Language Arts Scantron Review

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• Did you give Mary a ride to School?

• My aunt gave me a map of the World.

• Mr. Lewis lives on Juniper street.

• I saw a map of Africa in an atlas.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• "It is snowing outside, yelled Ivan!"

• "I see the flowers blooming, Nelly said, "it must be Spring."

• Carlos wanted to know, "if he should use yellow or red paint on his project."

• "When is your birthday?" asked Ginny.

Read the run-on sentence.

Morgan and I were hot so we went swimming in her pool to cool off we ate dinner and watched a movie about sharks.

What is the best way to correct this sentence?

• Morgan and I were hot, so we went swimming in her pool to cool off. Then we ate dinner and watched a movie about sharks.

• Morgan and I were hot, so we went swimming in her pool to cool off. We ate dinner. And we watched a movie about sharks.

• Morgan and I were hot. So we went swimming in her pool to cool off. Before we ate dinner and watched a movie about sharks.

• Morgan and I were hot. So we went swimming in her pool to cool off. Then we ate dinner. Then we watched a movie about sharks.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• Mr. and Mrs. Reid work in a science museum.

• My Cousin had a baby last Tuesday.

• Is your Mom's wedding in January?

• My neighbor is a Doctor at the local Hospital.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Baylor exclaimed! "That movie was so exciting!"

• Baylor exclaimed "That movie was so exciting!"

• Baylor exclaimed; "That movie was so exciting!"

• Baylor exclaimed, "That movie was so exciting!"

Hannah is making a flyer about the school book sale. Her draft is shown below. Read the flyer. Then answer the questions that follow.

Which punctuation mark should Hannah add in the 2nd blank, and why?

• a comma, to show that more information follows

• a period, to show that this is the topic sentence

• an exclamation point, to show that Hannah thinks books and the book sale are important

• a question mark, to show that readers are being asked how they feel about books

What is the best meaning of the underlined adage in the following sentence?

When I told my mom that I wanted to go to the new school, she said, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."

• New schools are always better than old ones.

• What someone else has always seems better than what you have.

• The grass is greener when the playground is new.

• There will always be someone who looks better than you do.

Read this sentence.

Kevin let his dog __________.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

• at the door

• for the door

• across the door

• in the door

In which sentence is the order of the underlined adjectives incorrect?

• That Chinese tall man looks like my uncle.

• She sat on the large green couch in the library.

• My dad bought me a white cotton dress.

• The scientist went on an exhausting, two-year exploration of the West.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• "I really like iguanas, Shirin said, "they remind me of dinosaurs."

• Romano wanted to know, "if he could use the equipment on the weekend."

• "Where will you stay?" asked his mom.

• "It has been a busy day, exclaimed Mary!"