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Midterm Exam Sample A

A. Please label the words in the sentences to identify the following patterns. In addition, label eachadverb and adjective word or phrase. (Each element is worth one point.)

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1. Last year a dangerous wildfire destroyed several mo ile homes./tiS Lv J, , ~' NSC. ~v

2. Georgina will remain ol dep;iment secretary for anotherAlS c ~J"~ w.v Vf" uJ AI 00

3. Maria and her husband recently celebrated their anniversary~'I u,' A/S V, (J.~V UV4. THe television crew waited for the lawyer outside the courtroom.

AJ. 'I J.; AlS V,''';'V' aJv5. In December tlie Chavezes might go to Canada for a long vacation.

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in Las Vegas.

B. Choose the proper verb to complete each sentence. Read carefully! (1 point each)

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The classrooms on the fifth floor of the library (has, ~ new computers.An inventory of equipment and supplies ~ were) posted on the wall.Sam (has written, had written,~) his paper several weeks ago.Marco ~lived, had lived) in New York for several years now.Mrs. Jeffrey (sprained, ~, was spraining) her ankle several hours before she wentto the doctor's office.This class (works, has worked, Gor~) on the midterm exam right now.Dr. Lopez often tells me that I ~had eaten, ate) too much sugar.The class (has=studied, @S stud)3iig) verbs all last month.Ana (washed, . , has washed her car when she slipped and fell. ~/'Kendra (publishes, will publish, '11 have publis e her article by December ~.

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c. Please write the correct form of the verb in the blank. Spelling counts! (1point each)

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Last month Joseph how,J.:tThe teacher pet"rt-\"+/--edBy 4 p.m. tomorrow Dr. Holt w" IISara h A , ~ row",Ana hAJ 4.pp/,'ed.,.interviewed.

The police arrested the suspect while he WA S ('- hb, 'n jon Foothill Boulevard.

(rob) the bank

(buy) Karen's house.(permit) the students to leave early yesterday.

hAV~ re..& (read) all of the reports.(grow) vegetables for three years now.

(apply) for this job months before she was actually

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Several students ~~~~~------week.

Even though he _W_=---_6-_J_""'_;_H-'--~_J_ (admit) his guilt months earlier, the suspect wasrecently given a trial.

While Brenda ---,w=--=-=.ct--,,-s_=sh'--=-jo P~fF-'-"'I'\.=J=J-- (shop) in the mall, a thief stole her purse.

D Pl fill" h bfi S It h). ease I In t, e correct ver orms. .pe tng counts. point eac

Base Base+s Simple Past Past Participle V-ing

eat eat4 ate eate« e4tU«;

forget [o..,.~e.is ,(;""4II.-f Co r:~o tJ~" f;n:t e -fh'rvrv v v ...,

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E. Please write the correct contraction of the following two words. (l point each)

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does + not = lloesr'l . t----~~~~-----were + not = w=-::'lW::..:-::e=-=-n-=--· ....Lt _they + are = ---~.:...::.-==t-J..' JI...L.-=- _

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4. have + not = -~~~~~----5, will + not = ---~~~~--6. you+are= -~~~~-----

F. These sentences have double negatives. Please revise them. (l point each)

1. The firefighters couldn't find no fire hydrants .

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2. Trina was upset because she didn't know nobody at the party.

G. Please make the following nouns plural. (1 point each)

1. belief he ','e(5 6. business h~-;I~~"'Sl!'!~2, witch w I'+~C! os 7. hobby "'ob"i~~3. family f.e. W\ ,./ v 8. holiday h 0 I I' tJ. A:if)4. foot f~e+ 9. brother-in-law /oro ~"'S'- i..,.-(4Ilv)

5. child ch,"dr~", 10. crisis cr I' ~~ OS

H Please review thefollowing sentences for correct use of the apostrophe and correct word use.Make corrections above the sentence. (2points each)

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1. Sara Lopezs' house was repaired by Gregorys company.clAdLs ..fhe,'r

2. The Clark's have taken the're three children to the park.f.a.n-. '/,'~ ~ I-{-. "'" ,./ i-o 1'\ S )

3. The two family"s held a garage sale in the Hamilton's yard.k:.••••.e,n 's ,'f'S

4. Karens" baby often loses i~ shoes.

1 The following sentences contain misused modifiers. Please make corrections above thesentence. (1 point each)

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Paula had a r¢l terrible headache, so she went home. t)JZ

Lalo hurt his arm b~~~ the game.

