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Pronoun or noun? Make it clear who is meant

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.4.3.A, L.6.1.D · England: Y4 GPS (choosing nouns or pronouns for clarity and cohesion)

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  1. Question 1

    Which version is clearest and reads best?

    • A. Leo and Omar built a raft. Leo and Omar tested the raft on the pond, and the raft floated!
    • B. They built it. They tested it on it, and it floated!
    • C. Leo and Omar built a raft. They tested it on the pond, and it floated!
    • D. Leo and Omar built a raft. He tested them on the pond, and they floated!
  2. Question 2

    Sam told Leo that he had won the prize. Why is this sentence unclear?

    • A. We can't tell whether 'he' means Sam or Leo.
    • B. It uses too many nouns.
    • C. It has no verb.
    • D. It should be a question.
  3. Question 3

    Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? Sam told Leo that he had won the prize. (Leo won.)

    • A. Sam told Leo that Leo had won the prize.
    • B. He told him that he had won the prize.
    • C. Sam told Leo that he had won the prize.
    • D. Sam told Leo that Sam had won the prize.
  4. Question 4

    Which version is clearest and reads best?

    • A. The robot rolled into the room. It switched on its lights and beeped.
    • B. It rolled into it. It switched on its lights and beeped.
    • C. The robot rolled into the room. They switched on their lights and beeped.
    • D. The robot rolled into the room. The robot switched on the robot's lights and the robot beeped.
  5. Question 5

    Mia gave Ella her book back. Why is this sentence unclear?

    • A. It has no subject.
    • B. It is too short.
    • C. 'gave' is the wrong verb.
    • D. We can't tell whose book it is.
  6. Question 6

    Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? Priya showed Zara a photo of her cat. (The cat is Priya's.)

    • A. Priya showed Zara a photo of Priya's cat.
    • B. Priya showed Zara a photo of Zara's cat.
    • C. Priya showed Zara a photo of her cat.
    • D. She showed her a photo of her cat.
  7. Question 7

    Which version is clearest and reads best?

    • A. Mia found a shell. Mia washed the shell and Mia put the shell on Mia's shelf.
    • B. She found it. She washed it and put it on her shelf.
    • C. Mia found a shell. She washed it and put it on her shelf.
    • D. Mia found a shell. It washed her and put her on its shelf.
  8. Question 8

    Sam told Leo that he had won the prize. Why is this sentence unclear?

    • A. It should be a question.
    • B. It uses too many nouns.
    • C. It has no verb.
    • D. We can't tell whether 'he' means Sam or Leo.
  9. Question 9

    Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? Priya showed Zara a photo of her cat. (The cat is Priya's.)

    • A. Priya showed Zara a photo of Zara's cat.
    • B. She showed her a photo of her cat.
    • C. Priya showed Zara a photo of her cat.
    • D. Priya showed Zara a photo of Priya's cat.
  10. Question 10

    Which version is clearest and reads best?

    • A. The robot rolled into the room. They switched on their lights and beeped.
    • B. The robot rolled into the room. It switched on its lights and beeped.
    • C. The robot rolled into the room. The robot switched on the robot's lights and the robot beeped.
    • D. It rolled into it. It switched on its lights and beeped.
  11. Question 11

    Sam told Leo that he had won the prize. Why is this sentence unclear?

    • A. We can't tell whether 'he' means Sam or Leo.
    • B. It has no verb.
    • C. It uses too many nouns.
    • D. It should be a question.
  12. Question 12

    Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? Mia gave Ella her book back. (The book is Ella's.)

    • A. Mia gave Mia's book back to Ella.
    • B. She gave her her book back.
    • C. Mia gave Ella her book back.
    • D. Mia gave Ella's book back to her.
  13. Question 13

    Which version is clearest and reads best?

    • A. Gran baked a pie. She cut it into eight slices for us.
    • B. Gran baked a pie. Gran cut the pie into eight slices for us.
    • C. She baked it. She cut it into eight slices for us.
    • D. Gran baked a pie. It cut her into eight slices for us.
  14. Question 14

    Grandpa and Dad fixed the shed, and then he made tea. Why is this sentence unclear?

    • A. We can't tell who made the tea.
    • B. It needs more adjectives.
    • C. It should say 'shed's'.
    • D. It has two verbs.
  15. Question 15

    Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? Sam told Leo that he had won the prize. (Leo won.)

    • A. Sam told Leo that Leo had won the prize.
    • B. Sam told Leo that Sam had won the prize.
    • C. He told him that he had won the prize.
    • D. Sam told Leo that he had won the prize.
  16. Question 16

    Which version is clearest and reads best?

    • A. The robot rolled into the room. They switched on their lights and beeped.
    • B. The robot rolled into the room. The robot switched on the robot's lights and the robot beeped.
    • C. The robot rolled into the room. It switched on its lights and beeped.
    • D. It rolled into it. It switched on its lights and beeped.

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  1. Leo and Omar built a raft. They tested it on the pond, and it floated!
  2. We can't tell whether 'he' means Sam or Leo.
  3. Sam told Leo that Leo had won the prize.
  4. The robot rolled into the room. It switched on its lights and beeped.
  5. We can't tell whose book it is.
  6. Priya showed Zara a photo of Priya's cat.
  7. Mia found a shell. She washed it and put it on her shelf.
  8. We can't tell whether 'he' means Sam or Leo.
  9. Priya showed Zara a photo of Priya's cat.
  10. The robot rolled into the room. It switched on its lights and beeped.
  11. We can't tell whether 'he' means Sam or Leo.
  12. Mia gave Ella's book back to her.
  13. Gran baked a pie. She cut it into eight slices for us.
  14. We can't tell who made the tea.
  15. Sam told Leo that Leo had won the prize.
  16. The robot rolled into the room. It switched on its lights and beeped.