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Mississippi Curriculum Test, 3
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PRACTICE
MCT2
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Read the following passage “In Search of a Home.” Then answer questions 1–6 based
upon the passage. You may turn back to the passage as you answer questions. You may
write in your test booklet, but you must mark your answers on your answer document.

In Search of a Home

“Ready or not, here I come!” Travis yelled.

Anne held her breath and tried to stay as still as she could. She was
hiding behind some bushes beside the fence. Anne and her brother Travis
loved playing hide-and-seek in their backyard.

5 Suddenly Anne heard a sound coming from behind the bush next to her.
She bent down and pushed back the leafy branches. Sitting in front of her
was a small gray kitten. Anne stretched out her hand. The kitten licked her
finger with a rough pink tongue.

“Travis,” Anne whispered, “come here.”

10 “What?” Travis replied.

“I found a kitten,” said Anne. “Do you think we should keep it?”

“I think we should try to find the owner,” suggested Travis. “Someone
might be missing the kitten.”

Anne agreed and ran to get some white paper to use for signs. She
15 drew a picture of the kitten on several pieces of the paper. Travis wrote

their phone number along with the words “Found: one gray kitten” on the
top of each piece of paper. The children asked their mother to help them
put up the signs. Their mother agreed, and she walked with them
around the neighborhood. Anne and Travis put up their signs on
20 telephone poles and in the front window of the small corner grocery store.
When the children and their mother came home, they waited and waited
for someone to call about the kitten.

“Whoever owns that kitten must miss it a lot,” sighed Anne. “I hope we
find the owner soon.”

25 By dinnertime no one had called. Anne and Travis were beginning to
worry. What if the owner did not see the pictures they had put up? What if
the owner was not able to call them at their house?

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Anne came up with another plan. She and Travis placed the kitten in a
small box with a soft, fluffy blanket. They asked their father to join them as
30 they talked with neighbors to try to find out who owned the kitten.

The children and their father walked to several houses, but no one
recognized the kitten. By the time they reached the last house, Anne and
Travis felt sad. They could not seem to find a home for the tiny creature.

Travis reached up his hand and knocked on the door of the last house. A
35 few moments later, a woman opened the door.

“We found a missing kitten,” Anne explained to the woman, gently
holding out the box. “Do you know who its owner is?”

Suddenly the gray kitten began to purr. The noise sounded like the soft
rumble of a distant motor. A smile filled the woman’s face as she looked into
40 the box.

“Callie!” she cried, lifting the kitten. “I’m so glad that you’re back!”

Anne and Travis smiled at each other. The little lost kitten had found
its home.

1. Which word is a synonym for 2. Which sentence from the passage is
recognized? an opinion?

A. wanted F. Anne held her breath and tried to
B. owned stay as still as she could.
C. took
D. knew G. Travis wrote their phone number
along with the words “Found: one
gray kitten” on the top of each
piece of paper.

H. “Whoever owns that kitten must
miss it a lot,” sighed Anne.

J. A smile filled the woman’s face as
she looked into the box.

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3. Read the following summary of “In Search of a Home.”

When Anne and Travis played hide-and-seek, they found a
lost kitten in the bushes. They decided to look for the kitten’s
owner instead of keeping it and asked their mother to help make
signs. They began to worry because no one called about the lost
kitten. They finally found the woman who was the owner at the
last house they visited.

Which of the following sentences is important enough to include in the summary?

A. Anne hid behind a bush, where she heard the kitten make a noise.
B. Anne and Travis asked their dad to walk with them to try to find the owner of the kitten.
C. Anne believed the owner must miss the lost kitten.
D. Anne and Travis were sad when no one recognized the kitten in the box.

4. Which text structure is not used? 6. What part of a book named Caring
for Your Cat will help Anne and
F. Sequential order Travis find information about how to
G. Simple cause and effect feed the kitten?
H. Simple procedure
J. Description F. Glossary

5. Based upon information in the G. Index
passage, what will happen if Anne
and Travis find another lost pet? H. Title page

A. They will look for the lost pet’s J. Front cover
owner.

B. They will leave the lost pet where
they found it.

C. They will take the pet to a friend’s
house.

D. They will ask their parents if they
may keep the pet.

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Mark your answers for questions 7–10 on your answer document. Mark only one answer
for each question. You may write in your test booklet, but you must mark your answers
on your answer document.

