Hoover Sem. 1 Exam Review
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• 5 Phrase/ Clause Q’s
• 5 Independent/ Dependant Clause Q’s
• 10 Sentence Identification (Simple, Complex , Compound,
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Compound/ Complex)
10 Correct Punctuation Q’s (Commas)
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5 Vocabulary Q’s
5Greek &Latin Root Q’s
15 Core Curriculum Vocab Q’s
5 close read informational text qs
10 Figurative Language Q’s
30 Literature Q’s (Beat, Paw, Heart, Summer &Outsiders)
Phrase /Clause
• A clause has a subject and a verb
• A phrase doesn’t.
Clauses/Phrases
Copy each of the following examples and determine
whether the underlined words are a clause or a phrase. If
the underlined portion is a clause, underline the subject
once and the predicate twice.
1.
Bradley, my youngest brother, is a gymnast at Penn State.
2.
He competes on the pommel horse and the parallel bars
and is ranked thirteenth in the country.
3.
When he visits, Bradley spends time with me at school and
goes on the Disney Land trip with me.
4.
Even though I am excited that he will be graduating this
May, I will miss his annual visits to Las Vegas.
Independent/ Dependant
Clauses
• Independent clauses are complete
sentences
• Dependant Clauses leave you hanging
• Dependant clauses usually have subordinating conjunctions
• Examples : after, although, as, because, before, even
though, if, once, rather than, since, so that, than, that,
though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whenever,
while…
Ind. & Dep.Clauses
• Copy the following and label them as
independent or dependant.
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Because I said so
She sat
Although Jake and Easton know the school rules
After she broke up with Mike
Jon wept profusely
Sentences
• A simple sentence has one independent clause
• A compound sentence has two independent
clauses (usually connected by a ,fanboy)
• A complex sentence has one dependent and
one independent clause (If the dep. Clause
comes first there is a comma. If the
dependent clause is last= no comma)
• A Compound/ complex sentence has two
independent clauses and a dependent clause
Sentence Identification
(Simple, Complex , Compound, Compound/ Complex)
• Copy & label the following sentences:
• Bubba and Bertha went to the movies and ate popcorn
Monday night.
• Even though the football game was on, Bertha talked him
into watching a Hugh Grant movie.
• Bubba decided to go with her so that he wouldn’t end up in
trouble.
• They made plans to meet after the movie.
• As they were walking to the theater, Bubba and Bertha ran
into Wiley and Myrtle Ann, but they did not have time to
talk.
Sentence Identification
Copy the following sentences and determine if they are
simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
Underline all independent clauses once, all dependent
clauses twice; circle all subordinating conjunctions and box
all coordinating conjunctions.
1.
Randy, the older of my two brothers, is an aeronautical
engineer.
2.
Because he makes more money than me, he no longer allows
me to buy dinner.
3.
Even though I am much older, he hit me with the check,
and I sat helpless to do anything.
4.
For the last twenty years, I have paid for dinner, and he
never complained.
What do I study for
punctuation?
• Comma Flipbooks
• Comma Worksheets
Punctuation 1
Copy each of the following sentences, circle the sentence
that is punctuated correctly, and use editing marks to fix
the incorrect sentences.
1.
Bubba asked Mabel Mary out, after she broke up with Wiley.
2.
Mabel Mary was flattered but she was not ready to start
dating.
3.
When she rejected his offer for dinner, Bubba went home
and sulked.
4.
Because Leroy and Bubba do not get along Leroy made fun of
Bubba.
Punctuation 2
Copy each of the following sentences, circle the sentence
that is punctuated correctly, and use editing marks to fix the
incorrect sentences.
1.
When she was a baby Nikki lived on a farm.
2.
Her parents bought a house located at 1747 Elmwood Avenue,
Oshkosk, WI 54901.
3.
She also lived at 1278 Christy, Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada.
4.
On December 15 1988 she moved to Henderson, Nevada.
Acc. Vocabulary (1-4)
Of the forty words, study these twenty :
Acquiesce
Adroit
Aesthetic
Admonish
Acclaim
Aloof
Ameliorate
Altruistic
Anarchist
Affable
Apprehension
Arbitrary
Antagonistic
Articulate
Apathy
Audacious
Assuage
Astute
Banal
Belie
General Vocabulary (1-4)
Of the forty words, study these twenty :
Avid
Concise
Resilient
Emulate
Pervade
Corroborate
Turbulent
Abrasive
Derive
Rebuff
Succumb
Surmise
Simulate
Gingerly
Grimace
Extricate
Disposition
Conjecture
Guile
Imperative
Study Story Element
Notes
• Know Metaphor, Simile,
Onomatopoeia, Allusion, Symbol,
Protagonist, Exposition, Climax,
Resolution, Static character,
Dynamic character, Theme,
Hyperbole, Alliteration, Assonance &
Irony
Literary Terms
Copy and answer the following questions.
1.
Which literary device is an extreme
exaggeration?
2.
“Bang” is an example of what literary device?
3.
“She sat quiet as a mouse” is an example of what
literary device?
4.
Which literary device is the repetition of
beginning sound?
Literature
“Beat the Queen”
“All Summer in a Day”
“The Lottery”
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
“The Monkey’s Paw”
Literature 1
“Beat the Queen”
1.
Who was the headmaster and coach of the
hockey team?
2.
Whose nickname was Number One?
3.
What did Pat notice that made him decide to
ask his parents for a set of goalie equipment?
4.
What gave Pat the opportunity to score the
winning goal?
Literature 2
“All Summer in a Day”
1.
Where does “All Summer in a Day” take place?
2.
What does Margot remember that the other
students do not?
3.
What do the students do to Margot while the
teacher is out of the room?
4.
When the students come back to release
Margot, what is she doing?
Literature 3
“The Lottery”
1.
What were the children doing when the
story began?
2. In what order were the villagers called
to draw names?
3. What was Mrs. Hutchinson’s argument?
4. Who “won” the lottery?
Literature 4
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
1.
Which of his senses does the narrator claim is
acute?
2.
What made the narrator murder the old man?
3.
After he killed the old man, what did the
narrator do with the body?
4.
What caused the narrator to confess his
crimes?
Literature 5
“The Monkey’s Paw”
1.
What was the last wish of the first owner of
the paw?
2.
What is the consequence of Mr. White’s first
wish?
3.
What is the second wish and who wants to wish
for it?
4.
What is the theme of “The Monkey’s Paw”?
Capitalization
• Copy the following sentences. Choose the one that
has the correct capitalization. Edit the other to
make them correct.
• Swimming alone at lake Mead can be dangerous
• Although Horseshow crabs are not really crabs, they do look
primitive.
• I will ask Mom if my dad and I can go fly fishing during
school.
• The attack on Pearl Harbor took place in the Winter.