Assessment

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1. Choose the correct punctuation to 2. Choose the word that is the verb in
end the sentence. this sentence.

Where did you put your coat___ The boy was very brave.

A. ? A. boy

B. . B. was

C. ! C. very

D. , D. brave

3. Choose the answer that describes 4. Choose the complete subject in this
this type of sentence. sentence.

Please put the books on the shelf. The football team charged down
the field.
A. exclamation
A. football team
B. question
B. The football team
C. statement
C. The football team charged
D. command
D. charged down the field

5. Choose the letter that shows the 6. Choose the plural of the word
common nouns in the sentence. “sheep.”

Mrs. Chase’s class walked to A. sheep

the park. B. sheeps

A. Mrs. Chase’s C. sheepes

B. class, to D. sheep’s

C. class, park

D. walked, park

SCORE: out of 6 correct

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7. Choose the singular possessive form of 8. Choose the correct form of is, are, was,
night to complete the sentence. or were to complete the sentence.

I had a terrible sleep. Yesterday my teacher in

a very good mood.
A. night’s
A. is
B. nights’
B. are
C. nights
C. was
D. night
D. were

9. Choose the verb in the sentence. 10. Choose the being verb in the sentence.

My neighbor was mowing his We are too tired to go to the

lawn early Saturday morning. movies tonight.

A. was A. are

B. was mowing B. too

C. mowing C. tired

D. go

11. Choose the past tense of the verb go. 12. Choose a pronoun to complete the
sentence.
A. go

B. went Connor and ____ were riding

our bikes when it started to rain.
C. will go
A. him
D. is going
B. us

C. me

D. I

SCORE: out of 6 correct

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13. Choose a pronoun to replace the 14. Choose the possessive pronoun in
underlined words. the sentence.

After the movie, Sandy, Tina, and I I’m so happy that the winning
bought some ice cream. team was ours.

A. we A. I’m

B. us B. so

C. they C. that

D. them D. ours

15. Choose the article that best completes 16. Choose an adjective to complete the
the sentence. sentence.

There was island near A turtle is ________ than its shell.

Jamaica that we hoped to visit
someday. A. small

B. biggest
A. a
C. smaller
B. an
D. smallest
C. the

17. Choose the adjectives in the sentence. 18. Choose the adverb in the sentence.

Little children like gentle pets. We finally came home at midnight.

A. Little, children A. finally

B. gentle, pets B. came

C. Little, gentle C. home

D. children, pets D. midnight

SCORE: out of 6 correct

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19. Choose the adverb in the sentence. 20. Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.
Birds build nests outside in
the trees. A. My brother, a talented violinist
also likes to play the drums.
A. build
B. My brother, a talented violinist,
B. nests
also likes to play the drums.
C. outside
C. My brother a talented violinist,
D. in also likes to play the drums.

21. Choose the letter that shows the correct 22. Which of the following is a synonym for
abbreviations for the underlined words. the word begin?

I live on North Willow Parkway, A. start

which is almost one mile from B. stop
your house.
C. middle
A. N. Parkwy. mi
D. end
B. N. Pkwy. mi

C. Nor. Pkwy. mis

D. N. Parkwy. Mi

SCORE: out of 4 correct

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23. Which of the following is an antonym 24. Choose the word that correctly
for the word rich? completes the sentence.

A. wealthy The wind was at there, their backs

B. poor
as they sailed on the ocean.

C. full A. there

D. worthy B. their

C. they’re

25. Choose the contraction for the underlined words.

The story does not have an ending yet.

A. does’not

B. don’t

C. doesn’t

D. does’nt

SCORE: out of 3 correct

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TOTAL SCORE: out of 25 correct
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