Archdiocese of Philadelphia End of Year Assessment English Language Arts Level 5 1 Jane Goodall is best known for her work with chimpanzees. 2 Studying chimpanzees and their behavior in the wild had never been done before. 3 Jane found the chimpanzees intelligent, surprising and fascinating. 4 She was willing to sleep on a cot in a tent for months with no electricity, no running water, and no wireless internet. 5 Because of Jane s courageous work, the world has learned a great deal of information about the chimpanzee s way of life including meat eating habits and tool use. 6 This year Jane celebrates her 76 th birthday. 7 As she travels the world, she raises funds for endangered species. 8 These funds are also used to improve animal living conditions in zoos. 1-2. Name the two prepositions in sentence 1 and 3. Name a descriptive adjective in sentence 3 4. Name the adverbial in sentence 5 5-7. Write the three words that make up the kernel sentence in sentence 6 8. Name the dependent clause in sentence 7. 9. Because sentence 7 has a dependent clause, what kind of sentence is it? 10. Which sentence has the compound adjectives? 1
1 The United States of America, which is composed of fifty states, is located on the continent of North America. 2 Alaska borders northwestern Canada and the island state of Hawaii lies southwest of California. 3 The United States ranks fourth among the countries of the world in size. 4 Different latitudes and variations of altitude give the United States many diverse climates. 5 Immigrants enter the country to live and work and add their cultures to that of the nation. 6 Do you know the countries your ancestors came from? 11. Name an adverbial phrase that answers where in sentence 1 12 Is sentence 2 simple, compound, or complex? 13. Is sentence 3 simple, compound, or complex? 14. The indirect object in sentence 4 is 15-16. The compound predicates in sentence 5 are and 17-18. The compound subjects in sentence 4 are and 19. Name the verb phrase in sentence 6 20. Name the only personal pronoun in the paragraph. 2
21. In his Tanka, Andrew wrote a line with a metaphor: The rising sun blazed a red fire. Now Sam has decided to change the metaphor to a personification. Which sentence shows his revision? A. The rising sun is as red as fire. B. The rising sun was like a raging fire. C. The round, raging, red sun brightened the horizon. D. The rising sun stretched its beams and yawned across the horizon. 22. Mary is reading her poem to her response group. Which of the following questions will lead her to the most quality revision changes? A. Do you like my poem? B. Do I have enough lines? C. Do I have enough sensory words? D. Did I misspell any words? 23. To develop his cinquain, Jake wants to find a synonym for the verb speak. Which source should he consult? A. Almanac B. Encyclopedia C. Thesaurus D. Atlas 24. Julia is writing a narrative poem. What should she know before she begins? A. Narrative poems tell a story with characters, settings and events. B. Narrative poems are lyrics that tell a story. C. Narrative poems are short like cinquains. D. Narrative poems describe feelings and can use any type of verse. 25. Jim wrote the following paragraph. For which assignment will he submit it? Paragraph: Spudge knew he looked handsome. The showdog s well-brushed fur, long and blond, glistened in the sun. Not a muscle moved. His head was cocked to attention and his ears awaited his master s order. Alert, searching eyes canvassed the observing crowd. A. Exposition B. Description C. Narration D. Persuasion 3
26. In dialogue, adverbials often can tell how the character is feeling. In which sentence is the adverbial underlined? A. Marian asked timidly, May I come in? B. Marian asked timidly, May I come in? C. Marian asked timidly, May I come in? D. Marian asked timidly, May I come in? 27. Which is not a characteristic of a fable? A. Animals are characters that talk. B. It is a short story with a single incident. C. It teaches a moral. D. The setting is usually in a small town. 28. Andrea wants to revise the verbs in her paragraph from being verbs to action verbs. Which sentence shows her revision? A. The Franklin Institute provides programs to encourage girls to choose science careers. B. When they are ready to choose a career, girls may become scientists. C. Programs to encourage girls in science are available at the Institute. D. Most girls are not likely to choose a career in a science field. 29. Chris is revising his story to make sure he has the right connectives to signal sequential order of events. Which of the following sets of words will he use? A. If, then, therefore, although B. However, but, instead of, although C. First, then, next, finally D. For, since, because, so 30. Joan has researched her favorite historical person, Molly Pitcher. She has prepared an oral report about Molly s life and will be dressed as Molly. Which of the following literary forms will Joan be using? A. Realistic Fiction B. Biography C. Autobiography D. Persuasion 4
31. Tammy edited her writing to be sure that all of her verbs were in the same tense. Which group of verbs was in her sentences? A. played, romped, have run, will camp B. play, romp, should have run, camped C. had played, have romped, had run, has camped D. played, romped, ran, camped 32. Stephanie was experimenting with expanding her sentences by placing compound adjectives after her nouns. Which sentence shows her successful attempt? A. The giant, wounded and conquered, lay mangled on the large field. B. Our family enjoyed four gorgeous exciting days in Florida. C. A new student with first honors came to our class today. D. The morning clouds and the misty rain made the weather very damp. 33. Marco is editing his writing to be sure he has complete sentences. Which of the following is a fragment which he will edit? A. My mother brought cupcakes for the students in my class. B. They tasted delicious! C. The chocolate ones with the white icing around the edges. D. My classmates sang Happy Birthday! 34. Leonardo is learning about the dictionary from his classmate, Paul, who is teaching him the parts of a dictionary entry. Which of the following would Paul not have mentioned? A. Respelling B. Part of Speech C. Origin D. Symbol 35. Which would not be a quality of a useful encyclopedia article? A. Information arranged for easy location of material B. Qualified authors and accurate data C. An old publication D. Cross references 5