1. Which word in the sentence
below should be changed?
Tim asked if he could go to.
A. change asked to asking
B. change he to him
C. change go to goes
D. change to to too
2. 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
3.Use the paragraph below to answer this
question.
1)The young boy walked to school. 2)He left his
house at 8:00. 3)By the park. 4)He wanted
to stop and play, but he had to get to school.
Which sentence in the paragraph above is a
fragment?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
4. Which sentence below is written
correctly?
A. Four books is due at the library.
B. The boys in our class are doing
homework.
C. There is five books on my shelf.
D. Why is you going?
5. What is the sentence pattern of the
sentence below?
My cousins and I are traveling together
and sharing expenses.
A. simple subject and predicate
B. simple subject and compound predicate
C. compound subject and simple predicate
D. compound subject and compound predicate
6. 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
7. Which change in capitalization should be
made to the sentence below?
Although Yukiko's native language is
Japanese, she is an excellent student
of english grammar at Homer High School.
A. capitalize the l in language
B. use a small j in Japanese
C. capitalize the e in english
D. use a small s in School
8. Some people think that Siamese
cats are ____ friendly.
Which is the correct word to use in
the blank?
A. to
B. too
C. two
D. toot
9. 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
10. Which sentence below is
punctuated correctly?
A. Betty was born in Brooklyn; New
York.
B. Betty was born in Brooklyn New
York.
C. Betty was born in Brooklyn, New
York.
D. Betty was born in Brooklyn: New
York.
11. What type of sentence is the
one below?
Do you plan on attending the
school play this weekend?
A. a declarative sentence
B. an interrogative sentence
C. an imperative sentence
D. an exclamatory sentence
12. Which is the BEST way to
make this sentence a question?
You really did win the contest.
A. Did you really win the contest?
B. Win the contest you really did?
C. The contest you really did win?
D. You won the contest really did?
13. 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.
14. In the sentence below, which
change should be made to correct
the problem with capital letters?
Ben went with his family to athens,
Georgia.
A. use a small letter b in Ben
B. use a capital letter F in family
C. use a capital letter A in athens
D. use a small letter g in Georgia
15. Get into the car quickly, before
we are late for the show.
The sentence above is
A. declarative.
B. imperative.
C. exclamatory.
D. interrogative.
16. A loud cry was heard off in the
distance as the young boy searched
desperately for his puppy.
Which is the subject of the sentence?
A. his puppy
B. a loud cry
C. the distance
D. the young boy
17. Rashad spent his break time
helping the art teacher.
Which of the underlined words is
the subject of the sentence?
A. Rashad
B. his
C. break
D. teacher
18. How should the capitalization be changed
in the sentence below?
On friday, march 23, 1998, our class will be
going on a field trip to the zoo.
A. put a capital F on friday and a capital M on
march
B. put a capital F on field and a capital T on trip
C. put a capital C on class and a capital Z on
zoo
D. put a capital T on trip and a capital Z on Zoo
19. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Charlie is happy that no one were late
for the party.
B. Charlie would be happy that no one
were late for the party.
C. Charlie was happy that no one was
late for the party.
D. Charlie were happy that no one was
late for the party.
20. Bill drank _____ cartons of milk
during lunch.
Which word correctly completes this
sentence?
A. to
B. toe
C. too
D. two
21. A museum can be boring, but a zoo
can be smelly.
How do you know the sentence above is
a compound sentence?
A. It describes both places.
B. It has two nouns and adjectives.
C. It tells about two places kids can visit.
D. It has more than one subject and
predicate.
22. In sentence 2 below, what part of
speech is the word park?
(1)Park the car here.
(2) Let's go to the park.
A. a noun
B. a pronoun
C. a verb
D. an adjective
23. Which sentence below uses the
words there or their incorrectly?
A. Their were no apples left.
B. What are you doing over there?
C. They had their house painted
yellow.
D. There were a few things she had
to do.
24. Which of these words is
an adverb?
A. silly
B. funny
C. happy
D. quickly
25. Which sentence contains a simple
subject and a simple predicate?
A. The students worked hard in reading
class.
B. Some students read books and drew
pictures.
C. The teacher read a story and asked
questions.
D. The teacher and the students listened
to the story.
26. 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
27. In which part of a book would
you look to find the page
numbers where a specific word
is located?
A. index
B. glossary
C. title page
D. bibliography
28. After school, I like to relax. Relaxing is something I
like to do after school. I usually have a snack when I
get home. Sometimes I watch TV. Sometimes I play
outside or read a book. Sometimes I visit my friend.
Which sentence should be taken out of this paragraph
because it repeats an idea?
A. Relaxing is something I like to do after school.
B. Sometimes I watch TV.
C. Sometimes I play outside or read a book.
D. Sometimes I visit my friend.
29. Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1) Marco's team has won the soccer tournament two years
in a row. 2) The players on the team practiced very hard
and had great attitudes. 3) Marco's team won the tournament
two times. 4) Marco's coach took the team out for ice
cream after both of the tournaments. 5) Marco put his trophy
from the tournament on his bookshelf.
In the paragraph above, what sentence should be removed
because it states the same fact as sentence number 1?
A. sentence 2
B. sentence 3
C. sentence 4
D. sentence 5
30. Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1) The feathers on a hummingbird are very shiny.
2) In the shade, the feathers look dark and dull. 3)
A hummingbird has great eyesight. 4) The feathers
sparkle in the sunlight.
Which sentence should BEST be removed from the
paragraph above?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
31. Which of these questions would be MOST helpful to
ask if you wanted to learn more about this topic?
