ELA Test Prep

(1) Susan was sitting in math class. (2) She began laughing like crazy. (3) The teacher thought Scott was making Susan laugh. (4) “I didn’t do anything!” he claimed after the teacher yelled at him. (5) Susan burst out laughing again. (6) “Scott!” the teacher yelled, and again the poor boy said that he was innocent. (7) Susan was giggling about something she saw on America’s Funniest Home Videos the night before. (8) Luckily, she kept her giggling under control for the rest of class. (9) This saved Scott from being sent to principal Moss’ Office.

What is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

• When Susan was sitting in math class, she began laughing like crazy.

• Because Susan was sitting in math class, she began laughing like crazy.

• Susan was sitting in math class, therefore she began laughing like crazy.

• Susan was sitting in math class, then she began laughing like crazy.

(1) Tracey was eating her lunch in the school cafeteria. (2) After eating all of the boring stuff, she was ready for her dessert. (3) She munched on her Oreo cookies happily and quickly. (4) Before she knew it, Oreo cookie was all over the table, herself, and her best friend. (5) While the chewed up Oreo was in her mouth. (6) Tracey sneezed hard and unexpectedly. (7) Oreo chunks flew out of her mouth and nose. (8) She immediately felt upset. (9) Soggy Oreo chunks were everywhere, so Tracey apologized to her friend and did her best to clean the mess.

Which of the following would make the best topic sentence for the paragraph?

• Tracey should sit by herself at lunch.

• Tracey should save dessert for after dinner.

• Oreo cookies are delicious and fun.

• Eating can be really messy sometimes.

Which word best completes the sentence?

________ Jodie has a sunburn, she is very uncomfortable.

• Because

• Before

• Until

• Although

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

• While looking at new bikes, Albert said, "wow, this one looks fast! I really want this one."

• While looking at new bikes, Albert said, "Wow, this one looks fast! i really want this one."

• while looking at new bikes, Albert said, "Wow, this one looks fast! I really want this one."

• While looking at new bikes, Albert said, "Wow, this one looks fast! I really want this one."

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelled word.

The wrestling champion is ________.

• gygantic

• jygantic

• gigantic

• jigantic

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

• Nina and Trey visited the museum, so they could see an exhibit about the Colonial Era.

• Nina and trey visited the Museum, so they could see an exhibit about the Colonial era.

• Nina and Trey visited the museum, so they could see an exhibit about the colonial era.

• Nina and Trey visited the museum, so they could see an Exhibit About the Colonial Era.

Kianna is writing a story about the day she went to work with her mother. Which of the following descriptive details would help the reader picture the setting of the story?

• the sea of desks, computers, and filing cabinets placed in the office

• the matching business suits Kianna and her mother wore that day

• the average amount of phone calls that the office receives in a year

• the length of time that construction workers took to create the building

Because I was late to practice on Saturday Coach Michael

asked me to work out an extra hour on Monday

What is the sentence above missing?

• a comma (,) and a question mark (?)

• a comma (,) and quotation marks (" ")

• a comma (,) and a period (.)

• quotation marks (" ") and a question mark (?)

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "I'm not sure what you are asking me," she replied.

• I'm not sure what you are asking me, she replied.

• "I'm not sure what you are asking me, she replied."

• "I'm not sure what you are asking me?" she replied.

Which pronoun would correctly complete the following sentence?

Everyone went on the field trip except Jackie and ______.

• she

• myself

• I

• me