Grade 5 English Exam Questions

Which of the following is a clause?

• When the bell rang

• Because

• Inside the cupboard

Identify the main clause: Although it was late, we stayed at the party.

What type of sentence is this? “I went to the park, and I saw my friend who was jogging.”

Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?

• She cried.

• I stayed home, but my sister went out because she had a meeting.

• I am happy.

Name the subject and verb in the sentence: “The dog barked loudly.”

Identify the word class of “quickly”:

Which word is a conjunction?

• never

• although

• below

Choose the correctly hyphenated compound adjective:

• a fast moving car

• a fast-moving car

• a fast-moving car

Where would a dash be most appropriate?

• She was late, again.

• She was late – again.

• She was late; again.

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?

• Re-enter the building.

• Reenter the building.

• Re–enter the building.