Week 2 Quiz - English 1 CP

Which word is the subject in the following sentence?

The cheerleaders hyped-up the students at the pep rally.

• cheerleaders

• hyped-up

• students

• pep rally

Which word is the verb in the following sentence?

The cheerleaders hyped-up the students at the pep rally.

• cheerleaders

• hyped-up

• students

• pep rally

Select the only true, complete sentence listed below.

• Dog with a bone.

• After the bell.

• Finally, the girl with the long braids.

• The baby drank the whole bottle.

Match the following

• to comprehend or understand

• fathom

• a sacred place

• cacophony

• to prevent something from happening

• thwart

• to confuse

• sanctuary

• a harsh, alarming or jarring sound

• baffle

Select the vocab word that makes sense in the blank.

The peaceful spot under the oak tree became his _____________ as he tried to escape the Robinsons.

• fathom

• thwart

• cacophony

• sanctuary

• baffle

Select the vocab word that makes sense in the blank.

My grandma heard me say, "Skibidi toilet," and she responded by saying, "The kids today ____________ me; I simply do not understand them."

• fathom

• thwart

• cacophony

• sanctuary

• baffle

Which sentence is written using parallel structure?

• All of my cousins came over to play video games, eat pizza, and watch movies.

• All of my cousins came over, and we played video games, and then got some pizza, and Despicable Me 4 is what we watched right before falling asleep.

• All of my cousins came over to play video games, and later at night we ate pizza, and watched a movie.

Match the following

• His burp nearly made the ground shake.

• Personification

• Her eyes were bright stars.

• Simile

• The wind grabbed my coat, ripping itopen

• Hyperbole

• He smiled like an evil villain.

• Metaphor

What is the tone of the following passage?

The night was thick with secrets, the air heavy with whispers that clung to the trees. A lone figure moved through the shadows, their steps silent, almost too silent, as if the ground feared to betray them.

• mysterious and eerie

• childlike and lighthearted

• depressing and sorrowful

• hopeful and inspiring

In the story we read, "A Chance in the World," who is the narrator?

• The story is about a little orphaned boy who is also the narrator who tells the story in first person.

• The story is about a little orphaned boy, but the narrator is an old lady named Mrs. Levine and she tells the story in 3rd person.

• The story is about a little orphaned boy, but it is narrated by an unknown 3rd person narrator.