LANGUAGE Capitalization For each item, black out the number of the word that needs to be capitalized. If no word needs to be capitalized, black out the “N” for “None.” 1 One of my favorite series 1 2 3 4 5 N 2 to read is The hobbit. 1 2 3 4 5 N 3 the adventure, character, and plot 1 2 3 4 5 N 4 about Bilbo baggins is so 1 2 3 4 5 N 5 exciting to read about. Bilbo 1 2 3 4 5 N 6 lives in The Shire, where 1 2 3 4 5 N 7 he is a respectable Hobbit. 1 2 3 4 5 N 8 he loves to listen to 1 2 3 4 5 N 9 gandalf’s story, and then gets 1 2 3 4 5 N 10 to go on an adventure 1 2 3 4 5 N 11 of his own. the Hobbit 1 2 3 4 5 N 12 was written by J. R. 1 2 3 4 5 N 13 R. tolkien, who is one 1 2 3 4 5 N 14 of my favorite authors. i 1 2 3 4 5 N 15 read tolkien’s books quite often. 1 2 3 4 5 N Page 11 Copyright © 2018 by Academic Excellence, Inc. All rights reserved.
LANGUAGE Punctuation Please provide the correct punctuation below. “Dont be a fool Bilbo Baggins! he said to himself, “thinking of dragons and all that outlandish nonsense at your age!” So he put on an apron lit fires boiled water and washed up Then he had a nice little breakfast in the kitchen before turning out the dining-room. By that time the sun was shining; and the front door was open letting in a warm spring breeze. Bilbo began to whistle loudly and to forget about the night before Excerpt from The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien Page 12 Copyright © 2018 by Academic Excellence, Inc. All rights reserved.
LANGUAGE Punctuation Please provide the correct punctuation below. 2093 E Clover St Palmyra, CO July 14 2017 Dear Mark I wanted you to know I am sending you books pens notebooks and typing paper I was wondering if you could send me a receipt back letting me know you received the box My English teacher said, Bring all your writing materials to class. Be prepared to take a short exam Mark when you arrive Thanks for being my friend Jon Page 13 Copyright © 2018 by Academic Excellence, Inc. All rights reserved.
LANGUAGE Usage and Structure In Items 1-20 below, decide if each statement is written in standard English. If the statement is in standard English, fill in answer space T. If it is not in standard English, fill in answer space F. 1 You should lie down. T F 2 Let’s us go shopping. T F 3 A cup and a plate was in the sink. T F 4 You can’t hardly tell what color that is. T F 5 The boys who went to the library was bored. T F 6 Blue and green are my favorite colors. T F 7 Lay the book on the table, please. T F 8 The boy which is playing the piano is my brother. T F 9 I told Anthony and Vince that there tickets expired. T F 10 Who would like a cookie? T F 11 I’m going to watch a movie first, than go to bed. T F 12 She didn’t lie about her high test scores. T F 13 You’re car should be fixed before you travel. T F 14 Susan should of come to the meeting. T F 15 Jerry and I are brothers. T F 16 Mother gave the bags to we girls. T F 17 These toys are Nancy’s. T F 18 I think the summer was to short. T F 19 The singers are Lily, Fatima, and I. T F 20 A part of my collection have been lost. T F In Items 21-22 below, decide if the original sentence is transformed correctly. If it is transformed correctly, mark T for True. If it is not transformed correctly, mark F for False. Clare lived in California. 21 The above statement can be transformed into a question which asks, “Did Claire T F live in California?” 22 The above statement can be transformed into a negative statement which reads, T F “Claire does not live in California.” Page 14 Copyright © 2018 by Academic Excellence, Inc. All rights reserved.
LANGUAGE Usage and Structure Read Items 1-4 below and choose the answer that best describes each preceding group of words. All punctuation marks have been intentionally removed from these items. 1 The new girl in class speaks French 2 Jane played in the sandbox and Nadia fluently jumped rope compound sentence compound sentence complex sentence complex sentence sentence fragment simple sentence simple sentence sentence fragment none of these none of these 3 After my car broke down and was taken 4 Although it was cloudy she wore to the shop sunglasses simple sentence simple sentence sentence fragment sentence fragment compound sentence compound sentence complex sentence complex sentence none of these none of these Read Items 5-8 below and choose the best answer. 5 Stephen wrote a kind letter. 6 The inflectional morpheme ending -est is added to In the above sentence, the underlined words is nouns adjectives a linking verb verbs a helping verb adverbs a transitive verb none of these an intransitive verb none of these 7 My best friends live _____ town. 8 Peter went to the mall last week. In the above sentence, the blank must be In the above sentence, the underlined filled with words is an adjective a linking verb an adverb a helping verb a preposition a transitive verb a conjunction an intransitive verb none of these none of these Page 15 Copyright © 2018 by Academic Excellence, Inc. All rights reserved.
LANGUAGE Spelling For each group of words below, fill in the space next to the word that is spelled wrong. If none of the words is spelled wrong, fill in the space next to the words “none of these.” decision ostrich receiving giraffe completly stomach qualified posession recruit language volume parallel sleigh penguin kindegarten recommend none of these none of these none of these none of these would inspire safety apreciate capital operater motivate inherit passed combine glacier favorite logical crimes crulty general none of these none of these none of these none of these occasionally synonym memorize beleive dissaster dictionary dissappeared reusable research vision effect adapt zucchini tripod clearly cocoa none of these none of these none of these none of these emotional frequently exercises interrupted motive species repitition thirteen concesion intentions floss literal economics achivement reaction definitly none of these none of these none of these none of these senator fulfill significance authority hurracane yogurt atendant improvise innocence physician security innability inquiry suburbs experiment kindergarten none of these none of these none of these none of these deprivation apprentice companion random sacrafice alumni curiculum ordinary handkerchief avocado delegate recognize identical patronyze persistent vengiance none of these none of these none of these none of these Page 16 Copyright © 2018 by Academic Excellence, Inc. All rights reserved.