Free Printable ELA ASSESSMENT TEST

1.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?

a)

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

b)

Floods cause mudslides.

c)

Floods damage houses and roads.

2.

If I wanted to tell how things are alike, I must...

a)

Compare

b)

Contrast

c)

Guess

d)

Predict

3.

Amy opened the door to the bathroom. “What is that dripping sound? Why is the carpet wet and squishy all around the bathtub? The rest of the carpet is dry. Oh no!”
What is the problem?

a)

The TV is broken.

b)

The bathtub is overflowing.

c)

There is no soap in the bathroom.

d)

The stove was left turned on.

4.

Infer means to look for _____________ in the story and use your knowledge.

a)

clues

b)

characters

c)

setting

d)

theme

5.

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?

a)

Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.

b)

Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.

c)

Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.

d)

Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

6.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?

a)

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

b)

Floods cause mudslides.

c)

Floods damage houses and roads.

7.

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?

a)

Soccer is important at the Olympics.

b)

Soccer is a worldwide sport.

c)

Soccer is also called football.

d)

Soccer is played by men and women.

8.

A questions that asks for supporting details or something that supports an idea is asking for...

a)

an inference

b)

evidence

c)

a selection

d)

a definition

9.

Non-fiction is...

a)

true and informational

b)

not real

10.

Expresses means to

a)

squeeze

b)

go very fast

c)

communicate

d)

listen

11.

Which of the following is NOT another word or synonym for theme?

a)

main idea

b)

moral

c)

lesson

d)

message

12.

In the question, "Which sentence best illustrates Noah's conflict?", illustrates means:

a)

evidence

b)

names

c)

explains

d)

infers

13.

The best way to summarize a non-fiction story is to

a)

use information from the end of the story

b)

use information from the beginning of the story

c)

Use somebody, wanted, but, so, then

d)

use information from the Beginning, Middle, and End

14.

Theme is the author's

a)

story

b)

message

c)

characters

d)

setting

15.

When finding the theme, you have to _________________ because the author will NOT come out and tell you the theme.

a)

predict

b)

natural resource

c)

infer

16.

The central idea is what the story is mostly about.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Read the sentences and choose the one that matches the picture.

a)

That is a cat.

b)

The pan is black.

c)

A man has a van.

18.

The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.

a)

loud

b)

tiring

c)

easy

19.

a)

I LIKE EATING BREAD

b)

I LIKE EATING APPLES

c)

I LIKE EATING BANANAS

d)

I LIKE RICE

20.

Ten thousand dollars ____ a lot of money.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

be

d)

can

21.

Which sentence best tells about the picture?

a)

The ant is on the leaf.

b)

The bug is on the leaf.

c)

Here is a cat.

d)

The bug is black.

22.

It is 4:00, what number will my minute hand be pointing to?

a)

4

b)

9

c)

12

23.

Direction: Read the text and then answer the questions

Ever since he was six years old, Ali had wanted to get a Kitten. His parents always refused. They said he wasn’t capable of taking care of a kitten. “You have no idea how much work a kitten is,” Dad said. “You would have to housebreak the kitten, train the kitten to obey you, and groom it, too.”

“And then there’s taking the kitten to the vet, playing with it, and feeding it,” Mom added. “It’s not that I’m against having a kitten. But a kitten takes up a lot of time.”

Ali couldn’t think of a way that he could convince his parents that he was ready for a kitten. Then, he got an idea. “If I volunteer at the animal shelter,” he thought, “I’ll bet Mom and Dad will see that I’m ready to take care of a kitten!”

Which word tells you the topic of the text?

a)

obey

b)

groom

c)

idea

d)

kitten

24.

What type of animals are crocodiles and alligators?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Mammals

c)

Vertabraes

d)

Amphibians

25.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?

a)

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

b)

Floods cause mudslides.

c)

Floods damage houses and roads.

26.

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.

What is the main idea?

a)

Soccer is important at the Olympics.

b)

Soccer is a popular sport across the world.

c)

Soccer is also called football.

d)

Soccer is played by men and women.

27.

My name is Ben and I come from Australia. I am 24 years old and I live in a small town near Sydney called Branton.

I don't have a job now, but normally I clean shop windows. I am not married but I live with my very beautiful girlfriend, Maria, in a nice house in Branton. We don't have any children...maybe next year.

My girlfriend is an actress, but she isn't very famous. She acts in a small theatre in our town. At the weekend, we like to go swimming in a big lake near our house.

I normally get up at eight o'clock, but on Thursday I get up at six o'clock because that is the day when I go running in the park.

Ben lives in Sydney, Australia.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Andrew sat in the chair. The dentist looked in his mouth with a small mirror. With a sharp pointed tool, he picked at places around Andrew's teeth. Finally, the dentist spoke, and told the boy his teeth had cavities.

How did Andrew get cavities in his teeth?

a)

He did not brush his teeth well.

b)

He did not floss his teeth.

c)

He ate too much candy.

d)

All of the above.

29.

