ELA PSSA Prep

Read the sentences.

On Thursday I thought the tree looked really short.

Which word describes the tree?

• though

• looked

• short

• tree

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Read the sentence.

We listened as Jenny explained her _________ about how long we should practice for the game.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• temper

• opinion

• freedom

• chance

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

It started to snow just as we arrived at my cousin's house. When we gotten there, James got to the door to make sure we didn't fall.

Which underlined word should be changed to correct a mistake?

• started

• arrived

• gotten

• fall

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Read the sentence.

Jake and Andy was told that they could bring their new sticks to hockey practice.

Which part of the sentence has a mistake?

• part 1

• part 2

• part 3

• part 4

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Read the sentences.

She was able to grow up ______ than the rest of the class.

Which word or words correctly complete the sentence?

• faster

• fastest

• more faster

• most fastest

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Read the sentence.

It just started hailing, _____ we can't go outside for a run.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

• but

• or

• so

• for

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Read the information.

I love my brother Joey

Joey sometimes annoys me.

Choose the correct way to write the information as a compound sentence.

• My brother sometimes annoys me, I love my brother Joey.

• Because my brother annoys me, I love him.

• Although I love my brother, Joey sometimes annoys me.

• I love my brother Joey, but sometimes he annoys me.

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which sentence has a mistake in capitalization?

• I read Goodnight Moon before bed.

• My favorite book is The Boxcar Children.

• I read the story The little red Hen to the class.

• Our class said the Pledge of Allegiance.

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• My brother lives at 17 Royer, Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• We will visit them at 129 Pittsburgh Street, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

• I work at 239 South Central Avenue Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

• She lives at 5987, Dashwood Drive, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• She said "My brother lives down the street from here."

• She said "My brother, lives down" the street from here.

• "She said My brother lives down the street from here."

• She said, "My brother lives down the street from here."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D