Reading Review

Choose the best adjective to complete the sentence.

Jon told his classmates a _________ joke, and they laughed aloud.

• humorous

• ludicrous

• witty

• comic

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

This is the library in _____ I come to use the internet every evening.

• which

• who

• why

• when

A student wants to convince his parents to quit drinking soda for health reasons. What genre of writing should the student use?

• Persuasive

• Informational

• Narrative

• Nonfiction

A student has been asked to write a letter to his/her grandparents about the advancements in technology. Choose the two best questions for the student to ask.

• Was your family wealthy?

• What year were you born?

• What kind of technology did you use as a kid?

• How many siblings do you have?

• Where did you live as a kid?

Choose the correct pronouns to complete the

paragraph.

Amy went to the store. ____ bought a bunch of groceries for _____ family to eat. While at the store _____ saw her two best friends.

_____ went home with Amy.

• he, his, he, them

• she, her, she, they

• her, her, she, them

• she, his, her, they

Choose the correct future tense verb to complete the sentence.

The boys _________ on the trampoline at the party.

• jumped

• jump

• will jump

• have jumped

Choose the correct way to combine the two simple sentences.

The students finished their work.

The students went to lunch.

• The students finished their work, and went to lunch.

• The students finished their work and, went to lunch.

• The students finished their work and went to lunch.

• The students finished their work and then went to lunch.

Which sentence correctly uses a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence?

Choose the correct sentence.

• When I am nervous, I break out in hives.

• When I am, nervous, I break out in hives.

• When I am nervous I break out in hives.

• When I am nervous; I break out in hives.

A student was asked to write an essay about the life of famous inventor Henry Ford. Choose the best organizational structure for the essay.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• problem solution

• chronological order

Read the following paragraph.

Some of the categories for working dogs include therapy dogs, police dogs and watch dogs. Therapy dogs provide companionship for sick and elderly people. Police dogs help track down criminals or investigate crime scenes. Watch dogs help protect property. They are great for people living alone.

Choose the best topic sentence to complete the paragraph.

• There is a large variety of working dogs.

• There are two kinds of dogs.

• Dogs are man’s best friend.

• Dogs make great pets.