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Chapter Tests with Answer Key

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About These Tests iv

Chapter 1 Test: The Sentence 1

Chapter 2 Test: Parts of Speech Overview Noun, Pronoun, Adjective 3

Chapter 3 Test: Parts of Speech Overview Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection 5

Chapter 4 Test: Complements .7

Chapter 5 Test: The Phrase 9

Chapter 6 Test: The Clause 11

Chapter 7 Test: Sentence Structure 13

Chapter 8 Test: Agreement 15

Chapter 9 Test: Using Verbs Correctly 17

Chapter 10 Test: Using Pronouns Correctly 19

Chapter 11 Test: Using Modifiers Correctly 21

Chapter 12 Test: A Glossary of Usage 23

Chapter 13 Test: Capital Letters 25

Chapter 14 Test: Punctuation End Marks, Commas, Semicolons, and Colons 27

Chapter 15 Test: Punctuation Underlining (Italics), Quotation Marks, Apostrophes, Hyphens, Parentheses, Brackets, Dashes 29

Chapter 16 Test: Spelling 31

Chapter 17 Test: Correcting Common Errors 33

Chapter 18 Test: Writing Effective Sentences 35

Answer Key 41

Answer Sheet, for tests in this ancillary 48

Correcting Common Errors Test Answer Sheet, Table of Contents for tests in Chapter 17 of Warriner's Handbook 49

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About These Tests

This booklet contains chapter tests for the first eighteen

chap-ters of the Second Course Warriner’s Handbook Each test, which

is presented in the multiple-choice format of a standardizedtest, gives you a means for assessing your students’ grasp ofkey English-language conventions taught in grade eight After

you complete instruction on a specific chapter from Warriner’s

Handbook, copy a class set of the corresponding chapter test

and the appropriate answer sheet contained in this booklet;

then, administer the test

When testing is complete, score each test by using the answerkey at the back of this booklet For all tests, the answer keyindicates the correct answers and provides useful references

that tie these answers to the relevant Warriner’s Handbook

instruction For the grammar, usage, and mechanics tests, theanswer key also provides instructional references for all incor-rect answer choices These references will help you pinpointwhich skills and concepts students have mastered and whichskilss and concepts need further attention

Tests

Answer Key

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The Sentence: Subject and Predicate, Kinds of Sentences

for CHAPTER 1 page 2

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence below, and look at the underlined words Then, choose theanswer that identifies the underlined words

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Parts of Speech Overview: Noun, Pronoun, Adjective

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence below, and look at the underlined word or words

Then, choose the answer that identifies the part of speech of the underlined word

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DIRECTIONS Read each sentence below, and look at the underlined word or words Then,choose the answer that identifies the part of speech of the underlined word or words

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1 Could you get Ellen and us a copy of that photo?

Complements: Direct and Indirect Objects, Subject Complements

CHAPTER TEST

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence below, and look at the underlined word or words Then,choose the answer that identifies the type of complement that is underlined

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5 Countless people owe their lives to the groundbreaking work of Charles Richard Drew, M.D., a McGill

University Medical School graduate

The Phrase: Prepositional, Verbal, and Appositive Phrases

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence below, and look at the underlined word or phrase Then,choose the answer that identifies the type of word or phrase that is underlined Do notseparately identify a prepositional phrase that is part of a larger phrase

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The Clause: Independent Clauses and Subordinate Clauses

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence below, and look at the underlined clause Then, choose theanswer that identifies the type of clause that is underlined

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9 When Jewish children turn thirteen, the boys come of age in a ceremony called “bar mitzvah,” and girls

assume religious responsibility at their “bat mitzvah.”

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Sentence Structure: The Four Basic Sentence Structures

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence below Then, choose the answer that identifies the type of sentence

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CHAPTER TEST

5 Cork trees require twenty years of care before they may be stripped of their bark, but then they may yield

another harvest in only eight years

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CHAPTER TEST

1 A There is many opinions on this complex issue.

B The Senate have postponed its vote until tomorrow

C Neither the index nor the table of contents list that topic

D A beaker and a thermometer were lying on the lab counter.

