English TEST - 6th & 7th Grades (Units 37-96)

English
Placement Test
6th & 7th Grades (Units 37-96)
Please Return Completed Tests to:
Bridgeway Academy
334 Second Street Catasauqua, PA 18032 Phone: 610-266-9016 Email: info@bridgewayacademy.com
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English Diagnostic Test page Grades 6th & 7th (Units 37 - 96)
Placement Test Instructions and Results

English 6th & 7th
Student Name: ____________________________
Birth date: _____________ Age: ______ Testing date: _________________ Grade Level: ______
Where to begin:
Please begin with the first unit of this test and continue until the student scores below minimum score on 3 consecutive units. Be sure to look beyond units where the student stops to ensure that there is nothing more he or she can complete.
Scoring:
Please use the answer sheet to score your students test and circle, on the chart below, the numbers of any units where the student scored below the minimum score.
Place a / over the number where the student stopped.
37 49 61 73 85
38 50 62 74 86
39 51 63 75 87
40 52 64 76 88
41 53 65 77 89
42 54 66 78 90
43 55 67 79 91
44 56 68 80 92
45 57 69 81 93
46 58 70 82 94
47 59 71 83 95
48 60 72 84 96
Units prescribed for student:______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ (Office Use Only)
English Diagnostic Test page 2 Grades 6th & 7th (Units 37 - 96)
From this section on, please write all your answers in Write these words in alphabetical order. October 1. 3. 5. office owl 2. 4. 6. obey ox
cursive
open
Continue on to the next page.
English Diagnostic Test
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Grades 6th & 7th (Units 37 - 96)
(7-32) Write the cursive small letters of the alphabet.
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(33-58) Write the cursive capital letters of the alphabet.
Unit # 37 Mastery Score: 58 Minimum Score: 55 Score______
Are you writing your answers in cursive?

Underline the group of words if it is a complete sentence. (1) Fluffy saw a fat mouse. Chased a fat mouse. (2) Too hot to wear a heavy coat? Is it too hot to wear a heavy coat? On the line, write declarative if the sentence is a telling sentence, write interrogative if the sentence is an asking a question, write exclamatory if the sentence shows strong feeling. (3) I have five dollars. ____________________ (4) Stop that dog! ____________________ (5) Did you have a good time? ____________________ (6) My grandma is a lot of fun. ____________________ Use a period (.), question mark (?), or exclamation point (!) at the end of each sentence. (7) Are you ready to go to school (8) My mother loves me (9) Help me (10) I have read that story before
(11) Stop running right now (12) Have you watered your flowers
Write c before each word that is a common noun. Write p before each word that is a proper noun. (1) __________ Thomas (2) __________ cake (3) __________ bedroom (4) __________ October (5) __________ street (6) __________ Mary
Write s on the blank if the noun is singular. Write p on the blank if the noun is plural. (7) __________ shirt (8) __________ plate (9) __________ stories (10) __________ boxes (11) __________ truck (12) __________ potatoes
Underline the subject noun of each sentence. (13) Our flowers are blooming. (14) Is your mother coming today? (15) Jennifer is one of my friends.
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Underline the subject noun of each sentence and draw two lines under the action or state-of-being verb of each sentence. (1-2) The cat chased the mouse. (3-4) Mothers give the best hugs. (5-6) My aunt is careful with her baby. (7-8) The dog was here this morning. (9-10) The wind blew last night.
Each sentence below has two adjectives and at least one article. Underline the adjectives and articles in these sentences. (1-3) The fun and wacky ride is for kids older than five. (4-7) Hannah gave her Mommy a big wet kiss on the cheek. (8-10) Orange and yellow crayons lay on the floor. Underline the right pronoun in each sentence. (11) The teacher gave (him, we, my) an A. (12) That lunch box is (she, mine, them). (13) The cook baked (her, she, he) own birthday cake. (14) (We, Us, Them) are going to town.
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Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence. (1) I found three quarters on the ground. (2) An acorn fell from the tree. (30) A squirrel is near the fence. Underline the two adverbs in each sentence. (4-5) The door closed quite abruptly. (6-7) The children dressed very quickly. (8-9) The news came rather suddenly. Underline the interjection in each sentence. (10) Wow, what an incredible prize! (11) Hooray, we won the game! (12) Whew, it is hot today! Underline the conjunction in each sentence. (13) May I have an apple and an orange? (14) I was hot; yet the air was cool. (15) Neither rain nor snow stops the mailman.
Write the contraction for the two words.

(1) she is
_________________________ _________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________ (2) will not _________________________ _________________________ _________________ _________________________
(3) is not
_________________________ _________________ (4) I would _________________________
Rewrite the sentence making the underlined word show possession.

(5) The bike of Michael has been found.
________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
(6) The fish Father has is the biggest.

