Language Skills 4

Assessment
Name Date
Read the directions and write answers independently.
1. Choose the sentence that is in inverted 2. Which of the following is a fragment?

order.
A. Sheena and Marcus will come to
A. In the heat of the day, the flower wilted. the museum.
B. Is there a penalty for returning a B. Many of the victims were children.

book late?
C. Sent pictures to the whole team.
C. Suddenly a loud noise startled the
passengers on the bus. D. Everyone cheered.
D. Yapping loudly, the puppy ran to

the door.
3. Identify the sentence below that has 4. Choose the word that is the antecedent
a conjunction. of the underlined word.
A. John Steinbeck was an exceptional The swimmers climbed out of the

author. pool and grabbed their towels.
B. They gave a tour of city hall to the girls.
A. swimmers
C. My favorite color is green or blue. B. pool
D. Wow! Did you see all the crayons C. grabbed
inside the drawer?
D. towels
5. Which word is the demonstrative pronoun 6. Choose the term that describes the
in the sentence below? underlined word.
This is the next book in that Janie caught the baseball.

mystery series.
A. intransitive verb
A. This B. transitive verb
B. the C. linking verb
C. next D. helping verb
D. that
SCORE: out of 6 correct

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Assessment
7. Which word is the indirect object in the 8. Choose the sentence in which the
following sentence? underlined word is used as a linking verb.
Pat gave Terry a surprise A. The day appeared cloudy.

birthday gift. B. The dog appeared from out
of nowhere.
A. Pat
B. Terry
C. surprise
D. gift
9. Which word is the predicate nominative 10. Which word is the predicate adjective
in the following sentence? in the sentence below?
William Shakespeare, the author of The white dog with the fluffy fur
many sonnets, was also a talented looks quite friendly.
playwright.
A. white
A. author B. fluffy
B. sonnets C. quite
C. also
D. friendly
D. playwright
11. Choose the term that describes the 12. Choose the term that best describes the
underlined word. underlined word.
This brand of dry chicken feed is The sun outside my living room
on clearance. window was blinding.
A. noun A. adjective
B. pronoun B. interjection
C. adjective C. adverb
D. adverb D. preposition

Assessment
13. Choose the adjective phrase in the 14. Complete the sentence with the
sentence below. correct tense of the verb take.
Most plants with petals grow well The tour guide had already _____
in sunlight. several groups to the monument.
A. Most plants A. taking
B. with petals B. took
C. grow well C. taken
D. in sunlight D. takes
15. What is the tense of the underlined verb? 16. Choose the past progressive form of the
verb regret to complete the sentence.
Many people had moved from
Oklahoma before the terrible Many voters _____ their decisions.
draught ended.
A. regretted
A. future B. are regretting
B. present C. have regretted
C. past D. were regretting
D. past perfect
17. Choose the possessive pronoun that 18. Choose the sentence that is punctuated
agrees with its antecedent. correctly.
Neither of the boys has _____ A. I have three pets: a dog, a cat,
baseball bat. and a hamster.
A. their B. I have three pets, a dog, a cat,

and a hamster.
B. his or her
C. I have three pets; a dog, a cat,
C. your and a hamster.
D. his D. I have three pets a dog, a cat,
and a hamster.

Assessment
19. Choose the pronoun that best completes 20. Choose the sentence that is written
the sentence. correctly.
From (who, whom) did you learn A. Aren’t you never going to answer
about the rain forest? the telephone?
A. who B. No one never knows how to get to

the park.
B. whom
C. We don’t never make our beds in
the morning.
D. We never eat dessert before dinner.
21. Choose the sentence that uses commas 22. Choose the correct word in parentheses
correctly. to complete the sentence.
A. Rhode Island the smallest state, is on The pencil was put in (its, it’s)
the East Coast. place on the desk.
B. Pennsylvania, home of the Liberty Bell A. its
is the birthplace of the Constitution.
B. it’s
C. Hawaii known as the Aloha State is
comprised of eight, main islands.
D. Alaska, the largest state, was once

owned by Russia.
23. Choose the object of the preposition in 24. Choose the correct word in parentheses
the sentence. to complete the sentence.
Chris and I gave the fresh bread Julia thanked Megan and (me, I)
to him. for the gift.
A. I A. me
B. bread B. I
C. to
D. him

Assessment
25. Choose the term that describes the 26. Choose the word that completes the
sentence. sentence.
Many volcanoes exist all over the On the counter _____ the books
world; some of them are active. for today’s lesson.
A. simple A. has
B. complex B. have
C. compound C. are
D. run-on D. is
27. Choose the verb that best completes 28. Choose the correct word in parentheses
the sentence. to complete the sentence.
The medal ceremony for the Neither the bumper cars nor the
winners of the Olympics _____ high slide (was, were) a popular
the crowd’s emotions. attraction at the amusement park.
A. stir A. was
B. stirs B. were
C. are stirring
D. have stirred
29. Choose the comparative form of the 30. Choose the correct word in parentheses
adverb to complete the sentence. to complete the sentence.
Which moves _____, a sloth Watercolors and some paper

or a tortoise? (doesn’t, don’t) usually cost much.
A. slow A. doesn’t
B. most slowly B. don’t
C. more slowly
D. more slower

