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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
The correct answer is:
first, next, finally
Which sentence below is a detail sentence that
might BEST be added to the paragraph below?
Some snakes and lizards have forked tongues. The
tongues are harmless and are used to taste the air.
Flicking the tongue is a way of smelling the air and
ground.
A. Snakes' eyes are always open.
B. Some snakes have pits in their head that sense
heat.
C. A chameleon's tongue can be as long as its
body.
D. Many snakes use their tongues to find food.
The correct answer is:
Many snakes use their tongues to find food.
What is the BEST topic sentence for the
paragraph below?
Samuel Morse invented a message system using
dashes and dots. Some people use sign
language. Sailors use different colored flags.
Today you use a computer to send e-mail.
A. E- mail is the best way to send a message.
B. Sending messages is hard to do.
C. Samuel Morse was a smart man.
D. There are many ways to send messages.
The correct answer is:
There are many ways to send messages.
What does the underlined adverb in the
sentence below tell about the verb?
She walked carefully on the slippery ice.
A. It tells how she walked.
B. It tells when she walked.
C. It tells where she walked.
D. It tells with whom she walked.
The correct answer is:
It tells how she walked.
Which sentence below is correct?
A. Him and me arrived there Tuesday.
B. He and me arrived there Tuesday.
C. Me and him arrived there Tuesday.
D. He and I arrived there Tuesday.
The correct answer is:
He and I arrived there Tuesday.
What does the word them mean in the sentence
below?
Angela and Nikki asked Daniel to play a video
game with them.
A. Nikki and Daniel
B. Angela and Daniel
C. Angela and Nikki
D. Daniel, Nikki, and Angela
The correct answer is:
Angela and Nikki
What does the underlined word it in the
sentence mean?
A bear's thick coat protects it from the cold
winter winds and cold temperatures.
A. bear
B. coat
C. winter
D. winds
The correct answer is:
bear
Which word(s) BEST fills in the blank in the
sentence below?
Yesterday I _________ her on the swing.
A. push
B. am pushing
C. pushed
D. have pushed
The correct answer is:
pushed
What change should be made to the sentence
below?
Pablo gave the directions to John and I.
A. change I to he
B. change I to me
C. change I to myself
D. change I to it
The correct answer is:
change I to me
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.
The correct answer is:
The book was on the desk.
Which word in the sentence below should
be capitalized?
The baker told his employee, "please put
more flour in the bread.“
A. baker
B. employee
C. bread
D. please
The correct answer is:
please
Which words BEST fill in the blanks in the
sentence below?
I _________ the gloomy message would have an
____________ on him.
A. knew, affect
B. new, effect
C. knew, effect
D. new, affect
The correct answer is:
knew, effect
Which word below is the plural form of the
noun battery?
A. batterys
B. batteries
C. batteryes
D. batteres
The correct answer is:
batteries
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
The correct answer is:
running
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
The correct answer is:
please
Which greeting below is written correctly?
A. Dear Frank;
B. Dear Frank,
C. Dear Frank!
D. Dear Frank-
The correct answer is:
Dear Frank,
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
The correct answer is:
bank
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.
The correct answer is:
Cheetahs can run the fastest of all animals.
Which correction should be made to the
sentence below?
The third step is to spread the tomato sauce
even on the dough.
A. change step to steps
B. change even to evenly
C. take out the word sauce
D. change is to are
The correct answer is:
change even to evenly
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
The correct answer is:
change is to are
How should the underlined phrase in the
sentence below be corrected?
The students notebook fell off her desk and
onto the floor.
A. The students's notebook
B. The students' notebook
C. The student's notebook
D. The students notebook's
The correct answer is:
The student's notebook
Which sentence below has a verb written in
the past tense?
A. The lion waits in hiding for his prey.
B. The lion is waiting in hiding for his prey.
C. The lion waited in hiding for his prey.
D. The lion will wait in hiding for his prey.
The correct answer is:
The lion waited in hiding for his prey.
Which word(s) BEST fills in the blank in the
sentence below?
Scientists _______ that the stars are made up
of gases.
A. believe
B. has believed
C. believes
D. had believe
The correct answer is:
believe
Which word in the sentence below is an
adjective?
The friendly puppy wagged his tail.
A. friendly
B. puppy
C. wagged
D. tail
The correct answer is:
friendly
Which sentence below is punctuated correctly?
A. Alexander asked, "Does anyone want to go
swimming with me."
B. Alexander asked, "Does anyone want to go
swimming with me!"
C. Alexander asked, "Does anyone want to go
swimming with me?"
D. Alexander asked, "Does anyone want to go
swimming with me"
The correct answer is:
Alexander asked, "Does anyone want to
go swimming with me?"
What change needs to be made in the
sentence below?
My brother, J.b., walks to school with
me on Fridays.
A. capitalize the b in J.b.
B. capitalize the b in brother
C. capitalize the s in school
D. capitalize the m in me
The correct answer is:
capitalize the b in J.b.
Which word BEST fills in the blank in the
sentence below?
Juan sat near the window, staring ______ at the
clouds.
A. dream
B. dreamily
C. dreamy
D. dreamed
The correct answer is:
dreamily
The guide words on a dictionary page
are swap and tame. Which word would
be found on this page?
A. supply
B. swallow
C. talent
D. tamper
The correct answer is:
talent
Leonard wants to find out what books
the library has about electric guitars.
What category should he look under
when using the library database?
