WorksheetsLanguage Arts GMAS Review 3rd
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Change the singular noun into a plural noun:
Mouse
Mouse
a)
mice
b)
mouses
c)
meese
d)
mices
2.
What is the adjective in the sentence below?
The playful puppy chased the squirrel.
The playful puppy chased the squirrel.
a)
puppy
b)
chased
c)
playful
d)
squirrel
3.
What is the adverb in the sentence below?
The baby cried loudly for his bottle.
The baby cried loudly for his bottle.
a)
Baby
b)
For
c)
Cried
d)
Loudly
4.
What word(s) should be capitalized?
I think october is my favorite month of the year.
I think october is my favorite month of the year.
a)
October, Month
b)
October
c)
Month, Year
d)
October, Year
5.
Change the verb to past tense:
Climb
Climb
a)
Climing
b)
Will Climb
c)
Clumb
d)
Climbed
6.
Where would you put a comma in the following sentence?
I was born in Tampa Florida.
I was born in Tampa Florida.
a)
After was
b)
After born
c)
After in
d)
After Tampa
7.
How would you make the following sentences into a compound sentence?
The boy was sick. The boy went to the doctor.
The boy was sick. The boy went to the doctor.
a)
so
b)
,
c)
, so
d)
, nor
8.
Which is a synonym for hot?
a)
freezing
b)
warm
c)
cold
d)
normal
9.
Which is an antonym of loud?
a)
noisy
b)
roaring
c)
quiet
d)
blaring
10.
What are the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The kitten meowed for milk.
The kitten meowed for milk.
a)
Kitten
b)
Meowed
c)
Milk
d)
Kitten, Milk
11.
Add a punctuation mark where needed.
My dad said Clean your room.
My dad said Clean your room.
a)
" after room
b)
" after said
c)
" after said
"after room
"after room
d)
," after said
" after room
" after room
12.
Add a verb to complete the sentence.
I _________ to chorus practice last night.
I _________ to chorus practice last night.
a)
Run
b)
Went
c)
Go
d)
Live
13.
Which is a synonym for terrible?
a)
Wonderful
b)
Joyous
c)
Great
d)
Bad
14.
Which is an antonym for pull?
a)
Open
b)
Push
c)
Tug
d)
Drag
15.
Find the adverb in this sentence.
The monkeys swiftly climb to the top of the banana tree.
The monkeys swiftly climb to the top of the banana tree.
a)
swiftly
b)
banana
c)
climb
d)
monkeys
16.
Locate the noun in the sentence below.
Sometimes the children will work quietly.
Sometimes the children will work quietly.
a)
sometimes
b)
quietly
c)
children
d)
will
17.
What is the correct end mark for this sentence?
Where are the 3rd grade students going on their field trip
Where are the 3rd grade students going on their field trip
a)
!
b)
.
c)
?
d)
@
18.
What is the correct way to spell the blue highlighted word in the sentence?
Josie and Kelly are wanting to catch several buterflys.
Josie and Kelly are wanting to catch several buterflys.
a)
buterflies
b)
butterflies
c)
betterflies
d)
buterflys
19.
Which pronoun would take the place of the red highlighted words in the sentence?
Jared and Riley are playing soccer at recess.
Jared and Riley are playing soccer at recess.
a)
He
b)
Them
c)
We
d)
They
20.
What is the blue highlighted word in this sentence called?
I wanted to go to the movie, so I cleaned my room and did all my chores.
I wanted to go to the movie, so I cleaned my room and did all my chores.
a)
proper noun
b)
conjunction
c)
preposition
d)
adverb
21.
The mouse nibbled on the stolen cheese quietly. It looked over both of its shoulders every now and then. This place wasn't the safest place to eat, but it was very hungry. Suddenly, the mouse's ears perked up. There was a soft sound of footsteps near him. Then the lights were turned on. All of the lights shined down on the mouse. The mouse held its breath and hugged the cheese tightly to its chest. It was caught!Which is the best summary of this paragraph?
a)
A mouse holds its breath and hugs its cheese. When the lights are off, it runs around freely.
b)
A mouse eats its cheese in a dangerous place. When the lights are turned on, it is caught.
c)
A mouse loves to eat good cheese. Its ears perk up when it hears footsteps come near it.
d)
A mouse searches for cheese in the dark. When the lights are turned on, it sees the cheese.
22.
A Sweet Treat
by Alicia Skelton
Kayla, Darla, and Sue opened the door and walked inside. They all giggled as they ran up to the counter. “What flavor are you going to get?” Kayla asked Darla.
Sue asked the teenager behind the counter if she could try some chocolate. He took a little spoonful and gave it to Sue. She tasted it and smiled. Sue knew what flavor of ice cream she was going to get.