2 A All of the puzzle have been completed.

B No one in tomorrow’s events know how the rain will affect the schedule

C Some senior students at my brother’s high school takes college-level courses

D Nobody in his or her right mind rides a bicycle without first putting on a helmet.

3 A Both the Dominican Republic and Haiti occupies the island of Hispaniola.

B One large lemon or two small ones are all we need

C “Sounds of Cars” are the title of Kathy’s poem

D Anyone in the eighth grade should know their ZIP Code.

4 A Nicole or Jane usually brings her camera.

B Yes, the basketball team are taking a bus to its next game

C Everybody in the class had their own way of interpreting the poem

D Does Kyle and she make their hand puppets out of papier-mâché?

5 A Your future is all your tomorrows.

B Mike’s rabbits and guinea pig is living quite happily together

C Several of these words has African origins

D One of the dolphins were swimming beside our boat.

6 A Some of the rocks in the basket actually was topaz crystals.

B Each of the chefs have a special way of making enchiladas

C The referee, to our surprise, calls a strike

D Neither Lyle’s brothers nor Lyle were able to decode the message.

TEST

Agreement: Subject and Verb, Pronoun and Antecedent

DIRECTIONS Read each of the following sets of sentences Three of the sentences in each sethave errors in agreement; one sentence is written correctly Choose the sentence that iswritten correctly, with NO ERRORS in agreement

E X A M P L E

1 A Neither of the girls forgot their library books.

B No one wanted to lose their turn

C Neither Bolivia nor Paraguay has the benefits that a seaport offers

D Ernie and they doesn’t go to our school anymore.

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CHAPTER TEST

7 A Blue balloons are my favorite.

B Three chairs and a table was sitting on the lawn, ready for the yard sale

C He don’t speak much Spanish yet

D Each of the dancers from Thailand were beautifully dressed.

8 A Somebody on the team left his or her permission slip on the bench.

B You should take civics this semester because they will not be offered again for a year

C After the field trip to the post office, the students appreciated his or her postal carrier a little bit more

D Somebody in the class are bringing in some examples of African sculpture.

9 A Are a pen or a pencil allowed on this essay?

B Yes, I has always thought so

C Smooth, black stones and white pebbles paves the path

D Doesn’t she still practice the piano every morning?

10 A Ten dollars will be the entrance fee, and they should be paid by next Friday.

B Here is a few of the most interesting facts about Chile

C I can’t find our copy of A Tale of Two Cities anywhere; Randy must have loaned them to somebody.

D Have you ever taken algebra?

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CHAPTER TEST

1 A Howie burst through the doorway and yelled that he had winned the spelling bee.

B With every step that the pack mule took, pots and pans rattle loudly through the canyon

C Leaves of amber and rust slowly drifted from the high branches and settle around our feet

D Always helpful, my brother had set the table by the time dinner was ready.

2 A The cowboys had drove the herd right through town.

B Look! We finded a gold ring with the metal detector!

C Although ginger originally came from India and China, it is now grown in Japan, the West Indies,South America, and Africa as well

D He’s been setting there all afternoon.

3 A At the river’s bank, a canoe was laying in the reeds.

B After the sun rose, dew evaporates quickly

C He rolled up the message, tucked it in a bottle, corked the bottle, and throws it into the outgoing tide

D Here are some of those mazes that Herbie drew.

4 A Yes, Dawn has wrote several computer programs.

B The drill team was just raising the flag when the bell rang

C Won’t you set down, Mrs Yang?

D The five-year-old commanded the old dog to lay down.

