Grammar Quiz: Week 16

Which sentence tells the central idea of Gavin's paragraph?

Last winter, we had some unusual weather for Arkansas. I woke up early on a Tuesday morning and started getting ready for school. Mom stuck her head in the door and said, "The news said that your school will be closed for the rest of the week because of the heavy snow." I couldn't believe it! I met my friends outside, where we spent six whole days sledding and throwing snow balls. It was the best surprise weather.

• I couldn't believe it!

• I woke up early on a Tuesday morning and started getting ready for school.

• I met my friends outside, where we spent six whole days sledding and throwing snow balls.

• Last winter, we had some unusual weather for Arkansas.

The baby eats and sleeps on a regular schedule.

In the sentence above, eats and sleeps is an example of

• a compound subject

• a compound verb

• a compound preposition

• a compound object

Hope and Gretchen played in the kitchen after a glass was broken they were sent to their rooms.

What is the best way to correct the run-on sentence above?

• Hope and Gretchen played in their rooms and broke a glass in the kitchen.

• After breaking a glass in the kitchen and playing in the kitchen. Hope and Gretchen were sent to their rooms.

• Hope and Gretchen were sent to their rooms for breaking a glass in the kitchen.

• After breaking a glass while playing in the kitchen, Hope and Gretchen were sent to their rooms.

I went to the dentist yesterday she checked my teeth before I went to summer camp.

How should the run-on sentence above be corrected?

• I went to the dentist yesterday she checked my teeth. Before I went to summer camp.

• I went to the dentist yesterday. She checked my teeth before I went to summer camp.

• I went to the dentist yesterday she checked. My teeth before I went to summer camp.

• I went to the dentist yesterday, she checked my teeth before I went, to summer camp.

Which order should the sentences be written to make the best paragraph?

• Susan came home from school with a big smile on her face.

• She called out, "Mom, I have something wonderful to show you!"

• Her mom smiled brightly as she held Susan's sleeping baby brother.

• She hoped Mom would be proud of her.

• She couldn't wait to find her mom and show her the award she had won in reading.

Which complex sentence shows correct use of a comma?

• Since I am now in fourth grade, I can play on a soccer team.

• After it rains water, often makes a puddle near my door.

• If you see my brown shoes will you please, let me know.

• When, I hear thunder I run indoors.

The Food Network feathers many famous chefs. The _____ recipes are sometimes printed in cookbooks.

Which word correctly completes the sentence above?

• chef's

• chefs

• chefs'

• chef'

Identify the sentence in which the verb is used correctly.

• Yesterday, she know how to work this problem.

• I knowed how to change a flat tire a year ago.

• Tomorrow I will knowed about my sore tooth.

• The dog knew the way home just by smelling the sidewalk.

Which sentence is NOT needed in the paragraph below?

¹A pumpkin grows from a seed. ²The pumpkin seed becomes a plant. ³It has leaves and a flower. ⁴A bee can get pollen from the flower. ⁵The bottom of the flower gets bigger and becomes a pumpkin. ⁶Pumpkins are round and orange. ⁷They are picked when they are ripe.

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The man _____ for his lost wallet.

Choose which word shows past verb tense and fits in the blank in the sentence above.

• look

• looks

• looked

• looking