4th Quarter Language/Grammar Pre-Assessment

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8 Parts of Speech

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
preposition
modifies a verb, adjective, other adverb
verb
takes the place of a noun
interjection
describes a noun
conjunction
expresses a strong feeling
adjective
joins a word or group of words
adverb
names a person, place, thing or idea
pronoun
shows how two things are related
noun
tells the action in a sentence
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Reference Text: If you want to find information about the following topic: "Evolution of mountains in the Midwest", what keywords would you type into a search engine?

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Type an antonym for demolish and imaginary.

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Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion? Over 75% of students came to the school play last night.

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In the space below, write one sentence using the following three homophones correctly: there, their, they're

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Complete the analogy.

mallard:duck::__________________________:tree

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Figurative Language
Is the following sentence using a simile or a metaphor?
The jaguar was as stealthy as a tiptoeing spy.

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Circle the correct spelling options.

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Use the context clues to determine the meaning of the bold word.

The timeline gave the events in chronological order.

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Rewrite the following sentence correctly.

there going to come to perform hear at 5 pm on saterday.

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Place these words in alphabetical order.

  1. fervor
  2. feverish
  3. festive
  4. fertilize
  5. fiber
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Write the part of speech of the underlined words in the sentence below:

Spread the new sheets neatly on the bed before you go outside.
1 2 3

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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the homophone "to".

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In what reference text would you look if you wanted to find the meaning or definition of a word?

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Circle the word that best completes each sentence.

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Choose the correct abbreviation for Doctor:

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Complete the analogy
pacify:calm::_________:_________

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Is the following sentence using a simile or a metaphor?
I meandered across the prairie hills, a lonely cloud in a pale blue sky.

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Rewrite each word adding the suffix ---ing:

receive
plan
worry

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Rewrite this sentence correctly.
my Grandpa gave the bycicles two Andy and I

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Match the following fiction terms to their definition.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
setting
the events that make up a narrative story
conflict
the type of text: mystery, science fiction, etc.
sequence
an order of events, from beginning to end
genre
the when and where of a story
plot
the problem in a story
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What does the underlined idiom mean?
Finishing first in the district spelling bee was quite a feather in my cap.