5th ELA CA #2 REVIEW

What is the main idea of this passage?

• People should get new clothes for the holidays.

• Hand-me-downs lead to teasing and are not the only way to save money.

• People should find better ways to save money.

• Clothes that are hand-me-downs are stained and have holes under the arms.

After school, my friends and I, do our homework, play in the neighborhood park and tell jokes.

Which corrects the underlined portion of this sentence?

• I do our homework, play in the neighborhood park and tell jokes.

• I, do our homework play in the neighborhood park and, tell jokes.

• I, do our homework play in the neighborhood park, and tell jokes.

• I do our homework, play in the neighborhood park, and tell jokes.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Therefore I might decide to stay home, if it starts to snow.

• To prepare, for the competition this weekend, Bryan went running every day

• Because, the lifeguard saw lightning we all had to get out of the pool.

• According to Lila, the post office does not open until noon today

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?

• Insert a comma after Soon

• Insert a comma after Soon and after tiny

• Insert a comma after tiny

• No change should be made

Choose the sentence that most clearly concludes the information presented in the paragraph.

• The Sun is 150 million kilometers from the Earth.

• If you follow these guidelines, you will keep your skin healthy.

• If you are outside during this time of day, try to stay in the shade.

• Wearing sunglasses is an important way to protect your eyes and the skin around your eyes.

Select the sentence that uses commas incorrectly.

• You fed the dog already, right?

• Can you turn your music down a little, please?

• Close the window, won't you?

• They are close, friends aren't they?

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• Lily misplaced the book A Light in the Attic while

  cleaning up her room on Sunday.

• Lily misplaced the book A Light in the Attic while cleaning up her room on Sunday.

• Lily misplaced the book A Light in the Attic while cleaning up her room on Sunday.

"Both igloos and kayaks have influenced people beyond the Arctic. Many children who live in snowy areas build igloos to play in, and kayaks are now used for recreation around the world."

Which of the following could be added to the beginning of the second sentence to better show the relationship between these sentences?

• In contrast,

• Furthermore,

• For example,

• Therefore,

Kim was excited for the weekend because it was her birthday.

Which of the following correctly expands the sentence to add more detail?

• Kim was excited because it was her birthday this weekend.

• Kim was excited for the weekend because it was her birthday, and her friends would be throwing a party for her.

• Kim was excited for the weekend because the weekend was when her birthday was.

Which of these words comes from the Greek root gen, meaning "birth"?

• Gentle

• Generous

• Generation

• Gentle