________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

Cross out each letter which should be a capital letter. Write the capital letter above it. There are three changes in each sentence. (7-9) december 25 is christmas in america.
(10-12) Last week I read swiss family robinson. (13-15) mr. john bunyan wrote the book.
Put quotation marks in these sentences where needed. There are two sets of quotation marks. (1) The fireworks are beautiful! exclaimed Mother. (2) The teacher said, Quiet please. Put commas and colons in these sentences where needed. There are seven commas and one colon needed. (3-4) Our graduation ceremony will be held on Saturday May 22 2010. (5-7) I would like the following a hamburger fries and a soda. (8) David it was good to hear from you again. (9-10) James works with boats airplanes and railroads.
Underline the two abbreviations in these sentences. Above the abbreviation, write the word for the abbreviation. (11) Read the questions on p. 33 and answer them in your notebook. (12) Follow this road to Second St., then turn left.
Draw a line between antonyms. start (1) begin end strip Draw a line between synonyms. well (3) sick stick ill (4) shy timid brave shop (2) rich brown wealthy poor
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In each sentence underline the correct homonym. (5) We chopped a pile of (wood, would). (6) We (eight, ate) lunch at noon. Underline the correct word in each sentence. (1) Mother went (to, too, two) town on Saturday. (2) I have (to, too, two) new books on my shelf. (3) Will he (let, leave) him go to the game? (4) My brother is anxious to (let, leave). (5) (Its, Its) a beautiful day! (6) The puppy chased (its, its) tail. (7) Please sit over (there, their, theyre). (8) (There, Their, Theyre) ready to go to the lake. (9) (Your, Youre) friend is here. (10) (Your, Youre) my best friend. (11) My dog (isnt, arent) going to bury his bone. (12) (Isnt, Arent) you going to the concert tonight?
(13) We (werent, wasnt) able to find the lost cat. (14) He (werent, wasnt) so sure of himself. (15) How can three people (has, have) a ball game? (16) She (has, have) a new bicycle. (17) Everyone can (do, does) something helpful. (18) (Do, Does) your puppy have a name? (19) (A, An) bird was sitting in the tree. (20) The bird was (a, an) owl. (21) I (learn, teach) much from my parents. (22) Mother will (learn, teach) me how to cook. (23) Grandmother (sit, set) the table for dinner. (24) I must (sit, set) down to eat. (25) The dogs were (laying, lying) under the tree. (26) Mother must (lay, lie) down to rest. (27) I watch the sun (raise, rise) every morning. (28) (Raise, Rise) your hand if you need help.
Unit # 46 Mastery Score: 28 Minimum Score: 24 Score_____
Underline the correct word for each sentence. (1) Please (write, wrote, written) neatly when doing your homework. (2) When the bell (ring, rang, rung), the children quieted down. (3) I have (see, saw, seen) your wonderful report. (4) My tomatoes are (grow, grew, grown) already. (5) I will have it (do, did, done) in five minutes. (6) The class (begin, began, begun) at exactly six oclock. (7) Mother (go, went, gone) to the store this morning. (8) He has (know, knew, known) about this for at least a week.

Correctly identify the parts of a business Letter. Choose the Answers from this list: Inside Address - Signature - Heading Closing - Greeting - Body
(1) 123 Gregory Lane Uplift City, OH 54321 June 28, 1999 Johnsons Bookstore 321 School Lane Uplift City, OH 54321 ________________
(2)
_________________
(3) Dear Sir: (4) Please send me a list of all of the High school materials that you have. I would appreciate this information as soon as possible. (5) Sincerely,
_________________ _________________
_________________
(6)
Mr. Fisher
________________
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Mark each sentence with the correct end punctuationperiod, question mark, or exclamation point. On the line, write what kind of sentence it isdeclarative, interrogative, or exclamatory. (1-2) Have you hugged your dog today ________________ (3-4) Look out ________________ (5-6) He is a cheerful worker ________________ Using the guide words, underline the words which would be found on this dictionary page. before (7) blend (11) been (15) belong (8) band (12) begin (16) belt best (10) big (14) belief (18) blind
(9) between (13) beggar (17) began

Underline the subject noun once; then underline all other nouns twice. Each sentence has two nouns other than the subject noun. (1-2) Susie went to the park with her family. (4-6) She played on the swing and the slide. (7-9) The little children read stories about animals. Make these plural nouns singular. (10) dollies
(11) sheep
Make these singular nouns plural. (12) donkey

(13) lily
Underline the verb in each sentence. (1) David has been an example for us. (2) David was thankful and full of joy. (3) We have souvenirs from our vacation for our friends.
Underline the helping verb; then underline the main verb. You will have underlined a verb phrase. (4) Have you been here before? (5) My baby is being very loud today. Complete this chart by giving the missing form of each regular verb.
Present (6) cook (7) jump (8)
_________
Present Participle
(helping verb)
Past
________________
Past Participle
(helping verb )
cooking jumping playing
cooked
__________
(helping verb)
jumped played wished
(helping verb)
(helping verb)
(helping verb
) played ) wished
(9) wish
(helping verb)____________
(helping verb

Diagram the subject and verb in each sentence. (1-2) He jumped the fence.
(3-4) Our parents love us.
Complete this chart with the correct forms of these irregular verbs.
Present (6) run (7) hold (8) know (9) begin Present Participle
(helping verb)
Past
________________
Past Participle
(helping verb)
running
run held
_________
(helping verb) ___________
held knew began
(helping verb)
(helping verb)
knowing
(helping verb)
(helping verb)____________
(helping verb)
begun

On the line write singular if the noun and verb are singular. Write plural if the noun and verb are plural. (9) Composers write beautiful music for people to enjoy. ___________________ (10) The doctor knows how to help people. ___________________
Diagram the subject pronoun and verb in each sentence. (1-2) He learned about Michaels illness.
(3-4)She sits quietly on the chair.
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On the blank, write singular if the subject pronoun and verb are singular. Write plural if the subject pronoun and verb are plural. (5) They ate fruit at lunch._________________________ (6) I sing to my kitten._________________________ Underline the interrogative pronoun in the sentence. (7) Whom did he ask to go? Underline the demonstrative pronoun in the sentence. (8) Is that your coat on the chair? Underline the indefinite pronoun in the sentence. (9) Some of us are hungry. Underline the subjective case pronoun in the sentence. (10) (This, It, Others) will make Mother happy. Underline the objective case pronoun in the sentence. (11) Dad will take you and (I, me, Nate). Underline the possessive case pronoun in the sentence. (12) Mother has found (each, you, my) sweater.
Diagram the subject noun, action verb or verb phrase, and direct object (noun) in each sentence. (1-3) Bakers make fancy cakes.
(4-6)They had planted many flowers.
Diagram the subject pronoun, action verb or verb phrase, and direct object (pronoun) in each sentence. (7-9) She is baking it for Father.
(10-12)
We helped them paint.

