GA Milestones ELA Review

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• "It was my fault."

• "Since no one was with me, I had to push the art cart back to the art room by myself."

• "The cart went out of control, and I couldn't push it straight anymore."

• "It flew into the side of the wall, and it ripped all the artwork down."

Which sentence is written correclty using a superlative adjective?

• He hoped he would scare the greedier birds away.

• He hoped he would scare the most greedier birds away.

• He hoped he would scare the greediest birds away.

• He hoped he would scare the more greddiest birds away.

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• Jessica entered her classroom and sat down.

• "We spent a lot of time on these projects, and we worked very hard on them."

• "I know one person who joked about ripping the artwork down."

• Everyone turned to look at Jessica.

a type of figurative language that makes comparisons using “like” or “as”.  An example is her shirt is as green as grass.

• metaphor

• cite evidence

• characters

• simile

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• The dog, that my sister takes care of, is part German shepherd.

• Jordan, who I know from summer camp, wants to join the book club.

• To run a half marathon, I need shoes, that fit well and are comfortable.

• The report card, that I was expecting, arrived more than a week late.

Which sentence uses the underlined relative pronoun correctly?

• Our class is going to a concert on Friday, which is good news for kids who like music.

• Our class is going to a concert on Friday, whom is good news for kids who like music.

• Our class is going to a concert on Friday, that is good news for kids who like music.

• Our class is going to a concert on Friday, who is good news for kids who like music.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence uses the relative pronoun 'which' correctly to introduce additional information about the concert, making it the right choice.

Which of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor?

• The wind howled like a wolf.

• Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• He was as brave as a lion.

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• The team are winning the match.

• The team is winning the match.

• The teams is winning the match.

• The teams are winning the match.

Which word is a synonym for 'happy'?

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

Choose the sentence that uses an adverb correctly.

• She sings beautiful.

• She sings beautifully.

• She beautiful sings.

• Beautifully she sings.