10th Grade Final prep

Question 1

Which of these are NOT true about infinitive phrases?

Accepted Answer

Infinitive phrases prefer Halo over Call of Duty.

Question 2

Sorry vocabulary: Deftness means...

Accepted Answer

skillfulness

Question 3

Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

On Friday, May 29, 2008, we attended the graduation.

Question 4

ID the participle: The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair.

Accepted Answer

clogged with dog hair

Question 5

Narrative vocabulary: Resolution

Accepted Answer

end of a story

Question 6

Thinking about And Then There Were None, what can you NOT infer about Emily Brent?

Accepted Answer

She suffers from dementia.

Question 7

Thinking about And Then There Were None, what can you NOT infer about General Armstrong?

Accepted Answer

He was suspicious of everyone and everything from the start.

Question 8

Which of these is NOT Tom Benecke's ("Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket") worldview?

Accepted Answer

If someone has to die, it's not going to be me.

Question 9

Story vocabulary: Interminable means...

Accepted Answer

seemingly endless

Question 10

Which of these is NOT true about gerunds and/or gerund phrases?

Accepted Answer

Gerund usually buy their groceries wholesale.

Question 11

What part of grammar are the bolded word(s)? Mike's dog, a scrawny mutt, sat in the street.

Accepted Answer

Appositive phrase

Question 12

Identify the bold part: The horse trotting up to the fence hopes you have an apple or carrot.

Accepted Answer

Participle phrase

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a purpose of the storm in And Then There Were None...?

Accepted Answer

Increase the danger of being outside the house

Question 14

What part of grammar are the bolded words? Pink Floyd is the greatest musical group ever.

Accepted Answer

Noun

Question 15

What part of grammar are the bolded word(s)? William Shakespeare wrote amazing plays and poetry

Accepted Answer

Verb

Question 16

Identify the bold part: Jamming too much clothing into a washer will result in disaster

Accepted Answer

Gerund phrase

Question 17

Narrative vocabulary: Exposition

Accepted Answer

introduces character, setting, and conflict

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a purpose of the nursery rhyme included in And Then There Were None...?

Accepted Answer

Racism

Question 19

Identify the appositive phrase: The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

Accepted Answer

a cockroach

Question 20

Which of these was NOT an implication of Leiningen's decision to stay on his plantation?

Accepted Answer

His planation was destroyed.

Question 21

Which of these are NOT true about participle phrases?

Accepted Answer

Participle phrases prefer Dr. Pepper to Mountain Dew.

Question 22

What part of grammar are the bolded word(s)? I hope to win the approval of my mother.

Accepted Answer

Infinitive phrase

Question 23

Narrative vocabulary: Point of view

Accepted Answer

the way a writer sees and presents the story

Question 24

What part of grammar are the bolded word(s)? Tragically, John Lennon was assassinated.

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Question 25

Story vocabulary: Disapprobation means...

Accepted Answer

disapproval

Question 26

Narrative vocabulary: Plot

Accepted Answer

exposition, rising action, climax, resolution

Question 27

Story vocabulary: Convoluted means...

Accepted Answer

intricate or twisted

Question 28

Story vocabulary: Grimace means...

Accepted Answer

a twisted facial expression

Question 29

Which of these is NOT true about appositive phrases?

Accepted Answer

Appositive phrases like long walks in the moonlight.

Question 30

What part of grammar are the bolded word(s)? I hate waking to the buzz of an alarm clock.

Accepted Answer

Gerund phrase

Question 31

ID the infinitive phrase: To write a hit song is the dream of every young composer.

Accepted Answer

To write a hit song

Question 32

Which of these is NOT likely one of Sir Edmund Hillary's worldview?

Accepted Answer

I'm willing to die to get to the top of Everest.

Question 33

ID the gerund: My dog's most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed.

Accepted Answer

hogging the middle of the bed

Question 34

Story vocabulary: Imperceptibly means...

Accepted Answer

done in such a way as to be almost unnoticeable

Question 35

What part of grammar are the bolded word(s)? Edgar Allen Poe's works are eerie and creepy.

Accepted Answer

Adjective

Question 36

Which is NOT an implication of Prince Prospero's decision to lock up himself and his friends?

Accepted Answer

The people outside suffered more than they would have.

Question 37

Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

I can travel to school by car, by private bus, or by subway.

Question 38

Narrative exposition: Climax

Accepted Answer

turning point of a story

Question 39

What part of grammar are the bolded word(s)? The horse trotting up to the fence wants a treat.

Accepted Answer

Participle phrase

Question 40

ID the infinitive phrase: Those basketball shoes, to be perfectly honest, stink horribly.

Accepted Answer

Those basketball shoes

10th Grade Final prep

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10th Grade Final prep

Questions 40