5 A In the middle of my speech, the fire alarm rings, and everybody got up and left.

B A sudden shower filled the dry creek beds and refreshed the thirsty plants

C Vinnie must have spended days repairing that bike

D Before that, I had never ate jambalaya.

TEST

Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts, Regular and Irregular

Verbs, Tense, Voice

DIRECTIONS Read each of the following sets of sentences Three of the sentences in each sethave errors in the use of verbs Only one sentence is written correctly Choose the sentencethat is written correctly, with NO ERRORS in the use of verbs

E X A M P L E

1 A By noon the fog was raising, and we could see the coast.

B Wait until the bread cools and separated itself from the pan

C Just lay the folded sheets on the bed

D Have you sended that letter to Uncle Bill?

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CHAPTER TEST

6 A That house must have costed a fortune.

B Larry had broke the school track record; now, he set his sights on the county record

C Several geckos scramble for cover and ducked into a crack under a rock

D When we were in the West Indies, we learned to dance the limbo.

7 A Without warning, Wanda’s horse suddenly set down in the grass with Wanda still in the saddle.

B Dad had laid tiles before, so the job was easy for him

C When I told her about it, she says okay

D Some American Indians referred to a baby as a papoose and carry him or her on a cradle board.

8 A Unfortunately, nobody had brung a map of the trails through the park.

B Luis had went to visit his grandparents in Puerto Rico

C Apparently, Irene’s stumble has not hurted her chances of winning

D Carefully, Rhonda set the Kenyan sculpture on the fireplace mantle.

9 A With a block and tackle, the mechanics rose the engine out of the car.

B While Tom built a model space station out of plastic and foam, Frank works on the models of

spaceships

C The cargo ship made little headway through the heavy waves

D We seen a bald eagle today!

10 A Have you set a place for our guest?

B Cameron had lain his new dashiki, a colorful African shirt, over a chair so that it would not get

wrinkled

C The temperature will raise another twenty degrees before sunset

D Have you ever rode in a horse-drawn wagon?

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CHAPTER TEST

1 A Whom are you expecting?

B Suddenly, the seal jumped right in front of the Taylors and we

C Wish Elena and they luck

D Will my aunt or her act as chaperones on the overnight trip?

2 A We attended the awards ceremony, but we didn’t win one.

B Between you and I, the award should have gone to her

C Has he found a home for the kitten yet?

D The first person in line was me.

3 A Mr Penn assigned Maurice and I an extra book report.

B With the addition of Mindy and she, we now have five people on the committee

C Tell whoever you talk to about the change in plans

D Mr Bertoluzzi and we Boy Scouts are going camping next month.

4 A I had to read Alice the letter because she doesn’t know Japanese.

B Can Doug and me help you with the carpentry?

C After dinner, his brother and him are usually in the garage, working on models of buildings

D Give Ms Johns and they a tour of the school.

5 A Are you going with Miss Edwards and I to the museum?

B John James Audubon, whom was born in Haiti, won enduring fame with his wonderful paintings ofbirds

C Would Mrs Waller lend us art students her video camera?

D An usher looked at our invitations and admitted Mr Miles and we delegates into the conference

area

Using Pronouns Correctly: Case Forms of Pronouns; Special

Pronoun Problems

DIRECTIONS Read each of the following sets of sentences Three of the sentences in each sethave errors in the use of pronouns; one sentence is written correctly Choose the sentencethat is written correctly, with NO ERRORS in the use of pronouns

E X A M P L E

1 A It couldn’t have been Randy and us that you saw.

B Dad told Buddy and I stories about his time in Australia

C It must have been them in the yellow van

D Has anybody heard from Liz and them?

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CHAPTER TEST

6 A Wendy asked who the package was for when she saw it in her mother’s arms.

B Simón Bolivar is such a hero to the people of South America that Bolivia is named after him

C Bring the children and we a souvenir from Mexico

D While Timothy and him are making the piñata, George will hang the crepe paper.

