Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Capitalization—Use Beginning Capitalization--RIT 181-190
Which of
the following should have the first word capitalized?
a. | between the dotted lines. | c. | after a while, the children became
tired. | b. | under the branching elm tree. | d. | on page ten in the math
book |
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Which of the following is correct?
a. | where did you go? | c. | who wants a rootbeer float? | b. | what time is
dinner? | d. | When did you read
that book? |
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Which greeting in a letter is correct?
a. | dear Mrs. Kennedy, | c. | dear Mrs. kennedy | b. | Dear Mrs. Kennedy, | d. | dear mrs.
kennedy, |
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did you go to the mall? there is a new clothes store opening.
Which words
should be capitalized?
a. | did, there | c. | did, clothes | b. | mall, store | d. | you, there |
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Which of the following should have the first word capitalized?
a. | the detective, a very clever fellow | c. | a strange light was seen
nearby | b. | did not find my money | d. | the child to the playground |
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Choose the missing words in the following sentence.
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ate lunch together.
a. | yesterday, Margi and Mary | c. | yesterday, Margi and
mary | b. | Yesterday, margi and Mary | d. | Yesterday, Margi and Mary |
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The small child asked, “how many chairs do we
need?”
Which underlined word should be capitalized?
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Which sentence is not capitalized correctly?
a. | we spent the weekend at my cousin’s house. | c. | The bird flew over the
trees. | b. | Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. | d. | The class read the scary stories of Edgar Allen
Poe. |
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_______________ found a bag of candy.
a. | a policeman | c. | Four children | b. | one old lady | d. | a big dog |
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Camaron packed his suitcase. Camaron packed socks. Camaron pack shirts.
Camaron
packed an extra pair of shoes. Camaron packed his teddy bear.
Which sentence has the
same meaning as the sentences above?
a. | Camaron packed socks, shirts, an extra pair of shoes, and his teddy bear in
his
suitcase. | c. | Camaron packed socks, extra shoes, a teddy bear, and a suitcase in his
shirts. | b. | Camaron packed in his teddy bear a suitcase, extra pair of shoes, socks and
shirts. | d. | In his socks,
Camaron packed his teddy bear, extra shoes, a suitcase, and shirts. |
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If you were reading about things that are hard, which words below would you use
as modifiers?
a. | soft, gentle, comfortable, fluffy | c. | cute, sweet, loveable,
darling | b. | rigid, tough, firm, durable | d. | mean, nasty, rude, unkind |
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In which sentence below is there NOT an infinitive?
a. | Are you going to the club meeting after school? | c. | The class of students grew quiet in
order to hear the principal. | b. | To lift those heavy boxes takes a lot of
strength. | d. | Trail mix with
raisins is a good snack to take on a hike. |
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Which sentence below is NOT a simile?
a. | The fluffy cloud looked like a baby lamb following its mother. | c. | The river twists
and turns like a snake in retreat. | b. | The tree stood tall and erect like a proud
statesman. | d. | The meadow of
yellow flowers was gold sprinkled upon the earth. |
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Choose the words that best complete the following sentence.
Before the storm,
the clouds were _______________________.
a. | dark and scary | c. | happy and perky | b. | cute and little | d. | warm and fuzzy |
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Cindy packed three pairs of shoes. Cindy packed two pairs of jeans.
Which is
the best way to combine these sentences?
a. | Cindy packed three pairs of shoes and then she packed two pairs of
jeans. | c. | Cindy packed three pairs of shoes or two pairs of jeans. | b. | Cindy packed three
pairs of shoes and two pairs of jeans. | d. | Cindy packed three pairs of shoes, but then she packed two pairs of
jeans. |
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Marilyn planned to spend the night at her grandmother’s house. She packed
her favorite pajamas. She packed her favorite blanket. She packed her teddy bear.
Which sentence
has the same meaning as the sentence above?
a. | Marilyn, who packed her grandmother, spent the night with her teddy bear,
pajamas,
and blanket. | c. | Marilyn packed her grandmother, blanket, pajamas, and teddy bear to
spend the night. | b. | Marilyn, who was spending the night with her grandmother, packed her
favorite
pajamas, teddy bear, and blanket. | d. | Grandmother, Marilyn, and the teddy bear packed
their pajamas and blankets. |
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Which sentence is correctly worded?
a. | I don’t enjoy eating parsnips or turnips. | c. | Eating I parsnips enjoy don’t
or turnips | b. | Don’t I eating enjoy parsnips or turnips. | d. | Parsnips or turnips eating don’t I
enjoy. |
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Bev and Gina went to the mall. They had a snack. They bought silver necklaces.
They bought a new video.
Which sentences below say the same thing, but have sentences that vary in
length?
a. | Bev and Gina went to the mall, had a snack, bought silver necklaces, and bought
a
video. | c. | Bev and Gina went to the mall to have a snack. They also bought silver
necklaces
and a video. | b. | Bev and Gina had a snack when they went to the mall. They bought silver
necklaces.
They bought a video. | d. | Bev and Gina bought silver necklaces at the mall. They had a snack. They bought
a
video. |
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The house looked scary.
Which sentence below is a more effective sentence
than the one above?
a. | The sun shone down on the old house while the birds in the trees sang. | c. | The cottage near
the sea sat alone but happy in the warm sand. | b. | The spooky, haunted house moaned and groaned in
the cold, howling wind. | d. | The
shack by the railroad tracks had nearly fallen over. |
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Read the following paragraph.
John got his novel, paper, and pen. He sat down
at the kitchen table. He began to organize his ideas by starting a list.
Which of the following
sentences means the same as the paragraph?
a. | John planned to attend a party. | c. | John started working on his book
report. | b. | John wished his mother was home from work. | d. | John wondered what his English grade would
be. |
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Which question is correctly worded?
a. | The weather report you have seen? | c. | Have you seen the weather
report? | b. | You have seen the weather report? | d. | Have seen you the weather
report? |
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Which sentence most precisely describes an action?
a. | He put stuff in a bag. | c. | They placed their clothes in duffel bags. | b. | They placed their
clothes in duffel bags. | d. | I
took some junk for the trip. |
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Complete the following sentence with the strongest verb choice.
The girls
____________ to the mall.
a. | have been | c. | are gone | b. | dashed | d. | went |
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