Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ______________________________________________

Gr. 5 Language Arts Language Power Now

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Part A: True or False / 8 marks
 Circle one: T or F. T = true, F = false

1. A collective noun names a specific person, place, or thing. T or F

2. Singular possessive nouns require an apostrophe. T or F

3. An abstract noun is something you cannot see or touch. T or F

4. In the sentence ‘This apple tastes delicious’, “tastes” is an example of T or F

an auxiliary verb.
5. The past tense of ‘shut’ is “shutted”. T or F

6. The plural subject nouns are: we, you (guys), and they. T or F

7. The dens belonging to bears = bears’ dens. T or F

8. The rule for subject-verb agreement is that the subject and verb in a T or F
sentence must not agree, or match, in number.

Part B: Matching / 8 marks

 Match the underlined item from column A with an item from column B
A B

Montreal is filled with culture   subject pronoun

in the summer.
Her imagination ran wild.   singular possessive noun

They are going to have   object pronoun

pancakes on Tuesday.
Aryana’s desk is always neat   abstract noun
and tidy.
Anthony finished the test and   linking verb
handed it in.
Is this cell phone yours?   action verb

The fabric feels soft.   proper noun

The group disagreed on the   possessive pronoun

issue of how to raise funds.

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Part C: Fill in the Blanks___________________________________________________________________/ 10 marks
 Write the best option for each blank space.

1. The _________________________ frightened the small children. (plural possessive noun: barks of
dogs)

2. The raccoon got into our house because I did not _________________________ the back door after I
came in. (shutted / shut)

3. The atlas that _________________________ on the shelf will show us the bodies of water that
border Ontario. (is / are)

4. Good discussions _________________________ the best way to work out our problems regarding
our group presentation. (has been / have been)

5. Cindy already cleaned her desk, but I’ll clean _________________________ later. (mine / my)

6. Mahan forgot his lunch, but I’m sure Nikki will share _________________________. (her’s / hers)

7. They _________________________ many small towns on the coast before their trip was cut short
due to the storm. (see / had seen)

8. Feta cheese can be made from _________________________ milk. (sheeps’ / sheep’s)

9. Ms. Hedellaine said that the response of the audience ____________________________________ an

overwhelming surprise. (have been / has been)

10. Every day, emergency plans and procedures __________________________________ students

understand safety in their schools. (were helping / are helping)

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Part D: Short Answer _______________________________ / 8 marks

 Underline the verb phrase in the perfect tense and write present perfect or past perfect on
the line provided.

1. They had seen the movie six times, so they knew all the songs.

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2. We have lived in Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia.

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 Underline the verb phrase in the progressive tense and write present progressive or past
progressive on the line provided.

1. I am focusing on engaging my audience during my ‘Pop Topics’ presentation.

_________________________________________

2. Ms. Hedellaine was shoveling the snow from the driveway this morning.

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Part D: Paragraph Answer _____________________________ / 6 marks

 Rewrite the paragraph, replacing all the underlined verbs with the correct tense.

Yesterday, our class visited a freshwater marsh not far from our school to
observe the wildlife. We are seeing a variety of birds, such as herons and ducks.
We were trying to spot insects such as dragonflies and butterflies. A beaver or
two also will make an appearance!

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