- 1. Root Words What is the root word, or base word? unload
A) unl
B) oad
C) un
D) ad
E) load
- 2. Root Words What is the root word, or base word? unpleasant
A) pleas
B) ant
C) sant
D) pleasant
E) un
- 3. Root Words What is the root word, or base word? sharpening
A) sharp
B) ening
C) ing
D) sharpen
E) shar
- 4. Fact or Opinion Select the statement that expresses an opinion.
A) Pizza is better that ice cream.
B) 2 + 2 = 4
C) Friday is the day after Thursday.
D) Chickens have feathers.
E) The Indiana Pacers are a basketball team.
- 5. Fact or Opinion Select the statement that is a fact.
A) Red is the coolest color.
B) The Indianapolis Colts are a football team.
C) Our team is going to win tomorrow.
D) Dogs are better pets than cats.
E) That is the ugliest sweater in the world.
- 6. Sentences and Fragments Select the complete sentence.
A) On the 4th of July
B) Over the hill and back again.
C) Joe went with him.
D) Ate pizza on the picnic table.
E) Yesterday afternoon at recess.
- 7. Sentences and Fragments Select the complete sentence.
A) He and I
B) Driving down the road.
C) I ran.
D) After lunch
E) All the way to the store.
- 8. Sentences and Fragments Select the complete sentence.
A) In the middle of the road.
B) Piled up to the ceiling.
C) Finally, after all these years.
D) Everyday, I try to do my best.
E) Laying down on the grass.
- 9. Pronouns Select the pronoun that would replace the noun(s), "Bob and Sue." Bob and Sue drove to the grocery store in separate vehicles.
A) They
B) She
C) Them
D) We
E) Him and her
- 10. Pronouns Select the pronoun that would replace the noun(s), "Alice." After lunch, Alice gave her book report to the class.
A) it
B) we
C) she
D) her
E) they
- 11. Pronouns Select the pronoun that would replace "the paper." I never saw what happened to the paper.
A) us
B) it
C) her
D) him
E) they
- 12. Pronouns Select the pronoun that would replace the noun(s), "Jake and Sarah." Didn't you see Jake and Sarah at the party?
A) those
B) us
C) they
D) them
E) he and she
- 13. Context Clues Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, "arduous" in the sentence below. I didn't know any answers on that arduous math test.
A) lovely
B) easy
C) fun
D) difficult
E) simple
- 14. Context Clues Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, "elated" in the sentence below. I was elated when I heard that I won!
A) frustrated
B) dull
C) annoyed
D) excited
E) bored
- 15. Context Clues Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, "absurd" in the sentence below. "That's absurd, you can't jump that high!" Jack exclaimed.
A) interesting
B) lonely
C) untrue
D) arrogant
E) nice
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