Writing Skills Quiz

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?

• The dogs was barking at the mailman

• The dogs were barking at the mailman

• The dogs is barking at the mailman

• The dogs be barking at the mailman

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Identify the pronoun in this sentence: "Sarah gave her book to Tom."

• Sarah

• gave

• her

• Tom

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "Where are you going?" asked Mom

• "Where are you going"? asked Mom

• "Where are you going," asked Mom

• "Where are you going?" asked Mom.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the subject in this sentence: "The tall tree swayed in the wind."

• tall

• wind

• swayed

• tree

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

Which word is an adverb in this sentence: "The cat quickly jumped over the fence."

• cat

• quickly

• jumped

• fence

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the correct plural form of "child":

• childs

• childrens

• children

• child's

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

Which sentence contains a compound subject?

• The boy ran home

• Sally likes ice cream

• Tom and Jerry chased each other

• The dog barked loudly

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the verb tense in: "I will go to the store."

• future tense

• present tense

• past tense

• present perfect tense

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Which word is a conjunction?

• happy

• and

• quickly

• jump

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Choose the correct possessive form:

• the boys book

• the boys’ book

• the boy’s book

• the boys book

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D