8 English Semester Exam Review

Thirty-five dollars (is, are) the price Justin is willing to pay.

Avery's friend (learned, taught) to rock climb last summer at camp.

The dog that bit a lion is in "The Case of the Missing Will."

WHAT DOES THE NOUN CLAUSE FUNCTION AS? Can you guess [where I have been]?

In "Nothing Ever Happens," there is an examination for a prized scholarship.

Doc Brackett's ______ became his grave memorial.

A boy gets into school by doing thorough work in "The Last Lesson."

In "Being a Public Character," the Wilkins baby was rescued from _____.

On the last day of school, the Kiski children brought ____.

The flowers grew quickly with all the sunshine.

FIND THE VERBAL: Watching from the windows, I saw the baby birds.

A boy learns greatness through taking care of a lawn in "The Countess and the Impossible."

Poor children make friends at school in "The Kiskis."

VERB TENSE: will have finished

On the night of the big celebration, Tony recited the ______ while squeezing a rope behind his back.

During the flight, Lindbergh had to fight weather and ____.

I went to the store it was full.

Twice-Told Tales (is, are) a famous book.

Which of the following is not a type of verbal?

WHAT DOES THE NOUN CLAUSE FUNCTION AS? [That the game would be postponed] was inevitable.

Over there in the field.

A woman finds a way to get surgery for her husband in "Mama and the Doctor's Wife."

I thunk about the topic before I began writing my essay.

FIND THE VERB: She is trying to do her best.

Either the coach or his players (is, are) speaking to the newspaper reporters.

FIND THE VERBAL: One secret of happiness is to help others.

Charles Lindbergh made his first historic transatlantic flight from New York to the country of ___.

People go out of their way to make others feel welcome at church in "Being a Public Character."

Either Mr. Martin or Miss Martin (is, are) at the door welcoming students.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT PHRASE

states a fact

FIND THE VERBAL: Baking bread is a fun activity.

Please (bring, take) Jack with you to the store.

She is doing her best.

Who became a Christian because of Ai-weh-deh's testimony?

Great-grandmother went out of her way to make Mrs. Hunter feel comfortable at _______.

The name of Lindbergh's plane was the _____.

They can do it.

VERB TENSE: had finished

CHOOSE THE CORRECT PHRASE

FIND THE COMPLEMENT: Sing unto the Lord a song of gladness and thanksgiving.

The class took the test.

In "Another April," the terrapin has a _____ carved in its back.

excitement or emotion of some sort

Ai-weh-deh's story takes place in ___.

Jenna (may, can) sing soprano.

Which of the following sentences has a transitive verb?

The Countess hired the boy to take care of the lawn for her.

The coach said we should have attackted the ball more this past season.

A lady asks for a famous detective's help in "The Adventure of the Three Students."

Grenfell had to kill ___ to stay alive.

Author of "An Unfortunate Lily Maid"

WHAT DOES THE NOUN CLAUSE FUNCTION AS? Dad will be thankful for [whoever helps].

"'Listen, my children, and you shall hear' is a line from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow," said Mr. Willingham.

The Mexican family put the sign above Doc Brackett's head.

FIND THE SUBJECT: He is not finished with his project yet.

The old book is (sitting, setting) on the coffee table.

What kind of complement is a noun that follows a linking verb?

That fabric feels so soft!

Monsieur Hamel wrote "Vive la France" on the chalkboard at the beginning of the last French lesson.

Ai-weh-deh's official job was to inspect ___.

John Paton set out by night across the cannibal-inhabited island of Tanna after delivering ___ to the Mathiesons.

The noise was coming from all around us we couldn't hear ourselves think.

A man missed his wedding to help a child in "Doc Brackett."

12 of the 247 people that were there last night were visitors.

VERB TENSE: plays

Melissa, please bring this note to your teacher and bring me back her response.

asks a question

The group (wasn't, weren't) in agreement about which song to sing first.

Two types of outlines are topical and ____.

The tests were graded by the teacher.

A teacher gives a French lesson in "My Struggle for an Education."

What two types of complements can follow an action verb?

Ai-weh-deh also ran an establishment of a ____.

The name of the sorcery or witchcraft practiced on the island of Tanna was ___.

What type of noun names a group and is singular in form?

Anne was told not to give up all her romance by ________.

Teresa and I sat the newly painted table outside to dry.

Author of "My Struggle for an Education"

WHAT DOES THE NOUN CLAUSE FUNCTION AS? The little child's hope was [that he would find his lost stuffed animal].

VERB TENSE: will be playing

Will Reverend Able be speaking on that topic?

The noise was coming from all around us.

gives a command

FIND THE COMPLEMENT: The team scored a goal in the last quarter.

Points on the outline should be parallel, meaning they have similar grammatical structure.

The ____ were the Ecuadorian tribal group that Rachel Saint worked among after the murder of her brother.

So David wouldn't feel uncomfortable, the farmer wore ______ to church.

Before their father harvested his wheat, the Kiski children came to school without _________.

We still need the following items--colored paper, graph paper, markers, and chalk.

Great-grandmother wore a sweater over her coat.

The three ways to develop a paragraph are by incidents, reasons, and examples.

In "An Unfortunate Lily Maid," Gilbert was Anne's rescuer.

What type of composition gives the main points of the original and is roughly one-third the length?

A summary of a short selection should be no longer than 1/3 of the original.

I can play the piano, but I can't play the tuba.

Author of "The Case of the Missing Will"

Coming from all around us.

This tribe gave the name ____ to the Bible.

Another name for the summarizing sentence is the ____ sentence.