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TELPAS Reading & Writing Practice

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr. Holmes lives on a busy street. He has a sign by his house. The sign __________ people to to drive slowly.

a)

plans

b)

watches

c)

follows

d)

reminds

2.

Shapes that have symmetry can be ____________ into two congruent halves. Imagine folding a shape exactly in half. The line where you fold the shape is a line of symmetry. The line of symmetry shows where the shape is divided into congruent halves.

a)

held

b)

used

c)

split

d)

carried

3.

Amy has a big sheet of paper to wrap a present. The paper is too long and too wide. Amy uses her scissors to __________ the paper.

a)

fasten

b)

lift

c)

fold

d)

trim

4.

Mrs. Garza works at a bakery. She is putting cupcakes into boxes. Each box holds 6 cupcakes. Mrs. Garza needs to ___________ 10 empty boxes with cupcakes. She knows she will need 60 cupcakes in all.

a)

stack

b)

fill

c)

match

d)

count

5.

The three regions of colonial america each had different economies. The New England colonies had an economy based mainly on fishing, shipbuilding, and sea trade. In general, the economy of the Southern colonies focused on agricultural crops like rice, tabacco, and indigo. However, the economy of the Middle colonies was based on a wider _______ of activites and industries. It included agricultural products like wheat, craft industries like shoemaking and weavving, and merchant trading.

a)

discovery

b)

variety

c)

reason

d)

population

6.

In science class Mr. Tate puts a piece of black cloth on a table. He shines a flashlight on the cloth for one minute. Then the students ________ the cloth. The cloth feels hot. Mr. Tate explains that the light energy from the flashlight changes to heat energy on the cloth.

a)

touch

b)

cover

c)

mark

d)

show

7.

There are several stages in the recycling process. First, used aluminum cans are shredded up into small pieces. Very hot air is blown over the these pieces to remove any ink, paint, or other material. The bits of aluminum are then melted. The hot liquid aluminum is stirred and poured into molds. As it cools, the aluminum forms into huge solid blocks called ingots. One ingot can weigh as much as 36,000 pounds and contain the aluminum from more than a million cans. The ingots are sent to factories called mills, where they are rolled out into thin, flexible sheets. These sheets can be turned into more cans or other products. It can take as little as 60 days for an aluminum can to be recycled and returned to shelf in a store. Aluminum is an extremely durable, long-lasting material. It can be recycled over and over without losing any of its original strength or other characteristics. Look at the diagram. Which step belongs in the empty box?

a)

Paint and ink are cleaned off the pieces

b)

the can is filled with juice or soda and sent to the grocery store

c)

a person puts the can in a recycling bin

d)

aluminum sheets are turned into new cans

8.

Mrs. Ling cooked dinner. Now she ___________ the food to her family.

a)

eats

b)

stirs

c)

serves

d)

buys

9.

Jeannie is going to exercise after school. First she ______ to run for 20 minutes. Then she will ride her bike for 10 minutes to get to the pool. Finally she will swim for 30 minutes.

a)

plans

b)

counts

c)

sweats

d)

drinks

10.

Akilino researched Yellowstone National Park. He found a bar graph that showed how many people visited the park each month. According to the graph, the summer months were the most _________ times to visit. July had the greatest number of visitors. November had the fewest number of visitors.

a)

popular

b)

camp

c)

weather

d)

difficult

11.

On my street, there are two white house and one brown house.

Write one word that corrects the underlined error.

(a)  

12.

The teacher asked the new student, "When is your name?"

Write one word that corrects the underlined error.

(a)  

13.

Read the text. One error is underlined, write one word that corrects the error.

Each player on the winning team get a small trophy.

(a)  

14.

Read the text. The text has one or more errors. In the space provided, rewrite the complete text to make the text correct.

Dad wants to buy a new truck black.

4 lines
15.

When Sara came home late, her mom _________ upset.

a)

be

b)

is

c)

was

d)

were

16.

Daria picked up a pair of shoes. "_____________ shoes belong in my sister's closet."

a)

This

b)

These

c)

That

d)

Those

17.

Read the text. There is an error that is underlined. In the box, write one word that corrects the underlined error.

The sun rises lately in the winter than the summer.

(a)  

18.

Read the text. The text has one or more errors. In the space provided, rewrite the complete text to make the text correct.

The kids usually walking to school, but today it rains.

4 lines