3. When you leave class today, be sure to drive s¢'e. Sa.~{:J

J Please write the correct comparative or superlative forms of the words in parentheses.. .1. Of the ~ classes, Tom's is --'",'--.:..:.()..:....:re""--_~--I-¥- (difficult).

2. Cora has the ~ (mean) cat in the neighborhood.

3. Lupe drives 1J.'W'\L ~OkS (, (cautiously) than the other driver.

4. Of all the players, Ron is the .iA.1J ,.~St (lazy).

5. Of the two mechanics, Miguel was ---,~~::........=,---,,-~-=-_· (reliable).

(playful) than his brother.6. This child is ~ ~

7. Theweatherwas ~

8. Of the three contestants, Ruth looked --,-~c...::..:.---,_-,,~__ · (thril1ed).

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(breezy) today than yesterday.

Martha is the -------4~'""'-'--'=---"'=--=---=--- (short) of Kara's two daughters.

10. John is the =6.t,~~,----,- (good) driver of the two.

K. Please identify thefollowing sentences as active orpassive.1.

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The students wrote several essays last week. _------'-A...:.-__

The buildings were repainted and repaired. P__

3. The National Anthem was sung before the baseball game. _-,-P _

L. Please change thefollowing active voice sentences to thepassive voice.

1. The road crew replaced the broken pavement on the freeway ramp.

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2. The vice president will prepare the annual budget for the college.

M Please change thefollowing statements into questions. (1point each)

1. The little boy hid under the bed during the scary movie.

2. The president of the college visits classrooms every semester.

3. Chandra is arguing with her mother about going to a party.

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N Please use the word "not" to change thefollowing positive statements into ne~m-;;;;

1. Mr. Booker left his keys in his desk drawer.

ho-l ~.2. The witness will speak to reporters after the trial tomorrow.

3. Ms. Aquino watches television every day.

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Midterm Exam Sample B

A. Please label the words in the sentences to identify the following patterns. In addition, label eachadverb and adjective word or phrase. (Each element is worth one point.)

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1. Yesterday the soccer).Is

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team traveled to Bakersfield for,-:'1/ MoJ ~)'.AJ NSCIS a famous political journalist.

~ AJt; V+ M-.;' NOOher assistant will promote several employees

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the Bahamas for their anniversary.&,..v ~. ~' }JS&

Jimenez became a registefed nurse.

next month.

a game,

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B. Choose the proper verb to complete each sentence. Read carefully! (l point each)

1. The manager of those apartment buildings (~ were) in the office yesterday2. A list ofthe students in the classes a:s>are) ready to be posted tomorrow.3. Sam (works, ~, was working) on his project for weeks now.4. Marsha (has lived, lived@d liv§) in France for several years before she enrolled at

Mission College.5. Mrs. Jeffrey~was breaking, had broken) her leg last week.6. Our class (takes, was taking, ~takinj)'the midterm right now.7. Dr. Jones often says that Sylvia<GIri~ had drunk, drank) too much coffee.8. The class (works, ~, had worked) on verbs all this month.9. Mark (shopped, had shopped, sho' - at the mall when the power went out.10. Paola (is completing, will complete, . have complete her degree by June 2969. }c 12.

C. Please write the correctform of the verb in the blank. Spelling counts! (l point each)

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Yesterday Hugo accidentally S 10. WI 1h. e. & (slam) the door on hisfinger.The witness fA) i/ I +t. s-l,. (testify) at the trialtoday. ,.5 ~ s f '/" ' ;"!JBy 4 p.m. tomorrow Susan 4it ve. revie ~ (review) all ofthe midterms.Sara hA s s-hA.fLieJ (study) the piano for several years now.

The u~set ~ustomer J.J. eo""-,I.,·" e.J (complain) several times abO

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ut hisdefective tire before the store finally agreed to replace it.

The children 4,'IIt!ti (spill) juice all over the table last nigh I.

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Last week the manager ----f2~U~M..:..:I_·_tJ+_~-J (permit) the

employees to leave early.

The chef WA.~ ~o pp~~j (chop) the meat when he cut himself.Samuel I S Wi ~_(\...,..~+-- (write) a letter to his daughter right now.Several runners -jJ1 (fall) during the marathon last week.

The suspect W tol'h",,·tI~t1 (commit) the crime months before he wasarrested.

The students W ;( I duo S~ (choose) a new representative next week.

