1st Quarter 5th ELA TEST

1. Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

A) "Where is my cereal" Tina asked her mother?
B) "Where is my cereal!" Tina asked her mother?
C) "Where is my cereal?" Tina asked her mother.
D) "Where is my cereal." Tina asked her mother!

2. According to the source listing, "Pyramids" is the:

Lesko, Leonard H. "Pyramids." The World Book Encyclopedia, 2001.

A) The author's last name.
B) The name of a magazine.
C) An entry in an encyclopedia.
D) The Title of a book.

3. greta was a German foreign exchange student who stayed with my family and me during july of last summer.

Which words in the sentence above should be capitalized?

A) greta, july
B) greta, foreign
C) greta, july, summer
D) greta, july, summer

4. Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

A) At Christmas time, Aunt Hattie gives us Caramel-Coated popcorn balls.
B) At christmas time, Aunt Hattie gives us caramel-coated popcorn balls?
C) At Christmas time aunt Hattie gives us caramel-coated popcorn balls.
D) At Christmas time, Aunt Hattie gives us caramel-coated popcorn balls.

5. The gentle knock on the door was too quiet to be heard over the roaring music.

Which word is an adjective from the sentence above?

A) heard
B) music
C) door
D) gentle

6. Which sentence below has correct capitalization?

A) On Saturday, grandma Jackie is taking me to the library.
B) On Saturday, Grandma Jackie is taking me to the library.
C) On Saturday, Grandma Jackie is taking me to the Library.
D) On saturday, grandma Jackie is taking me to the library.

7. Select the best words to make the sentence clear and precise.

To enter the Guinness Book of World Records, Josh ate _______ of strawberries.

A) ten pounds
B) a lot
C) a big bag
D) a large amount

8. Frank said, "my favorite musician is Michael Bolton."

What error can be found in the sentence above?

A) Capitalize the word my.
B) Change the word is to are.
C) Take out the comma after the word said.
D) Put the period outside the quotation marks.

9. The pile of leaves Samayra and Joaquin raked in two hours seemed like only a drop in the bucket compared to what was left. However, the thought of earning some money kept them going.

What does the phrase a drop in the bucket mean?

A) a very little part of something large or whole
B) the time it takes to complete a small task
C) the amount of something that will fit in a bucket
D) when something is only slightly wet or damp

10. Which sentence is an example of an imperative sentence?

A) A person who gets too cold has what is known as hypothermiza.
B) Take this rescue class to be prepared.
C) Hooray! We've got a pulse!
D) Why did Tilly begin to bark?

11. Which sentence is an example of an interrogative sentence?

A) Hooray! We've got a pulse!
B) Why did Tilly begin to bark?
C) A person who gets too cold has what is known as hypothermia.
D) Take this rescue class to be prepared.

12. Which sentence is an example of an exclamatory sentence?

A) A person who gets too cold has what is known as hypothermia.
B) Why did Tilly begin to bark?
C) Take this rescue class to be prepared.
D) Hooray! We've got a pulse!

13. What is the complete subject in the sentence below?

A tornado's shape is like a funnel.

A) A tornado's shape
B) A tornado's shape is
C) funnel
D) shape

14. What is the complete predicate in the sentence below?

They are unpredictable in their movements.

A) They
B) They are
C) are unpredictable in their movements.
D) in their movements

15. What is the simple subject in the sentence below?

Settlers feared the awful twister.

A) Settlers
B) feared
C) twister
D) awful twister

16. What is the independent clause in this sentence:

Deerskin made soft, warm clothing after it was tanned.

A) Deerskin made soft,
B) Deerskin made soft, warm clothing
C) after it was tanned
D) warm clothing after it was tanned.

17. What is the dependent clause in this sentence:

Artists might carve bone if the weather is bad.

A) if the weather was bad
B) none of the above
C) Artists might carve
D) the weather

18. Which sentence is a compound sentence?

A) Many Americans love the game of baseball.
B) The fans live for the crack of the bat.
C) The bleachers of ball parks fill, and fans cheer their favorite teams.
D) When one team wins four games, it wins the World Series.

19. Which group of words represent proper nouns?

A) Schools, Teacher, Classroom
B) Mississippi River
C) Children, Town, State
D) Pikes, Wood Ties, Sledgehammers

20. What are the common nouns in the following sentence?

The author has written an exciting novel, Gift of a Watermelon Pickle.

A) author, novel
B) author, Gift of a Watermelon Pickle
C) The, Gift of a Watermelon, Pickle
D) written, novel

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