7. Which of the following is the correct 10. Read the following sentences.
way to divide comfortable into
syllables? (1) Rodney worked hard on his puzzle
but could not figure out how to
A. com / for / table solve it.
B. com / for / ta / ble
C. com / fort / able (2) After thinking about the puzzle for
D. com / fort / a / ble a long time, all at once he knew the
answer.

(3) His brain had been like a dark room
but was now like a room full of
lights.

(4) Now the answer was easy to see.

8. From the affixes below, which one Why is sentence 3 an effective use of
added to cover will not make a new figurative language?
word?
F. The simile shows the reader that
F. -ed Rodney’s finding the answer to the
G. mis- puzzle was not as hard as it had
H. dis- seemed at first.
J. -ing
G. The simile tells the reader how much
9. Read the following list of words. time Rodney spent trying to find an
answer to his puzzle.
trail
route H. The simile shows the reader how
highway difficult finding the answer to the
puzzle was for Rodney.
Which word belongs with the others
in the list? J. The simile tells the reader that Rodney
suddenly saw the answer to the
A. forest puzzle very clearly.
B. travel
C. path
D. tunnel

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Read the following passage “Come See a Sea Otter!” Then answer questions 11–14
based upon the passage. You may turn back to the passage as you answer questions.
You may write in your test booklet, but you must mark your answers on your answer
document.

Come See a Sea Otter!

The Smithville Aquarium is proud to present our new sea otter family. These
five otters were saved from their home off the coast of California. They have found
a new home here in Smithville. Otters are playful animals, and watching them is a
great way to spend part of an afternoon.

Fun Otter Facts
• Otters eat many types of food. Some foods that otters eat are crabs, clams,
and even sea urchins!
• Otters are very friendly animals. They live in large family groups called rafts.
• These creatures almost never leave the water. When they rest, otters wrap
themselves in sea plants so that they do not float away.
• Otters can live for up to twenty-three years.

The Smithville Otter Family
• Hours: Visitors to the aquarium may see the otter family from Monday
through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Admission: Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Children under five
years old are admitted free.
• Tours: Each day three tours take visitors to see the otters. Trained guides
lead these tours. Each visitor to the aquarium receives a free book with
information about otters. Each of the first five visitors to sign up for a tour
also receives a stuffed otter toy.

11. Which of the following questions identifies the purpose for reading the
passage?

A. Why have the otters left their home in California?

B. What can visitors see at the aquarium besides sea otters?

C. What can visitors expect to be different about their visit to the aquarium?

D. What do the trained guides tell visitors during the tour?

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12. Read the following paragraph from 13. Which of the following is a correct
“Come See a Sea Otter!” statement about the information
found under the heading “The
The Smithville Aquarium is Smithville Otter Family”?
proud to present our new sea otter
family. These five otters were saved A. The information helps people who
from their home off the coast of plan to visit the Smithville Aquarium.
California. They have found a new
home here in Smithville. Otters are B. The information teaches readers
playful animals, and watching them about otter ways.
is a great way to spend part of an
afternoon. C. The information tells about a tour of
the Smithville Aquarium.
Based upon the paragraph, which
conclusion will the reader draw? D. The information explains how an
otter family was rescued.
F. Other otter families will be saved and
brought to the Smithville Aquarium. 14. Read the following sentence.

G. The five otters that were saved were The Smithville Aquarium otters are
two parents and three babies. worth coming to see.

H. The otter family was in danger Which of the following correctly
before the family was brought to the evaluates why this sentence needs to
Smithville Aquarium. be in a summary of the passage?

J. Sea otters are not playful when they F. The sentence explains why the
are in danger. aquarium makes people pay an
admission price to visit.

G. The sentence explains that the
aquarium offers an important
learning event.

H. The sentence explains which
animals visitors to the aquarium will
be able to see.

J. The sentence explains that the
otters alone make the admission
price a good deal.

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Read the following passage “The Amazing Otter.” Then answer questions 15–18 based
upon the passage. You may turn back to the passage as you answer questions. You may
write in your test booklet, but you must mark your answers on your answer document.

