PSSA Practice 2

Read the sentence.

The president of our club, _____ is known for giving long speeches, said only a few words before our club activities began.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

• A. that

• B. which

• C. whom

• D. who

Which underlined word should be changed to correct an error in pronoun usage?

• The fish that Amy caught was huge.

• The woman who is smiling is my teacher.

• The boy which won the prize is my brother.

• The cake that my cousin baked is ready to eat.

Which change should be made to the paragraph to correct the error in verb tense?

(1) Today, art class is fun because I am painting a picture of a garden. (2) In the picture, the sun is shining and a big cloud is floating in the sky. (3) Colorful flowers are growing everywhere. (4) Butterflies and bumblebees were flying around the flowers.

• Change am painting to was painting in sentence 1.

• Change is floating to will be floating in sentence 2.

• Change are growing to were growing in sentence 3.

• Change were flying to are flying in sentence 4.

My brother stayed home even though he (a)   have gone outside to play with his friends. Which word correctly completes the sentence to show that the brother was able to go outside but decided not to?

• must

• might

• could
• would

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The moose has large brown, two antlers.

• The moose has two brown, large antlers.

• The moose has large, two brown antlers.

• The moose has two large, brown antlers.

Read the sentence.

As for me, I enjoy watching the dark clouds under the window during those cloudy afternoons in late spring.

Which underlined word is not used correctly?

• for

• under

• during

• in

Frogs are interesting creatures. Frogs live in wet places such as ponds. They use their sticky tongues to catch food. Frogs never close their eyes, even when they sleep.

Which group of underlined words is being used as a prepositional phrase?

• interesting creatures

• in wet places

• their sticky tongues

• close their eyes

The Ohio River (a)   . Choose the words that complete the sentence.

• flowing very quickly

• for rafting and fishing

• runs through Pennsylvania
• along with the Beaver River

Read the sentence.

I no there is one road that goes through the park.

What change needs to be made to correct the error?

• Change no to know.

• Change there to their.

• Change one to won.

• Change road to rowed.

Carpenters might find their jobs more difficult without (a)   .

• it
• one

• those

• them