Assessment

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1. Choose the correct verb to complete 2. Choose the correct preposition to

the sentence. complete the sentence.

Sophie _____ to the football game Fred’s mother told him not to jump
with her sister last night. _____ the ladder.

A. go A. off
B. goes B. off of
C. went
D. gone

3. Choose the correct conjunction to connect 4. Choose the past form of the verb fly to
the two sentences. complete the sentence.

Patricia was not very hungry, _____ The birds _____ south when the
she ate an entire pizza. first frost appeared.

A. and A. fly
B. but B. flying
C. or C. flew
D. nor D. flown

5. Choose the sentence that is punctuated 6. Choose the correct verb to complete
correctly. the sentence.

A. The band held concerts in Kansas City Right now the girl with the puppies
Missouri last month. _____ waiting for her turn.
B. The band held concerts in Kansas City,
A. am
Missouri last month.
B. is
C. The band held concerts in Kansas City
Missouri, last month. C. are
D. were
D. The band held concerts in Kansas City,
Missouri, last month.

SCORE: out of 6 correct

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7. Choose the sentence that is written correctly. 8. Choose the correct word to complete
the sentence.
A. Her favorite book is Anne of
Green Gables. They were _____ about
B. Her favorite book is Anne of the play Hamlet in February.
Green Gables.
A. taught
C. Her favorite book is “Anne of
B. learned
Green Gables.”

D. Her favorite book is “Anne of

Green Gables.”

9. What emotion is expressed by the 10. Choose the sentence that is capitalized
italicized interjection? correctly.

What? You won the race? A. Most of the new settlers in the
West agreed that it had been
A. impatience a difficult journey.

B. joy B. Bonnie turned West on Saratoga

Street.
C. surprise
C. Uncle John moved to the west and
D. sorrow settled in California.

11. Choose the sentence that is capitalized 12. Which is an example of a prepositional
correctly. phrase?

A. In greek mythology, apollo was A. if you saw

thought to be the god of prophesy,
music, and healing. B. the little girl

C. quickly running
B. In Greek Mythology, Apollo was
thought to be the God of Prophesy,
D. to the beach
Music, and Healing.

C. In Greek mythology, Apollo was

thought to be the god of prophesy,
music, and healing.

SCORE: out of 6 correct

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13. Choose the sentence that has an 14. Choose the sentence that is written
intransitive verb. correctly.
A. “I’ll make dinner” promised Mom “if
A. The audience watched the acrobat
on the trapeze. you’re home by then.”

B. “I’ll make dinner,” promised Mom “if

B. She drove to the nearest gas station.
you’re home by then.”
C. Did you hear that noise?
C. “I’ll make dinner,” promised Mom, “if
D. He dropped the books on the table. you’re home by then.”

D. “I’ll make dinner, promised Mom, if

you’re home by then.”

15. Choose the sentence that contains a 16. Which word in the sentence below is
compound predicate. the direct object?
A. Charlie usually dives or jumps into
the pool. The flood caused heavy damage to
the couple’s new basement floor.
B. The flag has red stripes and white
stripes. A. flood

C. Patty rarely orders cheese or B. basement

pepperoni pizza.
C. damage
D. The dogwood is the state flower and
the state tree of Virginia. D. caused

17. What does the italicized conjunction in 18. Choose the correct verb to complete
the sentence below connect? the sentence.

Posters and trophies filled her room. Kay _____ her lost dog in the
neighbor’s yard.
A. subjects
A. finded
B. verbs
B. found
C. direct objects
C. finding
D. sentences
D. find

SCORE: out of 6 correct

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19. Choose the correct preposition to 20. Choose the sentence in inverted order.
complete the sentence.
A. Under her bed was a pile of old shoes.
The children were whispering
B. The new desk is too large for the
_____ themselves before the small office.
play began.
C. During the past year, many storms
A. among battered the old cabin.
B. between D. The telephone in the kitchen rings
loudly.