The Amazing Otter

Sea otters are very special animals. They are the smallest sea mammal in
all of North America. Sea otters have legs, but these creatures hardly ever
leave the water! Otters use their back legs and tails to swim. Sea otters
spend most of their time hunting for food underwater. They use their eyes,
5 noses, whiskers, and paws to look for food.

An otter’s body is covered with reddish-brown fur that is very thick. In
fact, the sea otter has the thickest fur of any mammal. The thickness of the
otter’s fur keeps it warm in cold water. The otter’s fur is not the most
amazing thing about this creature, however.

10 Sea otters are very smart animals. They are great problem solvers, and
they even know how to use tools. Sometimes an otter may find a clam shell
that is stuck in sea plants. The sea otter does not worry. It uses its front paws
and a tool to capture its dinner!

First, the otter finds a rock that it can use as a hammer. The otter swims
15 back to the clam and then hits the clam shell until the shell comes apart

from the seaweed. Next, the otter swims to the surface of the water with its
dinner. The clam shell is usually tightly closed. The otter must open the shell
in order to reach the food inside.

To open the shell, the otter again uses a rock. Floating on the water, the
20 otter rolls onto its back. The rock rests on the otter’s stomach. The otter

then hits the clam shell against the rock very quickly. Soon the clam shell
cracks open, and the otter eats a tasty meal.

Otters are special sea animals. They know how to use objects from where
they live to help them. Few other sea animals show this kind of skill.

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15. Which sentence from the passage 17. Based upon the passage, which of the
supports the conclusion that the sea following is a conclusion that the
otter is a strong animal? reader will draw?

A. Sea otters have legs, but these A That otters are the only animals that
creatures hardly ever leave the use tools when they eat
water!
B. That otters always float on their backs
B. The otter must open the shell in when they eat
order to reach the food inside.
C. That otters capture food only when
C. Sometimes an otter may find a clam they are swimming in cold water
shell that is stuck in sea plants.
D. That otters always use a rock when
D. They use their eyes, noses, they eat clams
whiskers, and paws to look for food.

16. Read the summary of “The Amazing 18. Which part of a book called All About
Otter.” Otters will help the reader find more
information about how sea otters find
(1) Otters use their back legs and their food?
tails to swim. (2) Sea otters dive
beneath the water to hunt for food. F. Table of contents
(3) They have thick fur that keeps them
warm in very cold water. (4) They are G. Front cover
smart and also know how to use tools.
(5) Sea otters use rocks as hammers H. Title page
and break open clam shells.
J. Glossary
Which statement about the summary
is correct?

F. Sentence 1 needs to be removed
because the way that sea otters
swim is not important.

G. Sentence 2 needs to be moved to
the beginning of the paragraph
because it introduces the special
habits of the sea otter.

H. Sentence 3 needs to add
information about the color of the
sea otter’s fur.

J. Sentence 5 needs to explain the
way otters hold the rocks on their
stomachs.

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The following questions ask about what you read in both “Come See a Sea Otter!” and
“The Amazing Otter.” You need to think about both passages when you answer
questions 19–20.

19. Which of the following correctly 20. Which sentence states an idea that is
compares the text structures used in found in both “Come See a Sea Otter!”
“Come See a Sea Otter!” and “The and “The Amazing Otter”?
Amazing Otter”?
F. Sea otters are small playful mammals
A. Both passages use description to that eat many different kinds of food.
show how otters swim either to hunt
or play. G. Sea otters have very thick fur and are
able to live in cold water.
B. Both passages use simple cause
and effect to explain how sea plants H. Sea otters are friendly and live
help otters in different ways. together in large family groups.

C. Both passages use sequential order J. Sea otters are great problem solvers
to explain how otters eat the food and spend most of their time in the
they find. water.

D. Both passages use simple
procedure to explain why people
should watch otters in nature and at
the aquarium.

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Mark your answers for questions 21–23 on your answer document. Mark only one answer
for each question. You may write in your test booklet, but you must mark your answers
on your answer document.

21. Read the following sentence. 23. Read the following dictionary entry.
When the scouts went camping,
they took a portable stove along. drum (drum) noun. 1. a musical
instrument. 2. a metal container.
What does portable mean in the 3. a type of fish.
sentence above?
Which sentence uses the word drum
A. Something that can be heated as it is used in definition number 2?
easily
A. Workers filled the drum to the top
B. Something used for cooking with oil.