Assessment
31. Which is the superlative form of often? 32. Choose the correct word in parentheses
to complete the sentence.
A. frequently
The sunshine had a tremendous
B. most often
(affect, effect) on our spring garden!
C. more often
A. affect
D. always
B. effect
33. Choose the sentence in which the 34. Choose the present perfect tense of the
underlined word is used as an adverb. verb see to complete the sentence below.
A. You play the piano well. We _____ the circus each time
B. I don’t feel well.
it comes to town.
A. see
B. have seen
C. had seen
D. are seeing
35. Choose the correct form of the verb lie 36. Choose the sentence that uses capital
to complete the sentence. letters correctly.
Yesterday I _____ sick in bed A. Did you read the chapter “The United
until noon. States and the Industrial Revolution”
in that history book?
A. lay
B. Did you read the chapter “The United
B. laid States And The Industrial Revolution”
C. lain
D. have laid C. Did you read the chapter “The United
States and the industrial revolution”
D. Did you read the chapter “The United

States and the Industrial Revolution”
in that History Book?

Assessment
Name Date
37. Choose the sentence without a shift 38. Choose the sentence that uses capital
in verb tense. letters correctly.
A. After I rode my bike for a few miles, A. Thank you, Governor and Mrs.
the tire goes flat. Buxton, for the enjoyable tour
around your state, including the
B. By the time I fix the flat tire, the visit to Ashland state park.
clouds poured rain.
B. Thank you, Governor and Mrs.
C. If you leave before the race, check Buxton, for the enjoyable tour
your equipment and gear. around your State, including the
D. Because I didn’t have a patch kit, visit to Ashland State Park.
I will not ride in the race. C. Thank you, Governor and Mrs.
Buxton, for the enjoyable tour
around your state, including the
visit to Ashland State Park.
39. Choose the sentence in which the 40. Choose the sentence in which commas
pronouns are correctly written. are used correctly.
A. Someones horse was grazing on A. Write to the Colorado Springs Olympic

land that is ours. Training Center, One Olympic Plaza,
Colorado Springs, CO, 80909, to find
B. Someone’s horse was grazing on out about training for the Olympics.
land that is our’s.
C. Someone’s horse was grazing on B. Write to the Colorado Springs Olympic

land that is ours. Training Center, One Olympic Plaza,
Colorado Springs, CO 80909, to find
D. Someones’ horse was grazing on out about training for the Olympics
land that is ours’.
C. Write to the Colorado Springs Olympic
Training Center, One Olympic Plaza,
Colorado Springs, CO 80909 to find
out about training for the Olympics.

Assessment
Name Date
41. Choose the sentence that is punctuated 42. Choose the sentence that is punctuated
correctly. correctly.
A. I heard the phone ring at 7:30 PM, A. My favorite subjects are: art, music,
and I almost didn’t answer it. and history.
B. I heard the phone ring at 7:30 P.M, B. My favorite subjects are art, music,
C. I heard the phone ring at 7:30 P.M., C. My favorite subjects are; art, music,
D. I heard the phone ring at 7:30 P.M. D. My favorite subjects are, art, music,
43. Choose the sentence that is punctuated 44. Choose the sentence that is written
correctly. correctly.
A. “For years” said Charles. “I have A. The writing on the boxe’s labels
been reading mystery novels. was difficult to read.
B. “For years,” said Charles. “I have B. The writing on the boxes’ labels
been reading mystery novels”. was difficult to read.
C. “For years,” said Charles, “I have C. The writing on the box’s labels
been reading mystery novels.” was difficult to read.
D. “For years.” said Charles. “I have D. The writing on the boxes labels
been reading mystery novels. was difficult to read.

Assessment
Name Date
45. Choose the correctly written number 46. Which punctuation mark is missing
to complete the sentence. from the sentence?
Josh sold _____ candy bars for The lake looked clear and inviting
the football team. _____ the children wanted to
swim right away!
A. fifty five
B. fifty/five A. ;
C. fiftyfive B. :
D. fifty-five C. .
D. ,

TOTAL SCORE: out of 46 correct

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Assessment

Read the directions and write answers independently.

1. Choose the sentence that is in inverted 2. Which of the following is a fragment?

B. Is there a penalty for returning a B. Many of the victims were children.

D. Yapping loudly, the puppy ran to

A. John Steinbeck was an exceptional The swimmers climbed out of the

This is the next book in that Janie caught the baseball.

SCORE: out of 6 correct

Read the directions and write answers independently.

Pat gave Terry a surprise A. The day appeared cloudy.

SCORE: out of 6 correct

Read the directions and write answers independently.

A. their B. I have three pets, a dog, a cat,

SCORE: out of 6 correct

Read the directions and write answers independently.

A. who B. No one never knows how to get to

D. We never eat dessert before dinner.

D. Alaska, the largest state, was once

SCORE: out of 6 correct

Read the directions and write answers independently.

Which moves _____, a sloth Watercolors and some paper

SCORE: out of 6 correct

Read the directions and write answers independently.

D. Did you read the chapter “The United

SCORE: out of 6 correct

Read the directions and write answers independently.

A. Someones horse was grazing on A. Write to the Colorado Springs Olympic

C. Someone’s horse was grazing on B. Write to the Colorado Springs Olympic

SCORE: out of 4 correct

Read the directions and write answers independently.

SCORE: out of 4 correct

Read the directions and write answers independently.

SCORE: out of 2 correct

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