back

Answer 13

Constrain

Question 14

to choose

Answer 14

Designate

Question 15

boast or brag

Answer 15

Gloat

Question 16

unimportant

Answer 16

Petty

Question 17

daydream

Answer 17

Reverie

Question 18

weird or mysterious

Answer 18

Eerie

Question 19

The following slides are the four types of sentences

gives a command and ends with a period .

Answer 19

Imperative sentence

Question 20

asks a question and ends with a question mark ?

Answer 20

Interrogative sentence

Question 21

shows emotion and ends with an explination point !

Answer 21

Exclamatory sentence

Question 22

tells a statement and ends with a period .

Answer 22

Declarative sentence

Question 23

The following slides are about capitalizaton Capitalize the first WORD of a q__________________

Answer 23

Quote

Question 24

Capitalize the first WORD of a s____________

Answer 24

sentence

Question 25

Capitalize the NAMES of h________ . d_______ of the w__________, and m________ of the y_______.

Answer 25

1. Holidays 2. days 3. week 4. months 5. year

Question 26

capitalize c_______ and s_______

Answer 26

1. cities | 2. states

Question 27

capitalize names of s____ g____, pe_________, and pl________.

Answer 27

1. specific groups 2. people 3. places

Question 28

The following slides are about punctuation | Commas: place a comma between the c_______ and s________

Answer 28

1. city | 2. state

Question 29

Commas: place a comma before and after the state in the m________ of a s________

Answer 29

1. middle | 2. sentence

Question 30

Quotations: use quotation marks b_______ and a_____ a direct q_____

Answer 30

1. before 2. after 3. quote

Question 31

Periods: In the a______ of many well k____ orginazations, periods are n__ required ( USA, AT&T, AM, FM )

Answer 31

1. abbreviations 2. known 3. not

Question 32

this slide is about grammar Name the 5 parts of a sentence 1. s___2.v___ 3.c___ t___4.e_ m__ 5.c__ l_

Answer 32

1. subject 2. verb 3. complete thought 4. end mark 5. capital letter

Question 33

the following slides are about the parts of speech NOUNS What 2 questions do you ask to find a subject noun 1.w_______? 2.w_______?

Answer 33

1. who? | 2. what?

Question 34

VERBS what question do you ask to find a verb? w_____ d_____ he she they etc d___?

Answer 34

What did (he she they etc) do?

Question 35

LINKING VERBS list the linking verbs a___ i___ a____ w___ w____ b____ b____ b_____ s_____ f____ t____ l_____ s_____

Answer 35

am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, smell, feel, taste, looks, sounds.

Question 36

HELPING VERBS help a__ v__. If one is a______, it i____ the action verb. am, is, are, was, were, be, being. etc.

Answer 36

1. action 2. verbs 3. alone 4. is

Question 37

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES (pop) Start with a p______ and end with the o___ (noun) of the p______

Answer 37

1. Preposition 2. Object 3. Preposition

Question 38

PREDICATE NOUN (pn) R________ the subject a______ the l______ verb

Answer 38

1. Renames 2. After 3. Linking

Question 39

PREDICATE ADJECTIVE (pa) D__________ the subject a_____ the l_______ verb

Question 40

The following slides are about SENTENCE STRUCTURE c_____ c_____ c______\c_____

Answer 40

1. Compound 2. Complex 2. Compound/ complex