Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In line (5) what do the three
lines across the letter “l” mean?
a. | Capitalize | c. | Insert | b. | Delete | d. | Make a new
paragraph |
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At the end of line (6), what does
mean?
a. | Delete | c. | Insert a period “.” | b. | Insert | d. | Begin a new parpagraph |
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Why did the author use the caret with the word
“are” written beneath it in line (6)?
a. | It means start a new paragraph. | c. | It means insert the word
“are” | b. | It means delete the word
“are”. | d. | It means
a word is misspelled. |
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What does “RO” mean in line
(1)?
a. | wroing order | c. | run-on | b. | reverse order | d. | ran out |
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What does the editing mark
mean?
a. | Choose a better word | c. | Sentence fragment | b. | End punctuation needed | d. | Change word
order |
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What does the editing symbol at the beginning of line
(4) mean?
a. | Insert puncuation | c. | Change word order | b. | Spelling error | d. | Start a new
paragraph |
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The twins were stuck in a stormy night, and storms
make for long nights. What would be the best way to revise the sentence above to give
greater supporting details in a narrative story?
a. | Twins don’t like being stuck in storms. | c. | Sometimes storms
happen. | b. | The lightning flashed as the thunder cracked overhead;
this would be a long night for the twins. | d. | The storm came at the twins, storms can be very
dangerous if you get stuck in them because lighting is dangerous. |
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The small child wandered down the road with a small
bag containing everything that she owned. She was an orphan and knew that she must make it to
the next town to join her aunt and uncle. After watching her whole village die from a virus,
she waited for two days. She had hoped that someone would come for her; no one ever
did. (1) __________, she just sat around and cried. (2)__________,
she became hungry and thirsty. (3) __________, she began to become scared and thought of her
relatives. What would be the correct order for transitions for the sentence above
be?
a. | Later, Finally, At first | c. | At first, Later,
Finally | b. | At first, Finally, Later | d. | Finally, At First, Later |
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(1)He gave the order for his men to row out to sea
and waved at his son and daughter on the shore. (2)When he could no longer see land, he ordered
the sails to be raised. (3)He said good-bye to his family and leapt aboard his ship.
(4)The Viking prepared for his journey.
Put the sentences above in the proper
sequence.
a. | 4, 3, 1, 2 | c. | 3, 4, 2, 1 | b. | 4, 2, 1, 3 | d. | 1,3, 4, 2 |
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The Viking prepared for his journey. (1)
_________he said good-bye to his family as he leapt aboard his ship. (2) ___________________ he
gave the order for his men to row out to sea and waved at his son and daughter on the shore. (3)when
he could no longer see land, he ordered the sails to be raised.
What transition
words would be BEST for the paragraph above?
a. | Then, Second, Third | c. | First, Then, Last | b. | First, Then, After | d. | Before, After,
Then |
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(1) I know this report probably sucks, but
here it goes. (2) The cycle of the moon must have been interesting to people thousands of years
ago. (3) They had to notice how it changes shape unless, like duh, they were stupid or
something. (4) I am sure that at some point they noticed that it took about 29.5 days for the
moon to go through the cycle from a thin crescent to a full moon. (5) Over time the moon helped
inspire the words “month” (for the approximate number of days in a month) and
“Monday”. Cearful has been asked by his teacher to write a report on the
moon. What lines should be partially, or completely deleted because they are too
informal?
a. | 3 & 5 | c. | 2 & 3 | b. | 1 & 3 | d. | 1 & 4 |
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Ms. Martens 6th grade class finished reading Jack
London’s Call of the Wild and were asked the following question: How does the story
present the relationship between people and dogs? Marty answered: London’s novel tells
about how Buck (once a pampered pet) becomes a fierce and masterful wild animal. Buck is the
protagonist, or hero of the story and he separates from his human masters in order to gain
independence. The story does not provide a black-and-white view of the dog / person
relationship. Although it seems negative at times (Hal, Charles, and Mercedes leaing the dogs
and themselves into an icy grave), Buck’s relationship with John Thronton seems very positive
(mutal respect and they each save the other), but Buck longs for something more than John can
provide. Ultimately, the death of John at the hands of the natives, frees Buck to become
independent. What type of writing is
Marty’s response?
a. | Narrative writing | c. | Expository writing | b. | Creative writing | d. | Literary
Response |
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Mr. Vandalay assigned students the following question after reading Jack
London’s The Call of the Wild:
What is the
“law of club and fang”? What does it represent? How is Buck introduced to
it?
Hannah quickly wrote down several facts that she remembered but now must sequence the
events in proper order. (1) First, Buck is kidnapped from his
safe, comfortable home and transported north to Canada.