Lines have been drawn to indicate the simple subject and the simple predicate in each sentence. Draw a line dividing the complete subject from the complete predicate. (1) The children visited the zoo. (2) Many people enjoy beautiful painting. Diagram the simple subject, the action verb, and the direct object. (3-5)She called her brother. (6-8)Did you obey Father?
Diagram the simple subject, the state-of-being verb or verb phrase, and the predicate noun or predicate pronoun. (9-11) The scarf is Mothers. (12-14) You will be a teacher.

Underline the adjectives, including articles, in this story. There are 13 adjectives. (1-13) Violet gazed at the starry sky. She saw the beautiful stars. It made her think about one wonderful night when her Daddy showed her many twinkling stars. They lit up the big, dark sky that night. Draw a line dividing the complete subject from the complete predicate in each sentence. Write A above the predicate adjective. (14-15) Sarah was dedicated in all her work. (16-17) We must be careful in the car. Diagram the simple subject, the simple predicate, and the predicate adjective in each sentence. (18-20) Peters courage was strong.
(21-23) Was John being mean?

Underline the adverb in each sentence. (1) The red balloon floated up. (2) Janie sang beautifully. Change these adjectives to adverbs. (3) gentle _____________ (5) bright _____________ (4) glad _____________ (6) colorful_____________
Underline the correct form of comparison for the adjective or adverb in each sentence. (7) Matthew is (more talented, talented) than he used to be. (8) Sharon sang the song (good, well). Diagram the noun with its adjectives. (9-11) a blue pen
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Diagram these adverbs and the words they describe. (12-13) run fast (14-15) too soon (16-17) very sweet
In each sentence a word has been underlined and an arrow drawn to the word it describes. Decide whether the underlined word is an adjective or an adverb. Write adjective or adverb on the line. (18) Lynette sang beautifully. (19) Jack has exceptional talents. ___________________ ___________________
Underline the coordinating conjunction in each sentence. (1) Samantha wanted a beautiful garden, but she did not own any land. (2) Samantha and her sister planted a garden at her sisters house.
Underline the interjection in this sentence. (3) Oh, what beautiful stars! In this sentence set off each prepositional phrase with parentheses ( ); then draw lines under the words which form the subjectaction verb sentence pattern. (4) As the rain began, the people ran into the nearest building. In this sentence set off each prepositional phrase with parentheses ( ); then draw lines under the words which form the subjectaction verbdirect object sentence pattern. (5) The bell in the tower warned the villagers of fire. In this sentence set off each prepositional phrase with parentheses ( ); then draw lines under the words which form the subjectstate-of-being verbpredicate noun sentence pattern. (6) He is the top player in the league. In this sentence set off each prepositional phrase with parentheses ( ); then draw lines under the words which form the subjectstate-of-being verbpredicate adjective sentence pattern. (7) That pregnant dog is ready to deliver her puppies.
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Choose the correct verb and underline it. (8) Bob (laid, lay) down his book. (9) Has the bread (raised, risen) yet? (10) (Can, May) I hold the kitten? (11) Will you (leave, let ) me here? Diagram this prepositional phrase. (12-15) with all their help
Cross out each letter which should be a capital letter; then write the capital letter above it. There are three changes in each sentence. (1-3) Jim and daniel went to philadelphia on saturday. (4-6) On monday, rebekah and i went shopping.
Put commas and colons where needed in these sentences. There are four commas and one colon needed. (7) Father gets up at 6 30 every morning. (8-9) We visited the art museum the courthouse and city hall. (10) Bruce taught the children to read and Jane taught them many songs. (11) The Smiths took a trip to Boston Massachusetts. Put quotation marks and underlines where needed in each sentence. There are two sets of quotation marks and one underline needed. (12-13) Where, asked Dorothy, did you put the ice cream, Paul? (14) The Red Door is a book I read in fourth grade.
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Put an apostrophe where needed in each sentence. (1) Wasnt that game fun? (2) That little girls face is full of ice cream. Decide whether the pair of words are synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, or heteronyms. On the line write syn for synonym, ant for antonym, hom for homonym, and het for heteronym. (3) screamyell __________ (4) fullempty __________ (5) readread __________ (6) (7) (8) updown __________ jumphop __________ sewso __________
In this paragraph, cross out the sentence which does not tell about the topic sentence. (9) Cats are animals with four feet and fur. Cats make very nice pets. Dogs are pets, too. There are long hair cats and short hair cats. Cats often like to curl up on someones lap and take a nap.
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Write a friendly letter to David Williams, 897 Frederick Blvd. New York, NY 55555. Include your address and include a proper closing. (10) _________________ _________________ _________________ (11) _________________ (12) _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ (13) _________________ (14) _________________
(15) __________________ __________________ __________________
Place Stamp Here
(16) _____________________ _____________________ _____________________

Use your address to write a business letter to the Bridgeway Academy, 334 Second Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032, asking for information on their computer and on-line courses for home schooling students. (17) _________________ _________________ _________________ (18) _________________ (19) _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ (20) _________________ (21) _________________

