CRCT Prep 5

CRCT Prep 5

In the sentence below, which pronoun would BEST replace the underlined words?

Rochelle and my sister are waiting for the school bus.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Them
Themselves
They
Their

Which word in the sentence below is the adverb? Todd stepped quietly around the sleepy dog.
A.
B.
C.
D.
stepped
quietly
sleepy
dog

What change should be made to the sentence below? They made it threw the winter without seeing a single snowflake.
A.
B.
C.
Change threw to through
Change winter to Winter
Change snowflake to snow-flake

What is the correct verb form to complete the sentence below? Jamie had ______ most of her childhood on a wheat farm in Iowa.
A.
B.
C.
spend
spent
spended
D.
spends

Which sentence would be the BEST closing sentence for the paragraph below? Louis Armstongs amazing solos on the cornet won him fans around the world. No one else could swing a pop song like Louis. In addition, his gravelly singing voice expressed a wide range of emotions.
Jazz became the most popular music in large northern cities.
Louis Armstrongs many talents made him one of the greatest jazz musicians.
Louis Armstrong traveled the world, but he always thought of New Orleans as his home.

Which word BEST fills in the blank in the sentence below? The ______ brush dabbed paint onto the canvas in the rapid pattern.
A.
B.
C.
painter
painter
painters
D.
painters

Which sentence below is a fragment?
A.
B.
C.
Mark and Tyler left.
The birds sang outside on the ledge.
We hurried back to the store.
D.
The girl holding a basket of flowers.

Where should a comma be added in the sentence below? Miss Connolly the parade will start on Main Street in one hour.
A.
B.
C.
After Connolly
After start
After parade
D.
After Street

Where should a comma be added in the sentence below? If you have difficulty finding the house call me on my cell phone.
A.
B.
C.
After have
After difficulty
After house
D.
After me

Which word from the sentence below is the direct object? At the end of the day, we tied our boat to the dock outside my uncles cabin.
A.
B.
C.
day
tied
boat
D.
dock

Which conjunction BEST fills in the blank in the sentence below? I wanted to finish my book tonight, _____ I was too sleepy
A.
B.
C.
so
but
and
D.
while

Which sentence below is a fragment?
A.
B.
C.
Like a bat, a dolphin employs sound waves to locate objects.
It sends this sound wave into the water around it.
Bounces off an object and creates an echo.
D.
The dolphin uses the echo to judge the distance to each object.

What is the purpose of the sentence below? During the summer in St. Petersburg, Russia, the sky looks like dawn all night long.

A.
B.
C.
To give information
To ask a question
To give a command
D.
To show excitement

How should the capitalization in the sentence below be corrected? Serena asked her aunt, can you come to my dance recital next week?

A.
B.
C.
Put a capital A in aunt
Put a capital C in can
Put a capital D in dance
D.
Put a capital N in next

Which word would LEAST likely be used as a transition word when writing a paragraph?

A.
B.
C.
finally
then
first
D.
room

Which of the following sentences contains an error?

A.
B.
C.
Tim, Lindsay, and I are longtime chess players.
Lindsay and me reached the finals of the tournament.
Competitors like me improve their skills by playing in chess tournaments.
D.
Winning the tournament was an exciting experience for me.

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

A.
B.
C.
Michael signed up for the fair, but he was not able to attend.
Since I had run the exercise booth last year, I took Michaels place.
I enjoy the health fair because it seems to help so many people.
D.
If the school administration wants us to, Michael and I will work the fair next year.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A.
B.
C.
Janene said, I watched a TV program about the pyramids last night.
I saw that program also, Sean said.
What time was the show on? asked Patricia.
D.
I believe, said Sean, that the show began at eight.

Which world in the sentence below is a preposition? Yesterday morning, Todd and I took a walk around the lake.

A.
B.
C.
Yesterday
and
walk
D.
around

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
B.
C.
Fishing, which is my favorite activity is not hard to learn.
Mr. Burke, our principal, will speak at the assembly.
Sandy my cousin, is in town for the weekend.
D.
The twins, Mike and Mary are both good students.

Which is the correctly spelled word that belongs in the blank? I almost lost my _____ and fell off the boat.

A.
B.
C.
ballance
balance
balence
D.
ballense

Which word BEST completes the sentence below? Teri and Jorge bought a movie on DVD, and Im going to watch it with ______.

