5th grade grammar
5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.4.1.A, L.4.1.C, L.5.1.B, L.5.1.C · England: Y5 GPS (relative clauses), KS2 SATs GPS, Y5 GPS (modal verbs)
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Question 1
Choose the verb that keeps the tense consistent. When the bell rang, the children jumped up and ___ outside.
- A. ran
- B. run
- C. runs
- D. running
Question 2
Which sentence is the passive version, with the same meaning? Ravi wrote the story.
- A. The story is writing Ravi.
- B. The story was written by Ravi.
- C. Ravi was written by the story.
- D. The story wrote Ravi.
Question 3
What is this group of words? "although she was tired"
- A. main clause
- B. subordinate clause
- C. phrase (no verb)
Question 4
Choose the correct perfect tense. I ___ (live) here for six years.
- A. am living
- B. have lived
- C. will have lived
- D. had lived
Question 5
Is this sentence active or passive? The ball was chased by the dog.
- A. active
- B. passive
Question 6
Which part is the MAIN clause? Before we left, we locked the door.
- A. Before we left
- B. the door
- C. we locked the door
Question 7
Choose the modal verb that fits best. I ___ swim when I was five.
- A. shall
- B. can
- C. must
- D. could
Question 8
Read the question. In which sentence is "hard" an adverb?
- A. It rained hard all night.
- B. A hard hat keeps you safe.
- C. The ice is hard.
- D. That puzzle was hard.
Question 9
Read the question and choose. Which adverb shows the HIGHEST certainty?
- A. perhaps
- B. possibly
- C. definitely
- D. maybe
Question 10
The cat hid below the stairs. What word class is "below" here?
- A. preposition
- B. conjunction
- C. adverb
Question 11
Choose the subjunctive form. It is vital that he ___ the medicine every day.
- A. takes
- B. took
- C. take
- D. taking
Question 12
We need a plan. What word class is "plan" in this sentence?
- A. noun
- B. verb
- C. adjective
- D. adverb
Question 13
Read the question. In which sentence is "outside" an adverb?
- A. The car is outside the house.
- B. Meet me outside the library.
- C. The bike is outside the door.
- D. Let's eat outside.
Question 14
Which part is the SUBORDINATE clause? When the bell rang, the children lined up.
- A. the children lined up
- B. the bell
- C. When the bell rang
Question 15
Which part of the sentence is the relative clause? My bike, which is bright red, has a broken bell.
- A. My bike
- B. which is bright red
- C. is bright red, has
- D. has a broken bell
Question 16
Which word is the interjection? Wow, that rollercoaster is fast!
- A. that
- B. Wow
- C. fast
- D. rollercoaster
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