TCAP ELA Practice

Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

Sounds good doesn’t it?

• Sounds good, doesn’t it?

• Sounds, good doesn’t it?

• Sounds good doesn’t, it?

• No change.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

were hiking

• are hiking

• have been hiking

• will have been hiking

• No change.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

Choose the sentence that has correct use of verb tense.

• Eddie explained, "If I had finished my homework, then I have had time to play basketball now," and then he added, "but I make a poor choice."

• Eddie explained, "If I had finished my homework, then I would have had time to play basketball now," and then he added, "but I made a poor choice."

• Eddie explained, "If I had finished my homework, then I will have time to play basketball now," and then he added, "but I made a poor choice."

• Eddie explained, "If I had finished my homework, then I have had time to play basketball now," and then he added, "but I was making a poor choice."

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• If, it starts to thunder, swimmers must leave the pool.

• My cousin who lives on Main Street, loves to watch movies.

• Eventually, the travelers realized that, they had somehow gotten lost.

• Finally, in the last seconds of the game, Jenny made a home run to win the game.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The sentence below contains two errors in punctuation. Read the sentence and the question that follows.

By the time dinner was ready Dan had already cleaned his room, and put away all of his laundry.

Which version of the sentence has been correctly edited for punctuation?

• By the time dinner was ready, Dan had already cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.

• By the time dinner was ready, Dan, had already cleaned his room, and put away all of his laundry.

• By the time, dinner was ready Dan had already cleaned his room, and, put away all of his laundry.

• By the time dinner was ready Dan had, already, cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses the correct capitalization?

• The Dog ran up to its owner when she came home from work.

• Mom and Dad should be on their way to come get you.

• maddy never made friends because she was too cold hearted.

• We were sitting on the curb eating for our Ride.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the best way to write these sentences?

• When we have a fire drill, we exit the building quickly, and carefully.

• When we have a fire drill, we exit the building quickly and we exit the building quietly.

• When we have a fire drill, we exit the building quickly and quietly.

• The sentences are correct in the passage.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

Which sentence is correct?

• “Are you ready,” she asked?

• “Are you ready?” she asked?

• “Are you ready?” she asked.

• “Are you ready” she asked.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Circle the letter for the topic sentence in the following paragraph:

• Even big recording stars can have difficulty with their record labels.

• Take Prince, for example.

• The story is that he changed his name to a symbol in order to get out of a bad record contract.

• He continues to make music today in his recording studio in Minneapolis.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following sentences uses the active voice?

• Several blocks were used by the children to make the tower.

• The children used several blocks to make the tower.

• To make the tower, several blocks were used.

• The tower was made using several blocks.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6