Common Assessment Review

What is the action verb in the following sentence? 

Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Lambert sang in the cafeteria.

• Mrs. Moody

• Mrs. Lambert

• Cafeteria

• Sang

Which word best replaces “Tim” in the sentence below?

Tim likes to eat popcorn while watching a movie. 

• He

• Him

• They

• Her

3) Combine the sentences together to make one compound sentence.

I love to read books. I love to write creative stories.

• I love to read books and write creative stories.

• I love to read books, and I love to write creative stories.

• I love to read and write creative stories.

• I love to read books I love to write creative stories.

Answer explanation

*Remember, a compound sentence combines two simple sentences with a comma and a conjunction.

4) Select the word that BEST joins the two clauses together

In the morning we will go shopping

we have to eat breakfast first.

• ,while

• ,but

• ,so

• , because

5) Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

At school yesterday, I _________ five miles.

• runned

• ran

• ranned

• run

6) Correct the sentence below: 

Will you be going to the school, but will you go to the library instead?

• Will you be going to school, or will you go to the library instead?

• Will you be going to  school, for you will go to the library instead?

• Will you be going to school, so you will be going to the library instead?

7) What is the correct way to capitalize the book, “the cat in the hat”?

• The cat in The hat

• The cat In The Hat

• The Cat in the Hat

• No Errors

8) Read the sentence below and correct any errors.

We are going to visit new york city in December. 

What is the correct way to capitalize “new york city”?

• New York City

• New york city

• New york City

• New York city

9) Choose an appropriate adverb to complete the sentence.

My sister was very kind and _______ asked me to scoot over. 

• Rudely

• Harshly

• Politely

10) Identify the adverb (or adverb phrase) in the following sentence.

We are leaving the beach in the morning.

• Leaving

• Beach

• We

• In the morning