ICAS English 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the word 'affect' correctly?
- The rain will affect our plans. (Correct answer)
- The rain will have an affect on us.
- What affect did the news have?
- The medication had no affect.
Correct answer: The rain will affect our plans.
'Affect' is a verb meaning to influence, while 'effect' is the noun form.
Question 2: What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
- To provide supporting evidence
- To introduce the main idea of the paragraph (Correct answer)
- To summarize the entire essay
- To present a counterargument
Correct answer: To introduce the main idea of the paragraph
A topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph, guiding everything else in it.
Question 3: In the sentence 'The book, which was old, fell off the shelf,' what type of clause is 'which was old'?
- Restrictive relative clause
- Adverbial clause
- Non-restrictive relative clause (Correct answer)
- Noun clause
Correct answer: Non-restrictive relative clause
A non-restrictive relative clause adds extra information and is set off by commas.
Question 4: Which literary device is used in 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
- Hyperbole
- Personification (Correct answer)
- Simile
- Alliteration
Correct answer: Personification
Personification gives human qualities — like whispering — to non-human things.
Question 5: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
- Each of the students have a pencil.
- Neither of the answers are correct.
- The team are winning the game.
- Every cat and dog needs a home. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Every cat and dog needs a home.
When 'every' precedes a compound subject joined by 'and,' a singular verb is used.
Question 6: What does the prefix 'mis-' most commonly mean?
- Before
- Wrongly or badly (Correct answer)
- Again
- Not or without
Correct answer: Wrongly or badly
The prefix 'mis-' means wrongly or badly, as in 'misuse' or 'misunderstand.'
Question 7: Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?
- She ran because she was late.
- Running fast, she caught the bus.
- She ran, and she caught the bus. (Correct answer)
- She ran to catch the bus on time.
Correct answer: She ran, and she caught the bus.
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like 'and.'
ICAS English 2
Which sentence uses the word 'affect' correctly?