A.
B.
C.
their
us
they
D.
them

Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

A.
B.
C.
If it rains any more, the pond will flood.
Our garage and the garage next door are only a few feet apart.
The grass does not grow under the tree, it needs more sunlight.
D.
A birdhouse is easy to build and lasts a long time.

Rachel is choosing a topic for a social studies report on the Civil War. Which topic has the BEST focus?

A.
B.
C.
Battles in the Civil War
The Battle of Bull Run
The Leaders of the Confederacy
D.
Georgians Who Fought in the Civil War

Which of the following is the correct way to address a letter?

A.
B.
C.
Dear Mrs. Alvarez,
dear mrs. alvarez,
dear Mrs. Alvarez,
D.
Dear mrs. Alvarez,

Which punctuation mark is missing from the sentence below? Raes mom asked Dr. Long , When is my next appointment?

A.
B.
C.
period
comma
quotation marks
D.
apostrophe

Which word from the sentence below is a conjunction? Suzannes sculpture of an eagle won first prize, but all the entries were impressive.

A.
B.
C.
of
won
but
D.
were

A semicolon should be added to the sentence below. After which word does the semicolon need to be added?

Several students in my class speak Spanish two girls not only speak that language but French as well.
A.
B.
C.
class
Spanish
girls
D.
French

Where does the underlined word in the sentence below BEST fit? In our city frequently, the wind changes direction around sunset.
A.
B.
C.
After city
After wind
After changes
D.
After sunset

Which word BEST completes the sentence below? Did you ever find out _____ glasses were left on the windowsill yesterday?
A.
B.
C.
whos
whos
whos
D.
whose

Which phrase from the sentence below is a verb phrase? Kevin will have finished his class project by next Wednesday.
A.
B.
C.
will have finished
finished his class project
his class project
D.
by next Wednesday

Where should a comma be placed in the sentence below? Jennifer you know I want to go with you to the party.
A.
B.
C.
After Jennifer
After the first you
After go
D.
After the second you

How should the capitalization in the sentence below be corrected? If we dont see each other tomorrow, said Aaron, We can talk on the telephone on Friday night.
A.
B.
C.
Put a capital S in said
Put a lowercase w in We
Put a capital N in night

What is the purpose of the sentence below? How lovely the dew sparkles in the early morning sunshine!

A.
B.
C.
To ask a question
To make a request
To make a statement
D.
To express excitement

Which sentence contains a present tense verb?
A.
B.
C.
Drew had intended to play one more year.
The fog rolls in silently at night.
The Atlanta Braves will be playing three games this weekend.
D.
We waited for the rain to subside.

Which word is the predicate adjective in the sentence below? The young conductor was happy after the concert.
A.
B.
C.
young
conductor
happy
D.
concert

Which of the following is a simple sentence?
A.
B.
C.
In the moonlight, all the houses in the neighborhood looked blue.
Laura enjoys swimming in the lake, and she also like to hike.
If you will help me paint this fence, Ill split my painting fee with you.
D.
Golf is my favorite sport, but I play basketball and football as well.

Stories about Hercules show him performing twelve labors. These were very hard feats. The Greek Gods Hermes and Athena decide to help Hercules. He accomplishes these feats and is a hero.
The stories of Hercules are examples of what kind of story?
B.
A.
C.
D.
Traditional literature
A fable
mythology
A mystery

What is the meaning of the word grate in the sentence below? The firefighters placed a heavy metal grate over the hole, and sternly told us to leave the grate in place.
B.
A.
C.
A kind of shovel with a rectangular handle
A framework of latticed bars used to block an opening
A piece of fabric

What is the meaning of the word subterranean in the sentence below? It looks like a little subterranean room! I cried, giving her the flashlight and moving so she could see.
B.
A.
C.
under the earths surface
small
above the earths surface
D.
large

What is the meaning of the word persistent in the sentence below? As I stood in the backyard, I could hear her faint, but persistent cry.
B.
A.
C.
loud
not stopping
quiet
D.
bitter

What is the meaning of the word musty in the sentence below? Im fond of dark, musty-smelling placed, especially with cobwebs.
B.
A.
C.
having a salty odor
having a sweet smell
having a stale or moldy odor
D.
having a good odor

What is the meaning of the word survivor in the sentence below? A survivor of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 described his experience.
B.
A.
C.
Someone who lived through the event
Someone who died
A damaged building
D.
A person who rode a bike

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for gorgeous?
B.
A.
C.
stunning
dazzling
magnificent
D.
hideous

Use the dictionary entry below to answer the question.
B.
A.
C.
naughty
sleepy
D.
good
Arrant (ar ent) adj. Egregious, outstandingly bad.
What is the meaning of the word arrant?
hungry

Which word in the sentence below is a possessive pronoun? I cant hear you, because his music echoes off those bedroom walls.

