PSSA Practice (grammar, usage, mechanics, style, tone, effect)
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which word in all capitals verb or verb phrase is NOT used correctly?
They WILL HAVE ARGUED in the past about who should be captain.
Mindy ASKED me to meet her by the water filler station.
By evening, the snow HAD REACHED the car's window.
So far, Joe HAS RELIED on his sister to drive him home.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After Luke arrived at school, he remembered he has promised to let Kelly borrow his spare goggles.
Which part of the sentence has an error in verb tense?
After Luke arrived at school
he remembered
he has promised
to let Kelly borrow his spare goggles
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CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Joe wanted to learn TO PLAY the trombone BECAUSE she ALREADY knew HOW to play the French horn.
Which word in all capital letters is used as a conjunction?
to play
because
already
how
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
THEY'RE TOO tired TO EXCEPT the dinner invitation.
What change needs to be made to correct the error?
Change THEY'RE to THEIR
Change TOO to TO
Change TO to TWO
Change EXCEPT to ACCEPT
Tags
CCSS.L.2.2C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Neither Mike BUT ALSO Ralph can make it to practice today.
Which of these words should replace the all capital words?
and
but
or
nor
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. Marie's palms were sweaty as she boarded the plane.
2. Marie had never traveled on an airplane by herself.
3. Marie was nervous but also excited because she was going to visit her cousins.
4. Marie had not seen her cousins since theirs visit two years ago.
Which sentence has a pronoun-antecedent error?
1
2
3
4
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Andy was hungry before the movie he bought a pretzel.
Which corrects the run-on sentence above?
Andy was hungry before the movie so he bought a pretzel.
Andy was hungry before the movie, so he bought a pretzel.
Andy was hungry before the movie so, he bought a pretzel.
Andy was hungry before the movie, so, he bought a pretzel.
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CCSS.L.4.1F
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