PSSA Grammar Review

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Which underlined word is misspelled? Options: carefuly, jewelry, area, restaurant

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carefuly

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Complete the sentence: Before the scouts go on their camping trip, _____________________ .

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they will have to raise money by selling plants

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Choose the best way to write the information as one sentence without changing the meaning: The giant squid is about 60 feet long. It is the largest type of squid. It is also the largest animal without a backbone.

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At 60 feet long, the giant squid is both the largest squid and the largest animal without a backbone.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Before he left the building, Jasper checked to make sure he has locked the doors.
• Before he left the building, Jasper checked to make sure he had locked the doors.
• Before he left the building, Jasper checks to make sure he locked the doors.
• Before he left the building, Jasper has checked to make sure he had locked the doors.

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Before he left the building, Jasper checked to make sure he had locked the doors.

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Choose the correct way to use commas in the sentence: Pennsylvania has many historic bridges built for train, automobile, or foot traffic across the state’s many rivers streams and valleys.

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Pennsylvania has many historic bridges built for train, automobile, or foot traffic across the state’s many rivers, streams, and valleys.

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Which sentence shows the correct use of italics? A Wrinkle in Time is Madeleine L’Engle’s book about children visiting other planets., The article Art in the 1920s helped students understand the time period they were studying., We read the chapter called Habitat of Turtles to complete our report about where turtles live. , The short story Amazing Leonardo da Vinci inspired students to create their own inventions.

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A Wrinkle in Time is Madeleine L’Engle’s book about children visiting other planets.

Front

Fruit is an important ____________ of food for many animals. Choose the correct way to spell the missing word: soarce, soarse, source, sourse.

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source

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In which sentence is the title indicated correctly? Options: Jennifer read the poem Mending Wall to the class. , The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic American novel., Shelly opened her textbook, “The History of America,” to the first page., The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States of America.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic American novel.

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Which title should have quotation marks? Options: We read the poem Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in our history class., DynaMath magazine makes mathematics meaningful by connecting math concepts to real-world subjects., The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Jester is described by many children as “the best book ever.”, In E. L. Konigsburg’s book The View from Saturday, four students use their brains to succeed in an academic contest.

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We read the poem Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in our history class.