Andrew sat in the chair. The dentist looked in his mouth with a small mirror. With a sharp pointed tool, he picked at places around Andrew's teeth. Finally, the dentist spoke, and told the boy his teeth had cavities.

How did Andrew get cavities in his teeth?

a)

He did not brush his teeth well.

b)

He did not floss his teeth.

c)

He ate too much candy.

d)

All of the above.

30.

The result or thing that happened

a)

Effect

b)

Infer

c)

Cause

d)

Sequence

31.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

a)

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

b)

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

c)

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

d)

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

32.

An inference is...

a)

Text evidence + what you know

b)

Retelling a text

c)

Making a guess without evidence

d)

Information written directly into the text.

33.

Which word below is a compound word?

a)

running

b)

rainfall

c)

yesterday

d)

kitten

34.

Who am I?

a)

Sponge Bob

b)

Larry

c)

Moe

35.

What does it mean to make predictions?

a)

to think

b)

to think about what may happen next based on prior knowledge.

c)

Ask when, where, why, how, who or other questions

36.

Direction: Read the text and then answer the questions

Ever since he was six years old, Nick had wanted to get a puppy. His parents always refused. They said he wasn’t capable of taking care of a puppy. “You have no idea how much work a puppy is,” Dad said. “You would have to housebreak the puppy, train the puppy to obey you, and groom it, too.”

“And then there’s taking the puppy to the vet, playing with it, and feeding it,” Mom added. “It’s not that I’m against having a puppy. But a puppy takes up a lot of time.”

Nick couldn’t think of a way that he could convince his parents that he was ready for a puppy. Then, he got an idea. “If I volunteer at the animal shelter,” he thought, “I’ll bet Mom and Dad will see that I’m ready to take care of a puppy!”

Which word tells a reader most about the text while previewing it?

a)

obey

b)

groom

c)

idea

d)

puppy

37.

1- How many brothers does Hessa have?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

38.

a)

I

b)

A

c)

O

d)

U

39.

Indefinite pronoun

1. There is someone at the door

(Find the reflexive pronouns in the sentences)

a)

There

b)

Someone

c)

Door

d)

None of the above

40.

__________ is a firefighter.

a)

He

b)

She

c)

It

d)

They

41.

She and I

a)

Nosotros

b)

Uds.

c)

Ellos

d)

Ellas

42.

............ am at Saint Jacques School.

a)

I

b)

you

c)

he

d)

she

43.

Choose the correctly ordered adjectives.
It took us ____, ____ hours to get to Disney World for Spring Break vacation.

a)

seven, long

b)

long, seven

44.

Choose the correctly ordered adjectives.
I want to have a _____, _____, _____ house when I grow up.

a)

beautiful, oval, tall

b)

oval, tall, beautiful

c)

beautiful, tall, oval

d)

tall, beautiful, oval

45.

Choose the correct order of the adjectives in this sentence:
She makes __________ cookies.

a)

delicious chocolate

b)

chocolate delicious

46.

Put the words in the correct order:
wooden/a/beautiful/table/old

a)

a wooden old beautiful table

b)

a beautiful old wooden table

c)

a beautiful wooden old table

d)

a old beautiful wooden table

47.

Which is the correct order for adjectives?

a)

Number, color, age, material, size, opinion, purpose, shape, origin

b)

Opinion, material, color, shape, number, origin, purpose, age, size

c)

Number, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose

d)

Color, opinion, age, origin, size, shape, material, number, purpose,

48.

Can you turn on the ________________ lamp?

a)

reading/ round/ small

b)

round/ small/ reading

c)

small/ round/ reading

49.

Choose the correctly ordered adjectives.
The ____, ____, ____ frog jumped into the creek and splashed us!

a)

old, green, slimy

b)

slimy, old, green

c)

slimy, green, old

d)

green, slimy, old

50.

Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

a)

Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black and white stripes.

b)

Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black with white stripes.

c)

Our grandparents drive a motorhome with black, white stripes.

51.

Choose the correct order of the adjectives in this sentence:
What are you doing with these ________ bottles?

a)

empty glass

b)

glass empty

52.

Put the words in the correct order:
a/car/fast/Italian/new/red

a)

a new red fast Italian car

b)

a red Italian fast new car

c)

a fast new red Italian car

d)

a Italian red fast new car

53.

Adjectives are used to........

a)

to describe people, places or things

b)

to go shopping

c)

to go eat

d)

I don't know

54.

We thought the play was fantastic!

a)

we

b)

thought

c)

play

d)

fantastic

55.

Identify the noun that the adjective describes.

The flowers in the garden are beautiful.

a)

beautiful

b)

garden

c)

flowers

d)

The

56.

Match the homophones

a)

b)

c)

57.

Select the correct homophone that fits in the sentence below:

I didn't ______ what she said.

a)

here

b)

hear

58.

Select the correct homophone that fits in the sentence below:

I didn't ______ what she said.

a)

here

b)

hear

59.

The burglar attempted to the TV.

a)

steel

b)

steal

60.