21. Choose the sentence that is written 22. Choose the sentence that has an
correctly. interjection.

A. Ticklish Tom is a funny poem A. Occasionally Lee and her friends

by Shel Silverstein. have a picnic in the park.

B. Ticklish Tom is a funny poem B. Shh! Our nieces and nephews are
by Shel Silverstein. finally asleep.

C. “Ticklish Tom” is a funny poem C. Did the police officer say, “stop”?
by Shel Silverstein.
D. Always check the thermometer before
D. Ticklish Tom is a funny poem you go outside.
by Shel Silverstein.

23. Choose the sentence that is correctly 24. Which sentence is written correctly?
capitalized.
A. Mrs. a. j. Gavrin lives in St.
A. “Swan, o swan, I see thy graceful Petersburg, Russia.
neck” is the third line of the poem.
B. mrs. A. J. Gavrin lives in st.
B. “Swan, O swan, I see thy graceful petersburg, Russia.
neck” is the third line of the poem.
C. Mrs. a. j. Gavrin lives in st.
C. “Swan, o Swan, I see thy graceful Petersburg, Russia.
neck” is the third line of the poem.
D. Mrs. A. J. Gavrin lives in St.
D. “Swan, O Swan, I see thy graceful Petersburg, Russia.
neck” is the third line of the poem.

SCORE: out of 6 correct

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25. Choose the answer that correctly 26. Choose the sentence that does not
changes the italicized adjective to contain a prepositional phrase.
an adjectival phrase.
A. The rocks slid down the hill.
The Spanish students bought
B. Up to the sky the balloon soared.
souvenirs at the museum.
C. He went out and fed the birds.
A. The students from Spain bought
souvenirs at the museum. D. She walked into the department store.

B. The students bought souvenirs from

Spain at the museum.

C. The students bought souvenirs at the

museum in Spain.

27. Which answer correctly combines these 28. Choose the sentence that is written
sentences? correctly.

A. “I want to go home,” screamed the

Sheila wants to go to the library.
frightened child!
Frank wants to go to a museum.
B. “I want to go home?” screamed the
A. Sheila wants to go to the library frightened child.
and museum with Frank.
C. “I want to go home!” screamed the
B. Sheila and Frank want to go to the frightened child.
library and museum.
D. “I want to go home” screamed the
C. Sheila wants to go to the museum, frightened child.
and Frank wants to go to the library.

D. Sheila wants to go to the library, and

Frank wants to go to the museum.

SCORE: out of 4 correct

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29. Choose the sentence that is written 30. Choose the word that the adverbial
correctly. phrase in the sentence modifies.

A. On May 3, 1992, my older sister A beautiful butterfly flew above

was born. the treetops.
B. On May 3, 1992 my older sister
was born. A. beautiful

C. On May 3 1992, my older sister B. butterfly

was born.
C. flew
D. On May 3 1992 my older sister
was born. D. treetops

31. Choose the word that the adjectival 32. Look at the underlined verb in the
phrase in the sentence modifies. sentence. Is it transitive or intransitive?

Several actors in the play forgot She put sprinkles on her ice
their lines. cream sundae.

A. several A. transitive

B. actors B. intransitive

C. forgot

D. lines

SCORE: out of 4 correct

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33. Choose the correct word to complete 34. Is the sentence in natural or inverted
the sentence. order?

If my sister would _____ me, I would Tulips and roses grew in the
wear her sunglasses every day. flower garden.

A. leave A. natural

B. let B. inverted

35. Look at the italicized phrase in the 36. Choose the sentence that is typed
sentence. Is the phrase adjectival or correctly.
adverbial?
A. The last book that Shelby read was
The stripes on the wallpaper were The Lord of the Rings.
blue and red.
B. The last book that Shelby read was
A. adjectival The Lord of the Rings.

B. adverbial C. The last book that Shelby read was

The Lord of the Rings.

D. The last book that Shelby read was

“The Lord of the Rings”.

SCORE: out of 4 correct

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TOTAL SCORE: out of 36 correct
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