Hoover Sem. 1 Exam Review 12/13

• 5 Phrase/ Clause Q’s• 5 Independent/ Dependant Clause Q’s• 10 Sentence Identification (Simple, Complex , Compound,

Compound/ Complex)• 10 Correct Punctuation Q’s (Commas)

• 5 Vocabulary Q’s• 5Greek &Latin Root Q’s• 15 Core Curriculum Vocab Q’s• 5 close read informational text qs• 10 Figurative Language Q’s• 30 Literature Q’s (Beat, Paw, Heart, Summer &Outsiders)

Phrase /Clause• A clause has a subject and a verb• A phrase doesn’t.

Clauses/Phrases

Copy each of the following examples and determine whether the underlined words are a clause or a phrase. If the underlined portion is a clause, underline the subject once and the predicate twice.

1. Bradley, my youngest brother, is a gymnast at Penn State.

2. He competes on the pommel horse and the parallel bars and is ranked thirteenth in the country.

3. When he visits, Bradley spends time with me at school and goes on the Disney Land trip with me.

4. Even though I am excited that he will be graduating this May, I will miss his annual visits to Las Vegas.

Independent/ Dependant Clauses

• Independent clauses are complete sentences

• Dependant Clauses leave you hanging• Dependant clauses usually have subordinating conjunctions• Examples : after, although, as, because, before, even

though, if, once, rather than, since, so that, than, that, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whenever, while…

Ind. & Dep.Clauses• Copy the following and label them as

independent or dependant.

• Because I said so• She sat• Although Jake and Easton know the school rules• After she broke up with Mike• Jon wept profusely

Sentences • A simple sentence has one independent

clause• A compound sentence has two independent

clauses (usually connected by a ,fanboy)• A complex sentence has one dependent and

one independent clause (If the dep. Clause comes first there is a comma. If the dependent clause is last= no comma)

• A Compound/ complex sentence has two independent clauses and a dependent clause

Sentence Identification (Simple, Complex , Compound, Compound/ Complex)

• Copy & label the following sentences:• Bubba and Bertha went to the movies and ate popcorn

Monday night.• Even though the football game was on, Bertha talked

him into watching a Hugh Grant movie.• Bubba decided to go with her so that he wouldn’t end

up in trouble.• They made plans to meet after the movie.• As they were walking to the theater, Bubba and Bertha

ran into Wiley and Myrtle Ann, but they did not have time to talk.

Sentence IdentificationCopy the following sentences and determine if they are simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Underline all independent clauses once, all dependent clauses twice; circle all subordinating conjunctions and box all coordinating conjunctions.

1. Randy, the older of my two brothers, is an aeronautical engineer.

2. Because he makes more money than me, he no longer allows me to buy dinner.

3. Even though I am much older, he hit me with the check, and I sat helpless to do anything.

4. For the last twenty years, I have paid for dinner, and he never complained.

What do I study for punctuation?

•Comma Flipbooks•Comma Worksheets

Punctuation 1

Copy each of the following sentences, circle the sentence that is punctuated correctly, and use editing marks to fix the incorrect sentences.

1. Bubba asked Mabel Mary out, after she broke up with Wiley.

2. Mabel Mary was flattered but she was not ready to start dating.

3. When she rejected his offer for dinner, Bubba went home and sulked.

4. Because Leroy and Bubba do not get along Leroy made fun of Bubba.

Copy each of the following sentences, circle the sentence that is punctuated correctly, and use editing marks to fix the incorrect sentences.

1. When she was a baby Nikki lived on a farm.

2. Her parents bought a house located at 1747 Elmwood Avenue, Oshkosk, WI 54901.

3. She also lived at 1278 Christy, Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada.

4. On December 15 1988 she moved to Henderson, Nevada.

Punctuation 2

Acc. Vocabulary (1-4)Of the forty words, study these twenty :

Acquiesce ApprehensionAdroit ArbitraryAesthetic AntagonisticAdmonish ArticulateAcclaim ApathyAloof AudaciousAmeliorate AssuageAltruistic AstuteAnarchist BanalAffable Belie

General Vocabulary (1-4)Of the forty words, study these twenty :

Avid SuccumbConcise SurmiseResilient SimulateEmulate GingerlyPervade GrimaceCorroborate ExtricateTurbulent DispositionAbrasive ConjectureDerive GuileRebuff Imperative

Study Story Element Notes

• Know Metaphor, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Allusion, Symbol, Protagonist, Exposition, Climax, Resolution, Static character, Dynamic character, Theme, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Assonance & Irony

Literary TermsCopy and answer the following questions.

1. Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration?

2. “Bang” is an example of what literary device?

3. “She sat quiet as a mouse” is an example of what literary device?

4. Which literary device is the repetition of beginning sound?

Literature“Beat the Queen”

“All Summer in a Day”

“The Lottery”

“The Tell-Tale Heart”

“The Monkey’s Paw”

Literature 1“Beat the Queen”

1. Who was the headmaster and coach of the hockey team?

2. Whose nickname was Number One?

3. What did Pat notice that made him decide to ask his parents for a set of goalie equipment?

4. What gave Pat the opportunity to score the winning goal?

Literature 2“All Summer in a Day”

1. Where does “All Summer in a Day” take place?

2. What does Margot remember that the other students do not?

3. What do the students do to Margot while the teacher is out of the room?

4. When the students come back to release Margot, what is she doing?

Literature 3“The Lottery”

1. What were the children doing when the story began?

2. In what order were the villagers called to draw names?

3. What was Mrs. Hutchinson’s argument?

4. Who “won” the lottery?

Literature 4“The Tell-Tale Heart”

1. Which of his senses does the narrator claim is acute?

2. What made the narrator murder the old man?

3. After he killed the old man, what did the narrator do with the body?

4. What caused the narrator to confess his crimes?

Literature 5“The Monkey’s Paw”

1. What was the last wish of the first owner of the paw?

2. What is the consequence of Mr. White’s first wish?

3. What is the second wish and who wants to wish for it?

4. What is the theme of “The Monkey’s Paw”?

Capitalization• Copy the following sentences. Choose the one

that has the correct capitalization. Edit the other to make them correct.

• Swimming alone at lake Mead can be dangerous• Although Horseshow crabs are not really crabs, they do

look primitive.• I will ask Mom if my dad and I can go fly fishing during

school.• The attack on Pearl Harbor took place in the Winter.