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Diagnostic Test (ENG 600)

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This test covers materials typically presented through the end of the sixth grade.  It is recommended that you print a copy of this test. Then read each item to your child. Record their responses on paper then submit the student responses when the test is completed.   This is not a timed test. 

 

Questions 1-6 may have more than one correct answer.
 
1. Good literature should _____.
2. Select a synonym for lofty _____.
3. Which phrase describes utter discouragement _____?
4. Write (P) if the sentence shows comparison and (T) if the sentence shows contrast.
5. A parable is a short story that  _____.
6. In writing a report about sheep, the best source(s) of information would be  _____.
Read the paragraph and answer questions 7-9.
7. The main idea of this paragraph is  _____.
8. "Sheep may panic" is  _____.
9. Sheep are described as  _____.
10. What vowel digraph is missing from each group of words?
From the words dejected and unbelievable
11. Write the root words. _____ _____ _____.
12. Write the prefixes. _____ _____ _____.
13. Write the suffixes. _____ _____ _____.
 
14. The prefix pre means _____
From the following list of words below select
15. two synonyms _____ _____
16. two antonyms _____ _____
17. two homonyms _____ _____
While driving to the store, Dad noticed a flat tire. An hour later, we arrived at the store in our car.
18. These sentences imply the fact that
19. Write an adjective from the above sentences.
20. Write one adverb phrases from the second sentence.
 
Select three of the items below to complete the outline.
 
I. Brief History of the Beginning of Writing
II. Ways to Improve Your Handwriting
Read the following story.
24. The main idea of this story is ______.
25. The setting is ______.
26. The main character is ________.
27. A responsible writer lists the source of his information in the ______.
28. "Thirteen colonies fought for liberty" is ______.
29. If you need information from a map, you would use a ______.
30. "Massachusetts and Delaware were two of the thirteen colonies" is a statement of ______.
 
Correct the following sentence. Include
31. capitalization
32. commas
33. quotation marks
34. ending punctuation
my sister said uncle john and i went to the san diego zoo in an diego california on tuesday july 3
 
35. Match and then write the correct punctuation.
My friend is coming to visit us soon.
36. The complete subject in this sentence begins with the word (a. _____) and the complete predicate begins with the word (b. ______).
 
37. What is the adverb in the above sentence? ______.
38. What is the subordinate conjunction in the following sentence?____________  
"John walked through the forest."
 
39. "Walked through the forest" is a _____.
40. In reading a short story the main idea is most closely associated with  _____.
41. Cross out the vowel u in the word double. Cross out consonants b and l. Add v between o and e. What is your new word?
42. In the above sentence, the noun phrase (subject) begins with the word (a. ______) and ends with the word (b. ________). The verb phrase (predicate) begins with the word (c. _____) and ends with the word (d. _______).
 
43. The adjectives in the sentence are (a. _____) and the adverb is (b. _____).
 
Read the following paragraph and then answer questions 44-48.
44. The transition word that is used in this paragraph is
45. The main idea of this paragraph is
46. "Pottery is fun to make" is the _______ sentence.
47. The subject matter of the paragraph is
48. The last sentence of the paragraph is
Classify these sentences as coming from a style of prose that is called (a. fairy tale b. autobiography c. science fiction).
49. I have a retreat in the mountains.
50. Jeremy found, on his return to earth, that robots rule the world.
 
Match Write the letter from the list below by each number 51-60
51.  _____ acronym
52.  _____ alliteration
53. _____ cliché
54. _____ riddle
55. _____ simile
56. _____ epic tale
57. _____ inflection
58. _____ chant
59. _____ dialogue
60. _____ legend
 
a. "I'm going home now."
b. long poem about a heroes adventure
c. Toss Tom the tissue, Terry.
d. stories about King Arthur
e. ZIP
f. How do you like to go up in a swing . . .
g. simple song without melody
h. He fought like a lion.
i. overused expression
j. On what side does a chicken have the most feathers?. . . . .(On the outside)
 
 
SAMPLE A.: My father is starting the car for my mother.
61. What is the object of the preposition in the SAMPLE A. sentence?
 
62. What is the simple subject in the SAMPLE A. sentence?
 
63. What is the object of the verb in the SAMPLE A. sentence?
 
64. What is the simple predicate of the SAMPLE A. sentence?
 
 
SAMPLE B.: Throw the hay over the fence.
65. What is the object of the preposition in the SAMPLE B. sentence?
 
66. What is the simple subject in the SAMPLE B. sentence?
 
67. What is the object of the verb in the SAMPLE B. sentence?
 
68. What is the simple predicate of the SAMPLE B. sentence?
 
Write "Declarative," "Imperative," "Interrogative" or "Exclamatory" for your answers to number 69 and 70.
 
69. What type of a sentence is SAMPLE A?
70. What type of sentence is SAMPLE B.?
 
 
SAMPLE C.: Where are the new car's keys?
71. What is the object of the preposition in the SAMPLE C. sentence?
 
72. What is the simple subject in the SAMPLE C. sentence?
 
73. What is the object of the verb in the SAMPLE C. sentence?
 
74. What is the simple predicate of the SAMPLE C. sentence?
 
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