English Knowledge Quiz

By Kimberly Hinton

Last updated over 3 years ago

Note from the author:

This test was created for a high school Special Education English class where the focus of the trimester is to learn to write a paragraph. 

In the following sentence, please identify the subject noun in the sentence: The spider worked to spin an orb web that glistened in the sunlight. 

orb

sunlight

glistened

spider

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In the following sentence, please identify the verb or verbs in the sentence: The flowers bloomed along the fence and made each passerby smile. 

smile

fence 

bloomed/made

along 

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Please identify the adjective in the following sentence: The horse galloped along the isolated lane. 

isolated

galloped 

horse

Lane 

Please identify the adverb in the following sentence: The dainty kitten gently licked up the spilled milk from the kitchen floor. 

dainty

gently 

licked 

spilled 

Please identify the first determiner in the following sentence: A piano dropped to the sidewalk from seven stries above for one loud final blast of notes before it became splinters and ivory scattered for a city block. 

the

for

of

A

If the topic sentence of a paragraph states the following: 
Grapes are a fruit that are grown for a variety of reasons and in many different varieties. 
The paragraph should not contain any sentences about kittens. 

True

False

A strong topic sentence will be directly related to all the sentences in the paragraph. 

True

False

The ______________ horse galloped down the road. 
What kind of word is missing in the sentence? 

an adverb 

a verb 

an adjective 

a noun 

I ate a delicious cookie and then I _________________ a glass of milk. 

an adjective

a verb 

a noun 

an adverb 

10.

Which answer puts these sentences in the right order? 

I woke in the morning. It was raining outside. I scrambled an egg for breakfast. I ate the egg. I got my keys and headed to my car. 

it was raining outside, I woke in the morning. I scrambled an egg for breakfast. I got dressed. I ate the egg. I got my car keys and headed to my car. 

I woke in the morning. It was raining outside. I got dressed. I scrambled an egg for breakfast. I ate the egg. I got my my keys and headed to my car. 

I got my keys and headed to my car. It was raining outside. I woke in the morning. I scrambled an egg for breakfast. I ate the egg. 

It was raining outside. I got my keys and headed to my car. I ate the egg. I scrambled an egg for breakfast. I woke in the morning. 

11.

A topic sentence is often the first sentence of the paragraph. 

True

False

12.

Pronouns stand in for nouns in sentences so that the names of the characters and constant references to the nouns don't become overly repetitive in a passage of reading. 

True

False

13.

All information I read on the internet is true. 

True

False

14.

Paragraphs have a structure that makes for easy reading comprehension. 

True

False

15.

Sentences have to have two things to be considered to be a sentence: a subject and a verb. 

True

False

16.

One of the words listed is an onomatopoeia, which? 

fright

plop

hope

never

17.

Which is the best topic sentence for the following sentences? 

________________________________________________. My kitten's favorite toy is a laser light. he chases it around and gets very frustrated because he can never catch it. His other favorite toy is a catnip mouse. He rubs on the mouse and throws it into the air where he can catch it. The last towy that is my cat's favorite is the fishing pole wiht the feather on the end. he loves it when I have time to sit and make the feather move for him. In conclusion, keeping my cat happy means having a variety of toys availale to him because my cat sure loves to play! 

My cat likes to catch mice and chase the dog. 

My cat loves to eat kitty kibbles. 

My cat enjoys playing with toys and needs them to be happy. 

My cat was once attacked by a raccoon. 

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18.

He rose as the sun rises, full of light and energy. 

The sentence above contains a simile. 

True

False

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19.

His brain is an encyclopedia of sports' knowledge. 

The sentence above contains a simile. 

True

False

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20.

The grass stood and waved at me, knowing it was the last time I would see the field this summer. This was the grand goodbye. 

The above sentence uses the literary tool of personification. 

True

False

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21.

The following sentence is punctuated correctly: 

I like cute tiny cats. 

True

False

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22.

The following sentence is punctuated correctly: 

I like books eating and snakes. 

True

False

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23.

Pick the one sentence that is punctuated correctly: 

Little dogs have big feelings? 

Many people say that pigs: fight and roll. 

I have run out of ideas for my science, project. 

I like to have a big container of movie popcorn when I go to the movies. 

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24.

This sequence is correct: 

I ate jellybeans. Jellybeans give me a stomach ache. I forgot that when I hate the jellybeans. I now have a stomach ache. 

True

False

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25.

From this paragraph, we can safely assume that this person does not know how to plant a seed: 

My aunt gave me some seeds for my birthday. She said it was so I could plant a garden. I was excited for my new adventure. I carefully placed the seeds on the sidewalk. I couldn't wait to see them grow. It has been five weeks now. I am still waiting for the seeds to grow. The birds ate most of them. 

True

False

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26.

We can safely assume that this person is very angry: 

I bit my lip and tried to pretend like I hadn't heard the joke. I waited for my uncle to react, but he didn't. I couldn't hold it any longer, I exploded with laughter. 

True

False

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27.

it is important when you are reading information, to check the source of the information and make sure the information is true. 

True

False

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28.

The concluding sentence in a paragraph is a sentence that restates the topic of the paragraph. 

True

False

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29.

In a narrative, the author uses the structure of importance to drive the creation of the paragraph. 

True

False

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30.

English is my favorite subject. 

True

False

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