PSSA Grammar and Editing Review

1. Read the sentences.

(1) I finished my painting of a forest. (2) I made the trees, animals, and ground look real. (3) Looking at it makes me feel calm and peaceful. (4) What a wonderful picture I painted.

Which sentence should end with an exclamation mark to show the writer’s excitement about the painting?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

Which sentence provides the most specific information?

• The children purchased supplies for the new school year.

• The boys shopped for things they needed for the beginning of school.

• Ken and Bernie bought new pens and colored paper before the start of school.

• Ken and his brother were looking forward to entering the next grade at school.

Read the sentences.

Amy accidentally dropped her bakpack while trying to catch the bus.

Which word is spelled incorrectly?

• accidentally

• bakpack

• trying

• catch

Read the sentence.

You may send a letter in the mail and I’m sure she will get it.

Where should a comma be added?

• after may

• after letter

• after mail

• after sure

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• “Let's put on a show for our parents” said Nick.

• He said, “We can act out one of our favorite stories.”

• “We can even make our own costumes, Nick added.”

• “There are old clothes and hats," he said “in the cellar.”

Read the sentence.

We went to Philadelphia to see the Liberty bell, Independence Hall, and other historical sites.

Which part of the sentence has an error?

• We went to Philadelphia

• to see the Liberty bell,

• Independence Hall,

• and other historical sites.

Which sentence uses an underlined word incorrectly?

• Where orchids grow, many plants can not live.

• Orchids grow far off the ground in trees.

• Their roots hangs in the air or attach to tree bark.

• When orchids bloom, the flowers can be colorful.

Which sentence uses an underlined word incorrectly?

• The writer Stephen Crane was born in 1871 to a large family.

• Crane attended two colleges during his life.

• The Red Badge of Courage and “The Open Boat” are two of his works.

• He wrote for at least to different newspapers.

Read the list of words.

hall closet, filled with boots, jackets to wear in the winter

Which of the following uses the words in a complete sentence?

• In the hall closet filled with boots and jackets to wear in the winter.

• The hall closet being filled with boots and jackets to wear in the winter.

• Before the hall closet was filled with boots and jackets to wear in the winter.

•   The hall closet was filled with boots and jackets to wear in the winter.

Read the sentence.

Most technology we use today was invented _____ the nineteenth century.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• after

• between

• inside

• on