ELA NMSSA

Gina was the ________ student in the class.
Which answer choice correctly completes the sentence?

• successfuler
• successfulest
• more successful
• most successful

Her brother studied _________ than she did.
Which adverb form BEST completes the sentence?

• frequently
• frequentlier
• most frequently
• more frequently

The groups of lines in poetry are called

• rhythm
• rhyme
• stanza
• theme

I went to the store to buy a cake. 
This is a _______sentence.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound Complex

Alex went to the skating rink and Andy drove him there. This is a _____ sentence.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound Complex

While we drove to the Grand Canyone, we enjoyed the view.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound Complex

Mary had a little lamb.
Had is ____

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• adverb

Whose fleece was white as snow. Fleece is _____

• noun
• verb
• adverb
• adjective

How does Tyra expect me to get my chores completed if she keeps talking to me.
What should be done to correct the sentence?

•  Put a semicolon after the word me.
• Put a question mark at the end of the sentence
• Put a comma between the words completed and if
• Put an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence

Which sentence below would most likely be included in an essay about pine trees?

• The boy looked up to see the cat stuck in the pine tree
• I used to live on Pine Street, but now I live on Maple Avenue.
• Amazingly, the large cones of the pine tree are the seeds of the tree.
• The bald eagle, our national symbol, can sometimes be spotted in pine trees.