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English Language Arts questions from a variety of standards.
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1
Which of the following is NOT an opinion?
Barbies are evil.
Students should wear uniforms to school.
The sun is Earth's source of light and heat.
Cell phones should not be brought to school.
2
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Riding a bike is good exercise and I do it daily
I heard a thump, the cat had knocked over the bowl.
San Francisco is my favorite city, but I don't visit often.
I've read The Giver but not Angela's Ashes
3
Where should a comma be placed in the sentence?
after the word although
after the word front
after the word friend
after the word theater
4
What change should be made: Having been thrown in the air, the cat caught the mouse.
Having thrown it in the air, the cat ate the mouse.
After throwing the mouse in the air, the cat caught it.
While the cat is in the air the mouse ate it.
The cat ate the mouse having been thrown in the air.
5
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Schools and businesses are beginning to recycle daily.
Paper products are convenient, but they cause added waste.
Recycling centers offer bins for plastic, paper, and glass.
As concerned consumers, we can reuse more products.
6
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
A person only needs a few ingredients to prepare this meal.
To prepare this meal, ingredients are needed by the person.
To prepare this meal, only a few ingredients are had.
Ingredients are needed by the person to prepare the meal.
7
Read the paragraph and choose the main purpose.
to inform
to entertain
to describe
to persuade
8
Fill in: By the time the quarterback threw the pass, the receiver already ___________ down.
is falling
will have fallen
has fallen
had fallen
9
What question is answered by the adverb clause in the sentence below?
Why
Who
What
When
10
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
The Tigers and the Rangers are both good teams.
We won the first game we played on Friday.
We won the first game, but the Tigers won the second game.
As usual, the Tigers won more games than we did.
11
Correct the sentence: The young girl was walking the dog in the red skirt.
The young girl walked the dog wearing a red skirt.
The young girl walked the dog. She wore a red skirt.
The young girl in a red skirt was walking the dog.
The young girl walked the dog while wearing a red skirt.
12
Which of the following is a fragment?
Spelling all the words correctly in my last report.
Who will be at my party on Friday night?
Finally,the team won a game.
Janet spent the afternoon on her roller blades.
13
Which of the following is a compound – complex sentence?
Our team celebrated at the local pizza establishment.
After the game, our team celebrated at the pizza place.
After the game, we celebrated at the pizza place,and we ate.
We won the game, and we celebrated at the pizza place.
14
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Alex plays the trombone, and his brother plays the clarinet.
Alex’s mom said he can take lessons, but only if he begs.
Alexander plays the trombone.
After the choices, Alex decided he liked the trombone.
15
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Atlanta, a lovely city, has become a popular place to live.
Can you remember, when we went to the park?
Your plan, I have decided is the most reasonable solution.
The paper Janet, pointed out contained misspelled words.
16
Choose the best word for the blank. Prince Edward was ____ to the throne.
aire
air
heir
ere
17
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
The dog with the brown spots belongs to that child.
The car was parked in the garage for fifteen years.
The car’s battery was dead.
Hanging on the wall, she glanced in the mirror.
18
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
How they learned to repair so many different kinds of items.
Mardi and Janette repair broken toys and games.
According to their sign.
Mardi and Janette going into business together.
19
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
It’s cold tonight; you will need a jacket.
Grab your jacket so we can leave, for the tournament.
Doyou want to leave early for the game.
Bring your jacket, hat and gloves to the tournament.
20
If looking for info about insects for a report, and the wifi is off, which should you use?
a thesuarus
a dictionary
an encyclopedia
an almanac
