Question 1

Read the sentence .

“Don’t eat the cookies yet,” exclaimed Grandma to the children .

Which change in punctuation shows that Grandma was surprised to find the children eating her cookies?

Accepted Answer

C . Change the comma to an exclamation mark after yet .

Answer

A . Add a comma after Don’t .

Answer

B . Change the comma to a question mark after yet .

Answer

D . Add a comma after exclaimed

Question 2

Read the sentence .Washington, D .C ., is located on the Potomac river near the state of Maryland .Which underlined word has a mistake in capitalization?

Accepted Answer

river

Answer

Potomac

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state

Answer

Maryland

Question 3

Which sentence contains the most specific details?

Accepted Answer

B . Bring a bag lunch and a warm jacket on the field trip .

Answer

A . Bring everything you need on the field trip

Answer

C . Bring all the necessary things on the field trip

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D . Bring something to eat and something warm to wear on the field trip

Question 4

Read the sentences .

(1) “Where is the colored pencils?” asked Mark .

(2) “In the closet are two boxes of pencils,” Mary answered .

(3) “The pencils in one box are brand-new,” Henry added .

(4) “There are crayons in the closet too,” Mary said .

Which sentence has an error in subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

sentence 1

Answer

sentence 2

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sentence 3

Answer

sentence 4

Question 5

Read the sentence.

The Howard County library has a book club on Mondays.

Which underlined word has a mistake in capitalization?

Accepted Answer

B. library

Answer

A. Howard

Answer

C. book

Answer

D. Mondays

Question 6

Choose the correct way to write the sentence.

Accepted Answer

A. The leader told the hikers, “When we reach the valley, we’ll see a beautiful view.”

Answer

B. The leader told the hikers “When we reach the valley, we’ll see a beautiful view.”

Answer

C. “The leader told the hikers,” when we reach the valley, we’ll see a beautiful view.

Answer

D. The leader told the hikers, when we reach the valley, “We’ll see a beautiful view.”

Question 7

Read the sentences.

(1) Kate enjoys collecting shells when she is at the seashore. (2) She looks forshells __________.

Which phrase best completes sentence 2 by showing which shells Kate looks for?

Accepted Answer

with interesting shapes and colors

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at the water’s edge

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during her morning walk

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in the sand and shallow water

Question 8

Which underlined word is used correctly?

Accepted Answer

Please do not raise the shade.

Answer

Did you get the e-mail I scent you?

Answer

Will you weight for me at the park?

Answer

I will bring sum snacks for us to eat.

Question 9

Read the paragraph.

(1) Brian’s sisters went to the library but Brian stayed home. (2) He had a cold and was tired. (3) He decided to play checkers or chess with his older brother instead. (4) Checkers and chess were Brian’s favorite games.

Which revision should be made to the paragraph to correctly punctuate a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

Add a comma after library in sentence 1.

Answer

Add a comma after cold in sentence 2

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Add a comma after checkers in sentence 3

Answer

Add a comma after chess in sentence 4.

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