Writing-planning
Language-Grammar
Language-Editing
Capitalization
Abbreviations
100

Read Sarah’s draft.  Taking care of a pet fish is easy. Fish need a special bowl full of clean water. They need a filter to help keep the water clean. ____________________________ Fish need to be fed a little bit each day.   Which sentence should be added to the  blank to explain more about taking care of a pet fish?

1. Sharks are very large fish. 2. Some fish live deep in the ocean. 3. Goldfish are my favorite kind of fish.  4. You should change the water once a week.

What is:  4.  You should change the water once a week?
100
Choose the underlined word that correctly completes each sentence. The ice cream truck comes to our apartments every Friday. My mom says buying ice cream from the ice cream truck was one of her favorite parts of: child, childhood. We run outside when we hear the truck playing its song. Mom buys an ice cream sandwich, and we split it in half. Then we sit in the sunshine to eat our ice cream sandwich. It fills us both with: happier, happiness; to share an ice cream.
What is:  childhood and happiness?
100
Read the sentence. I plan to spend groundhog Day looking for holes in the park with my friend Doug. Which word in the sentence should begin with a capital letter? 1. plan 2. groundhog 3. park 4. friend
What is:  2. Groundhog?
100
Which word should be capitalized? I helped matthew write a report about earthquakes.
What is:  Matthew?
100
The abbreviation for Wednesday.
What is:  Wed.?
200

Read the paragraph.  I always look forward to winter for one reason: hot chocolate. Hot chocolate is my favorite. It warms me up when I am really cold. 

Which sentence could be added to describe what hot chocolate tastes like?    1. It is sweet and warm and so chocolaty! 2. Hot chocolate comes in different flavors. 3. I have hot chocolate every day in winter. 4. Hot chocolate is drunk by people of all ages

What is:  1. It is sweet and warm and so chocolaty!
200
Read the sentence. My mom wakes me up ___________ on weekdays than on the weekend. Which word correctly completes the sentence? 1. early 2. earlier 3. more early 4. most early
What is:  earlier?
200
What is the correct spelling for more than one cherry? 1. cherrys 2. cherries 3. cherryes 4. cherryses
What is:   2. cherries?
200
Which word (s) should be capitalized? today is my birthday, march 3rd.
What is:  Today, March
200
The abbreviation for doctor.
What is:  Dr.?
300

Celina is writing a story about a trip to a trainstation. Her teacher said to use words that describe the sounds at the train station.  Which sentence should Celine add to her story?

 1. An engine thundered down the track and clattered to a stop. 2. Two children waited on a bench and played with their toys. 3. A man rushed through the station carrying a big suitcase. 4. The conductor lifted a suitcase up the steps of the train

What is:  1.  An engine thundered down the track and clattered to a stop.
300
Read the sentence. The student wrote a report _______ James Madison, the fourth president. Which preposition best completes the sentence? 1. in 2. from 3. about 4. with
What is:    3.  about?
300
Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks? 1. Mom said, “Brush your teeth before bed.” 2. “What did you say? I asked.” 3. “My sister said, I need a bedtime story.” 4. “Mom,” I asked, can I have a glass of water?”
What is:  1.  Mom said, "Brush your teeth before bed."
300
Which word should be capitalized? Her daughter is running for office in Bellevue. 1. daughter 2. running 3. office 4. no change
What is:  4.  no change?
300
The abbreviations for: Mister and Missus
What are:  Mr.  Mrs.?
400

Derrick is writing a science report about the moons of Jupiter. 

Which source of information will be most useful to Derrick? 1. a chart that shows the orbits of all  the planets 2. a science fiction movie about life on  one of Jupiter’s moons  3. a book that names and describes the moons of each planet 4. a magazine article that explains the  origins of the universe.

What is:   3.  a book that names and describes the moons of each planet
400
Read the sentence fragment: Each penguin in the pool. Which is a complete sentence? 1. Each penguin in the deep pool. 2. Each and every penguin in the pool. 3. Each penguin in the pool swam. 4. Each little penguin in the deep pool.
What is:   3.  Each penguin in the pool swam?
400
Put the comma in the correct place in this sentence with dialogue. Lily studied for her science test all evening. “I think I will do well on my test today” Lily told her mother the next morning.
What is:  "I think I will do well on my test today", Lily told her mother the next morning.
400
Which word should be capitalized? Origami is the japanese art of folding paper into shapes.
What is:  Japanese?
400
The abbreviation for inch.
What is:  in.?
500

Your class just finished studying rivers.  Your teacher has assigned you to write a research paper that further explores rivers. 

Which of the following would be the best research question? 1. What is your favorite river?  2. How are the Nile and Amazon rivers different? 3. Where is the world’s longest river? 4. How many times has the Nile River flooded?  

What is:  2. How are the Nile and Amazon rivers different?
500
Which word in the parentheses correctly completes each sentence. I have a sister (who , which) is training to be an airline pilot. I do not like riding roller coasters (which, that) flip upside down. My brother is the only person on the team (who, which) scored a goal.
What is:  who, that, who?
500
Which sentence has the word in parentheses spelled correctly? 1. Sarah wore a (costum) for the school play. 2. The movie will (continue) playing during recess. 3. The (mannar) of his speaking was formal. 4. I (described) the first time I went to the ocean.
What is:   2. continue?
500
Which word (s) should be capitalized? My abuela lives in mexico and speaks spanish.
What is:  Mexico and Spanish?
500
Abbreviate the following address: 32 Garden Street Carmel, New York

What is:  32 Garden St.

              Carmel, NY

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