Exploring ELA
Which of the words below is an action verb?
a. water
b. chair
c. funny
d. run
d. run
What is 342 rounded to the nearest 10?
a. 300
b. 340
c. 350
d. 400
b. 340
Which sentence is not punctuated correctly?
a. I have a dog with white spots?
b. I ate in a restaurant last night.
c. I love this game!
d. Were you tardy again?
a. I have a dog with white spots?
Andrew is having his friends over for game night. So, he decided to prepare snacks and games. He started by making mini sandwiches. If he has 4 friends coming over and he made 3 sandwiches for each one of them, how many sandwiches did he make?
12 sandwiches
What is the largest land animal?
the elephant
Which is a complete sentence?
a. The spider next to the lamp on the table.
b. Suddenly front sprouted all over lawn
c. She considered warmth and exercise to be the best therapy.
d. He many events from World War II.
c. She considered warmth and exercise to be the best therapy.
Nikki’s music lesson begins at 5:15 and ends 30 minutes later.
What time does her music lesson end?
5:45
1. Which of the following words should be capitalized?
car, buick, vehicle, corvette, ford, toyota
a. car, corvette, ford, toyota
b. car, buick, vehicle, corvette
c. buick, corvette, ford, toyota
d. buick, vehicle, ford, toyota
c. buick, corvette, ford, toyota
Andrew’s 4 friends decided to bring food as well. If each of them brought 4 slices of pizza and 3 bags of chips, how many slices of pizza do they have in total?
16 slices of pizza
What is the only mammal that can fly?
the bat
Joan and Shane went to the movies.
Which word can be used in place of the underlined words?
a. They
b. Her
c. Them
d. Us
a. They
Which equations are true?
Choose the two correct answers.
a. 9 × 2 = 16
b. 72 ÷ 9 = 8
c. 9 × 6 = 63
d. 8 × 9 = 72
e. 63 ÷ 9 = 6
b and d
Which spelling is correct?
a. secretary
b. secretery
c. secratry
d. secritary
a. secretary
Alvin wanted to make sure that he is protected from the cold evenings in the forest, so he decided to build a fireplace made of cement. If he bought 215 lbs of cement and his son brought another 137 lbs, how much cement did he have originally if he now has 450 lbs?
98
Which part of your body pumps blood?
the heart
Which sentence is written correctly?
a. i will go on the trip if I can.
b. I will go on the trip if I can.
c. i will go on the trip if i can.
d. I will go on the trip if i can.
b. I will go on the trip if I can.
Evan has two boxes of cookies. The first box has 30 cookies. The second box has 24 cookies. He shares all the cookies equally with 6 people. How many cookies does Evan give each person?
a. 4 cookies
b. 5 cookies
c. 8 cookies
d. 9 cookies
d. 9 cookies
The wind has driven the cattle to find shelter.
Which choice means nearly the same as the underlined verb?
a. has thrown
b. has shown
c. has blown
d. has forced
d. has forced
Alvin is trying to build a small house in the forest so that he has a place to stay when he goes hiking. He started by gathering some wood. According to his blueprint, he will need 376 boards of wood. If his friend gave him 123 boards and his brother gave him 136 boards, how many more boards does he need to gather?
117
Which part of a plant absorbs water?
the roots
Identify the correct order of sentences in this paragraph.
1. Then she called her family to the table.
2. Everyone had a great time.
3. Maureen made a special birthday dinner for Sam.
4. She baked a cake and cooked a roast.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 4, 3, 1, 2
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
d. 2, 1, 4, 3
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
Students in a 3rd-grade class collected bottles and won a pizza party. The school principal will use this information to find the number of pizzas that should be ordered.
There are 20 students in the 3rd-grade class.
Every student will get 2 slices of pizza.
Every pizza has 8 slices. How many whole pizzas should the principal order?
5 whole pizzas
After completing a difficult race, Marty was proud to find his name on the winner’s board.
The underlined words are:
a. nouns
b. verbs
c. adjectives
d. adverbs
c. adjectives
Bryan has always been fond of studying rocks and minerals. He has a room full of samples of different types of rocks. One particular day, he went into the room to take a look at his mineral samples. If he has 65 samples of minerals per shelf, and he has a total of 7 shelves, how many mineral samples does he have?
455
Which planet has a ring around it?
Saturn