That _________ crawled onto my desk.

a)

ant

b)

aunt

61.

____________________ going to the San Antonio Zoo on Saturday.

a)

There

b)

They're

c)

Their

62.

I like to eat _________.

a)

meat

b)

meet

63.

The ______ is buzzing around.

a)

be

b)

bee

64.

I like to _____ the waves at the beach.

a)

sea

b)

see

65.

Maria loves to listen to a good _________ before going to sleep.

a)

tail

b)

tale

66.

Jose has _____ dogs.

a)

too

b)

two

67.

The horse has a wonderful _________.

a)

mane

b)

main

68.

The boy is too _______ to lift the weights.

a)

week

b)

weak

69.

I love to play with my cat´s ________.

a)

tail

b)

tale

70.

Nice to ______ you.

a)

meet

b)

meat

71.

Maria went to the _____ during the holidays.

a)

see

b)

sea

72.

Alejandro loves _______ trips.

a)

rode

b)

road

73.

______ are really good friends.

a)

They

b)

day

74.

The player ________ the ball.

a)

threw

b)

through

75.

A bird fell out of ____ nest.

a)

its

b)

it's

76.

_____ cold today.

a)

Its

b)

It's

77.

My cousins complain when __________ bored.

a)

there

b)

their

c)

they're

78.

Jackson and Jillian found ________ children playing at the park.

a)

there

b)

their

c)

they're

79.

I was playing with my dog ___________, too.

a)

there

b)

their

c)

they're

80.

________ are 650 students in this school.

a)

There

b)

Their

c)

They're

81.

My brother was ______ tired to go to the movie last night.

a)

to

b)

two

c)

too

82.

The Vikings won last night; the Patriots won, _______.

a)

to

b)

two

c)

too

83.

I hope ________ going to my birthday party.

a)

your

b)

you're

84.

I heard ________ party was exceptionally fun.

a)

your

b)

you're

85.

_______ the best students ever!

a)

Your

b)

You're

86.

_______ the student sitting in the back of the room?

a)

Whose

b)

Who's

87.

_______ backpack is this?

a)

Whose

b)

Who's

88.

At 3:30 _______ time to go home.

a)

its

b)

it's

89.

"Thank you!"

" ________ welcome!"

a)

Your

b)

You're

90.

______ hundred years after the Declaration of Independence, we celebrated the Bicentennial.

a)

To

b)

Two

c)

Too

91.

That kid, _________ name is Myron, is my brother.

a)

whose

b)

who's

92.

We left because there were ______ many people at the restaurant, and we could not get a seat.

a)

to

b)

two

c)

too

93.

I was going ____ tell my mom about crashing her car, but I was afraid she would get angry.

a)

to

b)

two

c)

too

94.

Which form of there/their/they're is NOT part of this sentence?:

They cannot hear me because _______ talking on ______ phones.

a)

there

b)

their

c)

they're

95.

Identify the verb in this sentence:
Billy jumped over the fence.

a)

Billy

b)

jumped

c)

over

d)

fence

96.

Identify the verb in this sentence:
Sarah voted for the very first time!

a)

voted

b)

Sarah

c)

first

d)

very

97.

Identify the verb in this sentence:
The students studied for the test.

a)

The

b)

test

c)

studied

d)

students

98.

Identify the verb in this sentence:
We are eating Los Portales for lunch!

a)

are eating

b)

We

c)

Los Portales

d)

lunch

99.

Identify the verb in this sentence:
The tiny baby is happy.

a)

tiny

b)

is

c)

baby

d)

happy

100.

Identify the verb in this sentence:
The lost child looked scared.

a)

lost

b)

looked

c)

child

d)

scared

101.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
The little boy ran across the street.

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

102.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
Austin and Ella were tired.

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

103.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
Hayden was talking during class.

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

104.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
The girls screamed because there was a mouse!

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

105.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
The school sent a message out to the parents.

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

106.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
Kevin is walking his dog tomorrow.

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

107.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
The bear smells like cinnamon.

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

108.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
He will be swimming later today.

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

109.

Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
The students placed the computers under their desks.

a)

action

b)

helping/main

c)

linking

110.

A __________ shows an action or a state of being.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

111.

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

I saw a baby sloth on the tour. 🥰

a)

sloth

b)

baby

c)

I

d)

saw

112.

What is the being verb in the following sentence?

This frog is poisonous.

a)

this

b)

frog

c)

is

d)

poisonous

113.

What type of verb is "walk"?

a)

action

b)

being

114.

What type of verb is "were"?

a)

action

b)

being

115.

I climbed this giant tree. 😜

What verb tense is demonstrated in the above sentence?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

116.

This crocodile will eat you!

What verb tense is demonstrated in the above sentence?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

117.

The viper snake is hiding under the leaf.

What verb tense is demonstrated in the above sentence?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

118.

Gabriella __________ under the birds.

a)

sit

b)

sits

119.

Makayla and I __________ casado dishes.

a)

enjoy

b)

enjoys

ELA ASSESSMENT TEST

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins

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