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Grade 3 Language Art: Advanced Test 2

 1. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Adverb Forms
The travelers spoke somewhat cautiously about whether or not they should cancel their tour to Europe.
Which of the following pairs function as adverbs in the sentence?
a.
 should cancel
c.
 their tour
b.
 to Europe
d.
 somewhat cautiously
 
 

 

 2. 
Which sentence is NOT written correctly?
a.
 Liz seldom uses the dictionary.
c.
 Gail drives cautious on icy roads.
b.
 James drives more slowly than the average driver.
d.
 Braxton never seems to make it to the bus stop on time.
 
 
 

 3. 
Which sentence shows a superlative adverb?
a.
 Beth completed the process very efficiently.
c.
 Gerald reads quietly in the window seat.
b.
 Sally works more quickly than most.
d.
 Out of the entire class, Grace works most carefully.
 
 
 

 4. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Basic Sentence Patterns
The girls laughed and cried.
Which is the basic English pattern of the sentence?
a.
 noun-verb-adverb
c.
 noun-verb-verb
b.
 noun-verb-noun
d.
 noun-linking verb-adjective
 
 
 

 5. 
The workers first dug a hole and then carefully lowered the new shrub into the hole.
Which underlined word is the subject of the sentence?
a.
 workers
c.
 lowered
b.
 dug
d.
 shrub
 
 
 

 6. 
They wanted diet soda, but there was none to be had.
The sentence is a _________.
a.
 simple sentence
c.
 complex sentence
b.
 compound sentence
d.
 compound-complex sentence
 
 
 

 7. 
_______ the whistle sounded, and the train ________ left.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
 Quickly, highly
c.
 Cautiously, tearfully
b.
 Anxiously, happily
d.
 Suddenly, slowly
 
 
 

 8. 
Which is a complete sentence?
a.
 Although she has collected old silver coins for a long time.
c.
 Because I won’t accept his advice.
b.
 Since the electricity has been off for the last two days.
d.
 Because I have been thinking about you, I decided to call.
 
 
 

 9. 
Which is NOT a complete sentence?
a.
 Do you have any candy?
c.
 Sarah was at the corner.
b.
 Opening the door to the garage.
d.
 Julie is having a baby.
 
 
 

 10. 
Which is a sentence fragment?
a.
 Two or three miles down the highway at the traffic light.
c.
 She found the game on the top shelf of the closet.
b.
 The blue truck backed into the fence.
d.
 This is the agreement that Gary explained to me.
 
 
 

 11. 
The plant turns ________ without water.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
 best
c.
 grow
b.
 empty
d.
 brown
 
 
 

 12. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Irregular Verb Forms
Which sentence is NOT written correctly?
a.
 Joyce has gone to the store several times this year.
c.
 Julie went to the movie instead of going to the library.
b.
 John and Susan always hurry to school before the bell rings.
d.
 The teacher brung a variety of Halloween treats for her classes.
 
 
 

 13. 
Hasn’t Susie ________ at least an inch this summer?
Choose the correct verb.
a.
 grew
c.
 grown
b.
 been growing
d.
 grow
 
 
 

 14. 
I ________ on the beach for three hours.
Choose the missing irregular verb.
a.
 laid
c.
 have lain
b.
 have laid
d.
 have been laying
 
 
 

 15. 
When you go to the movie, don’t ________ on the floor.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
 set
c.
 sit
b.
 be setting
d.
 sat
 
 
 

 16. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Negative Forms Correctly
Which sentence is correct?
a.
 I can’t hardly think of anything else.
c.
 Rachel didn’t scarcely have anything to wear.
b.
 Joe doesn’t hardly know grammar.
d.
 Sue scarcely remembers my name.
 
 
 

 17. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Noun Forms
Which is NOT a correct irregular noun?
a.
 child – children
c.
 two-year-old – two-years-old
b.
 passerby – passersby
d.
 parenthesis – parentheses
 
 
 

 18. 
Which word is both plural and possessive?
a.
 animal’s
c.
 girl’s
b.
 giraffes
d.
 children’s
 
 
 

 19. 
The herd of deer is running through the man's vegetable garden.
Which noun is plural?
a.
 herd
c.
 man’s
b.
 deer
d.
 garden
 
 
 

 20. 
The integrity of our company depends on our employees' honesty and dedication.
Which underlined word is NOT an abstract noun?
a.
 integrity
c.
 honesty
b.
 company
d.
 dedication
 
 
 

 21. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Pronoun Forms

The final solution involves using serveral committees' input to accomplish it.
Which of the underlined words is a pronoun?
a.
 final
c.
 committees’
b.
 involves
d.
 it
 
 
 

 22. 
All of us must attend an informational meeting before the trip.
The underlined passage means:
a.
 He
c.
 They
b.
 We
d.
 You
 
 
 

 23. 
After the first session, several students in the class can sew pajamas better than I.
Which underlined pronoun is used in the nominative case?
a.
 After
c.
 the
b.
 several
d.
 I
 
 
 

 24. 
Which sentence is correct?
a.
 Tim and me swam in the lake.
c.
 I and Lindsay calculated our English grades.
b.
 Ellen gave cookies to Evan and me.
d.
 Frank provided a picnic for Daisy and I.
 
 
 

 25. 
Which sentence is NOT correct?
a.
 His desire to complete the lesson himself has driven him to study carefully.
c.
 This new class gave herself the confidence to write well.
b.
 Gail was so upset about her grade on her essay that she signed herself up for
a class in basic writing.
d.
 I myself could use a course in writing.
 
 
 

 26. 
Which is NOT correct?
a.
 If you need help, ask myself for assistance.
c.
 The class will board the bus themselves.
b.
 Larry himself will present the award.
d.
 Mary let herself in to the abandoned house.
 
 
 

 27. 
James, John and ________ will join the tennis team next spring.
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentences?
a.
 me
c.
 them
b.
 us
d.
 I