D. Pleasefill in the correct verbforms. Spelling counts! (1point each)

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eat eaU ate eeue« ~

feel kl <lCe..l+ ~(t fe-e.ll~~-

destroy dl c;.fy(HI5 J.es f.r~ y t. J d<!-sffo'1.J d~sir» '1,.l'\....'i-~h6 ~ ""'.1shake S~ ,../c:e 5 Shook 5hAk.~~

hide hl·tA~ s k,'J ht'elJe.Vt ~ "tl,·V\.,

carry c,. r('\ 't.. S (!4. r'Y, 'e. rJ c..1t.~~;U CArr~I''''!J

steal S.Ju,Js $~/t. S ~ 1-eY\ s~~/I~-'begin ~,'I"'\t ~an b~ 4lj LA t'\ Io~~,'",~ ,'",,-,

v ~ -E. Please write the correct contraction of thefollowing two words. (1point each)

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does + not = aloes If' •t--~~~-~---were + not = We"'~ 1'\ • T-~~--~---they + are = -----!.~--=-=.:=-=t--"./o-L-=- _

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4. have + not = ---------5. will + not = --~~~----6. you+are= -~r-------

F. These sentences have double negatives. Please revise them. (1point each)

1. Sandy wasn't well enough to do nothing while she was sick. ..Lt _ •W6.S ~"e.n ~"'''J., -h> i/..t;# ., Ct 7 V\.I "'-j -

~ ~./ ~ ~~J... -h> k 4"'J~ .....-v-.2. Marsha couldn't seem to remember none of the math rules during the test.

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G. Please make the following nouns plural. (l point each)

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wife wiV'"tsbeach b.u.ch~stooth +u..!--h--~ _foot f-u.,-tcupful CM-p fnls

6. community (o"""'\(", "'"" .J,'~s7. trophy ±r-=:.0-f~.-=-k_i~--,--S _8. monkey Wt DV\ l:ce .; s9. mother-in-law Yhof1,::..,.-5 - ,-", -/4to-.)

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Please review the following sentences for correct use of the apostrophe and correct word use.Make corrections above the sentence. (2points each)

JO~~~Oh'S ~1. Sara Johnsodsl house was painted by Mr. Lo~ompany.

Jor'/' 01'\0" 1f-,u',..2. The Jordan's have moved to thef'e new home.

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3. Lupe Garcia's sister wor~ for the Marshalls" ~ rc; k.A t ( rCo~PQI"\ ,'e s -&e ..,'r

4. Three company~ complained about theyte incorrect bills.

Thefollowing sentences contain misused modifiers. Please make corrections above thesentence. (l point each)

o"",,'f or ,AAA.lljSara has always been a~l good friend.

bA.iI ~:l1_Ted hurt his leg bad during me game last week.

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3. Jerri talks loudp than anyone else in her class.~ lo •.••.d t:;,

Please write the correct comparative or superlative forms of the words in parentheses.

1. Of the two students, Terry was ~ Ju..,lc· ,...~~reliable).

2. JackhastheJ'\.\o~'i VI'CoI'ou s (vicious)dogintheneighborhood.

3. Sara types ~ ~ (carefully) than the other manager.

4. Of all the employees, Ron is the btA ~"e,>t (busy).

5. Ofth~ers, Tom was )'r\o~ ~ ••...--ft.IA.~I'1t\& (enthusiastic).

6. This book was Y\\ 0 N. IA$,..L~ I (useful) than the old one.

7. The weather was W a (' ~ (warm) this year than last.

8. Of the ~contestants, Ruth looked 'P~+J.,'~~t (pretty).

9. Martha is the ----t101A "'8...,f!..r (young) ofKara's~aughters.

10. John is the Wb,. sa (bad) driver of the two.

K. Please identify the following sentences as active or passive.

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1. Theo Norris was given a huge bouquet of roses. _-'-r _2. John's sister will be elected class president next week. P-----3. The ugly cat chased the mouse across the room. __ A-=-- __

L Please change the following active voice sentences to the passive voice.

1. A road crew repaired the broken pavement late last night.

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2. The team leader presented the report to the company president.

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M Please change the following statements into WH- questions. (1point each)

1. Jackie Hastings went to Las Vegas for a convention last week.

2. Sara sometimes forgets to clean her room.wk....Who br~i~~? l4; olo~~ ~ Gj~+ -h cLLCq, .•

~ )\..0 ~ "'" ?3. Billy and his girlfriend went to a theme park last night.

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N Please use the word "not" to change the following positive statements into negative statements.

1. Mr. Chang found the missing documents.

2. Mr. Johnson writes all of the contracts.

3. The students enjoyed taking this midterm.