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Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.
Extreme Weather
Capitalization
100

Fix this sentence:

Simon needs bread milk and butter at the grocery store.

Correct:

Simon needs bread, milk, and butter at the grocery store.

(Listing more than two items) 

100

Mom was frustrated because my sister and I seem to   BLANK    all the time. We never agree on anything.

  1. effect
  2. repair
  3. argue
  4. construct
  5. passage

Argue

100

BLANK are columns of air that spin violently.

A. Hurricanes

B. Tornados

C. Wildfire

D. Snowstorm

Tornados

100

Fix this sentence:

The next president may be from a different region than president mujica.

Correct:

The next president may be from a different region than President Mujica.

(Position, Respect)

200

Fix this sentence:

Cleo is a good singer but she’s an even better dancer.

Correct:

Cleo is a good singer, but she’s an even better dancer.

(Joining two independent clauses)

200

Sheep jump and bump their knees. The table tips. Teacups smash. Tea drips. Dishes crash. Dishes break. What a   BLANK !

  1. help
  2. mess
  3. wish
  4. smell

Mess

200

Blank is a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.

A. Tornado

B. Drought

C. Wildfire

D. Snowstorm

Wildfire

200

Fix this sentence:

this year, easter fell on the first sunday in april.

Correct:

This year, Easter fell on the first Sunday in April.

(Month, Holiday, and day of the week)

300

Fix this sentence:

We were out of milk so I went to the store.

Correct:

We were out of milk, so I went to the store.


(Joining to independent clauses) 

300

The game was                 at the end of the first quarter

  1. tide
  2. tyed
  3. tied
  4. tried

Tied

300

Blank is a long period of very dry weather with little or no rain.

A. Hurricane

B. Tornado

C. Snowstorm

D. Drought 

Drought

300

Fix this sentence:

My uncle hates when I call him uncle joe because it makes him feel old.

Correct:

My uncle hates when I call him Uncle Joe because it makes him feel old.

(Family title)

400

Fix this sentence:

Julie loves ice cream books and kittens.

Correct:

Julie loves ice cream, books, and kittens.

OR

Julie loves ice cream, books and kittens.

(Listing more than two items)

400

Disneyworld is a     BLANK   place to visit.

  1. grate
  2. great
  3. gret
  4. greit

Great

400

Blank is a large wave that can cause horrible damage and flooding.

A. Hurricane

B. Snowstorm

C. Drought

D. Tsunami

Tsunami

400

Fix this sentence:

Have you seen mrs. cook around the neighborhood lately?

Correct:

Have you seen Mrs. Cook around the neighborhood lately?

500

Fix this sentence:

My wife whom I love dearly is a brilliant physicist.

Correct:

My wife, whom I love dearly, is a brilliant physicist.

(Nonrestrictive clauses are usually introduced by which or who and should be set off by commas.) 

500

The teacher asked me to    BLANK   puppies to kittens, and write a paper showing how they are the same and how they are different.

  1. valuable
  2. disappointed
  3. compare
  4. recognize
  5. additional

Compare

500

A BLANK is a storm system rotating around an area of low pressure, which produces strong winds and heavy rain.

It can have categories from 1 through 5.

A. Snowstorm

B. Hurricane

C. Tsunami

D. Drought

Hurricane

500

Fix this sentence:

Do you think they’re prepared to go up against a team of spaniards?

Correct:

Do you think they’re prepared to go up against a team of Spaniards?

(nationality)