Using the guide words below, underline the words which would be considered entry words on this dictionary page. fair (1) fox (2) far (3) feet (4) fail (5) fix (7) fool (6) flaw (8) fate fill (9) fish (10) fall
(11) Circle the word in the list that is not in alphabetical order. bear beet blast big brag burst Draw one line under the simple subject and two lines under the simple predicate in each sentence. Then, draw a line dividing the complete subject from the complete predicate. (12) The boy went downtown. (13) Dogs are running wild.
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Label the following pairs of words as syn for synonyms, ant for antonyms, hom for homonyms, or het for heteronyms (14) __________ chordcord (15) __________ lead-lead (16) __________ sweetsour (17) __________ talestory
Form the following singular nouns. singular singular possessive plural plural possessive (1-3) arm ____________ ___________ ___________ (4-6) house ___________ ___________ ___________ (7-9) student ___________ ___________ ___________ Underline all three nouns in the following sentences. (10-12) The group, Acapella, sings without music (13-15) The students drove their new truck to the convention.
Draw two lines under the verb in each sentence. Label it AV for action verb or LV for linking verb. Draw one line under and label the direct objects DO, draw one line under and label the indirect objects IO, draw one line under and label the predicate nouns PN, and draw one line under and label the predicate adjectives, PA. (1-2) David drove his car to the meeting. (3-5) Mark gave me the soda when he heard me coughing. (6-7) The soda was a Sprite. (8-9) Sprite is much too sweet. Diagram the following sentences. (10) The dog ate his food.
(11) My chair is broken

Underline the subjective case pronouns in the following sentences. (1) Grandpa, you should have seen the fish I caught yesterday. (2) It was a rainy day but the fish were hungry. (3) They were tugging on our fishing line. Underline the objective case pronouns in the following sentences. (4) Sharon went to the grocery store with mother and me. (5) It was nice to have my big sister go to the store with us. (6) Mother bought her a new mop for her new home. Underline the possessive case pronouns in the following sentences. (7) I am thankful for my grandparents. (8) They are willing to share their home with others. (9) This same kind of hospitality can be yours, too. Underline the interrogative pronoun. (10) Which book belongs to Joey? Underline the relative pronoun. (11) The book that I have is the same as Joeys. Underline the demonstrative pronoun. (12) These books are the same.
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Complete this chart by giving the missing forms of these verbs.

Present Present Participle talk ______________ ______ asking Past Past Participle talked _________________ _______ have asked
(1-2) (3-4)
Fill in each blank with the tense of the verb indicated.

(5) (6) (7)
Jenny______________an oral report on Friday. She_______________to earn an award. She and her parents______________a concert.
past tense of give present tense of want past tense of attend
Draw two lines under the verb in each sentence. On the line write present, past, or future to indicate the tense of the verb.
(8-9) Years (10-11) (12-13)
ago, the Wright brothers built the first airplane. __________ Adam wants a cookie after his meal. __________ Mary is going to the store with Mother. __________
Complete the chart by giving the missing forms of these verbs.

(14-15) (16-17) (18-19) (20-21)
Present freeze get go know
Present Participle Past Past Participle (were) freezing _________ (has)___________________ (am) getting _________ (had)__________________ (is) going _________ (have)_________________ (are) knowing _________ (has)__________________
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Underline the correct verb in the following sentences. Be sure your verb agrees with the subject.
(1) My mother ( is, are ) a wonderful person. (2) She always ( take, takes ) time out of her day when we need her. (3) We ( are, am ) grateful to have her. (4) All of my brothers and sisters and I ( say, says ) she is our best friend. (5) An empty film case was ( sitting, setting ) on my dresser. (6) Hundreds of coins ( lie, lay ) on my closet floor. (7) Hot air ( raises, rises ); cold does not. (8) The group of children ( was, were ) running down the hall. (9) Fruit, vegetables, fish, and chicken ( are, is ) good for you. (10) All flowers ( make, makes ) me sneeze.
Underline all of the adjectives including articles in the following sentences.

(1-8) The sweet, little, blond girl with the big blue eyes sang in the festival. (9-11) The silver coins fell out of her wallet when she dropped it.
Underline all of the adverbs in the following sentences.

(12) Eating quickly, the boys rushed to beat the crowds. (13) They wanted to be safely seated before the game started. (14) The team can play better when they are at home.
Underline the conjunctions and interjections in the following sentences. (15) Yikes! Were going to be late. (16) We did our best to be on time but the traffic was terrible.
Underline the prepositional phrases. There are two in each sentence.

(17-18) I sat beside the pitcher on the bus (19-20) We read about him in a news story.
Unit # 67 Mastery Score:20 Minimum Score: 16 Score______
Label the underlined word with its part of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb). (1) __________. Michael is now the youngest child in our family. (2) __________. He has two sisters. (3) __________. When he cries, he cries so softly that we dont hear him. (4) __________. His Mom and Dad were excited when he was born. (5) __________. They called everyone to share the awesome news. Label the underlined word with its part of speech (interjection, preposition, conjunction). (6) ___________. Help! My flashlight went out; I cant see! (7) ___________. These batteries came with the flashlight when I bought it yesterday. (8) ___________. I guess using it all night last night and tonight wore them out.
Diagram the following sentences. Be sure to place all of the modifiers under the word they are describing. (9-13) The baby can drink her milk from a cup.
(14-15) The bottle is too difficult for her.
Proofread the following paragraph. Correct capitalization and punctuation (quotation marks, end punctuation, semi-colons, colons, apostrophes, commas) errors. There are two sets of quotation marks, six capitalization changes, one colon, one semi-colon, one apostrophe, one exclamation point, one comma and three periods needed. my teacher is convinced that I can do anything. She said, You are too talented to sit around and twiddle your thumbsit is time to get busy I was surprised that she was so sure about it. she made me memorize the following speeches the declaration of independence Patrick henrys speech and the commencement address that C.S. Lewis gave. Lewis speech was the easiest he simply said, Try, try, try I guess that was the message she really wanted me to get
Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence. On the line, indicate whether it is used as an adjective or and adverb. (1) _______________. I made the chicken in the oven. (2) (a) _________________. The sauce for the chicken is a white cream sauce made with cheese (b) _________________ Underline the three clauses in the following sentence. (3-5) I pounded the chicken first, then browned it on the stove before I put it in the oven. Underline the topic sentence of the following paragraph. (6) No matter what we do, the fish in our tank keep dying. We feed them every day, clean the tank twice a month and always watch for algae. We even bought two bottom feeders to try to keep things clean. But we still must be doing something wrong because Bubba, our oldest fish, died this morning.

Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence. On the line write adjective or adverb to indicate how it is used. (1-2) The flowers of spring smell lovely. (3-4) We saw a field of yellow daisies. (5-6) The weeds grew in the yard. Underline the two clauses in this sentence. (7-8) Willie sped down the hill on his bike, and Spike raced along behind. In each sentence, underline the special introductory word and clause that follows it. (9) Patience and perseverance are two character traits which I want to learn. (10) Our teacher is the one who will speak next. Underline the topic sentence of this paragraph. (11) Katie was always a good girl. She always tried to be obedient to her parents, and was kind to the other children at the playground. She would help elderly neighbors with their
Organize the following pre-writing lists into an organized outline by placing letters and numbers where necessary.
New Brunswick, Canada I] New Brunswick has two geographical regions A) Both have many rivers and streams 1) Appalachian Region a) Contains wooded hills and valleys Coastal Lowlands Flat 1410 miles of coastline Atlantic Ocean Bay of Fundy Gulf of St. Lawrence Chaleur Bay New Brunswick has some interesting features Tides Highest tides on the earth occur in the Bay of Fundy Water depth rises 70 feet Reversing Falls rapids The Saint John river flows backwards over a series of low falls Some of the most important things in New Brunswick St. Johns River Source is the U.S. state of Maine Economics Mining Zinc Lead Potash Lumbering Fishing Tourism Unit # 72 Capital Mastery Score: 28 Frederickton Minimum Score: 23 Largest City Score______ St. Johns
On the line, identify whether the group of words is a complete sentence or a sentence fragment. (1) I heard you were a strong student academically. _______________ (2) The dog and cat. __________________ Action/Linking Verbs Draw two lines under each verb. On the line, label the underlined verb as action or linking. (3-4) Have Abigail and Hannah been swimming yet? _____________ (5-6) They are excited about the new swimming instructor.______________ (7-8) They have a lot of talent.__________________________ Draw two lines under each verb. Then, on the blank, indicate whether the verb has active or passive voice. (9-10) Everything we need is provided for by our parents.___________ (11-12) She loves me so much that she hugged me. ____________
Fill in the blanks with the missing forms of these regular verbs. Present (1-2) Play (3-4) Jump Present Participle (am) ________ (is) jumping Past played Past Participle (have) ___________
_______ (has) ____________
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Fill in the blanks with the missing forms of these irregular verbs. Present (5-6) Swim (7-8) Throw Present Participle (am) swimming (is) _________ Past __________ threw Past Participle (have) _________ (has) __________
Draw two lines under each verb. Then identify whether the verb tense is present, past, or future. (9-10) Finally, the girls arrived at the pool. _____________________ (11-12) They will swim in the shallow end first. _________________ (13-14)They certainly do well in their swimming class. ___________
Draw two lines under each verb. Then on the line identify whether the verb tense is written in present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect tense. (1-2) The boys have become good mountain climbers._____________ (3-4) The mountains had always seemed too tall to climb.__________ (5-6) They will have become experts in a few years.______________

On the line, indicate whether the underlined noun in each sentence is used as a subject, predicate nominative, object of preposition, direct object, or indirect object. (1) When Carolyn was five, she gave her doll to a homeless girl._______________ (2) She also gave Rebecca a book. ________________________ (3) Mark realized that Gracies father was dedicated to serving the community. ____________________ (4) Hard work left little time for games. __________________ (5) Kyle became Kates walking buddy after he met her._____________ Fill in the blanks with the missing forms of these nouns. Singular (6-7) Car (8-9) Man (10-11) Sheep Singular Possessive __________ mans _________ cars ___________ sheep Plural Plural Possessive ____________ ____________ ____________
On the line, identify whether the underlined verb is: transitive (verb has a direct object) or intransitive(verb has no direct object). (12) Timmy knows his multiplication tables. ___________________ (13) When he recites them, everyone listens. __________________

Underline the nominative case personal pronoun in each sentence. On the line, identify whether the pronoun is used as a subject or predicate nominative. (1-2) What a strong guy is he!__________________________ (3-4) He can pull a wagon with six kids in it!___________________ Underline the objective case personal pronoun in each sentence. On the line, identify whether the pronoun is used as a direct object, indirect object, object of preposition. (5-6) Have any of you seen him pull the wagon?__________________ (7-8) The time Thomas pulled Dad out of the mud gave him such a reputation.__________________________ (9-10) Thomas incredible strength keeps him safe. ______________ On the line identify whether the underlined pronoun is a demonstrative, interrogative, relative, or reflexive pronoun. (11) This is the clock that Richard has made. __________________ (12) We can thank our parents, whose love for us is very strong. __________________ (13) What kind of candy is this? (14) We can enjoy ourselves by telling funny stories. __________________ ___________________

