9-12th ELA Benchmark Review

Question 1

Define BOLD word: Staring at the helicopter’s propeller making nonstop gyrations made me dizzy.

Accepted Answer

rotations around a point or axis

Question 2

words that take the place of nouns in a sentence

Accepted Answer

pronoun

Question 3

Pronoun-antecedent agreement: Paco and Larry have _____ models on display

Accepted Answer

his

Question 4

Identify the part of speech: He learned Greek before he was eight years old.

Accepted Answer

pronoun

Question 5

a word used to connect clauses or sentences

Accepted Answer

conjunction

Question 6

Identify the type of clause: I suddenly remembered that I locked the keys in my car.

Accepted Answer

dependent clause

Question 7

Subject-verb agreement: The committee ____ reached a decision.

Accepted Answer

has

Question 8

Define BOLD word: Bullies ostracize others to make them feel shunned and unaccepted.

Accepted Answer

refuse to include others

Question 9

Identify the item that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

Yikes! I'm late for work.

Question 10

words that describe nouns or pronouns

Accepted Answer

adjective

Question 11

Pronoun-Antecedent agreement: Both men have a record of ____ vote.

Accepted Answer

their

Question 12

Pronoun-antecedent agreement: Each woman raised ____ hand to vote.

Accepted Answer

her

Question 13

Identify as fragment, run on, or complete sentence: He asked for a raise she got it.

Accepted Answer

run-on

Question 14

Identify the part of speech: She filled the cavity with cement.

Accepted Answer

noun

Question 15

Identify the item that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

The curious squirrel scratched its head.

Question 16

Identify the ACTION VERB: The teen learned Spanish during his second semester of high school.

Accepted Answer

learned

Question 17

Identify the type of clause: I like baking bread because of its wonderful smell.

Accepted Answer

independent clause

Question 18

Choose the answer option that is correctly capitalized.

Accepted Answer

I decided I would visit Las Vegas next December.

Question 19

Identify as fragment, run on, or complete sentence: Even though I was tired

Accepted Answer

fragment

Question 20

Subject-verb agreement: Who ____ the first settlers in this area?

Accepted Answer

were

Question 21

Identify the part of speech: They studied the beautiful gardens around the museum.

Accepted Answer

adjective

Question 22

Choose the answer option that is correctly capitalized.

Accepted Answer

My grandmother is taking me to hear it next month.

Question 23

Identify the LINKING VERB in the sentence: John Stuart Mill was an oldest son.

Accepted Answer

was

Question 24

Identify as fragment, run on, or complete sentence: He laughed.

Accepted Answer

Complete sentence

Question 25

person, place or thing

Accepted Answer

noun

Question 26

Identify the item that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A full-grown lion can eat 75 pounds of meat in one meal.

9-12th ELA Benchmark Review

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