B.
A.
C.
I
his
D.
you
those

What part of speech is the word leaves in the sentence below?

The leaves rustled their disapproval in the dry, hot wind.
B.
A.
C.
Reflexive pronoun
Indefinite pronoun
D.
Collective noun
Plural noun

What part of speech is the word herd in the sentence below?

The herd of cows wandered out to the pasture.
B.
A.
C.
Reflexive pronoun
Indefinite pronoun
D.
Collective noun
Plural noun

What part of speech is the word Dianas in the sentence below?

Dianas shirt caught on the bramble bush.
B.
A.
C.
Interrogative pronoun
Possessive noun
D.
Possessive pronoun
Common noun

What part of speech is the word Who in the sentence below?

Who wrote the Harry Potter series?
B.
A.
C.
Interrogative pronoun
Possessive noun
D.
Possessive pronoun
Common noun

What part of speech is the word truth in the sentence below?

My sister always tells the truth.
B.
A.
C.
Personal pronoun
Plural noun
D.
Abstract noun
Proper noun

Which pronoun BEST complete the sentence below?

Ill finish it ______ when I have time.
B.
A.
C.
me
myself
D.
my
mine

Which pronoun BEST complete the sentence below?

Make sure _____ has a copy of the book.
B.
A.
C.
anybody
anyone
D.
few
everyone

Which verb BEST completes the sentence below?

Last Sunday we ______ out on the patio.
B.
A.
C.
are sitting
sat
D.
sits
will be sitting

What part of speech is the word sang in the sentence below?

Over by the window Mary sang a song with Victoria.
B.
A.
C.
Linking verb
Transitive verb
D.
Intransitive verb
Helping verb

What part of speech is the word will be in the sentence below?

I will be on time for class every single day.
B.
A.
C.
Linking verb
Transitive verb
D.
Intransitive verb
Helping verb

What part of speech is the word is in the sentence below?

Grandmother Ruth is eighty years old.
B.
A.
C.
Linking verb
Transitive verb
D.
Intransitive verb
Helping verb

Which sentence contains an intransitive verb?

B.
A.
C.
The water flooded the empty mountain valley.
Few people saw him.
D.
Anybody can have this ball.
At the last minute of the game, we won.

What part of speech is surely in the sentence below?

Pedro surely works hard.
B.
A.
C.
adjective
verb
D.
adverb
conjunction

What part of speech is colorful in the sentence below?

The custodian wore a colorful jacket.
B.
A.
C.
Demonstrative adjective
common adjective
D.
proper adjective
adverb

What part of speech is This in the sentence below?

This book has water stains.
B.
A.
C.
demonstrative
demonstrative
D.
proper
possessive

What part of speech is softly in the sentence below?

Kerry spoke softly.
B.
A.
C.
demonstrative adjective
common adjective
D.
adverb
proper adjective

Which sentence contains a verb phrase?

B.
A.
C.
We won the championship.
Sarah was grinning at her cats trick.
D.
Mr. Stone demanded our attention.
We wrote our essays this week.

Which adjective BEST completes this sentence?

The ______ barn could be seen from miles away.

B.
A.
C.
red
that
this

Which adjective BEST completes this sentence?

______ flag waves in every state of the union.

B.
A.
C.
american
these
that
D.
purple

Which adverb BEST completes this sentence?

The lifeguards rushed _____ into the water to save those people.

B.
A.
C.
slowly
stiffly
sorrowfully
D.
bravely

Which choice BEST completes this sentence?

That beautiful spring day was ______ ruined by the storm.

B.
A.
C.
fast
suddenly
fastly
D.
sudden

Which words in the sentence below form a prepositional phrase? My family is going fishing at the lake.
B.
A.
C.
My family
Fishing at
Is going
D.
At the lake

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? We will take the bus on Monday.
B.
A.
C.
On Monday
We will take
The bus
D.
Take the bus