Conventions of Standard English - Grade 5

(1) Abby was worried she would miss the school bus. (2) She ran into the living room and grabbed her coat and hat. (3) She picked up her backpack and rushed toward the door. (4) Her mom called, “Watch out. (5) It snowed last night and the sidewalks are icy.”

Which sentence should most likely end with an exclamation point to show emotion?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

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Which sentence correctly uses italics to indicate a title?

• . Dan is reading the novel The Great Canyon Adventure in his spare time

• The article Storing and Saving Seeds is in the new gardening newsletter.

• Most musicians are familiar with the song This Land Is Your Land.

• Anna chose the short poem Finally Spring to read aloud in class

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Read the paragraph .

(1) A walrus uses its long teeth, or tusks, in many different ways . (2) Scientists believe a walrus uses its tusks to climb out of the water . (3) The animal may also use its tusks to dig holes in the ice and to protect themselves from predators . Which change corrects the error?

• Change uses to use in sentence 1

• Change believe to believes in sentence 2

• Change its to their in sentence 2

• Change themselves to itself in sentence 3

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Read the directions on how to get to the park .

First, carefuly cross the street and pass the water tower . Then, walk past the jewelry store and walk one block north . Then, you will pass the area where the Little League baseball team practices . You will see the park next to the Italian restaurant .

Which underlined word is misspelled?

• carefuly

• jewelry

• area

• restaurant

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Read the sentence .

Before the scouts go on their camping trip, _____________________ . Choose the words that complete the sentence

• all of them preparing and packing their supplies

• which will be a good learning experience for all

• they will have to raise money by selling plants

• where they will learn about plants and animals

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Read the paragraph.

(1) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania encourages citizens to plant rain gardens. (2) Rain gardens capture storm water so that the water does not flow into storm drains. (3) Existing low spots or shallow pits lined with gravel make ideal locations for rain gardens. (4) If you use native plants in your rain garden, it will be easy to take care of and might even have attracted birds and butterflies.

Which sentence in the paragraph has an error?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

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Read the sentence.

When Alex arrived at the theater and entered the building, he remembered that he left his ticket at home.

Which part of the sentence has an error in verb tense?

• When Alex arrived at the theater

• and entered the building,

• he remembered that

• he left his ticket at home.

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Read the sentence.

When I entered the fifth grade, I concluded that I would not only have to spend more time on my homework ____________ plan my study time better.

Which word or words correctly complete the sentence?

• or

• nor

• but also

• and also

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Read the paragraph.

(1) The Brooklyn Bridge, which crosses the East River in New York City, was built in 1883. (2) Taking 14 years to build and costing more than 15 million dollars. (3) The bridge is made of steel and granite. (4) Thousands of people and vehicles cross the bridge every day.

Which sentence should be revised to correct the inappropriate sentence fragment?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

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Read the paragraph.

(1) Mark loves music, so they want to join the school band next year. (2) Mark wants to play the trombone because he has a cousin who played it last year. (3) Mark’s friend Jill is thinking about joining the band, too, and playing the trumpet because it is her favorite instrument. (4) The band teacher is happy that Mark and Jill want to join because she likes teaching new students.

Which sentence has a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

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