Above each underlined word, label (AV) for adverb and (AJ) for adjective. (1-3) Emily helped her Mom in order to finish the job quickly. (4-6) The dark stain washed completely out of the white shirt. On the blank, write the correct degree of comparison for the word at the end of the sentence. (7) Jacob is the __________________boy in the family. (young) (8) Matthew is the _____________________ of everyone. (active) (9) Andrews hair is _____________________ than James. (blond) On the line, identify whether the underlined word is used as a preposition, conjunction, or interjection. (10) I went to the beach by following the sand trail._____________ (11) Help! I keep getting bowled over by the waves.____________ (12) Swimming and building sand castles are the most popular beach activities. _______________
On the line, identify the underlined words part of speechnoun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, interjection, or conjunction. (1) My most recent story is about Gettysburg.
__________________________
(2) The main character in the story is a young soldier from Harrisburg. __________________________
(3) He is overwhelmed by the war
__________________________
(4) He wonders how anyone can kill a fellow countryman. __________________________ (5) His letters are filled with uncertainty. __________________________ (6) Alas! He is unable to escape the terror of the battle. __________________________ (7) He throws himself on top of his friend in order to save him. __________________________ (8) Both men recovered slowly from the anxiety of the battle. __________________________
Diagram the following compound and complex sentences. (1-4) Andrew lifted his sister and she saw the fireworks clearly.
Andrew
lifted
sister
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(5-6) Madeline knew what would happen next.
Madeline
knew
Underline the infinitive in this sentence. (10) Abigail loves to read biographies. Underline the participle used as an adjective in this sentence. (11) The sleeping baby is refreshing herself. Underline the gerund in this sentence. (12) Finishing the six-mile race is something to be proud of! Underline the introductory word of the noun clause. (13) Can you see what is in the water? Underline the introductory word of the adjective clause. (14) The girls, who love to sing, will begin the concert. Underline the introductory word of the adverb clause. (15) Hannah sped far ahead, until she tripped over the log.
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Add quotation marks and end punctuation for each quotation in these sentences. (1-2) I now pronounce you husband and wife said the officiating minister. (3-4) What a wonderful day said the new married couple. Put semicolons, colons, apostrophes, and hyphens where needed in these sentences. One of each is needed. (5) My sister is very happy she got married today. (6) She d love to keep all thirty five flowers! (7) She will fly out for her honeymoon at 6 30
In each of the following sentences, draw one line under the subject and two lines under the verb. (1-2) Max has provided all the party food. (3-4) Into the hoop, the basketball went. Label the following sentences as declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative. Place ending punctuation where needed. (5) Thomas loves his baby sister (6) Emily, watch out for that wall (7) When was Madeline born (8) Go wash your hands before picking up the baby
______________ ______________
__________________ __________________
Label the following sentence as active or passive voice. (9) The flowers were given as an act of friendship._______________ (10) They gave them the flowers to show their friendship. _____________ On the line, identify the sentence as simple, compound, or complex. (11) James took the clock apart. (12) After pulling out the workings, he found the problem. (13) The clock needed tightening and it needed a new battery. _______________ ______________ ______________
(14-24) Proofread the following letter. There are eleven errors. 322 Highland Ave. Big Heart, MA 55545 january 26, 1999 Deer joshua, you are cordially invited to a surprise goodbye Party for jacob shelheimer. The party will be held at covered bridge park on Saturdey, February 27, at 11:00 AM. Please respond as soon as possible. Sincerely, Mrs. Shelheimer
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Write a letter of acceptance for this invitation. (25)

_____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
(26) _______________________________
(27)
__________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
(28)
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the list below. Guide Entry Title (1) Words listed in alphabetical order in the dictionary are called _______ words. (2) Words at the top of a dictionary page are called __________ words.
Read the paragraph and place a check beside the sentence that is the topic of the paragraph. (3) Many senior citizens find themselves feeling lonely and forgotten. Often, they do not know where to turn for comfort. We can help by taking the time to show that we care. If you know an older person who lives alone or in a nursing home, visiting them might be just the thing to cheer them up. By making an effort to talk and laugh with them regularly, after awhile they may not feel lonely anymore! ______ Many people are lonely ______ By spending time with older people, we have the ability to help them feel loved and appreciated. ______ Laughing with someone makes us happy.
Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions below. Jacob couldnt believe the beauty of the ocean. The calm, lapping waves moved gently into the golden sand. As he gazed across the deep waters, he admired the soft orange hues of the setting sun. The peaceful scene made him feel rested and refreshed. There are many techniques for stopping the hiccups. Some believe you must simply hold your breath; others say it is best to drink water; and still others are convinced you simply need to stand on one foot. In my opinion, the best way to stop the hiccups is a combination of many methods. First, get a glass of water. Then, lay down and have someone plug your ears while you hold your breath. After 30 seconds, drink the water while your assistant continues to plug your ears. It works every time! (1) The first paragraph was (a description, an explanation). (2) The second paragraph was (a description, an explanation).
(3-18). Decide which of these are the main topics, sub-topics, and points and complete the outline.
II] Write an outline. A. Select a topic that interests you. C. Arrange the ideas in the best order. 1. Cross out each part of the outline as you write it in your composition. III] Write your rough draft. A. Make sure the composition is in the best order I] Choose an interesting topic. B. Use strong transitions between points to help the composition flow smoothly. 1. The more interested you are, the more you will enjoy writing about your topic. C. Check that each sentence is clear and complete. B. Select a topic for which you can find information. C. Write clear sentences. 2. Cross out the ideas that will not support your topic well. A. Follow your outline. B. Choose ideas that best support your topic. C. Select a topic that you know well. A. Pre-write by writing down all of your ideas. B. Make sure each sentence supports the topic. 1. Highlight the ideas you want to use. IV] Revise
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How to Write a Composition

