ELA PSSA MC Review 1

ELA PSSA MC Review 1

Multiple Choice

1.)

Read the paragraph.

(1) This year, the spelling bee finalists were my friend Jason and I. (2) The two of us advanced to the final round. (3) Jason seemed calmer than me. (4) In the end, though, Jason and I both won because the officials declared a tie.

Which underlined pronoun should be replaced?

• A. I in sentence 1

• B. us in sentence 2

• C. me in sentence 3

• D. I in sentence 4

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) Everyone filed into Philadelphia’s City Hall except Sarah and me. (2) Us two classmates wanted to look at the building for a while longer. (3) She and me gazed at the amazing structure. (4) The giant statue of William Penn gazed back at Sarah and I, reminding us of the history of our state.

Which underlined pronoun is used correctly?

• A. me in sentence 1

• B. Us in sentence 2

• C. me in sentence 3

• D. I in sentence 4

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) The science museum itself was holding an exhibition of students’ science work. (2) The opportunity to attend for free was granted to science teachers themselves. (3) Before the teachers attended the exhibition, the school secretary herself arranged for some refreshments to be served. (4) Myself was planning to attend.

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

• A. Change itself to it in sentence 1.

• B. Change themselves to ourselves in sentence 2.

• C. Change herself to she in sentence 3.

• D. Change Myself to I in sentence 4.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) Yesterday we spent a social studies class period learning about flight, and most of us thought it fascinating to learn about. (2) First we saw a movie about the famous Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, and their early experiments flying airplanes. (3) Then a guest speaker told us about her job as a jet pilot. (4) After that, we made paper airplanes and launched it to see whose airplane stayed in the air the longest.

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

• A. Change it to them in sentence 1.

• B. Change their to our in sentence 2.

• C. Change us to me in sentence 3.

• D. Change it to them in sentence 4.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences.

(1) Last year the art club participated in workshops, hosted exhibits, and visited local art galleries. (2) This made being in art club enjoyable and rewarding.

Which revision best corrects the vague or unclear pronoun in sentence 2?

• A. These activities made being in art club enjoyable and rewarding.

• B. Which is why being in art club was enjoyable and rewarding.

• C. It was what made being in art club enjoyable and rewarding.

• D. That made being in art club enjoyable and rewarding.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) Last year our teacher assigned us the task of making a class book. (2) We complete the last few pages a week before the book was due. (3) The only piece that remained unfinished was the cover. (4) Stephan volunteered to design it, but he never finished it.

Which sentence in the paragraph contains an error in verb tense?

• A. sentence 1

• B. sentence 2

• C. sentence 3

• D. sentence 4

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) There is an easy way to improve your ability to remember a person’s name. (2) When you are introduced to someone, repeat that person’s name. (3) For example, if you have just met Joy, say to her, “It’s very nice to meet you, Joy.” (4) Now you are more likely to remember Joy’s name it is a simple but effective trick.

Which sentence is a run-on sentence and should be written as two sentences?

• A. sentence 1

• B. sentence 2

• C. sentence 3

• D. sentence 4

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) Although robots are used for an increasing number of activities, scientists who program them says that there are many things they cannot do well. (2) One of those things is communicating through conversation. (3) Human beings naturally detect meaning in words that robots do not. (4) Programmers of robots hope to make advances, but for now, humans are the better communicators.

Which change should be made to the paragraph to correct the error in subject-verb agreement?

• A. Change says to say in sentence 1.

• B. Change is to are in sentence 2.

• C. Change detect to detects in sentence 3.

• D. Change hope to hopes in sentence 4.