Year End Exam

Year End Exam 2005 Locate the simple subject. 1. Jilly’s friends always bother her while she is trying to learn. A. Jilly’s B. her C. friends D. she 2. All of Jilly’s thoughts are constantly consumed with Jack. A. Jilly’s B. thoughts C. All D. Jack 3. Jilly worked her way into almost every boy’s heart. A. her B. Jilly C. heart D. no subject 4. Stop giving Jilly all of the answers to the test. A. Jilly B. (you) C. answers D. test Locate the simple predicate 5. Will Jack miss all of his friends next year? A. miss B. will C. will miss D. friends 6. Jack is still begging Jilly to go out with him. A. is begging B. is still begging C. still D. crazy crew 7. Jilly kept her science safety goggles and will wear them at the beach this summer. A. kept B.safety C. will wear D. kept / will wear 8. Is Jack really planning to become an anchorman one day? A. to become B. planning C. is planning D. is really planning Choose the correct word form. 9. At (who/whom) was Jack throwing all of his food this year? A. who B. whom 10. Arguments never arise (between, among) Jilly, Jane, and Judy. A. between B. among 11. Did Jack request to be spend the summer learning DGP with Mrs. Doe and (I, me)? A. I B. me 12. Jack and (I / me) bought Dora the Explorer lunch boxes at Target. A. I B. me 13. Jack bought a pink poodle, and (it’s / its) name is Aria. A. it’s B. its 14. Everyone needs to remember (his/her, their) end-of-the-year present for Mrs. Doe. A. his/her B. their 15. Jilly said that the guilty person was (he/ him). A. he B. him Choose the correct usage. 16. (May / Can) I borrow one of Jack’s Pokemon pencils? A. May B. Can 17. Jilly always (sits / sets) her books down so loudly. A. sits B. sets 18. My favorite students this year were (they / them). A. they B. them 19. Everything in all of the refrigerators (was / were) eaten by Jack and Jilly. A. love B. loves 20. None of the candles (was / were) blown out the end of the party. A. was B. were 21. Everyone of the girls at Jilly’s party forgot (her / their) present. A. her B. their 22. Jilly tries hard, but she does not write (good / well). A. good B. well Identify the part of speech of the underlined word. 18. Jilly will never bring her Polly Pockets to class again. A. preposition B. possessive pronoun C. action verb D. adverb 19. Refusing to answer any questions, Jack sat quietly in my room all year. A. action verb B. gerund C. participle D. preposition 20. Jack keeps begging me to move to ninth grade and teach him again. A. infinitive B. action verb C. subordinating conjunction D. adverb 21. Jack arrived late in the year, but she all ready had plenty of friends. A. subordinating conjunction B. adjective C. preposition D. coordinating conjunction 22. Jack is watching an MTV video and drooling over Usher. A. linking verb B. gerund C. participle D. action verb 23. While Jilly walked in the woods, she used her pink purse to fight off the mosquitoes. A. subordinating conjunction B. adjective C. preposition D. coordinating conjunction 24. Walking on the coast, Jilly fought off all of the boys who were stalking her. A. relative pronoun B. interrogative pronoun C. demonstrative pronoun 25. I cannot believe that Jack’s hobby is planting corn in very straight rows. A. action verb B. participle C. gerund D. infinitive 26. Jilly believes she was a shooting star in a previous life. A. action verb B. participle C. gerund D. adjective 27. Jack is a very dedicated student who studies constantly. A. action verb B. helping verb C. noun D. linking verb 28. Jack loves his pocket protector and suspenders; he plans to wear them to high school. A. action verb B. infinitive C. helping verb D. possessive pronoun 29. Jack is terrific gymnast and is working to perfect his full layout. A. linking verb B. action verb C. helping verb D. common verb 30. Jilly rides ponies on the weekend but has trouble with staying on the small creature. A. participle B. gerund C. infinitive D. action verb 47. Jack is now riding his scooter without fear. A. Linking veb B. helping verb C. action verb D. article 48. Jilly is Jane’s best friend in the whole word. A. linking verb B. helping verb C. action verb Name the comma rule. 31. Before my English class, Jack had difficulty just spelling his name. A. NDA B. adverb phrase C. adjective phrase D. adverb clause E. participle phrase 32. Jilly and Jack will never forget their funny, entertaining English class. A. participle phrase B. ABN C. IIS D. NDA E. gerund clause 33. Jack and Jilly, everyone’s favorite couple, will miss each other over the summer. A. adjective clause B. appositive C. participle phrase D. NDA E. IIS 34. Refusing to talk in class, Jilly will need to learn to speak up in class next year. A. participle phrase B. NDA C. Adverb clause D. adverb phrase E. ABN 35. Jack, be sure you turn off your cell phone before you enter the building. A. NDA B. PE C. IIS D. ABN E. green grass rule 36. After Jack moved here, many girls found their new love. A. adverb phrase B. adverb clause C. NDA D. ABN E. participle phrase 37. Jack loves to diagram, and he requested practice books for the summer. A. appositive B. Adverb clause C. compound sentence D. IIS E. ABN 38. Jack believes skateboarding, fun and entertaining, will be his future career. A. IIS B. compound sentence C. TAAN D. adverb clause 39. Since English was his easiest class, Jack is going to be an English tutor next year. A. adverb clause B. adverb phrase C. compound sentence D. TAAN Identify the type of clause underlined. 40. When Jilly eats Twizzlers, she becomes very hyperactive. A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause

41. You, Jack, may need to get water before class starts. A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause

42. Jack often says that Mrs. Doe is the best teacher in the entire school. A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause

43. Jilly has requested classes with Jack because they are finally friends again. A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause

