PSSA PREP 1

Read the paragraph from an article on prairie plants.

(1) Prairie plants are different from other plants in many ways. (2) One important difference is that prairie plants can have much deeper roots. (3) Sometimes the roots of a prairie plant goes as deep into the ground as the plant is tall. (4) As a result, the roots reach water that many other plants cannot.

Which verb should be changed to correct an error in subject-verb agreement?

• are

• is

• goes

• reach

Read the paragraph.

(1) Every august you can watch falling stars at night. (2) Some people refer to them as shooting stars. (3) However, these objects from space are not stars at all. (4) In fact, they are small pieces of rock or metal that are burning up as they pass through our atmosphere.

Which sentence has a mistake in capitalization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.4.2A

Read the sentences about mushrooms.

(1) Some people do not like to eat mushrooms. (2) Even if mushrooms are on pizza. (3) Mushrooms are called fungi and are important to us all. (4) These fungi help break down dead plants and make the soil better for new plants.

Which sentence should be revised because it contains a sentence fragment?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Read the sentence.

Bill Gates, _____ helped found Microsoft, is a famous computer scientist.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

• whose

• who

• which

• that

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CCSS.L.4.1B

Which sentence has a spelling mistake?

• Jamie read the newspaper article twice.

• The newly planted flowers began to sprout.

• The student prepared a speach about robots.

• There was nowhere else to look for the missing keys.

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CCSS.L.4.2D

Read the sentence.

I remember the day _____ I discovered I was moving to a new town.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

• where

• when

• who

• why

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.4.3A

"The Moon ballooning in the sky"
What does the metaphor in the line suggest?

• The Moon has a perfect shape
• The Moon appears to grow in size
• The Moon is brightly colored
• The Moon appears to move swiftly

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

In "Bald eagle deaths raising concerns," which word is a synonym for restore?

• react
• repair
• reflect
• relate

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

Which word is a synonym for expanding?

• searching
• planning
• growing
• observing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which word is an antonym for soothe?

• relax
• agitate
• imitate
• trasform

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4