Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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I
recently read an article about Allan Post in ___________. a. | Mystery
magazine | c. | Mystery
Magazine | b. | “Mystery Magazine” | d. | “Mystery magazine” | | | | |
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I
knew that Post was the author of the poem _________. a. | A Stormy
Evening | c. | “Stromy
Evening” | b. | A Stormy Evening | d. | “A Stormy Evening” | | | | |
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Post’s first book, _____, was published when he was twenty. a. | Ghosts and
Other Poems | c. | Ghost And
Other Poems | b. | Ghost and other Peoms | d. | Ghost and other poems | | | | |
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He
also wrote short detective stories such as _________. a. | “The
Missing Cat” | c. | “The
missing cat” | b. | the Missing Cat | d. | The Missing Cat | | | | |
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While
reading about Post, I realized that the movie _______ was based on one of his books. a. | The Roland
cottage | c. | “The Roland
Cottage” | b. | The Roland Cottage | d. | “The Roland cottage” | | | | |
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At
home we always bring a dictionary to the dinner table ________. a. | with we
| c. | for we
| b. | with
us | d. | from
us | | | | |
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Last
night we were talking _________ the huge squashes in our garden. a. | to
| c. | about | b. | like | d. | against | | | | |
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8.
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My
sister wondered about the source __________. a. | by the squash plant | c. | near the squash plant | b. | on the word
squash | d. | of the word
squash | | | | |
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We learned that squash came from a Naragansett Indian word ______
“vegetables eaten green.” a. | up | c. | for | b. | inside | d. | across | | | | |
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Yes/No
Choose YES if the conjunctions and
interjections are used and punctuated correctly. Choose NO if they are not used
correctly in the sentence .
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“Oh no my diamonds have been stolen!” exclaimed Lade Rumpus.
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“All of my rings but my necklaces are gone.”
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“I must have them back, or I shall die of sorrow.”
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“Well you came to the right place,” said Detective Ballyhoo.
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“I am an expert in lost jewelry and missing pets.”
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“Now? What kind of cat is Diamond?”
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“Is she a big cat and a small cat?”
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Short Answer
Tell whether the underlined word is an
interjection, conjunction, preposition, prepositional phrase, or object of
preposition.
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Hey! Who took the last piece of melon?
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Mom
put it in the refrigerator last night.
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She
said that I could eat that melon for my desert.
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20.
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Molly
and Ben, did you take my melon?
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21.
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This
book takes place during the month of July.
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Problem
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22.
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List
6 prepositions that start with an “a”.
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23.
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List
5 prepositions that start with “b”.
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24.
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List
2 prepositions starting with a “d”.
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25.
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List
1 preposition starting with an “e”.
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26.
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List
2 prepostions starting with a “f”.
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27.
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List
3 prepositions starting with an “i”.
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28.
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List
4 prepostions starting with an “o”.
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29.
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List
2 prepositions starting with a “t”.
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30.
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List
3 prepositions starting with an “u”.
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31.
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List
2 prepostions starting with a “w”.
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