State Test Prep

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

• George washington crossed the Potomac river.

• George Washington crossed the Potomac River.

• George Washington crossed the Potomac river.

• George Washington crossed the potomac river.

Read the sentences.

Dylan is brave. He isn't scared of anything.

How can a conjunction be used to combine these two sentences?

• Dylan is brave but isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave yet isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave, and he isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave, nor isn't scared of anything.

How should the run-on sentence above best be written?

• Connor took his time, walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom

• Connor took his time walking home from school, so he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time, walking home from school so got in trouble with his mom.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• happy

• angry

• not bothered

• tired

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

Which of these words is a proper noun?

• tree

• cat

• Bob

• her

How is a story told in third person point of view?

• The narrator is in the story and uses words like I.

• The narrator is just observing the character and uses words like they.

• The narrator is an extra character.

• There is no narrator.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

The clouds are as white as cotton.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

Life is a rollercoaster.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

In the word "tricycle" tri- means...

• bike

• two

• three