Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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“Lightning
Storm”
Which of the following would be a strong sentence starter for the above
topic?
a. | The lights went
out. | c. | The room was
dark. | b. | Maria shivered. | d. | Suddenly, there was a flash of
lightening. |
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Composing and Writing
Process—Use Editing and Proofreading Processes—RIT 191-200
Which titles are capitalized
correctly?
a. | Senator
Stamper | c. | mayor
Jones | b. | Dr. martin Luther King jr. | d. | professor Walton |
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Identify the best example of a
comparison.
a. | The shadow followed
me. | c. | The water is as smooth as
glass. | b. | The wind whipped at my face. | d. | The rain pounded the roof. |
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Before Sheila recycles her
aluminum cans, she crush___ all of them.
Which suffix best completes this
sentence?
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The alley cat was
hanging
around with another cat in the neighborhood.
Select the best definition for the underlined
words.
a. | sleeping | c. | organizing | b. | befriending | d. | shouting |
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Many ships and plains have
disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle for unknown
reasons.
Which of the above underlined words is
used incorrectly?
a. | many | c. | unknown | b. | plains | d. | reasons |
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My best friend moved to Denver
Colorado.
Identify where there should be a comma.
a. | My,
best | c. | moved,
to | b. | friend,
moved | d. | Denver,
Colorado |
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The room with the high
ceiling.
Which is the best way to edit this fragmented sentence?
a. | The room with the high ceiling
is. | c. | The room with the high ceiling
clean. | b. | The room with the high ceiling is white. | d. | he room with the high ceiling
white. |
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Which return address on an
envelope is correctly written?
a. | Mr. Cody Reid
911 Ranger
Road
New York, Albany | c. | Mr. Cody Reid
911 Ranger Road
Albany, NY
20004 | b. | Mr. Cody Reid
911 Ranger Road
New York
20004
| d. | Mr. Reid
911 Ranger
Albany,
NY, 20004 |
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Which group of words would need
capital letters?
a. | car, truck,
van | c. | congress, senate, supreme
court | b. | basketball, baseball, soccer | d. | green, blue, yellow |
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Which sentence uses
parallelism?
a. | After Todd answered the phone, the
doorbell rang. | c. | Todd is my nephew
who answered the phone. | b. | Todd answered the phone, scratched his head, and sipped his
cola. | d. | Todd is a tall boy and he loves to
talk. |
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Which sentence includes an
appositive?
a. | The principal thanked the members of
the Art Club. | c. | We cast members
have a dress rehearsal tonight. | b. | Our class went on a field trip on Monday. | d. | We met after school to decorate the
gym. |
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Composing and Writing
Process—Prewriting Skills—RIT 191-200
1. Mrs. Porter, my fourth grade teacher, is helpful.
________ spends extra time with me to make sure I understand.
Identify the correct missing
word.
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If you enjoy a book of poems,
and you want to share your opinions and thoughts about the
book, which would you most likely want
to write?
a. | a persuasive
argument | c. | a
narrative | b. | a review | d. | a description |
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Waves of ________________ grass
shimmered in the sun.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
a. | green | c. | eaten | b. | buried | d. | morning |
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