Get Ready for 2025

Hi, everyone!

In order to get ready for the new term of our school year, let's take a moment to review some of the lessons we have had. Simply follow the directions for each of the sections below that include grammar, punctuation, idioms, literary devices, and some writing. We will review vocabulary later in the week!

Part One.
Grammar Fun
Directions: Please select the correct choice in each of the miscellaneous sentences below. Enjoy!

1. Early this morning, I went (to, two, too) the bank to make a deposit.
2. (Their, They're, There) is my friend Janna, who is standing by the fence.
3. I don't know (who, whom) you are talking about!
4. Please bring two papers for Brian and (I, me).
5. Reynoldo could not believe his brother was able to throw the football farther than (he, him).
6. (Who, Whom) posted this page on the website?
7. Do you know when (their, they're, there) coming to visit?
8. Did you (buy, by) all the groceries you needed?
9. Annie's daughter is (for, fore, four) years old now.
10. (By, Buy) the way, when do you plan on being back in class?
11. (Their, They're, There) house has just been painted a beautiful shade of blue.
12. His GPS instructed him to go much (farther, further) than he should have. 
13. My friends and (I, me) will be joining you at the supper tonight.
14. Have you ever taken a cruise (to, two, too) Hawaii?
15. Do you need to (so, sew) that rip in your sweater?
16. How long will it (be, bee) before you are able to go on vacation again?
17. It's sometimes better to say "maybe" before you say "yes" or ("know," "no").
18. Did you (know, no) the answer to that last question?
19. We will be staying in a wonderful little (in, inn) that has a beautiful view of the city.
20. I hope you did this last question correctly, (to, two, too).

Part Two.
Parts of Speech
Directions: Please select the correct part of speech that answers the question most accurately.

Example: Tom and I will be heading to the concert tonight. 
Question: Is "Tom" a noun, pronoun, or verb? _____Answer: noun________________________________

1. I will be walking to school tomorrow.
Question: Is "to" a noun, pronoun, or preposition? _____________________________________________

2. John and Cyndi will bring food to the party.
Question: Is "food" used as a verb, direct object, or preposition? __________________________________

3. This test is easy!
Question: Is "is" a noun, verb, or adjective? ___________________________________________________

4. The sky is beautiful!
Question: Is "beautiful" a noun, verb or adjective? _____________________________________________

5. Joan, my sister, will be having another party in February.
​Question: Are the words "my sister" a preposition, direct object, or appositive?

Part Three
Punctuation
Directions: Please answer Yes or No to indicate whether the punctuation marks are used correctly in the following sentences.

1. Grammar is very interesting,                Yes     No
2. This book is great!                                 Yes     No
3. Where did you go last night.                Yes    No
4. Is this your younger sister?                   Yes    No    
5. I am working on my paper now.           Yes    No
6. I was born in Boston, MA.                     Yes    No             Note: For this sentence, we are looking at the comma.

Part Four
Literary Devices
Directions: Please answer True or False to show your understanding of whether the literary terms are used correctly in the following sentences.

1. "I have looked everywhere for my keys" is an example of hyperbole.                              True     False
2. "The hot tea seemed to hiss angrily at me" is an example of personification.                 True     False
3. "Sandy sold silver sparkly stones at the seashore stand" is an example of
alliteration.                                                                                                                               True     False
4. If I am afraid of the water, yet I become a lifeguard, this is an example of
irony.                                                                                                                                         True     False
5. If a basketball goes "swish" through the hoop, I have just used
onomatopoeia.                                                                                                                          True     False   

Part Five
More Literary Devices
Directions: Please fill in the blanks below using one of the literary terms from the Word Bank.     

first person          persuasive          metaphor         simile         third person      rhetorical question     protagonist
antagonist           conflict                climax              anecdote     biography        autobiography             dialogue

1. "Crissy is as sweet as sugar" is an example of ___________________________________________.

2. When I write a story using the pronouns I, me, my, or our, for instance, I am using ______________________
_________________________________________ point of view.

3. Every type of writing has to be ________________________________ in some form because the object is for us to agree with a particular point of view.       

4. The problem every fictional story has to have is also called the ________________________________.

5. When we read the words that a character speaks in a story, which are often shown within quotation marks, the words we read are an example of ______________________________________.

6. The ___________________________________ of a story is the person or force that goes against the main character and tries to stop them from getting what they want.               

7. The ____________________________________ is another name for the main character in a story.

8. "Ted is a fish when he jumps in the pool" is an example of a __________________________, which is a direct comparison between two things that would otherwise not be alike at all!       

9. When I tell you a story about what happened during a morning traffic jam, I am telling what is known as an ______________________. 

10.  The point of view in a story in which the narrator is not part of the story and talks about events as though he is watching them from the outside is called ________________________  __________________________ point of view.

11. When your friend says, "Can you believe how long I've had to wait," this is an example of a __________________
________________________________________ because your friend is not really looking for a response; he is only trying to express an emotion!

12. The highest point of action in a story is the _____________________________; it is that moment when we cannot wait to see what will happen next, and it is thought of as the most exciting part of a story.   

13. When I write the story of my life, I am writing an ______________________________________.

14. But if you write one about me, your book will be called a _______________________________.

Part Six
Writing
Directions: Please continue the story I have started below. Be sure to maintain the verb tenses, point of view, and parallel sentence structure. To expand the story, please write at least two more paragraphs! For us, this means we are going to write ten more sentences in all. Be sure to separate your paragraphs according to the main idea; if you find yourself writing about one thing for a bit and then you start to go in a different direction, this is when you need to separate into a new paragraph! Good luck!

     Danny and Jay had worked hard on a construction project and were ready to take a break. They decided to sit at a nearby park to cool off and enjoy some foods from a hot dog stand. But before they could even take a bite from their lunches, Jay noticed someone he had not seen in years walking towards him. It was his old friend Mike, and he did not look happy to see him at all!







Part Seven
Writing II
Argument Writing

Directions: Please continue this argument essay, defending your point of view with at least three reasons (your evidence) that support your claim. We will continue this when I return to school!

     Everyone has a voice that should be heard.