5th Grade – CRCT Practice

English/Language Arts Sentence Construction and Revision

1. Which BEST describes a run-on sentence?  

A. A sentence that contains a group of related words containing a subject, verb, adjective and adverb.  

B. A sentence that combines two independent clauses, providing two units of thought within one sentence.  

C. A sentence that has at least two parts, either one of which can stand by itself, but the two parts have not been properly connected.

D.   A sentence that fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot stand by itself or it does

not contain even one independent clause.  

 

2. The old house was full of spiders, dust, and mice.  

Which is the COMPLETE subject of the sentence above?  

A. house  

B. The old house

C. spiders, dust, and mice  

D. full of spiders, dust, and mice  

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3. Which type of sentence is about a different subject than the rest of a paragraph?  

A. unifying  

B. off-topic  

C. supporting

D. sequencing    

4.Which sentence contains a compound subject?  

A. Cats and dogs do not always fight.   B. Ariel has one puppy and four fish.   C. The teachers gave the students a special treat.   D. Michael gave his cat and his dog their dinner.  

 

5.Which is a complete sentence?  

A. As soon as you see the side of the train.   B. While we were waiting at the campsite.   C. During Monday's meeting, but after the

seminar.  

D. My scout leader helped me earn my badge

in sewing.  

6.Which is an exclamatory sentence?  

A. I feel so good about this!   B. It is hot outside; go put on some shorts.   C. My feet are so large, they no longer fit in

my shoes.   D. Why is it that people have thumbs, but

dogs do not?

 

 

7.Carlos is going to the park to throw the Frisbee around.  What is the subject in the sentence above?  

A. Carlos   B. going   C. park   D. Frisbee    

8.Because he was ________, Kyle told his teacher he broke the cup.  Which word BEST completes the sentence?  

A. quiet  

B. honest   C. friendly   D. popular    

9. Which is a run-on sentence?  

A. During the eighth grade, he became class president.

  B. He was sick with a cold he sneezed into

his handkerchief. C. The teacher had trouble with a student

and sent him to the office.   D. Principal Skinner had not seen his brother Walter for over four years.  

10. Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?  

A. For several days, John stayed home with a cold.

  B. She had the most beautiful dress I had ever

seen.  C. Since they were friends, they always told the

truth.   D. Being a carpenter, the table he made was beautiful.  

11.When Jonathan came to my house for the very first time.  Which BEST describes this group of words?  

A. a run-on sentence   B. a complex sentence   C. a complete sentence   D. a sentence fragment

12.Which is an interrogative sentence?  

A. Oh, no, the ball rolled into the street.  

B. The family ate pizzas at the ballgame.   C. Turn on the stove so the water will boil.   D. Do you have your homework completed?  

13.I really liked the previews that came before the movie. ___________, the movie itself was not very entertaining.  Which transitional word would BEST complete the second sentence?  

A. Finally   B. However   C. Therefore  

D. Thereafter      

14.Children, please stop talking so loudly.  The above sentence is  

A. declarative.   B. imperative.   C. exclamatory.  

D. interrogative.  

15.Which is an interrogative sentence?  

A. Can you find a new place to play chess?   B. What a time I had trying to get a toothbrush.   C. How that speaker got through to the class is

beyond me!   D. Where the road turns to gravel is the place to find the good peaches.    

Answer Key

1. C 2. B 3. B4. A 5. D 6. A7. A 8. B 9. B

10. D 11. D 12. D13. B 14. A 15. A