Darla said, “I am going to get one scoop of strawberry on a cone please.” The teenager took a large scoop and dropped it on a cone. Darla took the cone from him and started licking the ice cream off the sides.
Kayla ordered a scoop of bubblegum ice cream in a cup. The three girls sat down at a table and ate their ice cream. It was the perfect treat to eat since it was very hot outside. What time of year does this story most likely take place?
by Alicia Skelton
Kayla, Darla, and Sue opened the door and walked inside. They all giggled as they ran up to the counter. “What flavor are you going to get?” Kayla asked Darla.
Sue asked the teenager behind the counter if she could try some chocolate. He took a little spoonful and gave it to Sue. She tasted it and smiled. Sue knew what flavor of ice cream she was going to get.
Darla said, “I am going to get one scoop of strawberry on a cone please.” The teenager took a large scoop and dropped it on a cone. Darla took the cone from him and started licking the ice cream off the sides.
Kayla ordered a scoop of bubblegum ice cream in a cup. The three girls sat down at a table and ate their ice cream. It was the perfect treat to eat since it was very hot outside. What time of year does this story most likely take place?
a)
Autumn
b)
Fall
c)
Summer
d)
Spring
23.
Passage 1
At the park, Winnie and her older sister Daisy always played together. The one thing that Winnie would not do was slide down the big slide. One day, she decided to try the slide. When she got to the top, Winnie cried, “It is too high. I want to get down.”
“We will go down together. Sit in front of me, and I will hold onto you,” Daisy told her. Winnie felt safer with her sister’s arms around her. “Here we go!” Daisy announced.
It was over before Winnie even blinked.
“That was fun! I want to go again!” Winnie smiled.
Passage 2
“Arnold, come in and have a seat.” Chuck the dentist’s helper said.
Arnold sat. He wanted to run and hide. The dentist said, “Hello, Arnold. I am Doc Walker. Open your mouth wide, please.”
Arnold kept his mouth tightly closed.
“Do not worry, I will be very gentle,” Doc Walker said.
“Would you like to watch a movie?” Chuck asked.
Arnold asked, “Do you have Cars?”
“Yes, we do. I will play it for you,” Chuck answered.
The movie started. Arnold relaxed. The next thing he knew, it was time to go.
“We are all done, Arnold,” Doc Walker said.
What do the main characters in both passages have in common?
At the park, Winnie and her older sister Daisy always played together. The one thing that Winnie would not do was slide down the big slide. One day, she decided to try the slide. When she got to the top, Winnie cried, “It is too high. I want to get down.”
“We will go down together. Sit in front of me, and I will hold onto you,” Daisy told her. Winnie felt safer with her sister’s arms around her. “Here we go!” Daisy announced.
It was over before Winnie even blinked.
“That was fun! I want to go again!” Winnie smiled.
Passage 2
“Arnold, come in and have a seat.” Chuck the dentist’s helper said.
Arnold sat. He wanted to run and hide. The dentist said, “Hello, Arnold. I am Doc Walker. Open your mouth wide, please.”
Arnold kept his mouth tightly closed.
“Do not worry, I will be very gentle,” Doc Walker said.
“Would you like to watch a movie?” Chuck asked.
Arnold asked, “Do you have Cars?”
“Yes, we do. I will play it for you,” Chuck answered.
The movie started. Arnold relaxed. The next thing he knew, it was time to go.
“We are all done, Arnold,” Doc Walker said.
What do the main characters in both passages have in common?
a)
They both have an older sister.
b)
They both like going to the park.
c)
They both dislike dentist visits.
d)
They are both afraid of something.
24.
What is the message or the moral of a story called?
a)
characters
b)
problem
c)
theme
d)
dialogue
25.
When and where a story takes place is called the _________.
a)
setting
b)
plot
c)
characters
d)
genre
26.
What do you call the speaker or character who tells a story?
a)
author
b)
character
c)
storyteller
d)
narrator
27.
What do you call the conversation between characters in a story?
a)
talk
b)
dialogue
c)
questions
d)
quotation marks
28.
Which sentence is written incorrectly?
a)
Isabella likes to draw.
b)
Emma runs away when she was younger.
c)
Andrew loves to play on the computer.
d)
Jason is smart.
29.
What is the root word of unpredictable?
a)
un
b)
predict
c)
able
d)
pre
30.
What kind of sentence is this? I checked the hamper, but the socks were not there.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
subject
31.
I put my food on a _________.
a)
plat
b)
platt
c)
plate
32.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
"Did you remember to call Julia?" Dina asked.
b)
"Did you remember to call Julia, Dina asked."
c)
Did you remember to call Julia? "Dina asked."
d)
"Did you remember to call Julia? Dina asked.
33.
Which word is the verb in the following sentence?
