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Language Arts Midyear AssessmentReview 2017

Part 1: Key Concepts

A complete sentence is______

A fragment is ______

A run-on sentence is ______

The subject of a sentence is ______

The predicate in a sentence is______

Part 2: Complete Sentences

Directions: Read each statement. Write CS for each complete sentence, ROS for each run-on sentence or F for each sentence fragment.

  1. ______Mysistertold me a story about her day.
  2. ______At the parade.
  3. ______Thedog woke up he barkedloudly.
  4. ______Whenmy grandma gets home.
  5. ______Can you bring me my jacket?
  6. ______The girl was so upset, so she went to her room.
  7. ______Katie ran to the kitchen, for the microwave was beeping.
  8. ______Thomas feel asleep at the movie theater.
  9. ______Agirl named Sue.
  10. _____ I left my lunchbox outside, so I was late to class.

Directions: Fix the following run-ons using the strategies you learned this year.

Run on:The dog barked wildly he heard a cat outside.

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Run on:Josh wasn’t feeling well he had a headache.

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Part 3: Subject and Predicate

Directions: Draw a line between the completesubject and the complete predicate in the following sentences.Then underline the simple subject and circle the simple predicate.

  1. My pencil broke during the skills check.
  2. My brother’sroom is a mess.
  3. Friday’s lunch was so delicious!
  4. They live in the town of New Paltz.
  5. New York has many camping grounds.
  6. The movie theater opened this morning.

Part 4: Friendly Letter

Directions: The letter below was written by a student. Edit the following friendly letter for proper capitalization and punctuation.

january 2 2016

196 Main st.

New Paltz NY 12561

dearmr.connors,

Thank you so much for being my coach this summer. I had a great time playing for the new paltzlightening bolts. that was the first time I have never been on a soccer team. You were extremely helpful when I broke my wrist and i need to go to vassar hospital. My wrist is healed now, so I plan on playing in july. Thank you again!

Sincerely

Eric Matthews

Part 5: Types of Sentences

Directions: Identify each sentence as declarative (D), imperative (Imp), Interrogative (Int), or exclamatory (E).

A. Tell me a great story. ______

B. That smells great! ______

C. You are amazing! ______

D. Walk to dog to the park. ______

E. Make me something for lunch.______

F. I want a piece of cake! ______

G. What time is this midyear assessment over? ______

Part 6: RAPS Strategy

Directions: Using your knowledge of the RAPS strategy, answer the following questions.

1) Which choice below would be an appropriate topic sentence for the following writing prompt?

How do the characters in Harry Potter support the genre of fantasy?

  1. In Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter has magical powers.
  2. In Harry Potter by J.K Rowling, there are wizards, witches, and dragons.
  3. In Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, the characters support the genre of fantasy.
  4. In Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, the genre is historical fiction.

2) Read the following beginning of a paragraph (the R and A of RAPS). Determine which choice would be an accurate detail to support the claim in this paragraph.

In Journey to Jo’burg by Beverly Naidoo, the characters showed positive character traits. Many of the characters were helpful and determined.

  1. The Madam showed she was cross by not allowing Mma to leave right away.
  2. Naledi and Tiro were determined to find Mma by walking all the way to Johannesburg.
  3. The truck driver was thoughtful by giving the children oranges to eat.
  4. The doctor gave Mma medicine.

Using the RAPS strategy and your knowledge of How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor, answer the following writing prompt:

Prompt:Authors use different writing techniques, such as point of view. Identify the point of view ofHow to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor. Use text evidence to support the point of view used by the author.

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