(2) On the way to Canada, one
of his kidnappers beats him into submission with a club to make him obey this is the first law:
”the law of the club”.
(3) In the end, Buck masters both laws and becomes the
king of the pack.
(4) In Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, Buck learns the
brutal definition of the term “law of club and fang” as taught by his first experiences
away from home first by one of his kidnappers and later by a pack of huskies.
(5) Next, he
watches as one of the dogs, Curly, is ripped to pieces by a pack of huskies for showing weakness;
this is the law of the fang. In what sequence should the sentences be
placed?
a. | 4, 2, 1, 5, 3 | c. | 4, 5, 2, 1, 3 | b. | 4, 1, 2, 5, 3 | d. | 4, 1, 2, 3, 5 |
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There is a girl. The girl is happy. There is a bike. The girl rode the
bike.
What would be the BEST way to rearrange and combine the sentences above into one
sentence and still keep the original meaning?
a. | The girl rode the bike. | c. | The happy girl rode the
bike. | b. | The bike was ridden by the girl. | d. | The happy bike was
ridden. |
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I have an wonderful game to teach you. It is called
dodgeball. It's a fantastic game that kids play in my school. It's a very simple
game. What would be the BEST way to rearrange and combine these sentences to improve the
flow and enhance their meaning?
a. | I have a wonderful game called dodgeball to teach you. It's a simple, fantastic
game that kids play in my school. | c. | I have a wonderful school that is very simple. The kids are
fantastic and the dodgeball is in the school. | b. | I have an excellent, simple game to
teach. It is dodgeball and popular. | d. | I have a dodgeball to teach you. It’s a simple game that kid’s love
to play. |
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He had been eating a hot dog before the
game.
What would be the BEST way to improve the clarity of the sentence above by
using a strong verb?
a. | He had eaten a hotdog before the game. | c. | He devoured a hotdog before the
game. | b. | He ate a hotdog before the game. | d. | He should have eaten a hotdog before the
game. |
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The play was really cool!
Which sentence BEST adds details to improve
effectiveness of the sentence above?
a. | The play was totally awesome! | c. | The play made the hair stick up on
the back of my neck because I lost myself in it. | b. | The play rocked the house because it was so
cool and stuff. | d. | The play
really was good and had real stuff in it that made me think, “wow, how cool is
this!”. |
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(1) The dogs rushed forward as John ran behind the sled. (2) He became
tired.
Which is a transition word that would show what the consequence of John’s
running was? (Place the transition word at the beginning of sentence 2:
a. | Except | c. | Therefore | b. | Above all | d. | Usually |
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I love to watch the leaves slowly lose their green and see the golden browns
and orange colors take their place. The cool, crisp air and jacket weather is such a relief
after the long, hot summer. It is fun to watch the squirrels quickly scampering around trying
to save the last bits of food before winter.
What would be the BEST topic sentence
for the sentence above?
a. | Summer is too hot. | c. | A lot happens before winter. | b. | Squirrels are fun to
watch. | d. | Fall is my favorite time of year. |
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The park was beautiful. It was in the
city. It was fun to play in.
Which sentence BEST revises the sentences above
adding details for a personal narrative written for school?
a. | Yo, the park was on fire. I mean were else can you go in this city and hang out
with your buds outside? | c. | The city has so many things to do, but my favorite is going to the
park and looking at all the stuff there. I like the playgrounds; they make me
happy. | b. | As I entered the giant marble arched gateway to the park in New York City, I ran to
play on massive slides and equipment with tunnels and chain bridges. Playing there was like
eating icecream on a hot day. | d. | The park was so pretty. I didn’t know that being in a park could be fun.
Cause it made me happy. I slipped and fell (l.o.l. ) :) Anyways, that’s about
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(1)I have always dreamed of being a
firefighter. (2) ______I would watch any movie, or T.V. show that had to do with firefighters.
(3) ______I would read any book that I could on them as well.
Which transition words
below would BEST help clarify the sequence of the sentences for lines 2 & 3?
a. | For example, In this case | c. | For example,
also | b. | For example, chiefly | d. | Singulary, again |
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The sun came up over the mountains. The man woke up. The man got dressed. The
man went for a run. Then he ate breakfast.
The paragraph above is choppy and
repetitive. What would be the BEST way to rearrange the sentences so that they have a better
flow.
a. | As the sun came up over the mountains, the man woke, dressed, and went for a run
before eating breakfast. | c. | The mountains had sun on them when the man woke up. Then he
got dressed. After that he ran for breakfast. | b. | The sun came up. The man woke up, and then got
dressed, and then went for a run. Then he ate breakfast. | d. | The sun came up. The man woke. Then dressed.
And ran. Then ate. |
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