7 A Our captain should have been she.

B James talked to Nick while he was tying his shoes

C Did you show Mark and she your new painting?

D Say hello to Ellen and he for me.

8 A Carl Lewis, who won eight Olympic gold medals, is one of the most remarkable track athletes since

Jesse Owens

B Grandfather explained the symbolism of the totem pole to Sheila and we boys

C Mrs Walker and us are doing an experiment on plants and sunlight

D The only girls who can jump higher are Martha and her.

9 A Be sure to send Jerry and he a copy of the video.

B Taoism is based in part on the beliefs of Lao Tzu, whom (according to legend) wrote the

Tao Te Ching.

C We band members will meet on the field at 7:30 A.M

D During last week’s fishing trip, Mary caught several.

10 A The boy playing the trumpet solo was he.

B Mother assured Rita that she would enjoy a trip to the lake

C Who would have guessed that the stars of the show would have been us eighth-graders?

D Pass the ball to Martin or he.

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CHAPTER TEST

1 A A warm and cozy fire protected us from the cold outside our window.

B I want the one in the big box on the top shelf with a blue wrapper

C Don’t do nothing to wake that baby, Josh

D I can’t hardly understand the words to that song.

2 A Nobody hasn’t ever found a trace of the mountain lion’s tracks.

B We hadn’t seen no hint of rain until the thunder cracked

C Raul and his team couldn’t find the last item on the scavenger hunt anywhere

D What is the most largest animal in the world?

3 A No one tells more funnier jokes than she does.

B Jefferson Street is a shorter route than Palmer Avenue

C My mother considers Martin Luther King, Jr., Day one of the importantest holidays of the year

D The characters in this novel were least interesting than those in any other book I’ve ever read.

4 A To me, the statues on Easter Island are more mysterious than any ancient object.

B You know more about raccoons than anyone does

C Keith, who is running for treasurer, is more responsible than any candidate

D That sailor can tie better knots than anyone else on the dock.

5 A This colt is the wildest of the two that arrived here last week.

B Between social studies and Spanish, Spanish is the subject I like most

C After a little extra practice, Jody was able to organize her essays more coherently

D He spoke soft to avoid disturbing those who were reading.

TEST

Using Modifiers Correctly: Comparison and Placement

DIRECTIONS Read each of the following sets of sentences Three of the sentences in each sethave errors in the use of modifiers; one sentence is written correctly Choose the sentencethat is written correctly, with NO ERRORS in the use of modifiers

E X A M P L E

1 A Grandmother loved talking to her only grandson, who had been born half a century later than she.

B Jerry found a mysterious note in the dresser that was crumpled and torn

C Freshly cut just this morning, the vase was full of roses

D Rounding the corner, a street sign to Caracas finally appeared.

Answer:

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CHAPTER TEST

6 A Your advice is the wisest that I’ve received.

B The committee will choose the more abler of the two candidates

C Since her accident, Lisa seems more cautiously

D Brad and Kevin collect geodes; Brad’s collection is biggest.

7 A The rougher of the three trails on the mountain had a magnificent view.

B In this contest, whoever throws the javelin farthest wins

C Of all the players on the opposing team, she can run faster

D Rather than another plant, a few pieces of Mexican pottery would look best in the garden.

8 A Who is the best player—Carla or Ashley?

B Many people work best after a good night’s sleep

C Rubber trees, native to South America, grow best in tropical climates rather than in temperate

cli-mates

D Which is the more valuable coin—the penny, the peso, or the pfennig?

9 A After looking at dozens of cars, my father bought the one with the better gas mileage.

B Of all the people in our club, Mary works more harder than anyone else

C For weaving baskets and mats, the most useful fiber may be raffia

D Cold grapes taste well on a hot summer day.

10 A Collies, first bred in Scotland, make superb shepherds and get along good with people, too.

B Ooh, dinner smells well, Dad!

C That dog obeys your orders really good!

D Natalie did well on her exam.

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