This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Fluency – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Fluency Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence has the best fluency? A) The children laughed. The adults smiled. The dogs barked. B) The children laughed, the adults smiled, and the dogs barked. C) The children laughed and the adults smiled and the dogs barked. D) The children laughed; the adults smiled; the dogs barked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children laughed, the adults smiled, and the dogs barked. 2. Tomas reads about how a delicious piece of blueberry pie tastes. He most likely responds by A) Remembering a fluffy towel. B) Feeling cold. C) Remembering a field trip. D) Feeling hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeling hungry. 3. What does it mean to read fluently? A) To get the words right. B) To read in an interesting way. C) To recognize words quickly. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. When 2 independent clauses are put together improperly into 1 sentence without punctuation or conjunctions to separate them A) Dependent clause. B) Run-on sentence. C) Comma splice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. 5. HOW CAN WE MAKE THESE SENTENCES MORE INTERESTING? We waited. We went in to see the doctor. We read a magazine. A) While we waited to see the doctor, we read a magazine. B) My dad and I waited. I waited and he waited to see the doctor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While we waited to see the doctor, we read a magazine. 6. Which sentence has good sentence fluency? A) I woke up, got dressed, and ate breakfast. B) I woke up. I got dressed. I ate. C) I woke up I got dressed I ate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I woke up, got dressed, and ate breakfast. 7. What kind of a sentence is this? Simple or compound?The students want to learn. A) Compound-compound. B) Simple vs. compound. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 8. Identify the complete sentence:Running through the park and jumping over the fence. A) Running through the park and. B) The park and jumping over the fence. C) Running through the park and jumping. D) Running through the park and jumping over the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running through the park and jumping over the fence. 9. What struture of sentence contains at least two independent clauses. These two independent clauses can be combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction or with a semicolon? A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound-Complex Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound Sentence. 10. Read the sentence:I like soccer because it is fun and helps me stay active. How would you classify the fluency of this sentence? A) Choppy. B) Run-on. C) Smooth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth. 11. Independent clause; [conjunctive adverb], independent clause. Joining two independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb creates a ..... sentence. A) Compound-complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 12. A compound sentence ..... (which one is true) A) Has more than one independent clause connected by a coordinating conjunction or FANBOY. B) Has a subject and a predicate. C) Has a dependent clause and an independent clause. D) Has a dependent clause and more than one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has more than one independent clause connected by a coordinating conjunction or FANBOY. 13. If I don't know a word I should- A) Skip it and hope that I understand it after I finish the paragraph. B) Sound it out. Figure it out. Start the sentence over and read it fluently. C) Guess. D) Sound out the parts, guess, and move on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sound it out. Figure it out. Start the sentence over and read it fluently. 14. Identify the properly composed sentence using the sequence words 'first', 'next', and 'finally'. A) First, I will go to the park, finally I will clean my room, and next, I will eat lunch. B) First, I will finish my homework, next I will have dinner, and finally, I will go to bed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First, I will finish my homework, next I will have dinner, and finally, I will go to bed. 15. Choose the sentence that uses "before" to begin the dependent clause. A) Before we met, I thought he was very nice. B) I went to the post office before I went to the bank. C) You learn to walk before you learn to run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before we met, I thought he was very nice. 16. One independent clause and at least one dependent clause combined with conjunctions and subordinators:who, which, since, while, because, if, though, even though, since, and although are to name a few. A) Compound-complex sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 17. Name the subject in the sentence:Nathan asked a tricky question in Science class. A) Nathan. B) Question. C) Tricky. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nathan. 18. A complex sentence ..... (which one is true) A) Has more than one independent clause connected by a coordinating conjunction or FANBOY. B) Has a subject and a predicate. C) Has a dependent clause and an independent clause. D) Has a dependent clause and more than one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has a dependent clause and an independent clause. 19. True or false:There is only one way to fix a run on sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which is an example of a compound sentence? A) The young boy and his friend went to the park. B) The giraffe ate leaves, and it drank from the river. C) The bears, lions, and tigers were fun to watch at the zoo. D) He went to the movies and to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The giraffe ate leaves, and it drank from the river. 21. Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping. A) Compound Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Compound-Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Sentence. 22. Choose the appropriate transition word to complete the sentence:I was tired, ..... I went to bed early. A) So. B) However. C) Meanwhile. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 23. Which of the following sentences is an example of correct compound sentence structure? A) Although it was raining, but we went for a walk. B) It was raining, but we went for a walk. C) It was raining; but we went for a walk. D) It was raining we went for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was raining, but we went for a walk. 24. Which is the opposite? A) Peaceful. B) Calm. C) Tiring. D) Relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tiring. 25. Is this a sentence?-Until tomorrow. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 26. We wondered who/whom the book was about. A) Who. B) Whom. C) Whom. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 27. Read the sentences:I like soccer. I play after school. I play with friends. How would you classify the fluency of these sentences when read together? A) Smooth. B) Run-on. C) Choppy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choppy. 28. Stars are found in outer space. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 29. A search; pursuit A) Quest. B) Poignant. C) Extrovert. D) Traumatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quest. 30. Which word in the sentence is powerful and striking? The magnificent castle stood tall and proud on the hill. A) Tiny. B) Plain. C) Boring. D) Magnificent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magnificent. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSentence Fluency Quiz 1Sentence Fluency Quiz 2Sentence Fluency Quiz 3Sentence Fluency Quiz 4Sentence Fluency Quiz 5Sentence Fluency Quiz 7Sentence Fluency Quiz 8Sentence Fluency Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books