LANGUAGE ARTS REVIEW AND PRACTICE

DIRECTIONS: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON YOUR PAPER. PLEASE ANSWER WITH THE CAPITAL

LETTER ONLY!!

1. In the sentence below, which is the main verb?

Ms. Mueller’s literature class was notified about the winning poetry contest entries.

A. wasB. winningC. notifiedD. entries

2. Where should Tina look to see if the book Water Life has information on frogs?

A. The indexB. The glossaryC. The bibliographyD. The first chapter

3. What is the purpose of the sentence below?

We traveled by bus to Cumberland Island.

A. It asks a question.B. It makes a statement.C. It makes a request.D. It shows excitement.

1 Molly played with her dog Champ every day after school. 2 She threw the stick, and her dog returned the stick to her. 3 Champ’s favorite snack was dog treats. 4 Molly and Champ played every evening until time for dinner.

4. Which sentence should BEST be removed from the paragraph above?A. Sentence 1B. Sentence 2C. Sentence 3D. Sentence 4

Use the dictionary entry below to answer question 5.

Urushiol, n. (you/ree/she/ol) poisonous liquid found in poison ivy

5.What does the n. mean in the dictionary entry above?A. NameB. NounC. NumberD. New

6. Which of the following is the correct punctuation needed in the sentence below?

Do you like being in the band have you ever played a solo?

A. band, haveB. band. HaveC. band? HaveD. band: have

7. What information would Ellen find in an atlas?

A. Information about how far Boston is from Great Britain

B. Information on how long the American Revolution lasted

C. Information about who signed the Declaration of Independence

D. Information about the causes of the Battle of Concord

8. Which sentence is an imperative sentence?

A. Has Spencer ever been to South America?B. Don’t forget to have your bicycle fixed.C. The blue truck is parked behind the large oak tree.D. What a terrific show!

1 Our neighbor, Mr. Simos, is always helping out other people in our building. 2 He has so many talents and such a big heart, that he makes everyone’s life a little bit simpler. 3 When there is a leak in a pipe, Mr. Simos is a plumber. 4 When someone has lost their keys, he is a locksmith. 5 Even when someone goes out of town, they still rely on Mr. Simos because he offers to water their plants.

9. Where would the sentence BELOW fit in the paragraph above?

He is a handyman for any situation.

A. Before sentence 4B. After sentence 2C. Before sentence 1D. After sentence 4

10.Which sentence in the paragraph below is a run-on sentence?

1 Lettuce is one of the most popular vegetables. 2 Lettuce is a big business in thirteen states of the United States. 3 California grows more lettuce than any other state it grows best in climates where there is plenty of water. 4 The most popular types of lettuce are crisphead lettuce like Iceberg, Imperial, and Great Lakes.

A. Sentence 1B. Sentence 2C. Sentence 3D. Sentence 4

11.Which word is a modifier in the sentence below?

The yellow school bus turned sharply at the corner.

A. yellowB. busC. turnedD. corner

12. Which is the BEST way to combine the following sentences?

Each box is labeled. The label states which material the box contains.

A. All boxes are labeled according to contained material.

B. Each box is labeled stating what of the three materials the box contains.

C. All boxes have tags with labels according to the material contained in the box.

D. Each box has a label stating what material the box contains.

13.How should Her and I be written in the sentence below?

Her and I are working on the social studies project.

A. She and IB. I and herC. Herself and ID. Her and me

14.Which sentence is written correctly?

A. Buried in the sand, Jamie found a silver dollar.

B. Jamie found buried a silver dollar in the sand.C. Jamie, buried in the sand, found a silver

dollar.D. Jamie found a silver dollar buried in the sand.

1 Rhonda’s favorite after-school treat is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. 2 First she lays the bread on the counter. 3 After that she spreads peanut butter and jelly on the bread. 4 Finally she folds the bread over and enjoys her sandwich.

15.Where does the following sentence belong in the paragraph above?

Then she gets out the peanut butter and jelly.

A.After sentence 1B.After sentence 2C.After sentence 3D.After sentence 4

16.How should the word families be corrected in this sentence?

Both families pets played in the park during the block’s annual summer picnic.

A. family’s B. familys’C. familie’sD. families’

17.Drake is reading about the water cycle in his science book. He finds the word precipitation and doesn’t know how to pronounce it.

What part of the book will show Drake how to pronounce precipitation?

A. The table of contentsB. The indexC. The bibliographyD. The glossary

1 Birds have hard bills, or beaks, instead of teeth which are designed for particular jobs. 2 Spoonbills use their beaks in the water to find prey. 3 Birds that eat seeds use beaks to crack them. 4 Woodpeckers have sharp beaks because they dig into tree trunks looking for insects to eat. 5 Birds’ beaks have many uses.

18.Which three sentences are detail sentences?

A. 1,2,5B. 3,4,5C. 2,4,5D. 2,3,4

For years the Empire State Building were the tallest building in the world.

19.Which change makes the above sentence correct?

A.Change were to isB.Change were to areC.Change were to wasD.Change tallest to taller

20.Beth is writing a report on sea lions. Which of the following questions would help Beth to find the MOST information about sea lions?

A. What kind of animals live in the ocean?B. How much food does a sea lion eat every

day?C. What is a typical day like for a sea lion?D. Who are some relatives of sea lions?

21.In the sentence below, which word is the direct object?

Did you bring your umbrella today?

a. youb. bringc. umbrellad. today

22.Which word from the sentence below is the simple subject?

After practice, Danny invited Laura to attend the championship game at the newly-renovated stadium.

a. practiceb. Dannyc. stadiumd. game

23.Which source is capable of producing the MOST comprehensive, up-to-date information on any given subject in the LEAST amount of time?

A. CD-ROM softwareB. The World Wide WebC. Library computer catalogsD. Computer hardware

24.Which of the following words from the sentence below is NOT an adjective?

The blue, white, and red flag represents France.

a. redb. whitec. blued. flag

The following is a rough draft of a paragraph that a student is writing for the school newspaper about why there should be a longer school day. The draft needs more details to support the student’s reasons for having a longer school day.

Why There Should Be a Longer School Day

Schools should have a longer school day for students. First, students could learn more about different subjects if the school day were longer. Also, students could get extra help from teachers. More hours in class each day would also mean more vacations scattered throughout the year!

Now look at the following daily schedule for a school that has switched to a longer school day.

8:00 Morning Announcements

8:20 Reading Language Arts

9:30 Foreign Language10:30 Morning Recess10:45 Mathematics11:45 Lunch12:45 History1:45 Art or Music2:15 Afternoon Recess2:45 Science 3:30 Homework Preparation

3:45 After-School Tutoring or Sports

25. On your paper, write your answer to the following:

Revise the paragraph by adding details from the daily schedule that help support the reasons for having a longer school day.