PSSA Review 2

Which sentence shows an incorrect use of adjectives?

• Yellowstone was made the world’s first national park in 1872.

• Stone objects made from rock, black, and shiny were used.

• People lived in the rocky, wooded area many years ago.

• People turned the stone objects into weapon parts.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence uses the underlined word incorrectly?

• I think they’re going to meet us at the park.

• I helped my neighbors carry their groceries.

• The trail over there leads to the top of the hill.

• The students got to invite they’re families to the show.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the most descriptive phrase to complete the sentences:

Our town’s big red fire truck came down the street for the parade. When the truck turned its siren on, the siren let out __________. I had to cover my ears!

• a great noise

• a loud signal

• a piercing blast

• a surprising sound

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the sentences from the passage “So we frighten them away with scarecrows and with screeching sounds made by noise machines The screeches mimic the calls of hawks, which prey on crows ” What does the word mimic mean as used in the sentence?

• altar

• copy

• invite

• organize

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence contains the most specific details?

• Bring everything you need on the field trip.

• Bring a bag lunch and a warm jacket on the field trip.

• Bring all the necessary things on the field trip.

• Bring something to eat and something warm to wear on the field trip.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which underlined word has a mistake in capitalization?

Washington, D .C ., is located on the Potomac river near the state of Maryland.

• Potomac

• river

• state

• Maryland

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which change in punctuation shows that Grandma was surprised to find the children eating her cookies?

“Don’t eat the cookies yet,” exclaimed Grandma to the children.

• Add a comma after Don’t

• Change the comma to a question mark after yet

• Change the comma to an exclamation mark after yet

• Add a comma after exclaimed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence contains a mistake in verb tense?

• He will go to the store yesterday.

• We visited the museum last week.

• They are playing soccer now.

• She walks to school every day.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly?

• She accepts the award with happiness.

• They except the challenge.

• He excepts the invitation to the party.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Gracie had________much homework last night.

• to
• too
• two

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A