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100

Select the right spelling: Watch out! You're _______ your backpack through the mud.

A. dragging

B. draging

C. drageing

D. draggeing

A. Dragging

100

Question 4 .

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. Jeremiah is excited to visit his grandmother, and has brought her a present.

B. Fiona and her brother love pizzas so they visit new pizza places.

C. Penelope can study for her exam or she can practice for her match.

D. Matt finished his science project, and he knew he was going to score well.

100

I ate some crackers and drank some ginger ale to soothe my stomach.
Which word is a synonym for soothe?

A. disturb

B. calm

C. persuade

D. explain

B. Calm

100

I finally found my favorite picture taken by the lake _______ I used to live.

Which adverb best completes the sentence?

A. how

B. where

C. when

D. why

B. Where

100

In the sport of sailing, people race sailboats to see who comes first. It is a fun sport that can also be unsafe if people do not take the proper safety measures. Weather is an important factor that people need to consider while sailing. Sailing in rough weather can be very risky.

What is the meaning of rough as used in the piece?

A. weather that is thrilling

B. weather that is calm and peaceful

C. weather that changes fast

D. weather that is heavy and stormy

D. Weather that is heavy and stormy

200

What is the correct spelling?

Heather is my only _______.

A. neice

B. nease

C. niece

D. neece

C. Niece

200

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. I worked and had fun in Miami, Florida

B. I worked, and had fun in Miami, Florida.

C. I worked, and had fun, in Miami, Florida.

D. I worked and had fun in Miami, Florida.

200

I exchanged my black pen for Lindsey's blue pen.

Which word means the same as exchanged?

A. improved

B. traded

C. made

D. charged

B. Traded

200

Which sentence is written correctly?

A. Do you know the reason how Jared did not ride the bus today?

B. Do you know the reason where Jared did not ride the bus today?

C. Do you know the reason when Jared did not ride the bus today?

D. Do you know the reason why Jared did not ride the bus today?

200

Sophia was always acting funny. Her brother rolled his eyes and called her loony when she did crazy dances and clucked like a chicken.

Based on the other information in the passage, when Sophia's brother called her loony, he meant that she was

A. serious.

B. sad.

C. silly.

D. interesting.

C. Silly

300

Jared Walburg is the best _______ in the state.
Fill the blank with the correctly spelled word.

A. swimmir

B. swimmur

C. swimmer

D. swimer

C. Swimmer

300

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. "Have you ever been to New York, City?

B. Have you ever been to New York City.

C. Have you ever been to New York City?

D. Have you ever been to New York, City?

C. Have you ever been to New York City?

300

Read the following words: upset, sad, believe, excited, pleased

Which of those words means the same as "happy"?

Excited and pleased

300

Which adverb best completes the sentence?

Duncan is waiting for next Tuesday ______ his test results will be out. He is expecting good grades.

A. when

B. why

C. how

D. where

A. When

300

The atmosphere during summer vacations is always exciting. Children let go of their worries and have more time to relax. Many families go on trips. Some children even take up hobbies and learn new skills.

What is the meaning of atmosphere in the above piece?

A. the combination of different gases in the air

B. the mood or setting of people or a place

C. the things people like to do during summer

D. the weather condition during summer

D. The weather condition during summer

400

When I'm done _______ my essay, I can go outside and play.
Fill the blank with the correctly spelled word.

A. writeing

B. writing

C. writting

D. writteing

B. Writing

400

Place the correct punctuation:

I went to the store for green beans cornbread and fried chicken but they didnt have any.

I went to the store for green beans, cornbread, and fried chicken, but they didn't have any.

400

It was a huge triumph for me when I made straight A's for the entire school year.

Which word means the same as triumph?

A. freedom

B. victory

C. exchange

D. spectacle

B. Victory

400

My dad was the one who always read me a bedtime story.

What is the relative pronoun in the sentence above?

A. my

B. who

C. dad

D. me

B. Who

400

Kevin had been sick for days. He looked worn out. His mom said that he was "white as a sheet" because his usually bright, olive-colored skin was dull and pasty.

What is the meaning of the word pasty?

A. pale

B. shining

C. clear

D. healthy

A. Pale

500

Let's have a picnic in the _______.
Fill the blank with the correctly spelled word.

A. feeld

B. feald

C. feild

D. field

C. Field

500

What is wrong with this sentence?

mrs caroline loves to watch movies her favorite movie series is Harry Potter

Mrs. Caroline loves to watch movies. Her favorite movie series is Harry Potter.

500

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Replace the bold word with an antonym.

We lived on such a narrow street that there was only room for one car at a time.

A. thin

B. gray

C. wide

D. bumpy

C. Wide

500

Which sentence below is correctly and formally written?

B. Who is my sister playing with outside?

C. The car which my parents own has wood paneling.

D. Zach is a big, crazy dog who thinks he is a puppy.

A. I have a black cat whose whiskers are white.

500

Wouldn't it be easier to eat something if it was right in front of you? An easy way to make fruits and vegetables more accessible to you is to make sure you buy them. Makes sense, right? So when you go grocery shopping, hit the produce section first. Then keep bowls of fruit on the kitchen table and counter. Now that you've bought them, eat them.

What is the meaning of the word accessible in the passage?

A. excessive

B. unavailable

C. inexpensive

D. available

D. Available