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100

Read the sentence. 

Ashley plays basketball well, but Tina is ________.

Which word BEST completes the sentence?

A. gooder 

B. more good

 C. better 

D. best  

c. better

100

What should be included in the introduction of an opinion writing?

Hook

Opinion statement

2-3 reasons

100

Read the sentence.

 I just heard that my friend took his young dog to the vet

Which sentence correctly explains how the underlined word is used?

 A. The underlined word tells where the vet is. 

B. The underlined word describes the friend. 

C. The underlined word tells what the friend did. 

D. The underlined word describes the dog.

D. The underlined word describes the dog.

100

Erica was feeling really LETHARGIC on Sunday. She didn't have any energy left after the amusement park trip.


 LETHARGIC means:

tired, sluggish, drained

200

Which sentence uses a plural noun correctly?

 A. There are three childs playing in the garden.

B. Roger thinks dogs are better pets than mice.

C. Louise lost two baby tooths in the same week.

 D. There are lots of deers in the woods near my house

B. Roger thinks dogs are better pets than mice.

200

Why do authors include photographs in non-fiction texts?

give readers a visual image of what something looks like.

200

CAUSE: Lisa missed the bus. 

EFFECT:

a.) She was late for school.

b.) She ate too much breakfast.

a.) She was late for school.

300

Which sentence has an error in spelling? 

A. The bus was stuck in traffic.

 B. Grandma always wears a necklace. 

C. They need to repare the broken desk.

 D. I wonder if there is life on other planets.

C. They need to repare the broken desk.

300

Benjamin Franklin loved to write. When he was twenty-two, he set up his own printing shop and started a newspaper. He also printed a book called Poor Richard’s Almanac. It had funny stories, information about the weather, and wise sayings. 

A. Benjamin Franklin worked very hard when he was young. 

B. Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about the weather.

 C. Benjamin Franklin was very poor 

D. Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.

D. Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.

300

Many Northern birds MIGRATE for the winter. They return in the spring.

 a.) sing

 b.) eat

 c.) move away

c.) move away

300

A conversation between two or more people, marked by "quotation marks "

dialogue

400

Which sentence uses a possessive noun correctly?

 A. My parrots’ beak was a bright yellow. 

B. Sarah borrowed her brother’s mittens.

 C. We can use the schools’ camera to film. 

D. The two team’s colors were the same green.

B. Sarah borrowed her brother’s mittens.

400

I missed the banana nut bread my grandmother used to make for me. The recipe was very easy and quick to make. So, I decided to make the bread myself. 

What is the cause?

I missed the banana nut bread my grandmother used to make for me.

500

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

 A. “My teacher asked, Do you have any pets?”

 B. My brother shouted, Hurry or “we will be late!” 

C. Annebelle “said, I love riding my bike.” 

D. I asked, “When can we go to the library?”

D. I asked, “When can we go to the library?”