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I was hoping you'd be hopping my way.
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1.Which sentence is divided correctly into its subject and predicate? (A) The teachers went to / the zoo yesterday. (B) My brother / enjoys playing games in the park. (C) Jeremy learned many / things at school today. (D) My / cat likes to play with string.
(B) My brother / enjoys playing games in the park.
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Which source would probably be MOST helpful to the writer of an article about the history of the United States? A) an encyclopedia B) a dictionary C) a thesaurus D) an atlas
A) an encyclopedia
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What should be done to the words *******Famous Women in History******* in the following sentence? Tom found information for his report in a book called Famous Women in History. A) put quotation marks around them B) make the letters F, W, and H lowercase C) underline them D) all of the above
C) underline them
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It’s like an amazing african rain forest. Which part should be capitalized? A) an B) amazing C) african D) rain forest
C) african
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The children kept hoping up and down on the bouncy bed. In the sentence, hoping should be spelled A) hopping. B) hooping. C) hoppin. D) Leave as is
A) hopping.
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What is the correct way to divide waterproof into syllables?
wa–ter–proof
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Which source would probably be MOST helpful to the writer of an article about projects to make at home? A) an atlas B) an encyclopedia C) a dictionary D) a how-to book
D) a how-to book
200
What is the correct way to write this sentence? A) They live in Santa Fe. New Mexico. B) They live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. C) They live in Santa Fe New Mexico. D) They live in Santa Fe: New Mexico.
B) They live in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
200
The weekend was during our presidents’ day vacation. What is the correct capitalization of the words from the sentence in the box? A) presidents’ day Vacation B) Presidents’ Day vacation C) Presidents’ day vacation D) Presidents’ Day Vacation
B) Presidents’ Day vacation
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I kept dropping my pencil on the floor. In the sentence, dropping should be spelled A) droping. B) drooping. C) dropingg. D) Leave as is.
D) Leave as is.
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How should the word chambers be divided into syllables?
cham–bers
300
If you want to learn more about different kinds of starfish. You would find MOST of the information in which kind of book? A) in a telephone book under “starfish.” B) in the dictionary under “starfish.” C) under the heading “starfish” in an encyclopedia article. D) under the word “starfish” in a reference book about word choices.
C) under the heading “starfish” in an encyclopedia article.
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Which sentence is written correctly? A) On Independence Day, we’ll be in washington, d.c.! B) On independence day, we’ll be in Washington, D.C.! C) On Independence Day, we’ll be in Washington, D.C.! D) On independence Day, we’ll be in washington, d.c.!
C) On Independence Day, we’ll be in Washington, D.C.!
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The Rose Parade, which is held on new year’s day, is very different from the Great Circus Parade. What is the correct capitalization of the words from the sentence? A) New year’s day B) New Year’s day C) New Year’s Day D) new Year’s Day
C) New Year’s Day
300
I popped the balloon with a pin. In the sentence, popped should be spelled A) poped B) popping C) popalopadingdong D) Leave as is.
C) popalopadingdong JUST KIDDING! D) Leave as is.
400
How should the word elephant be divided into syllables?
el-e-phant
400
Which source would probably have the MOST information about geysers around the world? A) an encyclopedia B) a dictionary C) a thesaurus D) an almanac
A) an encyclopedia
400
Which sentence is written correctly? A) The Civil War began in south Carolina. B) The civil War began in south Carolina. C) The Civil War began in South Carolina. D) The civil war began in south Carolina.
C) The Civil War began in South Carolina.
400
Which of these is NOT a complete sentence? A) Australia is a good place. B) There are great beaches. C) Would also like to see koalas. D) I’d love to see them up close!
C) Would also like to see koalas.
400
We were runing down the stairs very quickly. In the sentence, runing should be spelled A) runinng B) running C) runned D) Leave as is.
B) running
500
What is the correct way to divide carelessly into syllables?
care-less-ly
500
Which encyclopedia volume should you use to find more information about polar bears? A) Volume I Aa–At B) Volume IX Ce–Cu C) Volume XV Ou–Qu D) Volume XVII Sh–Ta
C) Volume XV Ou–Qu
500
What is the correct way to write this sentence? A) mr. Smith won the lottery on Monday, april 1, 2009. B) Mr. smith won the Lottery on Monday, April 1, 2009. C) Mr. Smith won the lottery on Monday, April 1 2009. D) Mr. Smith won the lottery on Monday, April 1, 2009.
D) Mr. Smith won the lottery on Monday, April 1, 2009.
500
Which of these is a complete sentence? A) ran to the store. B) sprinted quickly around the corner. C) The magnificent elephant with giant feet. D) A tiny mouse nibbled on the cheese.
D) A tiny mouse nibbled on the cheese.
500
I pated the child on the head and walked away. In the sentence, pated should be spelled A) patted B) patting C) parted D) Leave as is.
A) patted