I] Choose an interesting topic
_____________________________________________________________________________ 1. _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
II]
Write an Outline
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
III] Write the Composition

_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
IV] Revise
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

On the line write sentence or fragment to indicate whether the group of words is a complete sentence or a sentence fragment. (1) I want to be an honest leader. (2) Unto me. __________________ __________________
(3) I should be a good example to other students.__________________ (4) Had the correct spelling. (5) His hope for the future. __________________ __________________
Place the correct punctuation after each sentence. On the line indicate whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative. (6) Which famous authors have we studied this year _______________ (7) The stories were based upon mythical characters ______________ (8) How much we appreciate her character ______________
(9) Remember that was your homework assignment ______________ Draw one line under the subject and two lines under the complete verb in each sentence. (10) A friend found Mr. Harrisons books. (11) Once, because of a robbery, all of his valuables were taken from his home.
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In each sentence draw one line under the subject and two lines under the verb or helping verb that agrees in number with the subject. (12) Into the park ( goes, go ) two fishermen. (13) Andrew and Michael ( is, are ) avid fishermen. Diagram the compound subject and the verb of this sentence. (14-17) Andrew and Michael went to the lake.
Diagram the subject and the compound verb of this sentence. (18-21) The boys fish in the lake and wander along the trails.
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Draw two lines under each verb in the sentence. On the line, indicate whether the verb is action or linking. 1-2. Young Andrew was surrounded by nature. 3-4. Andrew remained a happy fisherman. Diagram the sentences below. 5. Andrew loves the forest _______________ _______________
6. Andrew wrote a letter to his friend.
7. Andrew sent Peggy a letter of comfort
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Draw one line under the subject and two lines under the linking verb. (8) A motivated worker is not lazy. (9) Andrew was a motivated, dependable student in the classroom. A line has been drawn under the verb. On the line, indicate whether the verb is transitive or intransitive. (10) Andrew dusts the shelves and books in the classroom. _________ (11) Andrew also works in the bookstore down the street. __________ Draw two lines under each verb. On the line, indicate whether the verb is active or passive. (12-13) Sometimes Andrew catches fish. _________________
(14-15) Andrew is taught the necessary fishing skills by his father. __________________

Complete this chart by giving the missing forms of these regular and irregular verbs. Present (1-3) (4-6) (7-9) lay freeze open Present Participle _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Past Past Participle ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
____________ ____________ ____________ ____________
(10-12) help
Draw two lines under the correct verb form. (13) The water froze in the pipe and ( broke, busted ) it. (14) The squirrels have food now that winter has ( come, came ). (15) The raccoon ( stoled, stole ) food from the dogs dish. Draw two lines under each verb. On the line, indicate whether the verb is the present, past, or future tense. (16) Who helps my mother? ________________
(17) What will become of the squirrel this winter? ________________ (18) Uncle Lou inspired me to become a teacher. ________________
The verb in each sentence is underlined. Indicate whether the tense of the verb is present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect. (1) Andrew heard his fathers instructions. (2) He will learn those new lessons taught. (3) Andrew is fishing in the lake today. (4) Andrew enjoys fishing as much as his father. (5) Andrews father had fished in the same lake when he was young. (6) A member of their family will have fished in this lake for fifty years. ________________ ________________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _______________
Fill in the correct tense of the verb in the person indicated. help helping helped helped
(7) I __________________________________ present (8) I __________________________________ past (9) I __________________________________ future (10) I _________________________________ present perfect (11) I _________________________________ past perfect (12) I _________________________________ future perfect
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go
going
went
gone
(13) I _________________________________ present (14) I _________________________________ past (15) I _________________________________ future (16) I _________________________________ present perfect (17) I _________________________________ past perfect (18) I _________________________________ future perfect
Draw two lines under the correct form of the verb in the sentence. (19) Who ( taught, learned ) Andrew to fish? (20) Andrew ( set, sat ) down to rest while he fished. (21) He ( lets, leaves ) his sister come to the lake with him. (22) Andrew ( laid, lain ) his fishing rod on the ground. (23) He ( rose, raised ) from his seat to check the fish he had caught. (24) Andrew ( left, let ) the lake at noon.

On the blank, write subject, predicate nominative, direct object, indirect object, object of preposition, appositive or direct address to show how the underlined noun in each sentence is used. (1) Andrew was a boy who loved to fish. (2) His friends liked to go fishing with him. (3) He gladly gave his sister his best fishing rod. _______________ _______________ _______________
(4) Michael, a good friend, also liked to go fishing. _______________ (5) He also liked to fish at the lake. _______________
(6) Catching fish brought great happiness to both boys . ____________ (7) Oh, Andrew, said Michael, I will see you at the lake again tomorrow. ______________ Write the singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive of each noun. Singular Possessive Plural Possessive _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
Singular (8-10) (11-13)
Plural _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
potato _____________ man _____________ _____________
(14-16) story (17-19)
mouse _____________
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Draw two lines under the correct form of the verb in each sentence. (20) Andrew ( has, have ) been fishing at the lake. (21) Andrew and Michael ( love, loves ) to be together at the lake. (22) One story Andrews father tells ( is, are ) about the big fish that got away. (23) The boys always ( run, runs ) back home to tell about their day at the lake. (24) These boys ( remind, reminds ) me of my youth, said Andrews father.
Write NC for nominative case, OC for objective case, or PC for possessive case above each personal pronoun. (1-2) James made an excellent choice, and by following his example, I can learn much about leading a dedicated life. (3-5) Good advice inspired him, and I will base all my decisions on wisdom, too. Underline the correct word in each sentence. (6) James learned that ( its, its ) wise to follow good examples. (7) When you follow good examples, ( youre, your ) living your life the way it was meant to be. (8) When people do the right thing, ( their, theyre ) to be rewarded.
Draw two lines under the antecedent for each italicized pronoun. (9) Father tells stories about his fishing experiences. (10) Andrew thought a new fishing rod would greatly help him catch more fish. (11) Michael and Andrew enjoyed their fishing adventures. Write demonstrative, interrogative, relative, reflexive, or indefinite on the line to show what kind of pronoun the underlined word in each sentence is. (12) Whose basket of flowers is this? _____________
(13) Everyone can learn from their past experiences. _____________ (14) Andrew helped himself to more vegetables at lunch. __________ (15) We must help those who are not as fortunate. _____________
(16) These are two important items we must not forget. ____________