When it is summer in North America, Earth is actually
farther from the Sun than it is during our winter. The
distance between Earth and the Sun is longest in July and
shortest in January. It is the tilt of Earth rather than its
distance from the Sun that makes the seasons change.
A. What is the temperature of Earth in January and July?
B. What part of North America has the coldest
temperatures?
C. How does Earth's tilt affect temperatures on its surface?
D. In what months does summer occur in North America?
32. Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1) Our family likes to go camping. 2) Our family
likes to go every summer. 3) Everyone helps set
up the tent. 4) Eating and sleeping outside is fun.
Which two sentences above should be combined into
one sentence?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 1 and 4
33. 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
34. 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
35. There are so many different kinds of costumes you can
wear to a costume party. You could be a clown or a magician
with a magic wand. John's shoes are brown. You can make a
costume from things you find around your house or you can go
to a store and buy one. Whatever you do, you will have lots of
fun dressing up for a costume
party.
Which sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph?
A. There are so many different kinds of costumes you can wear
to a costume party.
B. You could be a clown or a magician with a magic wand.
C. John's shoes are brown.
D. Whatever you do, you will have lots of fun dressing up for a
costume party.
36. Which question would be the
MOST helpful to research if you were
doing a report on a famous author?
A. What are her hobbies?
B. Does she have any pets?
C. What is her favorite television
show?
D. How does she choose topics for
her books?
37. Which of these key words
would BEST help you find
information on cows?
A. farm life
B. ocean animals
C. automobiles
D. pets
38. Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1) Elephants are called giants of the land. 2)
These large animals are very, very big. 3) They
weigh between 3 to 6 tons. 4) At that size, it's not
surprising elephants eat 300 pounds of food a
day.
In the paragraph above, which sentence has a
repeated thought or idea within the sentence?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
39. Raymond has been asked by his adventure
club to rewrite the club's rules. He is looking for
another club's set of rules to help him.
Which of the following books would MOST help
Raymond do the rewriting?
A. The Origin of Clubs
B. Why Boys Join Clubs
C. The XYZ Club Handbook
D. Clubhouse—Sports News
40. Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1) School was finally over and Monte needed something to
do this summer. 2) His mom enrolled Monte in a summer
camp program. 3) Monte's brother went on a camping trip.
4) While in camp, Monte would enjoy team sports, relay
races, arts and crafts, and a field trip every week.
Which sentence should be removed from the paragraph
above?
A. sentence 1
B. sentence 2
C. sentence 3
D. sentence 4
41. Which choice BEST fits the topic "Making Homemade
Applesauce"?
A. An apple may have holes. A worm or insect may have
eaten part of the fruit.
B. The apples get soft and mushy after they are cooked.
Mash the apples in a large bowl.
C. At the top of the apple is a stem. Eat around the apple
until you get to the center or the core.
D. Some people like red apples better than green apples.
Any kind of apple can be a good snack.
42. 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
43. Chapter 1 The New Beginning 1
Chapter 2 The Work Continues 29
Chapter 3 Early Success 44
Chapter 4 The Money Rolls In 75
In which part of a book would you find the
information above?
A. the glossary
B. the appendix
C. the title page
D. the table of contents
44. Just for Starters..................1
And the Winner is.............14
Time for Us.......................28
The information shown above is part of a
A. glossary.
B. title page.
C. bibliography.
D. table of contents.
45. Between what two guide words
in the dictionary would the word
veterinarian be found?
A. between vale and vent
B. between vex and volcano
C. between vessel and vice
D. between victory and volume
46. Use the letter below to answer this question.
Dear Dad, 1) I am having a lot of fun at camp! 2) The
weather has been perfect. 3) I went on a canoeing trip
yesterday. 4) I am also becoming a better swimmer.
5) Tell everyone I said hello.
Where should the sentence below BEST be inserted in the
letter above?
I can even swim the whole length of the pool.
A. after sentence 1
B. after sentence 2
C. after sentence 3
D. after sentence 4
47. Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
1) Hermit crabs have soft bodies. 2) They live in
abandoned shells of other sea creatures. 3The bodies of
hermit crabs are not hard. 4) When a crab gets too big for
its shell, it moves and finds another. 5) Hermit crabs
comb the shores for new shells.
What sentence should be removed from the paragraph above
because it states the same fact as sentence number
1?
A. sentence 2
B. sentence 3
C. sentence 4
D. sentence 5
48. 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
49. If Ramir copies down, in his
own words, the main points of
what he is reading, what is he
doing?
A. plagiarizing
B. paraphrasing
C. skimming
D. summarizing
50. Which sentence states the main idea of the
paragraph below?
Our family went camping in the mountains this
weekend. We hiked on trails. We went swimming in a
stream. We also roasted marshmallows over a fire. We
had a wonderful time.
A. Our family went camping in the mountains
this weekend.
B. We went swimming in a stream.
C. We also roasted marshmallows over a fire.
D. We had a wonderful time.
51. Use the dictionary entry below to answer this
question.
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
52. Which word in the sentence below
is the adjective?
The big tree in the backyard has fallen.
A. big
B. tree
C. the
D. has
53. Because he was ________, Kyle
told his teacher he broke the cup.
Which word BEST completes the
sentence?
A. quiet
B. honest
C. friendly
D. popular
54. Which BEST completes the
analogy?
Native is to foreign as domestic is to
_____.
A. internal
B. nation
C. international
D. local
55. Which word is an
antonym for raise?
A. up
B. rays
C. lower
D. praise
56. The prefix used in the
word preplanning means
A. good.
B. before.
C. not.
D. without.