5th Grade: PSSA Language Review 2

(1) Mark loves music, so they want to join the school band next year. (2) Mark wants to play the trombone because he has a cousin who played it last year. (3) Mark’s friend Jill is thinking about joining the band, too, and playing the trumpet because it is her favorite instrument. (4) The band teacher is happy that Mark and Jill want to join because she likes teaching new students.
Which sentence has a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?

• Sentence 1
• Sentence 2
• Sentence 3
• Sentence 4

Three statistics that all good baseball managers look at closely are batting average runs
batted in, and runs scored.
After which word should a comma be added?

• statistics
• closely
• are
• average

Since Erica wanted to go with us she had to get ready in a hurry.
Where should a comma be added to correct the error?

• after SINCE
• after WANTED
• after US
• after READY

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CCSS.L.5.2B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Ms. Johnson you are the person in charge of next month’s meeting, aren’t you?
B. Ms. Johnson, you are the person in charge of next month’s meeting, aren’t you?
C. Ms. Johnson you are the person in charge of next month’s meeting aren’t you?
D. Ms. Johnson, you are the person in charge of next month’s meeting aren’t you?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Fruit is an important ____________ of food for many animals.
Choose the correct way to spell the missing word.

• soarce
• soarse
• source
• sourse

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CCSS.L.5.2E

(1) Grasslands are areas of land throughout the world that do not get enough rain to support the growth of many trees. (2) However, these areas do have grasses and plants that provide a source of food for animals. (3) Many animals live in a grassland. (4) African elephants and zebras live in a grassland. (5) These areas of land are known also as prairies or savannas.
Choose the best way to combine sentences 3 and 4 to improve the meaning of the paragraph.

• Many animals, African elephants, and zebras live in grasslands.
• Many animals live in grasslands, and they are African elephants and zebras.
• African elephants and zebras are two of the many animals that live in grasslands.
• African elephants and zebras are animals that live with many other animals in grasslands.

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CCSS.L.5.3A