Name: English Comprehensive Final Please use a pencil to complete the test. Print your name on the Name line above. Read the instructions for each section carefully. When you have completed the test, place your test face down on your desk and Grammar Section The tells what the subject does or did. A. Noun B. Predicate C. Subject D. Clause The following is a run on sentence: "Animals that come out at night" 3. What is the difference between a simple subject and a complete subject? 4. Turn this run-on sentence into two separate sentences: "Have you ever been on a raft it s lots of fun." 5. List all the pronouns in the following sentence: "I like to play baseball with my brother matt and his friends" 3. 6. What is the difference between a singular noun and a plural noun? 7. What is an adjective? Give an example in a sentence and circle it. 8. What is a verb? Give an example in a sentence and circle it. 9. A sentence must have an adjective for is to be a complete sentence. 10. A sentence can start with a undercase letter. 1 A is a sentence that tells something. It ends with a period. "." 1 A is a sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark. "?" 13. A tells or asks someone to do something. It ends with a period. "." 14. A shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark. "!" Decide whether each underlined word is a singular or plural noun. Then write singular or plural on the line. 15. There are no jobs here - 1 -
Success Academy - English - 2 - English Comprehensive Final 16. Papa sent us a letter 17. The trip is taking forever! 18. The apartment is crowded. 19. A tells the reader to pause between the words that it separates. 20. It is ok to use a comma after the last word in a sentence. 2 List 2 linking verbs Rewrite each sentence with the correct form of the underlined verb. For each sentence, use the form that makes better sense - the past-tense form or the past with the helping verb have, has, or had. 2 We go outside an hour ago. 23. It has grow colder since we have been outside. 24. I know it was a good idea to wear my gloves, hat, and scarf. 25. The snow and ice have hide the roots of the trees. where they belong. 28. Go to the store and get fl our eggs and sugar. 29. We have mules horses and cows on our ranch. 30. Mexico Ireland and China are three countries I have visited. 3 What happens to a word when you ad an apostrophe and -s to a singular noun? Write the possessive form of each underlined singular noun. 3 The book is the library, so please return it. 33. The inventor fame spread throughout the nation. 34. This old book pages are torn. Write the correct present-tense form of each underlined verb on the lines provided. 35. The roadrunner race across the empty desert. 36. The wind blow the roadrunner s feathers. 26. We had choose the first day of winter to take pictures of the forest 37. The roadrunner shake its long tail. 27. The path lead us straight to the forest Rewrite the sentences below by adding commas Rewrite each sentence correctly by putting capital letters and quotation marks where they belong. 38. no, I never have, I answered. - 2 -
Success Academy - English - 3 - English Comprehensive Final 39. roberto told me that rattlesnakes are his favorite animal. Read each sentence. Write the contraction for each set of underlined words. 40. Annie has not finished sorting the bags of donated clothes. 4 Adam does not use these toys anymore, so he will donate them. 4 Karen and Stanley have not decided yet where to volunteer. Underline the action verb in each sentence. Rewrite the sentence so it tells about the future. 43. The teachers assign a project about the Civil Rights movement. Rewrite the paragraphs below. Be sure to correct any main verbs, helping verbs, or contractions that are used incorrectly. 50. Everyone should volunteering to help others. It does nt matter what you do. Any way you can help will makes a difference. You don ot have to give up all of your free time. You can help even by volunteering just a few hours a week. Many local organizations are count on volunteers. One way you can help is by working at a soup kitchen. Starting on Wednesday, I will work at the soup kitchen on Fifth Street. I m look forward to it. If you take time to help others, you will knowed that you has made your community a better place. 44. The students work in pairs. 45. All of the classes go to the library. 46. The librarians show us the right books and magazines. 47. Juan and Patricia give an oral report. 48. Josie and Emmett create a poster. 49. What is the correct past tense form of the verb: help. There may be more than one that is correct. A. had helped B. helped C. helping D. has helped Spelling Section Circle the word or word(s) in each row that rhymes with the word in column one 5 take A. tack B. fake C. ache - 3 -
Success Academy - English - 4 - English Comprehensive Final 5 play 53. way 54. away 55. lake 56. blame 57. gain A. plan B. stray C. any A. many B. swan C. neigh A. sway B. today C. toy A. late B. steak C. taste A. claim B. beam C. lamb A. mane B. grin C. mean There are six spelling mistakes in the paragraph below. Circle the misspelled words. Write the words correctly on the lines below. 58. My father and I were beginning our boat trip through the Everglades. You ve got to wear your life jackets, our guide said. And pleese be careful to not tip the boat. I laughed and said, I hope this boat doesn t leik. My dad began to teeze me about us sinking. Our guide made sure we did not run into a reif. As we rowed along, we heard the squeke of birds in the trees we passed. I could breethe in the smell of the water. What a great day! 3. 4. 5. 6. For each question, choose the word or word(s) which are spelled correctly. 59. 60. 6 A. dede B. deade C. deed D. deede A. speche B. speache C. speach D. speech A. teiz B. teaze C. tease D. teese - 4 -
