ELA PSSA MC Review 3

ELA PSSA MC Review 3

Multiple Choice

1) Jamie collected stones for a wall he wanted to build carefully he put each one into place. (2)

He wanted the wall to look as if it had been there for many years without any changes. (3) He

had carefully selected stones to make the new wall look just as old as the other nearby walls

did. (4) Jamie stood back and admired the work that he had already accomplished.

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

• A. sentence 1

• B. sentence 2

• C. sentence 3

• D. sentence 4

Multiple Choice

Which sentence needs an additional comma?

• A. Please check to see that the newspaper has the correct month, the correct day, and the

  correct year.

• B. My friends and I talked about what we would write about for our project, what resources we

  would use, and where we would find the information.

• C. Do you plan to read a book, watch a play at the community center, or walk to the park?

• D. Are you planning to walk, ride your bicycle take the bus, or get a ride to the library?

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from a newspaper article.

The seventh-grade basketball team lost the district championship game at the last second.

Which sentence could be added to best fit the style of this sentence?

• A. The players felt down in the dumps afterward.

• B. Later on, the kids were all totally unhappy.

• C. The team members were greatly disappointed.

• D. After that, the guys were completely crushed.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

The carrier crab is an interesting sea creature. Its back legs are designed to help it carry large

objects. The crab uses these objects to defend itself.

Which sentence could be added to best fit the style of the paragraph?

• A. It’s awfully rare to see a carrier crab.

• B. Carrier crabs carry seaweed and other stuff.

• C. This behavior is not common among sea creatures.

• D. Scientists aren’t totally sure how many of these crabs exist.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

For my research paper, I studied the giant sculptures on exibit at the museum.

Which change would correct a spelling mistake in the sentence?

• A. Change research to reserch.

• B. Change giant to giante.

• C. Change sculptures to sculpters.

• D. Change exibit to exhibit.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) Plants, just like animals, need certain things to stay alive. (2) Water is one thing that is

needed to stay alive by both plants and animals. (3) If a plant does not have water, it will

start to look droopy, and its leaves will dry up and eventually fall off the stems. (4) If the

plant goes without water for too long, it will die. (5) Plants need other things too, such as air

and light. (6) Most plants, but not all, also need soil. (7) Those that do not need soil can get

the nutrients, or food, that they need in other ways instead.

Which revision that combines sentences 1 and 2 into one sentence best improves the style of

the paragraph?

• A. Plants and certain animals are the same in that they need water to stay alive.

• B. By plants and animals, water is needed by both to stay alive.

• C. Water, by both plants and animals, is needed to stay alive.

• D. Plants, just like animals, need water to stay alive.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) Some people think bananas, which are available at many grocery stores, make good

desserts. (2) They are healthier than many other sweet foods. (3) Many people believe, that

sugary desserts should be avoided. (4) Eating fruits like bananas may be a great way to

enjoy a healthy dessert.

Which revision should be made to the paragraph?

• A. Remove the comma after stores in sentence 1.

• B. Add a comma after healthier in sentence 2.

• C. Remove the comma after believe in sentence 3.

• D. Add a comma after fruits in sentence 4.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) Monarch butterflies, like many other animals, migrate south for the winter. (2) Butterfly

lovers flocks to Michoacán, Mexico, every year to see the millions of monarchs that spend

the winter there. (3) These monarchs hatched somewhere in the north the previous spring,

and because monarchs have a short lifespan, no single monarch lives long enough to make

the return trip. (4) That task is left to their offspring, who somehow find their way north.

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

• A. Change migrate to migrates in sentence 1.

• B. Change flocks to flock in sentence 2.

• C. Change lives to live in sentence 3.

• D. Change find to finds in sentence 4.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) Students at Creekview Middle School must have one year of a foreign language class

before they go on to attend high school. (2) Many students take more than one year of

foreign language because you enjoy the experience of learning a different language.

(3) A student last year said that her favorite part of being in a foreign language class was

the end-of-year field trip to the annual Festival of Languages. (4) All students agreed that

their trip to the festival was a memorable event.

Which change should be made to the paragraph to correct the inappropriate shift in pronoun

person?

• A. Change they to you in sentence 1.

• B. Change you to they in sentence 2.

• C. Change her to your in sentence 3.

• D. Change their to our in sentence 4.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

(1) The kiwi is a flightless bird that lives in the grasslands of New Zealand. (2) This

interesting bird has an excellent sense of smell. (3) Which it uses to find bugs and

seeds on the ground. (4) The kiwi is the only bird that has nostrils at the tip of its beak.

Which sentence should be revised to correct the inappropriate sentence fragment?

• A. sentence 1

• B. sentence 2

• C. sentence 3

• D. sentence 4