Written Conventions
Which word is an adverb in the following sentence?
James always walks his black dog around the neighborhood.
always
An adverb answers a question about a verb. In this case "always" tells the reader how often he "walks" his dog.
Simon came across a book on birds of North America where could he look to find where the author got his information?
A. Table of Contents
B. Bibliography
C. Glossary
D. Index
Craig attempted to transmit a message to his friend over the radio but only heard static in return What does the root mit mean in the word transmit?
A. return
B. redo
C. call
D. send
D. send
What are four types of text structure?
Possible answers must have four: Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect, Chronological Order, Proposition and Support, Main Idea and Details,and Question and Answer.
What is the correct way to write the following sentence
Scientist wanted to study a meteor thought to have crashed into a Russian lake, but they built a special submarine to try and locate it.
A. Scientist wanted to study a meteor thought to have crashed into a Russian lake, for they built a special submarine to try and locate it.
B. Scientist wanted to study a meteor thought to have crashed into a Russian lake, and they built a special submarine to try and locate it.
C. Scientist wanted to study a meteor thought to have crashed into a Russian lake, so they built a special submarine to try and locate it.
D. Scientist wanted to study a meteor thought to have crashed into a Russian lake, or they built a special submarine to try and locate it.
C. Scientist wanted to study a meteor thought to have crashed into a Russian lake, so they built a special submarine to try and locate it.
The coordinating conjunction is used to show a cause and effect relationship when the cause comes first.
Jess wants to know what page number a chapter in her Reflections textbook starts on. Which feature of text should she use?
A. Glossary
B. Atlas
C. Table of Contents
D. Index
C. Table of Contents You use a book's table of contents to locate the major sections in text such as chapters, lessons, and/or units.
They decided that they were going to perform their music for the thieves, in hopes of getting some food.
Which of the following words is a SYNONYM for the word perform?
A. play
B. prepare
C. do well
D. achieve
A. play
Tigers have the best camouflage in the animal kingdom. Fact or Opinion?
Opinion
A lions sharp teeth are for eating meat.
A. A lions' sharp teeth are for eating meat.
B. A lion's sharp teeth are for eating meat.
C. A lion sharp tooths are for eating meat.
D. A lions's sharp teeth are for eating meat.
Andrew was outraged at a recent editorial in his local newspaper, and sends a response to the paper voicing his disagreement. In which section would his response appear?
A. Business
B. Classifieds
C. Letters to the Editor
D. Local News
C. Letters to the Editor
If you have an opinion you would like a newspaper to print it would be found in the Letters to the Editor section of the newspaper
The soccer players scrambled to get control of the ball.
In which sentence does the word scrambled have the same meaning that it has in the sentence above?
A. My father scrambled the eggs for breakfast.
B. The teacher scrambled the names of the students and then chose one to be the leader.
C. For fun, I scrambled the letters of my spelling words.
D. My brother and I scrambled to gather the marbles.
D.My brother and I scrambled to gather the marbles.
Which book would be best for someone who wants to learn about wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest
A. How I Survived Being Lost in the Amazon
B. Amazon Adventure Tours
C. Plants and Animals of the Amazon: A Complete Guide
D. Lost Cultures of the Amazon
C.Plants and Animals of the Amazon: A Complete Guide
Which is the best way to write the magazine title?
sports illustrated for kids
A. Sports Illustrated for Kids
B. sports illustrated For kids
C. Sports illustrated For kids
D. Sports illustrated for Kids
Answer
A. Sports Illustrated for Kids
What is the best way to revise the sentence?
December is the month that I like it is my favorite because of the holidays.
A. December is the month I like because it's the holidays and my favorite.
B. December is my favorite holiday.
C. I like December because it is my favorite.
D. December is my favorite month because of the holiday season.
D. December is my favorite month because of the holiday season.
What does the root word of inspected mean as it is used in this sentence?
The old man and the old woman inspected the peach and decided that it was ripe.
A. to think about
B. to eat
C. to look at
D. to open
C. to look at
The root spec means to see or look
Which sentence is an opinion?
A. There are many different jobs at a zoo.
B. The lead keeper takes care of one group of animals.
C. The keeper and the staff clean, feed, and record the habits of the animals.
D. The lead keeper has a lot of fun taking care of the animals.
D. The lead keeper has a lot of fun taking care of the animals.
Which is the correct way to punctuated the following sentence?
Ted asked when are we going to take the star test.
A. Ted asked ",When are we going to take the STAR test".
B. Ted asked, "when are we going to take the STAR test."
C. Ted asked, "When are we going to take the STAR test".
D. Ted asked, "When are we going to take the STAR test."
D. Ted asked, "When are we going to take the STAR test."
A comma must separate the speaker from the quote, and the first letter of the quote must be capitalized.
Which sentence below would make the BEST topic sentence?
A. Animals eat plants and other animals.
B. Another big difference between plants and animals is that most animals are able to move around in their environment and most plants stay in one place.
C.There are two main categories of living things on earth: plants and animals, and they are very different.
D. Most plants reproduce by seeds or spores.
C. There are two main categories of living things on earth: plants and animals, and they are very different.
Joel's baseball team has lost every game this season. They came close to winning last week. Joel's dad told him, "Son, keep your chin up, a win will come soon enough."
What is the meaning of "keep your chin up"?
A. remain cheerful things will get better
B. hold your chin in the air when you hit
C. stop frowning and smile
D. keep practicing and you will win
A. remain cheerful things will get better
A. There is a legend about the stork.
B. Maybe this is why the stork is called the "messenger bird."
C. Even though it wades for food in water, it builds its nests in trees.
D. Sadly, the Florida Everglades is a dying habitat because people are destroying it.
D. Sadly, the Florida Everglades is a dying habitat because people are destroying it.