1. “The student was writing his assignment and ran out when he saw his friend.” In the given sentence, the words “writing” and “ran” are _____.

Nouns

Adjectives

Verbs

Interjections

2. Which of the following punctuation marks is used in a contraction to show where a letter has been left out?

Comma

Apostrophe

Colon

Quotation mark

3. “Me and Tom went for the game.” This sentence uses the correct pronoun form.

True

False

4. A synthesis combines two or more items to create a new item.

True

False

5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a topic sentence?

Accurate indication of the idea conveyed in the paragraph.

Contains a topic idea and a controlling idea.

Clear and easy to understand.

Includes supporting details.