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English Transitions First Quarter Quiz

• A sentence has two basic parts the subject and
  the predicate. Please tell whether the
  underlined portion of the following sentences is
  a subject or a predicate.
• Children and nature are honored with their own
  festivals in Japan.
• Either Carmen or Ernesto will videotape the
  ceremony.
• Among Japanese nature festivals is the Cherry
  Blossom Festival.
• Keshia and Todd worked the jigsaw puzzle.

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Please write on your paper what part of speech
the underlined word is.

1. Linda wrote her essay yesterday.
2. Rows of wheat and corn sprouted and grew in the
   rich soil.
3. We swam as fast as we could to reach shore.
4. Jenny and Marshall were the winners of the
   contest.
5. The red balloon floated off into the sky.
6. Wow! Can you believe money fell from the sky?
7. Today is the day that they will act in the play.
8. I cant get over the fact that I understand parts
   of speech.
9. Mrs. Shope is so proud of me!

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Please write on your paper whether the following
examples are a simile, a metaphor, an idiom, or
an analogy.

1. The rockets came like swarms of bees.
2. The rain fell, a big wet sheet covering the dry
   earth.
3. Tree is to tall, as bush is to short
4. Cake is to dessert, as egg is to breakfast
5. My old father finally kicked the bucket.
6. It was a machine like a green insect, a praying
   mantis.
7. Her fingers were icicles against my warm skin.
8. Its raining cats and dogs.
9. Her personality is cold as ice.

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Please copy the following sentences, adding
quotation marks and other needed punctuation in
the correct places.

1. When will this test be over asked Alex
2. I dont know replied Michael
3. It has to be soon interrupted Donnie because Im
   really tired

• Tell what point of view the following sentences
  are written in.
• (first person, third person)
• I came to school today hoping I would do well on
  my test.
• She couldnt believe it when her paper had an A
  on it.

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• Rewrite the following sentence adding sensory
  details
• He ate his lunch.
• Answer the following questions on your paper,
  next to the number.
• What is a thesis statement?
• What is the last element of plot? (basic
  situation, conflict, complications, climax,
  _____________)
• Turn your paper face down when you are finished
  and put your pen or pencil down.