A. author
B. title
C. subject
D. call number
The correct answer is:
subject
Pat, a truck driver, is transporting
furniture from Atlanta to Dallas. What
would help her find the BEST route to
take?
A. a thesaurus
B. an encyclopedia
C. a dictionary
D. an atlas
The correct answer is:
an atlas
Meagan wants to know what pages of her
English book tell about how to write limericks.
Where in the book should she look?
A. the title page
B. the copyright page
C. the glossary
D. the index
The correct answer is:
the index
Hector wants to write a research paper
on the history of the automobile. Where
should he look?
A. a dictionary
B. an atlas
C. an almanac
D. an encyclopedia
The correct answer is:
an encyclopedia
One of the books Jamie's teacher recommended was a
novel called The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. If Jamie
wanted to find out more about it, what would be the
BEST way for him to do so?
A. look in the library catalog under horses
B. type in the key word pony in an Internet search
C. look under famous American plays in the Subject
Index and then look for The Red Pony
D. type in John Steinbeck in an Internet search and
then look for a subcategory of novels
The correct answer is:
type in John Steinbeck in an Internet
search and then look for a
subcategory of novels
Use the dictionary entry below to answer this question.
watch (woch) v. 1. to observe, regard, look at, pay attention to.
v. 2. look after, care for, protect, supervise. n. 3. clock,
timepiece, pocket watch, wristwatch. n. 4. sentry, security
guard, lookout, caretaker.
Which meaning of watch is used in the sentence below?
Anita looked at the watch she wore on a chain around her neck.
A. meaning 1
B. meaning 2
C. meaning 3
D. meaning 4
The correct answer is:
meaning 3
Nick has chosen scuba diving as his
topic for a research report. What is the
next thing he should do?
A. write an outline
B. take notes
C. gather information
D. write a first draft
The correct answer is:
gather information
Heather found a book titled Animals in
Motion. Where should she look to find out if
the book discusses fast animals?
A. the title page
B. the index
C. the bibliography
D. the glossary
The correct answer is:
the index
Virginia is writing an essay on the rewards of
exercise. She is using a book to help her. Which of
the chapters in her book is probably NOT going to
help her write her essay?
A. Chapter 1: Strengthening Your Heart Muscle
B. Chapter 2: Losing Weight Through Exercise
C. Chapter 3: Increasing Health and Fitness
D. Chapter 4: Purchasing Exercise Equipment
The correct answer is:
Chapter 4: Purchasing Exercise Equipment
What type of sentence is the one
below?
Jade shouted, "That is the most
beautiful drawing you have ever done!“
A. a declarative sentence
B. an interrogative sentence
C. an imperative sentence
D. an exclamatory sentence
The correct answer is:
An exclamatory sentence
What is the purpose of the sentence
below?
Please buy one watermelon, two pears,
and four tomatoes.
A. make a statement
B. make a request
C. ask a question
D. state a strong feeling
The correct answer is:
To make a request
How should the sentences below BEST be combined?
Dottie won the spelling contest. She spelled the word
intelligent.
A. Dottie won the spelling contest she spelled the
word intelligent.
B. Dottie won the spelling contest spelled the word
intelligent.
C. Dottie won the spelling contest, and spelled the
word intelligent.
D. Dottie won the spelling contest because she
spelled the word intelligent.
The correct answer is:
Dottie won the spelling contest because
she spelled the word intelligent.
What is the structure of the sentence
below?
I like rock music, but my brother likes
country music.
A. an incomplete sentence
B. a simple sentence
C. a run-on sentence
D. a compound sentence
The correct answer is:
a compound sentence
In the sentence below, which would be a
better word to use in place of the word
matching?
Because Cindy and Ciara are matching twins,
they resemble each other.
A. same
B. similar
C. identical
D. like
The Correct Answer is:
identical
What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below
into a compound sentence?
Thunder and lightning happen together. We see
lightning first because light travels faster than sound.
A. Thunder, lightning and light travel faster than sound.
B. Thunder and lightning happen together, but we see
lightning first because light travels faster than sound.
C. Thunder and lightning happen together, we see
lightning first because light travels faster than sound.
D. Thunder and lightning happen together, or we see
lightning first because light travels faster than sound.
The correct answer is:
Thunder and lightning happen
together, but we see lightning first
because light travels faster than
sound.
Which sentence below gives a
command?
A. Where is Leslie?
B. What did you do this morning?
C. Put your coats away.
D. I live over there.
The correct answer is:
Put your coats away.
Which sentence below is an example of a
simple sentence?
A. After the rain stopped, we finished our
baseball game.
B. We finished our baseball game, but we still
have two games to make up.
C. We finished our game, and then we went
home.
D. We were finally able to finish our baseball
game.
The Correct Answer is:
We were finally able to finish our
baseball game.
What is the subject of the sentence
below?
Clara and Mary Jane jump rope every
afternoon in front of Mrs. Smith's house.
A. rope
B. Clara and Mary Jane
C. Mrs. Smith
D. Mrs. Smith's house
The Correct Answer is:
Clara and Mary Jane
What is the predicate in the sentence
below?
Mike studied for the test and trained for
the race.
A. studied for the test
B. trained for the race
C. test and race
D. studied for the test, trained for the
race
The Correct Answer is:
studied for the test, trained for the race
What type of sentence is the one
below?
Jade shouted, "That is the most
beautiful drawing you have ever done!“
A. a declarative sentence
B. an interrogative sentence
C. an imperative sentence
D. an exclamatory sentence
The Correct Answer is:
an exclamatory sentence