Years ago, I went on a subway in Boston.
a)
I
b)
on
c)
went
d)
subway
34.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
The train finally will arrive at the station.
b)
The train finally will arrives at the station.
c)
The train finally arrived at the station.
d)
The train finally will arrived at the station.
35.
After breakfast, Robert and his grandmother got some shovels and rakes out of the shed. They put on their work gloves.
The pronoun they refers to...
a)
shovels and rakes
b)
Robert and his grandmother
c)
Robert and shovels
d)
Robert's grandmother and rakes
36.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
I like pizza, _________ I don't like chili.
a)
so
b)
or
c)
but
d)
for
37.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't steal
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street.
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
d)
One good turn deserves another.
38.
Which sentence is correct.
a)
bob is going to meet Jane.
b)
bob is going to meet jane.
c)
Bob is going to meet Jane.
39.
Which of these is correct?
a)
I am a teacher.
b)
I is a teacher.
c)
I be a teacher.
d)
I are a teacher.
40.
Adjective
a)
Person, place, or thing
b)
Action Words
c)
Describes the action
d)
Describes the noun
41.
Noun
a)
The description
b)
An action word
c)
Person , place, or thing
d)
Shows location
42.
Verb
a)
Person, place, or thing
b)
Action word
c)
Describes a noun
d)
To listen
43.
Pronoun
a)
Action Words
b)
Takes the place of a name (his, her, that, thing)
c)
Person, place, or thing
d)
A persons name
44.
Main Idea
a)
The main character
b)
What the writing is about
c)
A villan
d)
A topic
45.
Conclusion
a)
The main idea
b)
How the story Ends
c)
Character blends
d)
A solution
46.
We go to the mountains every winter for vacation.
a)
3rd person
b)
1st person
c)
2nd person
47.
A fact is a statement that is true and can be verified objectively, or proven.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Sunday is the best day of the week.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
49.
George Washington was born in February.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
50.
He is one tough cookie.
a)
He eats a lot of cookies
b)
He likes cookies
c)
He works hard
51.
The boy "cried wolf" means...
a)
He asked for help when he didn't need it.
b)
He shouted very loudly.
c)
He complained all the time.
52.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
53.
Dr. King is ________ for the work he did with civil rights.
a)
celebrated
b)
occasionally
c)
reacted
d)
heroed
54.
What is the plural form of the word "man"?
a)
man
b)
mans
c)
men
d)
mens
55.
What is the plural form of the word "foot"?
a)
feet
b)
foots
c)
feets
d)
foot
56.
What is the plural form of the word "wolf"?
a)
wolf
b)
wolfs
c)
wolve
d)
wolves
57.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
The babys were crying loudly.
b)
She is taking care of the baby's.
c)
Those babies are really cute.
d)
There are lots of babiys at the park.
58.
What type of punctuation is needed at the end of the sentence?
What time is the party
What time is the party
a)
.
b)
?
c)
!
d)
All of the above
59.
What's the effect ?
Paul overslept.
Paul overslept.
a)
He was late for school.
b)
He was very hungry.
c)
His dog kept barking.
d)
His parents bought a new car.
60.
All of the cows ran out of the pen!
What was the cause?
What was the cause?
a)
A truck came speeding by.
b)
The farmer milked his cows.
c)
The gate was open.
d)
A dish fell off the table.
61.
What was the effect?
Dark clouds appeared in the sky.
Dark clouds appeared in the sky.
a)
Rain began to pour down from the sky.
b)
A chilly wind was blowing.
c)
A cow began to moo loudly.
d)
I got a headache.
62.
You should capitalize all of these EXCEPT
a)
names
b)
months
c)
days of the week
d)
colors
63.
In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?
a)
What the story is about
b)
The topic of the text
c)
A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
d)
Where and when the story happens
64.
Which words are pronouns.
a)
he, she, I
b)
it, the, was
c)
up, down,
65.
What is the antecedent of the underline pronoun.
The sun is a medium-size star.
It is part of the Milky Way.
a)
star
b)
Milky Way
c)
sun
d)
is
66.
The teacher told the students to look over their work carefully. What does the suffix
-fully mean?
-fully mean?
a)
to do something with care
b)
a person who is full of care
c)
to do something without care
d)
to care more about something
67.
If someone tickles you, you might cringe with displeasure. What is the meaning of the prefix dis-?
a)
with
b)
again
c)
without
d)
two
68.
Drake asked, "What kind of music______
a)
do you like.
b)
do you like?
c)
do you like"?
d)
do you like?"
69.
Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.
a)
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
b)
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!".
c)
Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
d)
Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"
70.
What kind of sentence?
Kevin ran to the park to play.
Kevin ran to the park to play.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
71.
What kind of sentence?
Mary bought a gift for her mom, and the store clerk gift wrapped it.
Mary bought a gift for her mom, and the store clerk gift wrapped it.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
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