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CRCT Review Guide
Part A: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
1. A _______________ pronoun shows ownership.
2. A _________________ is a word that joins together words or groups of words.
3. There are four demonstrative pronouns they are ________, _________,
_________, and __________.
4. ________________ is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
5. A _________________ is a word that takes the place of a noun.
6. If a person has conflicting emotions or feelings within themselves this is
called an__________
_______________.
7. Clues or hints in a story that help you guess or predict what will happen
next is called ___________________.
8.
A _________________ is a person, place, thing or idea.
9.
A _______________sentence makes a statement.
10. A________________ sentence asks a question.
11. A _________________ sentence gives a command or makes a request.
12. A _________________ sentence shows strong emotion.
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13. _______________ is a comparison between two unlike things using the words
like or as.
14. A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes
another thing is a ________________.
15. ____________ is the contrast between what is expected and what really
happens.
16. _____________ is language that appeals to the senses.
17. The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning is called
__________________.
Part B: Circle the correct answer.
18.
The five types of pronouns are:
a. personal, definite, transversive, possessive and reflexive
b. personal, indefinite, demonstrative, reflexive and possessive
c. noun, verb, personal, reflexive and possessive
19.
The three types of nouns are:
a. person, place and thing
b. common, proper and interrogative
c. possessive, common and proper
20. The three types of verbals are:
a. Nouns, verbs, and pronouns
b. Gerunds, infinitives, and participles
c. Collective, abstract, and concrete
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21.
Which of the following are three main types of verbs?
a. action, mental and physical
b. genre, proper and common
c. action, helping and linking
22.
An adverb describes:
a. a verb, an adjective or another adverb
b. a noun, pronoun or a verb
c. a common noun or proper noun
23.
A verb:
a.expresses action or a state of being
b. is a word that describes a noun
c. is a word that is used to show emotion
24.
A prepositional phrase is made up of:
a. a verb and a noun
b. an adverb and a conjunction
c. a preposition, its object and modifiers.
25.
The people, animals or objects in a story are called:
a. actors
b. characters
c. setting
26. The name of a story or a book is the:
a. title
b. heading
c. beginning
27. The sequence of events in a story is called the:
a. plot
b. theme
c. setting
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28.
The person that draws the pictures in a book is called an:
a. graphic artist
b. designer
c. illustrator
29.
The setting of a story is:
a. where the story takes place
b. where and when the story takes place
c. what happens in the story
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If a hairstylist always has messy hair this is an example of:
a. conflict
b. irony
c. foreshadowing
31.
The overall emotion created by a work of literature is called its:
a. tone
b. dialogue
c. mood
32.
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in words that are close
together is called:
a. alliteration
b. imagery
c. onomatopoeia
33.
Giving human qualities to a non-human thing is called:
a. personification
b. point of view
c. tone
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Part C: Matching
Match each of the following terms with the correct description by
writing the letter in the space provided.
34. _____
Fiction
a. A timeless, and placeless story that is originally told
rather than written.
35. _____
Non-Fiction
b. Style or type
36. _____
Play
c. a story that involves gods or goddesses
37. _____
Poetry
d. A made for stage performance by actors.
38. _____
Folktale
e. Invented story
39. _____
Genre
f. Words arranged in a metrical pattern
40._____
Myth
Part D: Define.
40. Collective noun-
41. Independent clause-
42. Abstract noun-
g. True stories of actual events or characters
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43. Simple sentence-
44. Compound sentence-
45. Complex sentence-
Part E: Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence.
46. The cow jumped over the moon.
47. The shoes were underneath the bed.
48. Jimmy went around the corner.
49. I walked through the hallway.
50. The plane flew over the dark clouds.
Part F: Name the Predicate Nominative in each Sentence.
51. Ted is our club president. _______________________
52. Phyllis is an extremely smart girl._____________________
53. Bob Hope was a famous comedian.___________________
54. The flood was a local disaster.__________________
55. Mr. Jackson is the principal of our school._______________
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Part G: Short Answer
56. What is a biography?
57. What is an autobiography?
58. What are the four genres of writing?
59. What is the subject of a sentence?
60.
61.
What is a sentence fragment?
What is the simple predicate of a sentence?
62. Explain what the theme of a story is.
63.
What is dialogue?
64.
What is foreshadowing?
65.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
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Part I: Tell whether each sentence is simple, compound, or complex.
66. The classroom was very quiet._________________
67. After I finished my project, I asked my dad to check it for
mistakes.___________________
68. The woman enjoyed the candy but she liked the chocolate cake
more._________________
69. Ken mowed the lawn and Ben washed the car.__________________
Part J: Circle the verb phrase in each sentence.
70. The boy does not know how to tie his shoe but he will learn.
71. Mrs. Rogers can speak two languages.
72. The girl has been waiting forever for a new pair of shoes.
73. The man is going to the bus station.
Part K: Circle the verbal in each sentence. Write the verbal type on the line.
74. I went to sleep very early last night.______________________________
75. Hiking is the hobby he likes best. ________________________________
76. Kim bought new running shoes yesterday.________________________
77. Walking is a good exercise to keep you healthy.___________________
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Verb Voices and Moods: Lesson Practice
Your Grandma Can’t Cook
(1) Colin winced when his grandmother said she had fresh cookies baking in the
oven. (2) His friend Bridget looked at him strangely. (3) She was visiting Colin for
the first time. (4) She waited until Colin’s grandmother stepped out of the
kitchen.
(5) “What’s the matter with you,” she asked. (6) “If your grandma makes cookies,
it would be a good thing!”
(7) Colin shook his head. (8) “It would be a good thing if she was a good cook. (9)
I’m telling you, she can burn water.”
(10) “Stop that, Colin. (11) That’s really mean. (12) What if she hears you?”
(13) Colin stared at the door of his grandmother’s refrigerator. (14) It was covered
with crayon drawings. (15) The pictures had been drawn by him when he was five
years old. (16) Even though every paper was stained and curling at the edges, his
grandmother had continued to display them proudly on the door. (17) If Colin
had felt any smaller at that moment, he will disappear.
(18) Just then, his grandmother returned. (19) She slipped on two oven mitts, and
the tray was pulled out of the oven. (20) They were irregularly shaped and
burned.
(21) His grandmother smiled and said, “Just a tad overdone.”
(22) Colin smiled, too. “They’re perfect,” he said.
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Answer the following questions.
78. How should sentence 5 be revised?
A. “What’s the matter with you.” she asked
B. “What’s the matter with you!” she asked.
C. “What’s the matter with you?” she asked.
D. “What’s the matter with you” she asked.
79. Which sentence from the passage is imperative?
A. She was visiting Colin for the first time.
B. It was covered with crayon drawings.
C. “That’s really mean.”
D. “Stop that, Colin.”
80. Which is the BEST way to revise sentence 15?
A. He had drawn when he was five years old the pictures.
B. He had drawn the pictures when he was five years old.
C. The pictures were drawn by him when he was five years old.
D. When he was five years old, the pictures had been drawn by him.