1. Suppose you're writing a letter and you recall a word you'd like to use, but you don't know how it's spelled. If you wanted to look up the word in a dictionary, you should use any of the following techniques except
   
   

Alooking up the word as you think it's spelled.

Bwriting the word the way you think it's spelled to jog your recall.

Cusing the first letter of the word and searching through all the entries under that letter.

Dlooking up a related word that you can spell in search of clues.

1. What type of sentence is used to give a command?
   

ADeclarative B. Exclamatory C. Interrogative D. Imperative

1. Homophones are words that
   
   

Asound different but have the same meanings.

Bare spelled differently but have the same meanings.

Csound alike but have different meanings.

Dare spelled alike but have different meanings.

1. What do you need to know in order to look up a word in the dictionary?
   
   

AHow to pronounce the word B. The first few letters of the word

CWhat part of speech the word is D. How many syllables the word has

1. Which of the following pairs of words are homophones?
   

ABlight and bright B. Brake and break C. Dessert and desert D. Right and correct

1. Each one of the following words ends in est. Which one is spelled correctly?
   

ASweettest B. Flattest C. Sillyest D. Bigest

1. Which one of the following sentences contains a spelling error?
   

AJoshua could give no good reason for his absence.

BEvelyn was not familiar with the procedure.

CEvery autumn we visit a quaint inn near Boston.

DWhat would you like for desert?

1. What is one way to turn this fragment into a complete sentence? While the choir director was out of the room.
   
   

APut an exclamation mark at the end

BAdd another subject to the sentence

CRemove the word while

DTake out the prepositional phrase

1. What kind of fragment is "near the computer"?
   

AIndependent clause B. Predicate C. Subordinating conjunction D. Prepositional phrase

1. Which one of the following words has the suffix -ing added correctly?
   

ATalking B. Findding C. Hopeing D. Stoping

1. Which of the following is an example of a declarative sentence?
   
   

AJob hunting is incredibly depressing right now!

BHand me that towel before I drop this wet bowl.

CPrecisely when were you going to tell me that?

DMy favorite television show has been renewed.

1. Eugenie walked into the kitchen with a big smile on her face. Her parents, brother, and sister were already at the table. "Good morning to the world!" she said. "Tim, hand me the orange juice. What does everyone have planned for today?"
   
   

What type of sentence is "What does everyone have planned for today?"

AExclamatory B. Imperative C. Interrogative D. Declarative

1. What is the purpose of the following sentence? I think it would be best to study the problem carefully.
   

AIt raises a question. B. It makes a statement. C. It shows strong emotion. D. It gives a command.

1. Eugenie walked into the kitchen with a big smile on her face. Her parents, brother, and sister were already at the table. "Good morning to the world!" she said. "Tim, hand me the orange juice. What does everyone have planned for today?"
   
   

Which sentence is an example of an imperative sentence?

AEugenie walked into the kitchen with a big smile on her face.

B"What does everyone have planned for today?"

C"Tim, hand me the orange juice."

DHer parents, brother, and sister were already at the table.

1. In which sentence is a homophone used correctly?
   

AKaren's new dog had flees.

BHow many ours do we have to wait?

CThe old miner was lost in the dessert.

DIf you ask me, there's no hobby like fishing.

1. What type of sentence tends to express a strong emotion?
   

AInterrogative B. Declarative C. Exclamatory D. Imperative

1. Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
   

ANiether B. Hieght C. Friend D. Foreign

1. Which of the following words has to be spelled differently if you're adding a suffix?
   

AEnjoy B. City C. Child D. Safe

1. Which one of the following is a run-on sentence?
   
   

AI'm not a fan of wrestling, but Leslie is.

BI would talk to Frank if I knew him, but people don't ever talk to him.

CJerry told me he likes June, but Hank likes Julie better.

DI think Frank might be too busy he likes to make people think he's smart.

1. Which of the following is a complete sentence?
   
   

AAlthough Henry was unusually tall.

BSince she was hungry, she had a snack.

CBecause I had not slept for two nights.

DEven when the temperatures improved.