VERBS
Which sentence uses a linking verb?
A. She ran to school.
B. He is tired.
C. They play football.
D. I cleaned the room.
Answer: B — “Is” links the subject to a state of being, not an action.
Choose the subject pronoun:
A. Her
B. Him
C. They
D. Theirs
Answer: C — “They” is a subject pronoun.
A narrative tells a:
A. list of facts
B. story
C. opinion
D. description only
Answer: B — Narrative = storytelling.
Lines grouped in a poem are called:
A. stanzas
B. rhymes
C. paragraphs
D. verses only
Answer: A — Stanzas = paragraphs in poetry.
What sound does the R-controlled vowel in “bird” make?
A. short i
B. long i
C. ir sound
D. er sound
Answer: C — “ir” makes the R-controlled sound.
Which sentence is in the past tense?
A. I walk to school.
B. I am walking to school.
C. I walked to school.
D. I will walk to school.
Answer: C — “Walked” shows completed past action.
Which sentence uses an object pronoun?
A. He called me.
B. I called he.
C. Me called he.
D. I called she.
Answer: A — “Me” receives the action.
What does dialogue do in a story?
A. Shows feelings through speech
B. Describes the weather
C. Lists facts
D. Explains history
Answer: A — Dialogue reveals emotion or character.
What is rhyme?
A. Repeating beginning sounds
B. Words that end with same sound
C. Opposite meaning
D. Different tones
Answer: B — Rhyme = sound repetition.
Identify the closed syllable word.
A. go
B. cat
C. sea
D. blue
Answer: B — Ends with consonant.
Choose the present progressive verb.
A. She writes
B. She is writing
C. She wrote
D. She will write
Answer: B — “Is writing” shows an action happening now.
Pick the correct pronoun: “Both Anna and ___ are coming.”
A. I
B. me
C. my
D. mine
Answer: A — Subject of the sentence.
A flashback is:
A. a future event
B. an action that repeats
C. a look back at the past
D. a new setting
Answer: C — Flashback shows past events.
A metaphor does what?
A. Says one thing is another
B. Uses “like” or “as”
C. Gives human traits to things
D. Makes sound effects
Answer: A — Metaphor equates two things directly.
Which pair are homophones?
A. two / too
B. ball / bell
C. see / saw
D. food / feed
Answer: A — Sound same, different meaning.
Which verb form correctly completes: “He ___ a song yesterday”?
A. sings
B. sang
C. singing
D. sing
Answer: B — Past tense of “sing” is “sang.”
Choose the correct pronoun-verb agreement:
A. He go to school.
B. He goes to school.
C. He going to school.
D. He gone to school.
Answer: B — Singular subject “he” takes “goes.”
Which sentence has sensory details?
A. The pizza was good.
B. The hot, cheesy pizza smelled amazing.
C. Pizza is food.
D. We ate pizza.
Answer: B — Uses senses: hot, cheesy, smelled.
Which is an example of personification?
A. The sun smiled at us.
B. The sun is hot.
C. The sun shines.
D. The sun rises.
Answer: A — Gives human action “smiled.”
Choose a word with an inflectional ending:
A. dance
B. dancing
C. dance
D. dancer
Answer: B — “-ing” changes tense.
Which sentence has a verb tense shift error?
A. I ate breakfast and brush my teeth.
B. I ate breakfast and brushed my teeth.
C. I eat breakfast and brush my teeth.
D. I will eat breakfast and brush my teeth.
Answer: A — Mixing past and present tenses (“ate” vs. “brush”).
Which sentence is correct?
A. Each of the boys have his book.
B. Each of the boys has his book.
C. Each of the boys have their books.
D. Each of the boys has their book.
Answer: B — “Each” is singular; use “has his.”
The writing process begins with:
A. editing
B. revising
C. drafting
D. prewriting
Answer: D — Brainstorming is first.
The pattern of rhymes at the end of lines is called:
A. rhyme scheme
B. rhythm chart
C. tone
D. stanza map
Answer: A — Rhyme scheme (AABB, ABAB, etc.).
Pick the homograph pair.
A. lead (metal) / lead (guide)
B. two / too
C. right / write
D. hear / here
Answer: A — Spelled same, different meaning.