C. Something used outdoors B. I picked up my sticks and started
playing my drum.

D. Something that can be moved C. The huge drum swam in the water
easily beneath the pier.

22. In which word do the letters oo have D. The marching band had the biggest
the same sound as they do in the drum I had ever seen.
word bloom?

F. Shook
G. Flood
H. Tooth
J. Stood

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Read the following poem “I Just Wonder!” Then answer questions 24–30 based upon the
poem. You may turn back to the poem as you answer questions. You may write in your
test booklet, but you must mark your answers on your answer document.

I Just Wonder!

I wonder how a black and white spotted cow
Can eat green grass and
Give six gallons of white milk
That becomes yellow butter and blue cheese.
5 I just wonder!

I wonder how a bumblebee can even fly
When some scientists say that the bee’s wings
Are too small to carry the weight of its body.
The bumblebee, not knowing that idea, flies anyway.
10 I just wonder!

I wonder how a giraffe stands as high as a tall tree when
Its neck has the same number of bones as mine.
Its long tongue reaches like a searching hand
To eat leaves and fruit from branches that crown the treetop.
15 I just wonder!

I wonder how a hummingbird can fly backward and forward
With wings beating the air eighty times each second.
This bird moves through the air like a dancer,
Pausing only to take a sip of nectar with a straw-like tongue.
20 I just wonder!

I wonder how an octopus can change colors,
From red when it is angry
To white when it wants to disappear
And sometimes spotted while it hides in the rocks.
25 I just wonder!

I wonder how an eagle can build a nest
On the top of a mountain so tall that it touches the stars.
The eagle lives in a castle in the sky
And still can see all of the creatures that live below.
30 I just wonder!
________________________________________
nectar—sweet juice made by flowering plants

octopus—a sea animal with a soft round body and eight long arms

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I cannot fly,
Touch the tops of trees,
Or live among the clouds,
But I can speak and skip and smile.
35 I can dance and draw and dream.
And I can wonder, too!

24. Read the following lines from “I Just Wonder!”
I wonder how a giraffe stands as high as a tall tree when
Its neck has the same number of bones as mine.

Which of the following correctly evaluates the poet’s use of a simile in these
lines?
F. The poet uses a simile to point out the height of a giraffe.
G. The poet uses a simile to point out how many bones a giraffe has.
H. The poet uses a simile to show how a giraffe is like the speaker.
J. The poet uses a simile to show how a giraffe stands.

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25. In line 19 of “I Just Wonder!” the 27. What conclusion will the reader draw
word pausing ends with –ing. about why an octopus turns white?

To which word below can –ing be A. The octopus is trying to go to sleep.
added to form another word?
B. The octopus is swimming through
A. wore shallow water.
B. sharp
C. frown C. The octopus is finding a place to eat.
D. crept
D. The octopus is trying to escape
danger.

26. Read the following summary of lines 28. Based upon lines 13-14, what picture
16–20 in the poem. will the reader imagine?

The speaker wonders how a F. A hand placing a crown on the top of
hummingbird drinks. a tree

Which of the following correctly G. A hand making a crown out of leaves
evaluates why the summary needs to and fruit
be rewritten?
H. A tongue pulling leaves and fruit from
F. The summary needs to include the top of a tree
information about how the
hummingbird moves quickly and J. A tongue trying to find fruit on tree
easily while sipping nectar. branches

G. The summary needs to include
information about how the
hummingbird flies backward.

H. The summary needs to include the
length of time it takes a
hummingbird to sip nectar from a
flower.

J. The summary needs to include the
fact that the hummingbird beats its
wings eighty times per second.

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29. What text structure is used in the 30. The poet is thinking about adding more
poem? lines to the poem.

A. Simple procedure is used by the Of the four ideas below, which one will
speaker to explain how the animals a reader predict the poet will not
complete actions. choose?

B. Description is used by the speaker to F. How a spider spins a web
explain what about the animals is G. How a fly walks on the ceiling
amazing. H. How a dog chases after a stick
J. How a cat sees in the dark
C. Sequential order is used by the
speaker to list what is special about
each of the animals.

D. Simple cause and effect is used by
the speaker to tell why the animals
complete certain actions.

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Mark your answers for questions 31–60 on your answer document. Mark only one answer
for each question. You may write in your test booklet, but you must mark your answers
on your answer document.

