SC Ready Prep

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: "She sings beautifully."

• She

• sings

• beautifully

• None

A student is writing a research report about Lewis and Clark, two explorers who led an expedition across the American West. Read the paragraph from the student’s draft. When President Thomas Jefferson finalized the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, it added over 800,000 square miles to the territory of the United States. Jefferson wanted to explore the area as soon as possible. He appointed Meriwether Lewis to lead the task. Lewis then asked William Clark to help him lead the expedition. These men had to make many preparations for the trip that would last over two years. Before leaving Missouri in May, 1804, over 40 other men had signed on to join the explorers. They began their travels by paddling up the Missouri River in three boats. Among other goals, they hoped to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. The group that made the historic journey across the United States is known as the Corps of Discovery. Which sentence would best add support to develop the underlined sentence?

• Lewis and Clark’s expedition was later joined by a Shoshoni woman named Sacagawea who helped to guide the men.

• When pioneers later began to migrate to the West, they also needed to pack a lot of supplies.

• Camping gear, medical supplies, and mathematical instruments were just a few of the supplies that were needed.

• Lewis joined Clark and the rest of the group when they reached St. Charles, Missouri.

A student wrote a paragraph explaining the results of a science experiment. Read the paragraph. 

Today our class completed a science experiment. We were trying to find out whether we could stop apple slices from turning brown. Ms. Thompson gave each team of students pieces of an apple that she had cut. We put each piece into a small dish. Then, we poured lemon juice, olive oil, water, vinegar, or saltwater over each piece of apple. One piece was left as a control. That means that we did not add anything to one of the dishes with an apple slice. After everything was ready, we took notes about the appearance of each piece of apple. Throughout the day, we came back to check on our experiment and took more notes on any changes we saw. I noticed that the control was the first piece of apple to turn brown. The piece of apple in the lemon juice had changed the least by the end of the day. Ms. Thompson told us that the acid in the lemon juice is what helped keep the apple from turning brown. All of the liquids slowed the browning of the apple slices at least a little because the liquid can protect the fruit from the air. The air reacts with the fruit, causing it to turn brown. 

Which sentence provides the best conclusion for the paragraph?

•  I liked this science experiment more than if we had read something in our science textbook. 

  
  

• We needed to clean up the dishes and the rest of our area after the experiment was finished. 

  
  

• Joey thought the piece of apple in the vinegar turned brown faster than the one in the olive oil.

• Now I know that a good way to keep an apple slice looking fresh longer is to dip it in lemon juice.

  
  

Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

• A) quick

• B) jumps

• C) over

• D) dog

Choose the correct synonym for the word 'happy'.

• A) Sad

• B) Joyful

• C) Angry

• D) Tired

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• A) I cant believe it's already noon.

• B) I can't believe its already noon.

• C) I can't believe it's already noon.

• D) I cant believe its already noon.

What is the main idea of the following passage? 'The sun provides energy for plants to grow. Without the sun, plants would not be able to produce food through photosynthesis.'

• A) Plants can grow without the sun.

• B) The sun is necessary for photosynthesis.

• C) Photosynthesis is not important for plants.

• D) Plants do not need food.

Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'She quickly ran to the store.'

• A) quickly

• B) ran

• C) store

• D) she

Which word is a conjunction in the following sentence: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

• A) wanted

• B) but

• C) started

• D) rain

What is the theme of the following passage? 'In the story, the hero learns that true strength comes from within and not from physical power.'

• A) Physical power is most important.

• B) True strength is internal.

• C) Heroes are always strong.

• D) Strength is not important.