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1. Which word is a singular noun? A)paper B)knees C)books D)children 2. Which verb BEST completes the sentence? The leaves have off the trees. A)fall B)fell C)falling D)fallen 3. What is the complete subject of the sentence? While sitting on a park bench, Darren and I talked about the football game. A)While sitting on a park bench B)a park bench C)Darren and I D)the football game 4. Which word is the subject of the sentence? The salesperson sold the blanket to the nurse. A)salesperson B)sold C)blanket D)nurse 5. Which is a complete sentence? A)The bird. B)The cat ran. C)The pretty dog. D)The bird, cat, and dog. 6. The bird made a nest in the tree. The underlined word in this sentence is A)a verb. Copyright 2014 by Georgia Department of Education. Items shall not be used in a third party system or displayed publicly. Page: (2 of 9 )
B)a noun. C)a pronoun. D)an adjective. 7. Anna and Paul are trying to get to the baseball game. They are running because they are late. Which tense is the underlined verb? A)past B)future C)closed D)present 8. Which is a compound sentence? A)The puppy's owner showed the vet a bug bite. B)We went walking in the woods for some exercise. C)We were walking in the woods and taking pictures. D)The vet gave the puppy a shot, and the puppy cried. 9. Ms. Lee is the mayor of our small town. Which is the subject of this sentence? A)Ms. Lee B)is the C)the mayor D)small town 10. In the classroom, there was one student who was holding a. Which word completes the sentence correctly? A)book B)books C)book's D)booked 11. I saw my friends at the ball field. Which word is the verb in this sentence? A)I B)saw Copyright 2014 by Georgia Department of Education. Items shall not be used in a third party system or displayed publicly. Page: (3 of 9 )
C)friends D)field 12. How much does this dress cost? Which kind of sentence is shown above? A)question B)statement C)command D)exclamation 13. Many children love pizza. Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence? A)noun B)adverb C)pronoun D)adjective 14. The dog carried own bone to the backyard. Which word BEST completes this sentence? A)its B)our C)mine D)their 15. The happy girl skated on the icy pond. Which word is the simple subject of the sentence? A)happy B)girl C)icy D)pond 16. Which is a simple sentence? A)Mary plays the trumpet, and Bob sings. B)You can stay here, or you can go next door. C)You may have all the cereal that you can eat. D)I am going to school, but Charles is staying home. Copyright 2014 by Georgia Department of Education. Items shall not be used in a third party system or displayed publicly. Page: (4 of 9 )
17. The students will visit the museum and zoo. How do you know this is a simple sentence? A)It begins with a subject. B)It has a singular subject. C)It ends with a singular noun. D)It has one subject and one predicate. 18. The deer ran across the pasture. Which word is the simple subject in the sentence? A)the B)deer C)ran D)pasture 19. Brenda needed to talking to the principal. Which word should replace the underlined word to make the sentence correct? A)talk B)talks C)talker D)talked 20. Which is an INCOMPLETE sentence? A)A lion roars at the young cub. B)A black spider on the sticky web. C)The kitten plays near the mother cat. D)The tiger has black and orange stripes. 21. We have a new pool in our backyard. Which type of sentence is this? A)a question B)a statement C)a command D)an exclamation 22. I told Lauren that we think is the best speller in the class. Copyright 2014 by Georgia Department of Education. Items shall not be used in a third party system or displayed publicly. Page: (5 of 9 )
Which word completes the sentence correctly? A)her B)she C)they D)them 23. Which is a complete sentence? A)Beth winning a science contest. B)Her prize: a set of science books. C)Beth entered the science contest twice. D)Beth, who had never won anything before. 24. Which is a statement? A)Letters go through the mail. B)Do you have a stamp I can borrow? C)The dog was barking at the mailman and then he bit him! D)What a wonderful puppy you have! 25. Which is a sentence? A)The leaf fell off the tree. B)Two bugs on a tree branch. C)The tree with the leafy branches. D)An eagle with very strong wings. 26. Which is a complete sentence? A)Your hair with shampoo. B)You wash your hair with shampoo. C)Your hair with shampoo when you shower. D)Hair with shampoo when you take a shower. 27. Which is the correct plural of the word play? A)playes B)plays' C)play's D)plays 28. Which of the following is the BEST way to combine the sentences below? We walked to the carnival down the street. The carnival was brightly lit. A)Down the street we walked to a carnival that was brightly lit. B)We walked down the street to a carnival that was brightly lit. C)A carnival was brightly lit down the street and we walked to it. Copyright 2014 by Georgia Department of Education. Items shall not be used in a third party system or displayed publicly. Page: (6 of 9 )
D)Brightly lit down the street was a carnival we walked to. 29. In the paragraph below, what does the underlined word refer to? LuAnne was looking through a trunk in the attic. First she found a dusty, old book. Then she found an old, floppy on. A)the hat B)the trunk C)the attic D)the book 30. Which group of words is a complete sentence? A)Walked to school. B)The people cheered loudly. C)The lions in the woods. D)Her sharpened pencil in her hand. 31. Which of the underlined words in the sentence below is NOT an adjective? Chris really wanted to go to the movies with his best friend. The movie was supposed to be good and scary. A)really B)best C)good D)scary 32. We were looking at watches at the jewelry store. Which word correctly completes this sentence? A)ladies B)lady's C)ladies' D)ladie's 33. will see you in the morning. What does this group of words need to make a complete sentence? A)a object B)a subject C)a predicate D)an adjective Copyright 2014 by Georgia Department of Education. Items shall not be used in a third party system or displayed publicly. Page: (7 of 9 )
34. The grass needs water to grew. Which word should replace the underlined word to make the sentence correct? A)grow B)grows C)grown D)growing 35. Which sentence below shows excitement? A)Dad has promised us a big treat tonight! B)This is the last day of our summer vacation. C)I am tired and I would like to go to sleep now. D)Would you like to go over to Juan's house now? Copyright 2014 by Georgia Department of Education. Items shall not be used in a third party system or displayed publicly. Page: (8 of 9 )
Answer Key : 1. A)paper 2. D)fallen 3. C)Darren and I 4. A)salesperson 5. B)The cat ran. 6. B)a noun. 7. D)present 8. D)The vet gave the puppy a shot, and the puppy cried. 9. A)Ms. Lee 10. A)book 11. B)saw 12. A)question 13. D)adjective 14. A)its 15. B)girl 16. C)You may have all the cereal that you can eat. 17. D)It has one subject and one predicate. 18. B)deer 19. A)talk 20. B)A black spider on the sticky web. 21. B)a statement 22. B)she 23. C)Beth entered the science contest twice. 24. A)Letters go through the mail. 25. A)The leaf fell off the tree. 26. B)You wash your hair with shampoo. 27. D)plays 28. B)We walked down the street to a carnival that was brightly lit. 29. A)the hat 30. B)The people cheered loudly. 31. A)really 32. C)ladies' 33. B)a subject 34. A)grow 35. A)Dad has promised us a big treat tonight! Copyright 2014 by Georgia Department of Education. Items shall not be used in a third party system or displayed publicly. Page: (9 of 9 )