31. Read the following informational 32. Read the following paragraph. The first
paragraph from Kevin’s science sentence is missing.
report.
_________________________They tossed
(1) Bees are very important to the ball back and forth for a long time
people. (2) They carry pollen from and had fun, but they wanted something
plant to plant on their hind legs. different after a while. They made up new
(3) The pollen helps the plants grow kinds of tosses with names like The
stronger and gives farmers better Skyball and The Floater. Judy’s dog
crops. (4) Bees also collect nectar Scout sat between Judy and Nate for a
from flowers to make honey. long time. Scout always kept her eyes on
(5) They must collect nectar from the ball, and her snout moved back and
about two million flowers in order to forth. Judy and Nate did not even look at
make one pound of honey. (6) Honey Scout. They looked only at the ball. Nate
is found in beehives and must be carefully watched Judy make the next
removed by a person wearing toss. Scout suddenly sprang into the air
special clothing. like a furry, four-legged athlete, caught
the ball in her mouth, and landed on all
Which sentence gives another detail four paws. Then Scout calmly trotted
to add after sentence 4 in Kevin’s over to Nate and dropped the tennis ball
report? at Nate’s feet.

A. People use honey made by bees Which sentence needs to be first in the
to give a sweet flavor to many story?
different foods and drinks.
F. Judy and Nate threw the tennis ball
B. The bees make honey that lasts back and forth, and Judy’s dog Scout
for years outside a refrigerator. became interested and joined the
game.
C. Thousands of bees may live and
work together in one beehive G. One warm summer day in Judy’s
when they make honey. backyard, Judy and Nate threw a ball
back and forth as many times as
D. The bees use their special tongues possible without dropping it.
to drink the nectar that they turn into
honey. H. Judy and Nate threw a tennis ball
back and forth, and Judy’s dog Scout
stayed in the backyard and watched
them.

J. On a warm summer afternoon, Judy
and Nate stood in the backyard and
threw an old tennis ball back and
forth.

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33. In which list are all the words spelled 35. Read the following poem that Sara is
correctly? writing for her poetry book.

A. List 1: carrot, drawer, exampel Gently floating through the air,
B. List 2: borrow, piano, rescue Like a cloud drifting slowly by,
C. List 3: forrest, shadow, treasure A butterfly.
D. List 4: breath, silent, visiter Landing smoothly on a flowery bloom,
Like a leaf falling from a wintry tree,
A butterfly.

34. Which of the following sentences Sara wants to add more lines to her
uses pronouns correctly? poem.

F. All the children at the library If she wants to use vivid words, which
checked out his or her books at the of the following will she choose?
front desk.
A. Searching for some delicious food
G. The new member of the scout troop
brought their scouting guide book B. Fanning the petals with orange
and uniform to the first meeting. wings

H. When the girls in the choir sang her C. Flying around the flowers in the yard
part correctly, the choir director was
very pleased. D. Traveling from one yellow flower to
another
J. As soon as each clarinet player
found his or her place, the band
could start the concert.

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36. Read the following paragraph from a 37. Which word is spelled correctly?
report.
A. prepair
As you drive along some Florida B. probobly
highways, look out for telephone C. remane
poles with eagles’ nests high off the D. disappoint
ground. If a telephone pole is the
highest place around, that is where
eagles will build. They use sticks,
feathers, grass, and leaves to make
their nests. Their nests can be as big
as ten feet across and three feet
high.

Which sentence adds another detail 38. Which title is written correctly?
that fits this paragraph?
F. ”A Necklace of Many Stars” is the
F. Eagle nests can weigh many pounds name of my poem.
because the eagles add more to
their nests every year. G. I just read the book “Simple
Treasures of Wisdom.”
G. Eagle chicks take thirty-five days to
break out of their shells as they H. “A Fortune in Nickels” is one of my
hatch in the nest. favorite movies.

H. Eagles can live as long as thirty or J. I am going to write a poem called A
forty years in zoos without having a Kangaroo in the Canoe.
nest.

J. Eagles can be found building nests
in many places besides Florida.

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39. Read the following persuasive paragraph that Kim wrote.