On the line, show whether each underlined word is used as a noun, a verb, a pronoun, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection. (1) Father was invited to assist the boys on a fishing trip. ___________ (2) When fully assured he would help, the boys were elated. ________ (3) Even though the trip was short, they had a good time. __________ (4) Thinking ahead, Father took lunch to the lake. ________________ (5) Eventually they went fishing, and they caught several large fish. ________________ (6) The lake was known for having a large picnic grove. ___________ (7) Yes, Father enjoyed the trip as much as the boys did. ___________ (8) He was thrilled to be included in their fun at the lake. __________ Underline the correct degree of comparison in each sentence. (9) Tell us about the ( more, mucher, most ) interesting story you have ever read. (10) The lake was ( calm, calmer, calmest ) than yesterday. (11) The trips became ( enjoyable, more enjoyable, most enjoyable ) each time they went.
Underline the adjectives in the sentences. (12) Andrew and Michael, excited and happy, prepared for the next
fishing trip. (13) The puppy left a large, muddy print on the kitchen floor.
Underline the adverbs in the sentences.

(14) Mother soon discovered the muddy puppy. (15) Even though he had made a mess, she still loved him.
Diagram the following sentences.

(16) All students should read daily from their favorite books.
17. The cost of the corn is written under the shelf.

Identify each underlined word as a noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, or interjection. (1) For Andrew, every day at the lake was full of exciting adventures. ___________________ (2) My, how he looked forward to each trip! ___________________ (3) There, he enjoyed fishing. (4) Later in the day, this enjoyment proved to be very satisfying. (5) When Andrew was thirteen, he was given more responsibility. (6) Father appointed him head fisherman of the family. (7) Later, he took his sister to the lake and taught her how to fish. (8) His patience was rewarded, and Father honored his sincere efforts. Diagram these sentences. (9) The results of his patience were clearly seen in his sisters ability. ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
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(10) He anxiously sought his fathers opinion in this decision.
Diagram this compound sentence. (1-10) The game amazes me; therefore, I must practice every day.
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11-20. When the boys were children, their parents nurtured their many talents.
boys
On the line write S, F, or R to show whether the group of words is a complete sentence, a sentence fragment, or a run-on sentence. _____1. Out on the lake a raging storm big waves. _____2. Brave Andrew was frightened by the storm, his younger sister was also extremely frightened. _____3. Finally the storm passed and all was calm.
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Match the following. _____ (4) expository paragraph _____ (5) paragraph _____ (6) narrative paragraph A. states the topic of a paragraph B. states an opinion C. explains an idea, gives information, or tells how to do or make something D. describes people, places, experiences, or feeling E. tells a story F. sentences about one idea or topic
_____ (7) topic sentence _____ (8) descriptive paragraph _____ (9) persuasive paragraph
Add the end punctuation, quotation marks, and commas as needed in the following sentences. (1-3) You are a wonderful fisherman exclaimed Father after the fishing trip (4-6) Andrew smiled and asked Do you really think so (7-11) Yes commented Father expectantly I certainly do
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Add underlines, quotation marks, apostrophes, hyphens, and dashes where needed in the following sentences. (12-13) The book Swiss Family Robinson tells us about the Robinsons life on the island. (14-15) Diligence, dedication, and character these are just a few words used to describe the well known person. (16) Andrew enjoys singing the song The Star Spangled Banner. In each of the following groups, underline the option that is correctly punctuated and capitalized for a friendly letter or a business letter. (17) a. Dear sir, b. Dear Sir: (19) a. Dear Friend, b. Dear Friend: (20) a. Your Friend, b. Your friend, (18) a. 123 Uplift Lane Uplift City, Uplift 99999 June 30, 1999 b. 123 uplift lane Uplift City, uplift 99999 June 30, 1999

Choose a topic you would like to write about. Create an outline for your composition. Use main topic, subtopics, and points. Then write your composition. Use scratch paper for your rough drafts, then copy your final draft of the outline and the composition on these pages. Attach the rough draft copies to this sheet. Your composition should be at least three paragraphs long. Remember to use correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. If you need additional paper, please use notebook paper and attach the page to these pages. Outline
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Composition

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Rewrite the sentence making the underlined word show possession.

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(9) between (13) beggar (17) began

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Make these singular nouns plural. (12) donkey

cooking jumping playing

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(4-6)They had planted many flowers.

We helped them paint.

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_________________ _ (2) will not _ _ _ _________________

_________________ _ (4) I would _________________

(15) __

(16) ___________ _ ___________

_ (has) ______

_____________________________________________ _ _____________________________________________

Plural _______ _ _ _______

potato _______ man _ _______