5th Grade PSSA Grammar Review

Which sentence uses the most descriptive language?

• During our family vacation, we drove all over the state to visit various relatives.

• The home team made the fans happy by winning the last game of the season.

• The tiny, black kitten leapt from behind the table leg and pounced on the toy mouse.

• Our school has started a recycling program to help reduce trash going into landfills.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

Which sentence is correctly written to show alarm?

• “That paint is wet,” Sally warned her friend!

• “That paint is wet?” Sally warned her friend.

• “That paint is wet!” Sally warned her friend.

• “That paint is wet,” Sally warned her friend.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Wild deer _______ through forests, searching for food.

• march

• walk

• stomp

• roam

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read the sentences. The train arrived at the station. The friend I was waiting for did not get off. Which revision correctly combines the sentences to form a compound sentence?

• The train arrived at the station, but the friend I was waiting for did not get off.

• The train arrived at the station and the friend I was waiting for did not get off.

• The train arrived at the station, the friend I was waiting for did not get off.

• The train arrived at the station the friend I was waiting for did not get off.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which sentence has an error?

• The puppy was curious about the strange noise.

• Cindy had to cooporate with the rest of her team.

• We thought the steady rain would never end.

• Mr. Garcia's class studied ancient Egypt last month.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Read the sentence. AFter I get home from school, I change my clothes fix myself a snack, and begin my homework. Which change is needed?

• Add a comma after home.

• Add a comma after clothes.

• Add a comma after myself.

• Add a comma after begin.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses an underlined word incorrectly?

• Many details should be considered before deciding to bring home a pet.

• The pet should not be to big or energetic for the space you have available.

• If you are gone a lot it might be best to have two or more so they have company.

• On the other hand, too many pets can be hard to take care of.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is a run-on?

• I started playing soccer when I was only five years old.

• Playing soccer is healthy because it is good exercise.

• My friends and I always watch the big soccer games on television.

• Soccer is a very popular sport it is played all over the world.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Read the sentences. A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. Neither horses or donkeys are as smart as mules, a fact that interests breeders very much. Which change should be made to the underlined portion of the sentence?

• Neither horses and donkeys

• Either horses or donkeys

• Either horses nor donkeys

• Neither horses nor donkeys

Read the paragraph. 1 Dolphins use a type of sonar to investigate their world. 2 As they swim, they move their heads from side to side and make powerful clicking sounds. 3 The sounds traveling through the water bounces and return. 4 From the returning echo, dolphins can determine the location, shape, size, and speed of objects. Which sentence has an error in verb tense?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D