We need to have physical education or PE every day at our school. We
have very few chances for exercise in our lives. Many of us ride the bus to
school or have our parents bring us in their cars. We spend our time after
school doing homework, reading our library books, or watching
television. In order to be healthy, we all need to work our muscles harder
and make our hearts beat faster. Daily physical education classes at
school would help to make that happen.

Kim wants to add to her persuasive paragraph about physical education classes.
She read the following information in an encyclopedia article about exercise.

Exercise is good for muscles and hearts, but it also may be good for
people’s brains! Some scientists think that exercise raises the amount of
blood that flows to the brain. The result may be that people can think more
clearly.

Using what Kim has found in the encyclopedia article, which of the following
sentences will be added to Kim’s persuasive paragraph?
A. Daily physical education may be as good for our minds as it is for our bodies.
B. Daily physical education will make sitting still easier for us when we study in

our classroom.
C. If we have physical education every day, we will learn more in math and

reading.
D. If we have physical education every day, we will be more interested in our

other subjects.

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40. Read the following paragraph from 41. Anita is writing a note to her friend
Rita’s science report. Bret because she needs Bret’s help
finding a good book to read.
Some people take their own bag
when they go shopping because Which of the following will Anita use
they want to use a bag more than for her opening sentence?
just once. Most stores offer
shoppers a choice between brown A. I am going to the public library today!
paper bags made from trees and
plastic bags made from oil. Reusing B. I wonder what book you are going to
the same bag several times keeps read next.
Earth’s trees and oil from being
wasted. C. Will you help me find a good book to
read?
Which sentence gives another detail
that fits in Rita’s paragraph? D. Please find me a good book to read
by noon tomorrow.
F. Paper bags and plastic bags can be
seen as litter along the road. 42. Which of the following is written
correctly?
G. These bags are meant to be used
only once and then are thrown away. F. The young runner quickly around the
track and into the building.
H. Some people shop with a cart, and
some people shop with a basket. G. Dogs enjoy human company they
spend time with their owners.
J. Some stores give shoppers special
shopping bags for their purchases. H. Jill made a gift for her baby brother
and gave it to her mother.

J. Devon and his older brother at the
back of the school bus.

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43. Read the following paragraph.

Healthy Teeth

(1) Why do children need to brush their baby teeth when they are
going to lose them? (2) Taking care of teeth is very important. (3) Children
who do not take care of their teeth harm not only their baby teeth but also
the adult teeth coming in later. (4) Children need to brush their teeth two or
more times a day, such as after breakfast and before bed. (5) Good
brushing and not eating or drinking too much sugar help to keep teeth
healthy. (6) Children also need to visit the dentist at least once a year.

Which of the following improves the organization of the paragraph?

A. Place sentence 1 after sentence 5.
B. Place sentence 4 before sentence 1.
C. Place sentence 2 after sentence 6.
D. Place sentence 5 before sentence 2.

44. Read the following paragraph. 45. Which sentence uses quotation
marks correctly?
Raccoons look like they are
wearing masks. They have rings A. Jack asked his brother “to wait
of black fur around both their for him after school.”
eyes. They have long bushy tails.
Raccoons have sharp claws that B. Tina read the poem “The Swing”
help them climb. to her brother.

Which sentence gives another C. “Eric shouted, I have a surprise
detail that fits this topic? for you in the kitchen!”

F. Raccoons like to hunt for food at D. Amy returned the book “Black
night. Beauty” to the library.

G. Raccoons live on the ground
and in trees.

H. Raccoons like to catch and eat
crabs and fish.

J. Raccoons have five to seven
rings of color on their tails.

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46. Read the following sentence. 48. Students in a third grade class want
Scientists say that a plant will grow to persuade their teacher to order a
better when music is playing near tooth-cleaning kit for the class.
_________ place in the garden.
Read the paragraph they wrote to
Which word fits correctly in the their teacher.
sentence?
We want to learn how to brush
F. its our teeth correctly. The toothpaste
G. his company has a tooth-cleaning kit
H. our that can help us. They even send
J. their new toothbrushes for us to use. We
do not want to brush our teeth the
47. Jerry stayed home from school wrong way.
because he was not feeling well.
Which of the following sentences will
His mother wants to help him make the students add to make the
up his work. She decides to write a paragraph persuasive?
note to Jerry’s teacher.
F. We want to brush our teeth using
Which of the following is the one new toothbrushes.
sentence type Jerry’s mother will
not include in the note? G. We know that the company has
made these kits for many years.
A. Declarative
B. Interrogative H. We need this kit to help us learn
C. Exclamatory how to keep our teeth healthy.
D. Imperative
J. We will learn more about good
dental habits from our dentists.

