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