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Name:_____________________________________________
Date:________________________
1.
Which of these sentence pairs is an example of variety of word order within a sentence?
A. Susan was first in her class. She is very smart.
B. Susan was first in her class. First in her class was Susan.
C. First of all, Susan was in the class. The class was large.
D. Smart Susan is first in her class. There are 63 students in her class.
2.
Kelly and her parents _________ to Bishop Falls every summer.
Which verb correctly completes the sentence?
A. travel
B. travels
C. is traveling
D. has traveled
3.
Hudson bay was the route taken by early explorers of North
America.
What change should be made to correct this sentence?
A. Capitalize b in bay.
B. Capitalize e in explorers.
C. Uncapitalize the N in North.
D. Uncapitalize the A in America.
4.
Carrier pigeons fly south ______ the coast.
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
A. to
B. too
C. tow
D. two
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5.
Which selection is the BEST example of a complete sentence?
A. The city grew around the lakes.
B. More than 200,000 people.
C. The lakes were full of.
D. A great center.
6.
Which selection is the BEST example of a complete sentence?
A. On the far side of the city.
B. The weather has been stormy.
C. Carried the ship over the water.
D. Boats enter slowly so they don't.
7.
Which selection is an example of an incomplete sentence?
A. The lake was clear.
B. You could see fish as they.
C. Many people were swimming in the lake.
D. Sail boats were slowly drifting over the water.
8.
Which choice is an example of a complete sentence?
A. Baby cried, laughed, slept, and then he.
B. The baby cried until he saw his mom.
C. The baby when he saw his mother.
D. Was smiling at the baby.
9.
Which sentence is a run-on sentence?
A. He tried to wake up he couldn't.
B. He tried to wake up; however, he couldn't.
C. Because he stayed up late studying, he couldn't wake up.
D. He stayed up late studying, and the next day he couldn't get up.
10.
A homophone for do is __________.
A. dow
B. dare
C. due
D. doe
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11. Which words below are used in writing to show order or the sequence of events?
A. both, in addition, also
B. furthermore, in fact, besides
C. before, therefore, however
D. first, next, finally
12. Which form of the word BEST fills in the blank in the sentence below?
I am getting ready for the race at school. We will start ___________ at 10:00.
A. run
B. runs
C. ran
D. running
13. Which underlined word is a noun?
A. The shaggy dog chased the car.
B. The bicycle had a flat tire.
C. The book was on the desk.
D. We watched a video in school today.
14. How should the capitalization be corrected in the sentence below?
Martha, Pat, and i prefer Cameron chicken.
A. Put a capital I in for i
B. Put a capital C in for chicken
C. Put a small p in for Pat
D. Put a small c in for Cameron
15. Which sentence below is punctuated correctly?
A. We go fishing, sailing, and, riding
at camp.
B. We go fishing sailing, and riding,
at camp.
C. We go fishing sailing, and riding
at camp.
D. We go fishing, sailing, and riding
at camp.
16. What word in the sentence below should be capitalized?
Mother said, "please help weed the garden today."
A. said
B. please
C. help
D. garden
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17. Which sentence below is written correctly?
A. Cheetahs can run more faster than all animals.
B. Cheetahs can run more fast than all animals.
C. Cheetahs can run fast to all animals.
D. Cheetahs can run the fastest of all animals.
18.
Which word in the sentence below is incorrect?
Twelve geese, making obnoxious honking noises and waking me early every morning, flies in a triangular formation
over our house.
A. flies
B. making
C. honking
D. waking
19. In the sentence below, which word should be capitalized?
My father is a teller at The First National bank in town.
A. father
B. teller
C. bank
D. town
20. What change should be made to the sentence below?
There is twelve cookies in a dozen.
A. change There to Their
B. change is to are
C. change cookies to cookie
D. change a dozen to an dozen
21.
In New England streams, fish swim swiftly through shallow waterways.
Which of the underlined words in the sentence is an adverb?
A. streams
B. swiftly
C. through
D. shallow
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22.
carpool
barefoot
speadway
crosswalk
Which of these compound words is misspelled?
A. carpool
B. barefoot
C. speadway
D. crosswalk
23.
The barber neatly trims Grandpa's hair every Friday.
Which of the underlined words in the sentence uses a suffix?
A. barber
B. neatly
C. every
D. Friday
24.
Recycling carpooling, and using transit are all ways to help the environment.
What should be added to the sentence to punctuate it correctly?
A. a comma after Recycling
B. a comma after using
C. a comma after transit
D. a comma after ways
25.
Which of these words has a beginning consonant blend?
A. carry
B. convey
C. classes
D. consistently
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26.
_________ was a black cat crossing _______
path on the way to _________ school.
Which of these shows the correct use of the homophones in the sentence?
A. There, their, their
B. They, they're, their
C. There, they're, there
D. Their, there, they're
27.
Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. "Thank you, for helping me cross the street." the old man replied?
B. "Thank you for helping me cross the street!" the old man replied.
C. "Thank you for helping me cross the street", the old man replied!
D. "Thank you for helping me cross the street," the old man replied.
28.
Which of these is a sentence fragment?
A. Buster is tall.
B. Guy's dog Buster ran.
C. On a long walk we chatted.
D. The blue collar with white stripes.
29.
The television ______ left on last night.
Which of these verbs correctly completes the sentence?
A. is
B. was
C. were
D. have been
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30.
Charlie and Blake play soccer, don't they?
Which of these describes the sentence?
A. imperative
B. declarative
C. exclamatory
D. interrogative
31.
Which of these subject/predicate pairs are correctly related?
A. Eleanor/bring
B. Eleanor/brang
C. Eleanor/brought
D. Eleanor/bringing
32.
Little lambs love Mary.
If added at the beginning of the sentence, which word would change this sentence to an interrogative one ?
A. the
B. do
C. and
D. white
33.
Which of these sentences correctly combines two simple sentences to make one compound sentence?
A. After driving to Florida with his family, Evan played soccer with his brother on the beach.
B. After driving to Florida with his family; Evan played soccer with his brother; flew kites with his grandfather on the
beach.
C. After driving to Florida with his family, Evan played soccer with his brother, and he flew kites with his
grandfather on the beach.
D. After driving to Florida with his family, Evan played soccer with his brother. Evan also flew kites with his
grandfather on the beach.
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34.
Mr. sullivan buys Wincraft computers and fixes them for a senior citizens' home.
Which change in capitalization is needed in this sentence?
A. Sullivan
B. wincraft
C. Senior
D. mr.
35.
Which word has three syllables?
A. should
B. subject
C. separate
D. secretary
36.
Lynn heard the wind roaring through the broken window as she entered the house.
Which sentence changes the word order but keeps the original meaning of the sentence?
A. Roaring through the broken window, Lynn heard the wind as she entered the house.
B. As she entered the house through the broken window, Lynn heard the wind roaring.
C. As she entered the house, Lynn heard the wind roaring through the broken window.
D. The wind entered the house as Lynn was roaring through the broken window.
37.
After purchasing the lollipop, I received fifty _________ in
change.
Which of these words correctly complete this sentence?
A. cents
B. csents
C. scents
D. sense
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38.
Alan reads many books. Alan had no trouble with the book report his teacher
assigned.
Which is the BEST way to join the two sentences?
A. Alan's many books gave him no trouble with the book report .
B. The teacher assigned a book report because Alan reads many books.
C. The book report was no trouble, because Alan's teacher assigned it.
D. Alan reads many books, so the book report his teacher assigned was no trouble.
39.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
A. Chris' collection of comic books is large interesting and valuable.
B. Chris' collection of comic books is large, interesting, and valuable.
C. Chris has a large collection of valuable, and interesting comic books.
D. Chris' collection of comic books is large, interesting, and valuable?
40.
Sara sails sellboats bye the see shore.
Which underlined word is used correctly in this sentence?
A. sails
B. sellboats
C. bye
D. see
41.
The boys left _____ backpacks on the porch.
Which would correctly complete the sentence?
A. their
B. there
C. they're
D. they are
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42.
Giant Squid
by Mary Heath
1. Giant squid live in waters off southern Australia.
2. Zoologists at the Tasmanian Museum study the invertebrates.
3. Giant squid are called colossal squid.
4. Giant squid live in waters off New Zealand, too.
5. Giant squid contain high levels of ammonia.
Which two sentences should be combined in the revision?
A. 1 and 5
B. 2 and 4
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 and 4
43.
Which of these transition elements indicate time?
A. where, wherever, unless
B. when, while, since
C. since, because, as
D. that, which, however
44.
Seth woke up late for school; _____________, he missed the bus and had to
walk.
Which of these transition elements completes the sentence using a cause/effect relationship?
A. because
B. therefore
C. although
D. while
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45.
Jamaal's dog loves going to the lake on weekends; ______________, his cat
regrets it.
Which of these transition elements completes the sentence using a compare/contrast relationship?
A. however
B. similarly
C. thus
D. unlikely
46.
Worldwide efforts to recycle rubber have improved in recent years; ______________ rubber tree populations are
increasing.
Which of these transition phrases complete the sentence using a cause/effect relationship?
A. on the other hand
B. last but not least
C. as a result
D. in order to
47.
Which of these transition words show chronological order when added to the sentence below?
Charlie drives a dirt bike in the country.
A. Also,
B. Meanwhile,
C. So,
D. Anyway,
48.
Which sentence is a fragment?
A. Cook the pancakes in a frying pan.
B. Make sure only fresh eggs and milk.
C. First, pour the eggs, milk, and flour in a bowl.
D. Pancakes are easy to make if you have all the ingredients.
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