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49. Read the following paragraph. 51. Which of the following does not
punctuate a title correctly?
A long time ago in Egypt, girls
played with some of the same toys A. Children like to read the book On the
that girls play with today. Handmade Shore.
dolls were a favorite toy. The dolls
had bodies carved from flat pieces of B. My favorite poem is titled “The Robin
wood. Then the dolls were painted. in the Garden.”

Which sentence adds a supporting C. The Simple Lesson is a movie about
detail that fits this paragraph? true friendship.

A. A modern doll is made from many D. My mom read the book “Sailing
materials other than wood. Ships” when she was young.

B. Girls from other countries also play 52. Which of the following is not a
with dolls. complete sentence?

C. Girls played with some toys also F. My mother and my aunt gave me a
made from wood like the dolls. book about the stars and planets.

D. Doll hair was made of tiny clay G. My sister bought a pet turtle, and I
beads on string. gave her some fish.

50. Which sentence uses a pronoun H. My brother and my sister with some
correctly? friends in the backyard of our house.

F. All of the boys had placed their J. My friends noticed birds in the sky,
skates by the side of the pond. but my brother saw only clouds.

G. Some of the children brought his or
her pets to school as part of the
class pet day.

H. A girl who belonged to the soccer
club wore their soccer shoes to
school.

J. The parents drove his or her cars to
the carnival at the park.

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53. Read the descriptive paragraph Annie 54. The third grade class went to a park to
wrote about her grandmother’s farm. help with spring cleanup. Later their
teacher asked the students to write a
My grandmother’s little farm is a paragraph about what they had done.
wonderful place to visit in the
summer. In the field, gentle cows Read what the students wrote.
chew tender blades of fresh green
grass. Fuzzy ripe peaches with their Our teacher, Mr. Ryan, told us that
sweet scent hang from the trees near people from our town were going to
the old red barn. Chickens cluck and clean our park. My class decided we
scratch in the soft rich soil beneath wanted to help. Early on a sunny
the trees. Thursday morning we walked to the
park. We put on bright orange vests
Annie wants to add a detail using and carried large white trash bags.
vivid language to her paragraph. The class divided into three groups
and picked up trash all over the park.
Which of the following sentences will Soon every trash bag we had was
she add? completely full. Then men in a big
green dump truck came and loaded
A. Branches bend under the weight of the bags onto the truck and hauled
the big round fruit. the trash away.

B. The barn is big and has a fresh coat Which sentence adds a supporting
of paint each time we visit. detail to the paragraph?

C. The hens peck at the many seeds on F. We were very tired after we finished
the ground. our work.

D. The farm is home to goats that run G. We were careful to close the bags
and play in the field. tightly.

H. We were happy to spend time
together in the park.

J. We were proud of our effort to clean
the park.

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55. Which sentence is a simple 57. Which of the following sentences
sentence with a compound subject? uses pronouns correctly?

A. The ponies trotted across the grass A. One mother picked up their children
and stopped at the edge of the in front of the school.
pond.
B. Students from the music class made
B. Several friends played baseball his or her way to the front of the line.
today with their cousins in the field
near the school and will play again C. A runner on the track team stretched
tomorrow. their legs before the last race of the
day.
C. A man carried a very large book
and a bag of groceries to his house D. After recess each child took off his or
this morning. her muddy shoes outside.

D. Many children from my school and 58. Which of the following is written
their teachers visited the carnival correctly?
yesterday.
F. Stacy took the mouses out of the
56. Which sentence correctly uses an cage.
apostrophe?
G. Joseph saw several deers in the
F. My friends used the childrens’ woods.
playground after school.
H. Two calves stood near the gate by
G. The teacher arranged her student’s the barn.
desks in rows.
J. The sheeps grazed quietly in the
H. The mayor heard the people’s meadow.
cheers outside the building.

J. My sister drove our familys’ car to
the picnic.

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