9-12th ELA Benchmark Review

Question 1

person, place or thing

Accepted Answer

noun

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

refuse to include others

Question 3

words that take the place of nouns in a sentence

Accepted Answer

pronoun

Question 4

words that describe nouns or pronouns

Accepted Answer

adjective

Question 5

Choose the answer option that is correctly capitalized.

Accepted Answer

My grandmother is taking me to hear it next month.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

was

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

fragment

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

independent clause

Question 9

Identify the item that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

The curious squirrel scratched its head.

Question 10

Identify the item that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

learned

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

dependent clause

Question 13

Identify the item that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

Yikes! I'm late for work.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

were

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

their

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

her

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Complete sentence

Question 18

a word used to connect clauses or sentences

Accepted Answer

conjunction

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

run-on

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

has

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

his

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

adjective

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

pronoun

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

rotations around a point or axis

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

noun

Question 26

Choose the answer option that is correctly capitalized.

Accepted Answer

I decided I would visit Las Vegas next December.

9-12th ELA Benchmark Review

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9-12th ELA Benchmark Review

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