ELA TN Ready Review

Choose the best conjunction to complete each sentence.

Farming, construction,______ other human activities are affecting wild tigers in Asia.

• but

• so

• and

• or

Choose the best conjunction to complete each sentence.

__________ habitat loss is a big problem for tigers, it is not the only danger they face.

• Since

• Because

• Before

• Although

Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.

Emperor penguins can be found on only one continent.

• found on only one continent

• can be found

• only one continent

• on only on continent

Read the sentence.

Most animals move to a warner place each winter, but Emperor penguins do not.

What is the purpose of the underlined preposition?

• to describe when animals move

• to connect warner with animals

• to connect two phrases about winter

• to show a relationship between move and place.

Read the sentence.

The feathers of the penguin keep out cold air and water.

What is the purpose of the underlined preposition?

• to connect feathers with cold

• to show a relationship between feathers and penguin

• to tell what a penguin's feathers do

• to show a relationship between penguin and cold

Choose the purpose of the underlined interjection.

Yay! We are going to another movie today!

• to show agreement

• to show excitement

• to show a mistake

• to show anger

Choose the purpose of the underlined interjection.

Oh! I think we are doing chores tomorrow.

• to show happiness

• to show surprise

• to show another thought

• to show relief

Choose the example that is punctuated correctly.

• Wow! That was a very scary movie.

• Wow That was a very scary movie.

• Wow that, was a very scary movie.

• Wow! That was, a very, scary , movie.

Choose the example that is punctuated correctly.

• Well I wasn't very scared.

• Well! I wasn't very scared.

• Well, I wasn't very scared.

• Well I, wasn't very scared.

Which words should be replace the underlined verb phrases to make the sentence correct?

Our town will have changed by the time the 21st century began.

• will had changed

• had changed

• has changed

• have changed