This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Fluency – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Fluency Quiz 4 (58 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A good reader ..... A) Reads like a robot. B) Reads really fast. C) Reads too slow. D) Reads fluently, at a talking pace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reads fluently, at a talking pace. 2. This type of writing considers similarities and differences. A) Description. B) Cause & effect. C) Compare & contrast. D) Order & sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare & contrast. 3. Frames can be used to display pictures, paintings, and drawings. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 4. Parents enjoyed the play.Children enjoyed the play. A) Parents enjoyed the play and children enjoyed the play. B) Parents enjoyed and children enjoyed the play. C) Parents and children enjoyed the play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parents and children enjoyed the play. 5. Choose the correct use of the sequence words 'then' and 'after that' in a sentence about making a sandwich. A) First, I will spread the peanut butter on the bread, and then I will add the jelly. B) First, I will spread the peanut butter on the bread, then I will add the jelly after that. C) Next, I will put the ham on the sandwich, then I will add the cheese after that. D) I will slice the tomatoes first, and then I will chop the lettuce after that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First, I will spread the peanut butter on the bread, then I will add the jelly after that. 6. Kelly reads the paper everyday and Lee reads the comics. A) Complex. B) Slow Jams. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 7. The hunter slept in a ..... tucked away in the woods after his long day of hunting. A) Newspaper. B) Cabin. C) Lantern. D) Alphabet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cabin. 8. BAM! The door shut behind me. A) Personification. B) Idiom. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 9. Modern; up to date A) Contemporary. B) Conversely. C) Quest. D) Traumatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemporary. 10. Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.Though we don't watch fantasy movie, my sister downloaded Nightbooks, and we have enjoyed it. A) Complex Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound-Complex Sentence. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-Complex Sentence. 11. Identify an independent clause in the following sentence:Johnny skated in the park, and Jim skated on the ice. A) Johnny skated in the park. B) And. C) In the park. D) On the ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Johnny skated in the park. 12. This is a Simple Sentence:I like peanut butter and jelly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Miss Lee said to the students, "Take out ..... pencils." A) You're. B) Them. C) Mine. D) Your. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your. 14. If only a comma is used to improperly separate 2 independent clauses, it is called a ..... A) Run-on sentence. B) Comma splice. C) Conjunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 15. What is the antecedent for the red pronoun?The students need to bring their Chromebooks because they have work to do on them. A) Students. B) Them. C) Work. D) Chromebooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Students. 16. Identify the subject in this sentence:The rock star sang her audience their favorite song. A) Audience. B) Rock star. C) Sang. D) Song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rock star. 17. Choose the sentence that flows best: A) The dog barked loudly. It ran around the yard. The cat watched it. B) The dog barked loudly and ran around the yard while the cat watched. C) The dog. Barked loudly. It ran around. The cat watched it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog barked loudly and ran around the yard while the cat watched. 18. Which type of sentence does this definition describe?two or more independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (CC) A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 19. Add the correct punctuation to the following sentence:The dog barked loudly the mailman ran away A) The dog barked loudly, the mailman ran away. B) The dog barked loudly the mailman ran away!. C) The dog barked loudly; the mailman ran away. D) The dog barked loudly the mailman ran away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barked loudly, the mailman ran away. 20. Silk is a very ..... fabric compared to sturdy cotton. A) Homely. B) Hardy. C) Dainty. D) Comely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dainty. 21. A simple sentence can have more than 1 independent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Which statement best defines sentence fluency? A) How sentences use advanced vocabulary. B) How sentences are spelled correctly. C) How sentences include vivid imagery. D) How sentences sound when read aloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How sentences sound when read aloud. 23. What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?I went to my best friend's house this weekend and learnt how to play his favorite video game. A) Change friend's to friends. B) Replace learnt to learned. C) Change went to gone. D) Insert a comma after weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replace learnt to learned. 24. Singers are famous because they are good hockey players. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 25. An independent clause with no conjunction or dependent clause. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 26. Choose the sentence that best demonstrates sentence fluency. A) He went to the store, bought milk, and returned home. B) He went to the store and bought milk and returned home. C) He went to the store, he bought milk, he returned home. D) He went to the store; bought milk, returned home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He went to the store, bought milk, and returned home. 27. Identify the sentence with poor sentence fluency. A) The car sped down the road, its engine roaring. B) The car sped down the road, and its engine roared. C) The car sped down the road its engine roaring. D) The car sped down the road; its engine roaring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car sped down the road its engine roaring. 