U1L2 Assessment

Which word contains the Latin root meaning place?

• local

• plotted

• block

• clank

Which word contains the Latin root meaning bend?

• collect

• fleet

• benefit

• reflect

In the word motorcyclist, which underlined part means circle?

• motorcyclist

• motorcyclist

• motorcyclist

• motorcyclist

n the word phonograph, which underlined part means sound?

• phonograph

• phonograph

• phonograph

• phonograph

. Read the words carefully. Some of the words are related, but one is not. Choose the word that is not related to the others.

• miracle

• unexplained

• normal

• astonishing

Which sentence contains an action verb?

• The mountain was a volcano long ago.

• Geologists were studying the region.

• Earthquakes are rare in this state.

• A small earthquake shook the area.

Which sentence contains a state-of-being verb?

• Our boat is beside the dock near the end.

• Two people rowed the boat to the island.

• Some happy children swam in the lake.

• Plants grow at the far end of the lake near the shore.

In which sentence is the verb phrase underlined?

• The workers will repair the broken water pipe today

• The workers will repair the broken water pipe today.

• The workers will repair the broken water pipe today.

• The workers will repair the broken water pipe today.

Which sentence contains a verb in the active voice?

• The wood was carried by a helper to the workshop.

• On the shelf were some pieces of scrap lumber.

• The carpenter cut the board into thin strips.

• Each strip was handled carefully by the carpenter.

Which sentence contains a verb in the passive voice?

• People like to have vegetable or flower gardens.

• The garden was surrounded by a fence.

• Animals sometimes eat the plants in a garden.

• Birds visit the garden in our back yard.