WorksheetsPSSA Practice
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 16mins
(1) Everybody (this includes sixth, seventh, and eighth graders) is going to hear Professor McGregor speak about his research. (2) Facts about Science for Non-Scientists is the book that he wrote. (3) Neither the science teachers nor their students have read the book yet. (4) By next week, someone from each of the three grades have to be prepared to ask an interesting question about the topic.
Which change would correct the mistake in the paragraph?
Change IS to ARE in sentence 1.
Change IS to ARE in sentence 2.
Change HAVE to HAS in sentence 3.
Change HAVE to HAS in sentence 4.
Which sentence is the MOST descriptive?
Waiting backstage, John was nervous about having to perform a solo in front of so many people at the annual music night at his school.
He had practiced for days on end, trying to play the music as perfectly as he could.
In fact, he had memorized his solo weeks before the night of his performance because he had thought that doing so would help.
Feeling jittery, John stepped unsteadily onto the stage and into the glaring lights to brave a sea of faces in the audience.
(1) As the head of postal services, Benjamin Franklin established a profitable mail delivery system in colonial America. (2) The adventurous Franklin traveled some 1,600 miles between postal offices to mark all possible direct routes. (3) He had riders transport mail day and night for faster more productive delivery. (4) He also created a simpler and more standard rating system so postmasters could consistently calculate the price of postage.
Where should a comma be added?
after PROFITABLE in sentence 1
after POSSIBLE in sentence 2
after FASTER in sentence 3
after SIMPLER in sentence 4
The International Space Station a large satellite in outer space, orbits Earth at speeds of about 17,500 miles per hour.
Which revision should be made to the sentence?
Add a comma after STATION.
Add a dash before ORBITS.
Add a comma after SPEEDS.
Add parentheses around MILES PER HOUR.
Read the paragraph:
Gene Autry had many talents, and one of them was singing. He performed on the radio and on television, and he loved IT. He touched the lives of many of those WHO heard HIS songs. His fans knew HE was an honest, hardworking person.
Which CAPITALIZED pronoun is vague or unclear and should be changed?
it
who
his
he
Read the paragraph.
(1) The airport manager works hard to make sure the airport runs efficiently, smoothly, and with few problems for airline passengers. (2) Happy, helpful, and friendly airport employees greet passengers and direct them where to go. (3) Passengers wait to board their flights after they check their luggage, go through security, and make their way to their gates.(4) Then they can watch, airplanes take off, land, and taxi down the runway.
Which revision should be made to the paragraph?
Add a comma after runs in sentence 1.
Remove the comma after Happy in sentence 2.
Add a comma after check in sentence 3.
Remove the comma after watch in sentence 4.
Read the paragraph.
(1) The saguaro cactus lives in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona and Mexico.(2) This plant is special because it grows nowhere else on Earth. (3) It is also special because it is the largest cactus in all of North America. (4) When it is young, the saguaro looks like a skinny pencil covered in sharp needle-like spines. (5) When the saguaro gets older, it starts to grow branches that resemble arms. (6) Some saguaros have been known to grow up to 20 arms!
Which revision that combines sentences 2 and 3 into one sentence best improves the style of the paragraph?
Being special, this plant grows nowhere else on Earth and is also the largest cactus in North America.
In North America, this special plant grows the largest of any cactus that grows nowhere else on Earth.
This plant is special because it grows nowhere else on Earth and is the largest cactus in North America.
It is also special because it grows nowhere else on Earth and is very large for a cactus in North America.
Read the paragraph.
(1) In the central area of Chile is a long river valley. (2) People who visit there are just really amazed by the really pretty views. (3) Some people head for the lakes to kick back or relax. (4) Others sit tight in the amazing forests.
Which sentence of the paragraph has a formal style?
sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4