28. Identify the run-on sentence:I like to play outside I also enjoy reading books. A) I like to play outside, and I also enjoy reading books. B) I like to play outside, I also enjoy reading books. C) I like to play outside I also enjoy reading books. D) I like to play outside, because I also enjoy reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like to play outside I also enjoy reading books. 29. A double amount is two times the original. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 30. Which version shows smoother sentence fluency? A) I like school. School is fun. School is important. B) I like school because it is fun and important. A) Neither version shows smooth fluency. B) Version A shows smoother fluency. C) Both versions are equally smooth. D) Version B shows smoother fluency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Version B shows smoother fluency. 31. Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.Reggie passed the test because he studied hardand understood the material. A) Compound-Complex Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex Sentence. 32. What is the antecedent for the red pronoun?The girls sang their favorite song. A) Song. B) Favorite. C) Sang. D) The girls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The girls. 33. What sentence type is this?The surface, or photosphere, is frequently studied. A) Evidence. B) Science. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 34. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:I ate my popcorn while I watched my favorite movie. A) I ate my popcorn. B) While I watched my favorite movie. C) While. D) Ate and watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I watched my favorite movie. 35. How should the following sentence be changed?The big, ugly ghost flew around asking, "Are you scared of me? A) Change scared to scaring. B) Add quotation marks after scared. C) Add quotation marks after the question mark. D) Delete the comma after asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add quotation marks after the question mark. 36. Read the sentence:I like soccer I play after school it is fun. How would you classify the fluency of this sentence? A) Run-on. B) Choppy. C) Smooth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 37. What is the best way to improve sentence fluency? A) Use more adjectives. B) Use more conjunctions. C) Vary sentence length and structure. D) Use more complex vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vary sentence length and structure. 38. What two things make a sentence? A) Subject + Noun. B) Subject (noun) + Adjective. C) Subject (noun) + Verb. D) Verb + Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject (noun) + Verb. 39. Identify the indirect object in this sentence:The rock star sang her audience their favorite song. A) Rock star. B) Song. C) Sang. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 40. Why is it important to have sentence fluency? A) So our sentences are exciting. B) So our sentences flow and sound right when you read them. C) So our sentences are all long. D) So our sentences are all short. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So our sentences flow and sound right when you read them. 41. Happy is the opposite of glad. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 42. A bookcase is a piece of furniture made of cotton. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 43. What kind of a sentence is this?The principal has high expectations. A) Simple. B) Interrogative. C) Compound. D) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 44. What kind of sentence is this?The principal has high expectations, and the teachers care. A) Fiction. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 45. Read the sentence:I woke up, ate breakfast, and went to school. How does this sentence sound when read aloud? A) Choppy. B) Run-on. C) Smooth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth. 46. Add the correct punctuation to the following sentence:I like to play soccer, basketball and tennis A) I like to play soccer, basketball and tennis. B) I like to play soccer, basketball, and tennis. C) I like to play soccer basketball, and tennis. D) I like to play soccer, basketball and tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like to play soccer, basketball, and tennis. 47. What is the object in this sentence?"He threw the glass bottle on the street." A) The Glass Bottle. B) He. C) Threw. D) On the Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Glass Bottle. 48. Feeling or emotion of writing; this trait shows the personality of the writer A) Word choice. B) Conventions. C) Voice. D) Sentence fluency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voice. 49. Read the sentence:I like math, science, and English because they help me learn. How does this sentence sound when read aloud? A) Choppy. B) Run-on. C) Smooth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth. 50. A fence can be used to surround a property. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 51. What is/are the proper noun(s) in this sentence?Do the alligators in Everglades National Park look scary? A) Alligators. B) Everglades National Park. C) Scary. D) Look. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everglades National Park. 52. A group of related words that has its own subject and predicate A) Comma. B) Conjunction. C) Clause. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clause. 53. Birds make cobwebs to catch bugs. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 54. An author's job is to bake cakes. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 55. Electricity produces power for operating lights and machinery. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 56. It's raining cats and dogs is an example of a/an ..... ? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 57. (Who/Whom) did Mom invite to Cloe's birthday party A) Whom. B) Who. C) Who. D) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whom. 58. Write a sentence using a different structure than the one given:The sun is shining brightly. A) The sun is not shining brightly. B) Shining brightly is the sun. C) Brightly shining is the sun. D) The sun shines with great brightness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun shines with great brightness. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSentence Fluency Quiz 1Sentence Fluency Quiz 2Sentence Fluency Quiz 3Adverbial Fronting With Inversion QuizAgreement Rules QuizClause Complex QuizCleft Pseudo Cleft Transformation QuizCleft Transformation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books