Success Academy - English - 5 - English Comprehensive Final 6 63. 64. 65. A. squeak B. sqeek C. sqeak D. skweek A. pleese B. pleeze C. pleise D. please A. theaf B. thief C. theif D. theef A. breathe B. breath C. breeth D. breethe Complete the Sentence Use the following words to complete each sentence. Each word can only be used once and not all words will be used. ripped, flipping, tapped, skipping, ripping, flagged, tapping, saved, cared, flagging, tasted, saving, caring, forced, tasting, discussed, flipped, forcing, skipped, discussing 66. Dalmations are good at people from fires. 67. My neighbor has been for a sick dog. 68. Buster got in trouble for up our couch. 69. My parents the idea of adopting a puppy. 70. We down the cars so they wouldn t hit the dog. 7 The nervous puppy s tail was the ground. 7 I thought the meat loaf bad, and so did the dog. 73. My family a dog from the shelter. 74. Hannah practice to take her dog for a walk. 75. We are dogs in school this week. 76. The vet for the sick puppy. 77. The dog up the carpet in the front hall. 78. The teacher the dog to sit. 79. When I am, my dog runs beside me. Reading Comprehension Read the passage. Then answer the questions that follow. When she was little, Andrea lived near the Kennedy Space Center. Her mother always took her there to watch the rockets launch. As Andrea grew up, she realized that she wanted to do more than just watch rocket launches. More than anything, she wanted to be an astronaut, but she wasn t sure that she could be one. Her mother told her, If you want something, the important thing is that you try your best. Andrea ate well and exercised. She studied hard in all her subjects. After college she learned to fly jet planes. Andrea s dream came true. She became an astronaut and took many trips into space. - 5 -
Success Academy - English - 6 - English Comprehensive Final 80. Who are the characters in this story? 8 What is the setting when Andrea is a little girl? 8 How did Andrea's mother help her achieve her goal? 83. In most plots, a character changes. How did Andrea change in the story? people to produce these specific types of medicine. People in other countries would try recreate the medicine but often failed because the Muslims were so advanced and were much smarter. Traders from all over the world came to see what the Muslims had to offer. They traded goods such as spices, glass, and gold for the medicine. Sometimes they even traded horses. Over time, medicine has developed and we now have lots of different medicine in the United States, however, it's important to remember where it all started from. 86. Are the statements in the second paragraph facts or opinions? (Explain) 84. What do you think would be a good title for the story you just read? 85. There are usually three different reasons why an author wishes to write a story. What are they? The first has been given. (Hint: #1 is "to inform") 3. Oral Section Please raise your hand when you get to this section and prepare to read the passage to your English teacher. Thousands of years ago Muslims made an important discovery. They discovered medicine and knew benefits that it could have on those who are ill or sick. For many years, the Muslims were the only group of people to know about this great knowledge. This medicine and it's knowledge was a great value to society because it was able to help people feel better again. It was also very light weight and could be taken on long trips. For hundreds of years, the Muslims were the only 87. What is the main idea of the third paragraph? 88. What is the author's purpose? 89. Why did the author mention that people would come from all around the world to trade for the medicine? 90. What can we learn from reading about history? Looking at the different parts of a book can help you figure out if the book will have the information you need: Front Cover, Title Page, Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, and Back Cover. Answer each question below by writing the name of the book part in the space provided. - 6 -
Success Academy - English - 7 - English Comprehensive Final 9 Which two parts of a book tell you the title of the book and the name of its author? 99. What kinds of books would the new student like to read? How do you know? 9 Which two parts of a book include page numbers? 93. Where can you fi nd a brief description of what the book is about? 100. Do you think Evangeline and the new student will become friends? Why or why not? 94. Where could you find the meaning of a difficult word 95. What part of a book tells you how many chapters are in the book? 96. Where would you look to find out quickly how much information on one topic is in the book? Read the story. Then make inferences to answer the Questions Evangeline didn t look up from her book when the new student said hello. The book was called Adventures with Reptiles. She d already read it twice, but she just couldn t put it down. At the end of a chapter, she finally looked up from her book. I have that book, Jae said. It s great. Do you want to come over after school to meet my pet lizard? You bet! 97. How does Evangeline feel when Jae says hello? How do you know? 98. Is the book Evangeline is reading one of her favorites? Why or why not? - 7 -