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Essays & SARs
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Eddy has not used the best choice of words in the following sentence. What change should be made? All the students were turnt up once the music started at the dance. Replace turnt up with - A insane B quiet C excited D destructive
What is excited?
100
What change should be made to this sentence? You must write the whole sentence to earn points. My dad is running late, but his going to be here soon.
What is My dad is running late, but he's going to be here soon.
100
This is the first thing you start with when taking the EOC.
What is Essay #1?
100
When you are finding a similarity between two texts.
What is compare?
100
The first step for writing an expository essay
What is writing a thesis statement?
200
How could Elliot combine the following sentences? Rewrite the combination. Your grammar must be correct to earn points. Small dogs are cute. Baby pandas are cute, too.
What is Small dogs are cute, and baby pandas are cute, too. Small dogs and baby pandas are cute. Or other correct combination.
200
What change should be made to this sentence? You must write the whole sentence to earn points. Texans are known for there big personalities and state pride.
What is Texans are known for their big personalities and state pride.
200
This is when you strike out the wrong answers first.
What is elimination?
200
The opposite of what is expected
What is irony?
200
This sentence clarifies the big idea in your SAR's topic sentence. This can be a good place to add a theme statement to your SAR, too.
What is That is sentence?
300
Marilyn has not used the best choice of words in the following sentence. What change should be made? It is bad when a student gets bullied at school, a place where they are supposed to feel safe. Replace bad with - A disappointing B negative C gruesome D no big deal
What is disappointing?
300
What change should be made to this sentence? You must write the whole sentence to earn points. Karen was less then a mile from home when she realized she forgot her homework.
What is Karen was less than a mile from home when she realized she forgot her homework.
300
How long do you have to complete the test?
What is 5 hours?
300
Simile, metaphor, and personification are all examples of -
What is figurative language? Also, comparison or analogy.
300
What transition category should be used between For Example sentences to indicate a similarity between two different texts?
What is compare?
400
Rewrite the following sentence with the adjective clause in the correct place. Daryl wanted Country Burger for her birthday, which is a local favorite.
What is Daryl wanted Country Burger, which is a local favorite, for her birthday.
400
What change should be made to this sentence? You must write the whole sentence to earn points. The student's lunches are ready to go, packed tightly into boxes like sardines.
What is The students' lunches are ready to go, packed tightly into boxes like sardines.
400
How many short answer questions are there? And how many essays? You must answer both to earn points.
3 SARs and 2 essays
400
Read the simile below. My brother eats like a pig at the dinner table. This simile is meant to emphasize - A the brother's ugly physical appearance B how dirty the brother's stuff is C the brother's disgusting eating habits D the brother's weight problem
What is C the brother's disgusting eating habits
400
This shows your thought process/thoughtfulness and usually goes towards the end of your essay's body paragraph. It can also go at the end of your SAR to add thoughtfulness.
What is an If... sentence?
500
What is the best way to revise this sentence to be less repetitive? Rewrite the sentence. It must be grammatically correct to earn points. Jenny drove to Tom Thumb, Jenny bought a caramel frappuccino, and Jenny drank it.
What is Jenny drove to Tom Thumb, bought a caramel frappuccino, and drank it. Or other correct revision.
500
What is the correct way to rewrite this sentence? You must write the whole sentence to earn points. Jeremy was running late to class, he sped around the corner at lightning speed.
What is Jeremy was running late to class, so he sped around the corner at lightning speed. Jeremy was running late to class; he sped around the corner at lightning speed. Jeremy was running late to class, speeding around the corner at lightning speed. Running late to class, Jeremy sped around the corner at lightning speed.
500
What is the difference between revising and editing?
Revising is improving a weakness and editing is fixing an error. Or other acceptable answer to be decided per teacher.
500
“The water made a sound like kittens lapping.” — The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings The author uses a simile to emphasize that the water is - A nostalgic B gentle C relaxing D annoying
What is B gentle
500
For an expository essay, a strong thesis statement should -
What is reflect your personality, beliefs, or values?