5th Grade ELA

Choose the answer that best combines the two sentences:
Emily has a head of long, beautiful, red hair. It is the longest hair in the school.

• a. Emily's beautiful red hair is the longest in the school.
  
• b. The longest hair in the school belongs to Emily; it is beautiful and red.
• c. Emily's long, red, hair is always beautiful and it is the longest in the school.
  
• d. The longest hair in the school, Emily's, is red and beautiful.
  

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
I refuse to leave the party ____________ I get a hug from you.

• a. as if
  
• b. because
  
• c. until
  
• d. while
  

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

Choose the correct homonym to go in each blank.
I decided to go over _________ to pick up ___________ extra cookies.

• a. there, they're
• b. they're, there
• c. there, there
• d. there, their
  

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CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.1.4

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.K.3

CCSS.RF.K.4

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.
Mom _________________the potatoes for dinner.

• A. mashes
• B. mashing
• C. mash
• D. None of the above

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The prefix UN- means "not."
The word ABRIDGE means to "shorten."
The word UNABRIGED most likely means:

• a. a full version of a story
• b. a shorter version of the story
• c. a new version of a story
• d. an old version of a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

My family ______________Honduras. We _________________been in the United States for five years.

• a. is come from / have
• b. comes from / have
• c. coming from / has
• d. comes from / has

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something you:

• a. build it for the first time
• b. tear it down
• c. build it again
• d. fix it up

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

I wanted to buy a newspaper, _________________I didn't have enough money.

• a. and
• b. so
• c. however
• d. therefore

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which choice shows the best place to insert a comma in the sentence below?
After she finishes her chores Quinita will go to her friend's house.

• a. After she finishes her chores Quinita, will go to her friend's house.
• b. After she finishes her chores, Quinita will go to her friend's house.
• c. After she finishes, her chores Qunita will go to her friend's house.
• d. After she finishes her chores Quinita will go, to her friend's house.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• a. The paper, scissors and pencils belong in the top drawer.
• b. The paper scissors, and pencils belong in the top drawer.
• c. The paper, scissors, and pencils belong in the top drawer.
• d. The paper, scissors, and pencils, belong in the top drawer.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A