English Level V (10th Grade) Placement Test

Have your student answer each question independently. After the test has been completed, the student will receive a score and feedback regarding proper placement within our English Program. 
Read the following sentences: 
 
1. A traveler does not board a plane with an empty suitcase and hope to gather items and clothing upon arrival.
2. Nor does a wise traveler throw a bunch of random stuff into a suitcase with no thought.
3. The traveler considers the destination, the weather, and the length of the trip first.
4. Then he plans a packing list accordingly.
5. Because of this, the traveler will have a more successful and enjoyable trip. 
Which sentence above has a compound verb? *
How many sentences above contain a helping verb? *
In Sentence #1, what type of phrase is "to gather"? *
In Sentence #5, what type of phrase is "Because of this"? *
What verb tense is used in the following sentence? "We have fed the chickens and cleaned out their coop." *
Which verb tense is used in the following sentence? "Despite the transportation difficulties of the last week, we were planning to attend the meeting." *
What verb tense is used in the following sentence? "After months of practice, Peter will perform every night this week!" *
Which sentence below contains a predicate nominative? *
Which word in the following sentence is the indirect object? "We are giving our neighbors this table. *
Which sentence below is a compound sentence? *
A complex sentence contains . . . *
Which sentence below is a complex sentence? *
Which sentence below uses proper capitalization and punctuation? *
In literature studies, close reading is a method of delving deeper into a specific work to understand it more fully and interact with it on another level. Close reading . . . *
Read the following lines from the poem "Among the Rocks" by Robert Browning. 
 
Oh, good gigantic smile o’ the brown old earth,
This autumn morning! How he sets his bones
To bask i’ the sun, and thrusts out knees and feet
For the ripple to run over in its mirth;
Listening the while, where on the heap of stones
The white breast of the sea-lark twitters sweet.
What is the rhyme scheme seen above? *
What is a thesis statement? *
A thesis must always be *
Is the following statement an acceptable thesis? "This paper will discuss the qualities of a good athlete." *
Is the following an acceptable expository thesis statement? "The rewarding process of photographing a lunar eclipse requires careful preparation and sound equipment." *
Is the following an acceptable expository thesis statement? "Our family should get chickens because of the opportunity it will provide us children for learning responsibility." *
What are the three categories of research material you can choose from? *
Read the following source listings: 
 
1. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, 1884, Chatto and Windus. 
2. Mark Twain. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." 1884. 362 pages.
3. Twain, Mark. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Chatto and Windus, 1884. 
4. Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Chatto and Windus, 1884. 
5. Mark Twain. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Chatto and Windus, 1884. 362 pages. 
Which listing above follows the rules for citing a book in MLA format?  *
Read the following source listings: 
 
1. Tori Avery. “Explore the Delicious History of Ice Cream.” PBS Food, July 10 2012, http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/explore-the-delicious-history-of-ice-cream/.
 
2. Avey, Tori. “Explore the Delicious History of Ice Cream.” PBS Food, The History Kitchen, 10 July 2012, http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/explore-the-delicious-history-of-ice-cream/. Accessed 22 May 2018.
 
3. Avey, Tori. “Explore the Delicious History of Ice Cream.” PBS Food, The History Kitchen, July 10, 2012,  http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/explore-the-delicious-history-of-ice-cream/. 
 
4. Avey, Tori. Explore the Delicious History of Ice Cream. PBS Food, The History Kitchen, 10 July 2012, http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/explore-the-delicious-history-of-ice-cream/. Accessed 22 May 2018.
 
5. Tori Avery. “Explore the Delicious History of Ice Cream.” PBS Food, The History Kitchen, 10 July 2012, http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/explore-the-delicious-history-of-ice-cream/. Accessed 22 May 2018.
Which listing above follows the rules for citing a book in MLA format?  *
Have you written essays of 7-10 paragraphs before? *
Have you written at least one cause and effect essay before? *
Have you written at least one problem and solution essay? *
Have you written at least one compare and contrast essay? *
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