Inferencing
If a student got 100% on an assignment, what could you infer?
A. He studied and listened.
B. He didn't listen in class.
C. He didn't come to school that day.
D. He didn't take notes.
A. He studied and listened.
What are the two main reasons an author might write a passage?
To inform or to entertain.
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. She goed to the park yesterday.
B. He runned fast in the race.
C. They are playing soccer.
D. We is going to the zoo tomorrow.
C. They are playing soccer.
Choose the homophone pair that completes the sentence correctly: "I __________ a ball to my dog in the park."
A. threw
B. through
C. thru
D. threwe
A. threw
Choose the verb tense that correctly completes the sentence: "Every morning, she _______ to school."
A. go
B. goes
C. going
D. went
B. goes
Ben is auditioning for a part in the school play. He's been fine all day, but right before the audition, he says he feels sick. You might infer that Ben _______.
A. is nervous about the audition.
B. never gets sick.
C. is happy about the play.
D. is allergic to peanuts.
A. is nervous about the audition.
What was the author's purpose in writing a book about recycling?
A. To entertain readers with stories about trash.
B. To inform readers about the importance of protecting the environment.
C. To persuade readers to throw away more garbage.
D. To confuse readers with complicated recycling facts.
B. To inform readers about the importance of protecting the environment.
What is the correct way to fix this sentence? "The cat sleep on the bed."
A. The cat sleeps on the bed.
B. The cat sleep on the bed.
C. The cats sleep on the bed.
D. The cat is sleep on the bed.
A. The cat sleeps on the bed.
OR
C. The cats sleep on the bed.
Which homophone best completes the sentence: "The sun is shining ________ the clouds"?
A. threw
B. through
C. threw
D. though
B. through
Choose the verb tense that correctly completes the sentence: "Last summer, we _______ to the beach."
A. go
B. goes
C. went
D. going
C. went
On a diving board.
What was the author's purpose in writing a comic strip about a superhero?
A. To make readers cry about sad superhero stories.
B. To entertain readers with funny superhero adventures.
C. To inform readers about real-life superheroes.
D. To scare readers with stories about villains.
B. To entertain readers with funny superhero adventures.
Identify the sentence with the correct use of the comma.
A. My favorite colors are blue green and yellow.
B. My favorite colors are blue, green, and yellow.
C. My favorite colors are blue green, and yellow.
D. My favorite colors are, blue, green, and yellow.
B. My favorite colors are blue, green, and yellow.
Which sentence correctly uses the homophones "there," "their," and "they're"?
A. Their going to the park to play.
B. There going to the park to play.
C. They're going to the park to play.
D. They're car is parked over their.
C. They're going to the park to play.
Identify the sentence with the correct verb tense: "The flowers _______ in the garden last spring."
A. bloom
B. blooms
C. bloomed
D. blooming
C. bloomed
Abby looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Abby's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, her dog, put his head on Abby's lap, like he understood how Abby was feeling. "It's okay, Thor," she said, "Dad says we will like Florida." What is happening?
A. Abby is sad because her dog doesn't have a house to live in.
B. Abby is moving to Florida with her family.
C. Abby is taking a trip to visit people she doesn't know.
B. Abby is moving to Florida with her family.
Why did the author write a magazine article about endangered animals?
A. To persuade readers to eat more endangered species.
B. To inform readers about animals that need protection.
C. To entertain readers with stories about dangerous animals.
D. To confuse readers with made-up animal facts.
B. To inform readers about animals that need protection.
Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The cat chase the mouse.
B. The cat chases the mouses.
C. The cat chases the mouse.
D. The cat chasen the mouse.
C. The cat chases the mouse.
Which homophone pair correctly fills in the blanks: "The _______ tree is in ________ yard."
A. pear / their
B. pair / there
C. pare / they're
D. pare / their
A. pear / their
Which verb tense correctly completes the sentence: "Next week, I ________ to visit my grandparents."
A. am going
B. goes
C. go
D. went
A. am going
As the teacher brought the class back from the bathroom, he noticed that Alvin and Elijah were nowhere to be seen. He asked the class, "Has anyone seen Alvin or Elijah?" Most of the students confirmed that they had not seen them, except for Rodney, who remained silent while tapping his foot on the floor anxiously. The teacher noticed this. "Rodney, do you happen to know where your best buddies Alvin and Elijah went?" Rodney looked away and said, "Nah, I haven't seen them." The teacher notified the office of the missing students. An announcement was made over the PA system, and a few minutes later, Alvin and Elijah returned to class. Both of them were very sweaty, and Elijah was carrying a basketball. "Sorry, we took so long. We had to use the bathroom," said Elijah. "Yeah," chimed in Alvin, "it took longer than we thought."
What were Alvin and Elijah doing while they were gone?
A. They were probably playing arcade games.
B. They were probably doing an art project.
C. They were probably playing basketball.
D. They were probably using the bathroom.
C. They were probably playing basketball.
If a book describes different types of dinosaurs and how they lived, what might the author's purpose be?
A. To inform readers about prehistoric creatures.
B. To persuade readers to become paleontologists.
C. To entertain readers with fictional dinosaur stories.
D. To confuse readers with complicated science.
A. To inform readers about prehistoric creatures.
Choose the sentence with the correct use of the apostrophe.
A. The dogs toy is blue.
B. The dogs' toy is blue.
C. The dog's' toy is blue.
D. The dog's toy is blue.
D. The dog's toy is blue.
Choose the homophone pair that correctly fits in the sentence: "I will _______ you a story _______ I finish my homework."
A. right / write
B. write / right
C. rite / wright
D. write / wright
B. write / right
Which sentence has the correct verb tense agreement?
A. The dog runs in the park yesterday.
B. The dog is running in the park now.
C. The dog run in the park every day.
D. The dog runned in the park tomorrow.
B. The dog is running in the park now.