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5th Grade Language- Composition Structure Practice Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Writing Process
 

 1. 

Read the following passage.

     (1)We never really knew how important our teacher was until we read about a girl who had never gone to school.  (2)She had lived in a poor country where there were no schools and had never learned to read.  (3)We watched as she struggled to find her way around the school unable to read the signs.  (4)Later in the year, we watched as she eagerly began reading books.  (5)She beamed with happiness as she quickly sounded out and read the signs in the hallway.


To revise the passage, where should you start a new paragraph?
a.
After sentence 2
c.
After sentence 4
b.
After sentence 3
d.
After sentence 5
 

 2. 

Which of the following is true when writing paragraphs in an essay?
a.
Essays should be spaced 1.5.
c.
Paper must contain at least two paragraphs.
b.
Big Chief paper must be used.
d.
Paragraphs should be indented.
 

 3. 

Read the limerick.

1)  There once a man from Boise
2)   He always was quite noisy.
3)  Thought he, “I’m a star”
4) _____________
5)  Cause the crowds from him would mosey.
a.
I buy me a car
c.
But he didn’t get far.
b.
I’ll buy me a apple
d.
I’ll throw a rock
 

 4. 

Today I got a ribbon for first place in the school race.  Then I was first in line to go to lunch.  After that nothing could go wrong.

This writing most likely would be found in:
a.
a book report
c.
a poem
b.
a research paper
d.
a diary or journal
 
 
Writing Components
 

 5. 

Which of the following is an interrogative sentence?
a.
When you get a chance shut that door
c.
When will you be moving
b.
When you try hard, you feel successful
d.
When the lecture is over, go get your books
 

 6. 

Which of the following is an declarative sentence?
a.
When you get a chance shut that door
c.
When will you be moving
b.
When you try hard, you feel successful
d.
When the lecture is over, go get your books
 

 7. 

Which of the following is an imperative sentence?
a.
When you get a chance shut that door
c.
When will you be moving
b.
When you try hard, you feel successful
d.
The sky is blue
 



 
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