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Semester Wrap-up Quiz

Subject/verb agreement

Question: Correct the following sentence: The members of the choir (is/are) very happy with the performance.
Answer: The members of the choir are very happy with the performance.

Question: Correct the following sentence: The movie, including all the previews, (take/takes) about two hours to watch.
Answer: The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.

Question: The President, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
Answer: The President, together with his wife, greet the press cordially.

Question: The boy or his friends (run/runs) every day.
Answer: The boy or his friends run every day.

Question: All of the books, including yours, (is/are) in that box.
Answer: All of the books, including yours, are in that box.

Apostrophes and Contractions

Question: In the following sentence, which is the correct use of it’s/its – Wow! (Its/It’s) a remarkable achievement.
Answer: Wow! It’s a remarkable achievement.

Question: In the following sentence, which is the correct use of it’s/its – The cat is eating its/it’s dinner.
Answer: The cat is eating its dinner.

Question: Re-work the following sentence to include an apostrophe – The seats in the theater are comfortable.
Answer: The theater’s seats are comfortable.

Question: Re-work the following sentence to include an apostrophe – The milk belongs to the cow.
Answer: It is the cow’s milk.

Question: Write a sentence or sentences using They're, Their, and There.
Answer: Their house was on fire.
The house is over there.
They're going to have to move.

Topic Sentences and Supporting Details

Question: Identify the topic sentence and supporting detail sentences in the following:

• Bowling helps exercise a large number of muscles.

• Bowling can be played indoors at any hour, during any type of weather.

• Bowling is the perfect sport.
Answer: • Supporting: Bowling helps exercise a large number of muscles.

• Supporting: Bowling can be played indoors at any hour, during any type of weather.

• Topic: Bowling is the perfect sport.

Question: Identify the topic sentence and supporting detail sentences in the following:

• A pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer, Ellington and his band played together for 50 years.

• Born Edward Kennedy Ellington, Duke Ellington was one of the founding fathers of jazz music.

• Some of Ellington's most famous songs include "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," "Sophisticated Lady" and "In a Sentimental Mood."
Answer: Supporting: A pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer, Ellington and his band played together for 50 years.
Topic: Born Edward Kennedy Ellington, Duke Ellington was one of the founding fathers of jazz music.
Supporting: Some of Ellington's most famous songs include "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," "Sophisticated Lady" and "In a Sentimental Mood."

Question: Identify the topic sentence:

I had a wonderful summer. I went to visit my aunts and cousins in San Diego. My aunt is a ballet instructor. I took ballet lessons from her.
Answer: I had a wonderful summer.

Question: Read the sentences below and decide which one does not support the topic sentence.

Topic Sentence: My favorite meal is pizza.
Supporting Ideas
1. I love the crunchy crust and the melted mozzarella cheese.
2. The best thing I like to drink with it is a giant glass of soda.
3. It’s good either as a snack or as a main course.
4. My brother only likes pizza with anchovies and artichokes on it.
Answer: 4.

Question: Read the sentences below and decide which one does not support the topic sentence.
Topic Sentence: Bowling is the perfect sport.

Supporting Ideas
1. It develops coordination.
2. I always make it a point to be a member of a bowling team.
3. Bowling helps exercise a large number of muscles.
4. It provides a chance to interact with other team members.
5. It can be played indoors at any hour, during any type of weather.
Answer: 2.

Vocabulary

Question: Define “renaissance” and use it in a sentence.
Answer: Renaissance - a situation or period of time when there is a new interest in something that has not been popular in a long time; a period of new growth or activity.

Question: Define "fleeting" and use it in a sentence.
Answer: Definition: Adjective; lasting for a very short time.

Example: I'm hoping to get a fleeting glimpse of a whale underwater.

Question: Define “secede” and use it in a sentence.
Answer: Secede - withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Example: During the Civil War, the southern states tried to secede from the Union.

Question: The death of the king left the nation in
a state of______: without a clear
successor, conditions rapidly
descended into ______.
A. confederation ... disorder
B. sorrow ... tumult
C. anarchy ... chaos
D. panic ... tranquility
E. mutiny ... serenity
Answer: C. Anarchy is a state of disorder brought on by an absence of authority, while chaos means in a state of complete confusion and disorder. These words
are similar in meaning.

Question: After his overwhelming ______ in the
election, the new mayor adopted an
aura of ______ that displeased many
of the voters; he was too proud to
listen to the citizens who voted him
into power anymore.
A. oration ... humility
B. triumph ... meekness
C. campaign ... annoyance
D. defeat ... sadness
E. victory ... arrogance
Answer: E

Harlem Renaissance

Question: Name two prominent Harlem Renaissance musical or literary artists.
Answer: Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington

Question: The Harlem Renaissance took place during what time period?
Answer: 1920s

Question: Name one of the US Presidents that was in power during the Harlem Renaissance.
Answer: Warren G. Harding
March 4, 1921 to August 2, 1923, Republican

Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923 to March 4, 1929, Republican

Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933, Republican

Question: Name a poem written by Langston Hughes.
Answer: Open Letter to the South
I too sing America
Dream Deferred

Question: Name one of the major reasons that the Harlem Renaissance ended.

Answer: The Great Depression of the 1930’s brought an end to the Harlem Renaissance, causing many of the writers who had gathered in Harlem to scatter and take other jobs to support themselves.