44. Jack, who likes to tear things apart, creates works of art during class. A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause

45. Whatever you want to do will be fine. A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause

46. The dog that is in the street is chasing Jack. A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause

47. Each day, Jilly always gives whoever is in need a pencil. A. independent clause B. adjective clause C. adverb clause D. noun clause

Identify the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound/complex. 49. Jack tried to pick Jilly some flowers; the thorns kept pricking him. A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex

50. Jack and Jilly could not put together a complete sentence until they had Mrs. Doe for a teacher. A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex

51. John and Jack always argued and would often begin punching each other. A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex

52. Jack copies John’s paper all the time and has become very successful. A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex

53. Because Jilly falls all the time, she has many bruises; she is awfully clumsy. A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound/complex Write the letter of the mistake in capitalization. 54. John and Jack are the secretaries of the using scissors safely club. A. Secretaries B. Using Scissors Safely C. Using Scissors Safely Club D. No errors

55. Jilly went to northern China and bought some eastern food for Oriental Food day. A. Northern B. Eastern / Day C. Day D. Eastern

56. While she drank her Mayfield milk, Jilly shared her oreo cookies with Jack. A. Oreo Cookies / Milk B. Milk C. Oreo D. no errors

57. Over the summer, Jane and Jilly will explain the importance of DGP to the secretary of defense. A. Secretary of Defense / Summer B. Summer C. Secretary of Defense D. no errors

58. Jilly beat Jack at the uno championship and traveled west to seek new opponents. A. Uno B. Uno Championship C. Uno Championship / West D. no errors 59. Jack, Jilly, and John traveled by Amtrack train to see the Washington Monument. A. amtrack B. Train C. amtrack / monument D. no errors

60. In may, Jack wrote a poem entitled “pretty flowers in the bucket” and gave it to Jilly. A. “Pretty Flowers in the Bucket” / May B. May C. “Pretty Flowers In The Bucket” D. No errors 61. Jilly and Jack went to Stone Mountain park for the cow milking festival last saturday. A. Park / Saturday B. Park / Cow Milking Festival / Saturday C. Park / Cow Milking / Saturday D. No errors

62. For Favorite Teacher Day, Jack and John bought me a Panasonic television and a car. A. Car B. favorite teacher day C. Television / Car D. no errors

63. Jane and Jilly took interstate 85 to the save the wildlife conference in Savannah. A. Interstate B. savannah C. Interstate / Save the Wildlife Conference D. no errors

Name the type of sentence. 67. Jilly threw her milk at Jane, and she was suspended for a week! A. declarative B. imperative C. interrogative D. exclamatory 68. Jilly, please stop talking so much during first period. A. declarative B. imperative C. interrogative D. exclamatory 69. When eating her carrots, Jilly feels much smarter. A. declarative B. imperative C. interrogative D. exclamatory 70. Did Jilly build her mom a birdhouse for Mother’s Day? A. declarative B. imperative C. interrogative D. exclamatory

Name the type of phrase. 71. After the diagramming party , Jack and John looked tired. A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participle

72. Riding the bull can be a dangerous sport for Jilly. A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participle

73. Jilly can’t wait to do the Jitter Bug at the dance. A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participle

74. John and Jack enjoyed constantly learning grammar in my class. A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participle

75. Jack wanted to feed the ducks every morning. A. gerund B. infinitive C. adjective D. adverb E. participle

76. A hobby for Jack is driving his go-cart on the interstate. A. participle B. infinitive C. appositive D. verb phrase E. adverb phrase

77. Jilly won the hula-hoop contest and went forward to claim her prize. A. participle B. infinitive C. appositive D. gerund E. adverb phrase

78. Traveling to Europe, Jilly and Jane set out on a mission to teach others to diagram. A. participle B. infinitive C. appositive D. gerund E. adjective phrase

79. During every class , Jilly refuses to read if given extra time. A. participle B. infinitive C. adjective phrase D. gerund E. adverb phrase

80. Jilly, a very quiet student, was too shy to speak to those around her. A. participle B. infinitive C. appositive D. gerund E. adverb phrase 81. The girls in my first period love my class most of all. A. participle B. infinitive C. adjective phrase D. gerund E. adverb phrase

Name the job function of the underlined word. 82. Chewing freshly cut grass is a daily snack for Jilly and Jane . A. IO B. DO C. PA D. PN E. DOG

83. While waiting to get a manicure, Jane and Jilly watched the Wiggles on television. A. IO B. DO C. PA D. PN E. DOI

84. Jilly is often silly, and she will laugh uncontrollably. A. PA B. PN C. DO D. IO

85. Taking gifted English next year, Jack has many reading projects to do this summer. A. PA B. PN C. DO D. IO

86. Jack and Joe are two smart students who added a lot to our team. A. PA B. PN C. DO D. IO

87. Jack gave Jilly a picture of himself, and she hung it in her locker . A. PA B. PN C. DO D. IO

88. Jack worked diligently at reading all the books in the school library. A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. PN

89. Jilly’s bad habit is drooling while she sleeps. A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. PN

90. Finding grammatical errors is Jack’s favorite activity. A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. DOG

91. Jane and Jilly loved singing all of the grammar songs and hope to make a CD. A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. PN

92. Jack gave ice fishing a chance, but he fell in and decided not to try again. A. OP B. DO C. Subject D. IO E. PN

92. Jilly has decided to become a Navy Seal, and Jack will join the Marines. A. OP B. DO C. Subject D.DOI E. PN

True or False. Are the sentences below written correctly. True (A) False (B) 98. Jilly can’t understand nothing that Jack says. 99. Everyone was relieved when he or she had swum a mile. 100. Can I use the restroom?