Select the letter of the term that identifies each underlined word:
He is very enthusiastic about photography.
a. predicate adjective d. proper adjective
b. indefinite article e. demonstrative adjective
c. definite article f. intensifier
8 Answer:
Select the letter of the term that identifies each underlined word:
I think he really liked those pictures at the end of the filmstrip.
a. predicate adjective d. proper adjective
b. indefinite article e. demonstrative adjective
c. definite article f. intensifier
9 Answer:
Select the letter of the word or phrase that each underlined word
modifies: There is a great new video game at the arcade.
a. There
b. new
c. game
10 Answer:
Select the letter of the word or phrase that each underlined word
modifies: It looks quite challenging but fun.
a. It
b. looks
c. challenging
11 Answer:
Select the letter of the word or phrase that each underlined word
modifies: Starblaster is the name of this game.
a. Starblaster
b. name
c. game
12 Answer:
Select the letter of the word or phrase that each underlined word
modifies: Tommy can play the game better than I can.
a. Tommy
b. can play
c. game
13 Answer:
Select the letter of the word or phrase that each underlined word
modifies: He goes to the arcade and practices hard every weekend.
a. goes
b. practices
c. weekend
14 Answer:
Select the letter of the word or phrase that each underlined word
modifies: I almost never beat Tommy when we play Starblaster.
a. never
b. beat
c. play
15 Answer:
Jim Thorpe was one of the _____ American athletes of all time.
a. most great
b. greater
c. greatest
16 Answer:
Thorpe competed _____ in the 1912 Olympics.
a. successfully
b. successful
c. most successful
17 Answer:
He ran _____ than most of the other runners of his day.
a. well
b. better
c. best
18 Answer:
People were _____ in other athletes than in Jim Thorpe that year.
a. interested
b. less interested
c. least interested
19 Answer:
Thorpe taught American runners to work _____ than they had before.
a. diligently
b. more diligently
c. most diligent
20 Answer:
Jim Thorpe is one of the _____ admired of all American athletes.
a. widely
b. more widely
c. most widely
21 Answer:
Select the letter of the sentence that is written correctly.
a. Johanna is the better writer in our class.
b. She writes the most wonderful stories.
c. Have you read these here stories she wrote for the school
magazine?
22 Answer:
Select the letter of the sentence that is written correctly.
a. When Johanna is writing, you can't hardly get her attention.
b. She is the hardest worker I know.
c. That here girl is a writing fanatic.
23 Answer:
Select the letter of the sentence that is written correctly.
a. Johanna writes particularly good mystery stories.
b. I can't never figure out how she's going to solve the mystery.
c. Her latest mystery is more tenser than many of her others.
24 Answer:
Select the letter of the sentence that is written correctly.
a. Last winter Johanna broke her hand bad.
b. She couldn't write for near two months.
c. It was the least happy time of her life.