3.11C Add/Delete/Change
Read this sentence from a student’s draft about a class pet: "The hamster ran on its wheel for a long time."
The writer wants to add a word to describe how the hamster ran to make the sentence more interesting. Which word should be added before ran?
A) slowly
B) brown
C) quickly
D) little
C) quickly
Read the sentence.
The two playful puppies runs across the green grass.
What change should be made to this sentence?
A. Change playful to playfully
B. Change runs to run
C. Change grass to grasses
D. No change is needed.
B. Change runs to run
Read the sentence below. The hiker felt parched after walking for three hours under the hot sun without any water.
In this sentence, the word parched means —
A. Very tired
B. Extremely thirsty
C. Lost and confused
D. Excited to finish
B. Extremely thirsty
Which word correctly completes the sentence below? I can ________ the sound of the ocean waves from my bedroom window.
A. here
B. hear
C. hair
D. heir
B. hear
Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
A. We are going to visit the Grand canyon during spring break.
B. My family celebrates thanksgiving every november in dallas.
C. Next Monday, our class will celebrate Valentine's Day.
D. The capital of Texas is austin.
C. Next Monday, our class will celebrate Valentine's Day.
Read these sentences from a story about a rainy day: (1) Sam put on his yellow raincoat. (2) He put on his boots. (3) He put on his hat. (4) Sam put on his yellow raincoat to stay dry.
Sentence 4 repeats information already found in the paragraph. What is the best way to revise this draft?
A) Change the word "dry" to "warm."
B) Delete sentence 4.
C) Move sentence 4 to the beginning.
D) Add the word "And" to the start of sentence 4.
B) Delete sentence 4.
Read the sentence.
My brother and I is going to the park after school.
What is the correct way to write this sentence?
A. My brother and I am going to the park after school.
B. My brother and I goes to the park after school.
C. My brother and I are going to the park after school.
D. My brother and I was going to the park after school.
C. My brother and I are going to the park after school.
Read the sentence below. The baseball player had to bat twice during the first inning.
Which sentence uses the word bat in the same way as the sentence above?
A. The fruit bat flew out of the dark cave at night.
B. I need a new bat because mine has a crack in the wood.
C. She didn't even bat an eye when the loud noise happened.
D. It is my turn to bat after the catcher finishes his turn.
D. It is my turn to bat after the catcher finishes his turn.
Read the sentence. The family went to the store to buy ________ groceries for the week. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
A. they're
B. there
C. their
D. thier
C. their
Read the sentence below. The school nurse told principal garcia that the students were healthy.
What is the correct way to write the bolded words?
A. Principal Garcia
B. principal Garcia
C. Principal garcia
D. No change is needed.
A. Principal Garcia
What is the best way to combine these two sentences? The sun was very hot. The ice cream began to melt.
A) The sun was very hot, and the ice cream began to melt.
B) The sun was very hot the ice cream began to melt.
C) Because the sun was very hot, the ice cream began to melt.
D) The sun was hot, but the ice cream began to melt.
C) Because the sun was very hot, the ice cream began to melt.
Read the sentence.
Yesterday, Sarah walk all the way to the library to find a book.
What change, if any, should be made?
A. Change walk to walked
B. Change walk to walking
C. Change library to Library
D. No change should be made.
A. Change walk to walked
Read the sentence from a story. The giant was so enormous that his head touched the clouds, making the tiny trees look like grass.
Which word is an antonym for enormous?
A. Huge
B. Massive
C. Miniature
D. Scary
C. Miniature
Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly?
A. The wind blue the leaves across the yard.
B. My favorite color is blew.
C. I blew out the candles on my birthday cake.
D. The sky turned a dark shade of blew.
C. I blew out the candles on my birthday cake.
Which of the following contains a capitalization error?
A. The Mississippi River is very long.
B. I live on Oak street near the park.
C. We went to the San Diego Zoo last summer.
D. Mexico is a country south of the United States.
B. I live on Oak street near the park.
Read the following sentences: (1) Next, she poured the cereal into the bowl. (2) First, Maya got a spoon from the drawer. (3) Finally, she added the cold milk.
Which is the best way to rearrange these sentences so they make sense?
A) 3, 2, 1
B) 2, 1, 3
C) 1, 3, 2
D) 2, 3, 1
B) 2, 1, 3
Read the sentence.
The farmer watched the three goose swim in the pond.
What change should be made to correctly show more than one?
A. Change goose to gooses
B. Change goose to geese
C. Change farmer to Farmer
D. Change pond to Ponds
B. Change goose to geese
Read the sentence below. The teacher was furious when she saw the messy classroom.
Which word could the author use to replace furious?
A. Angry
B. Happy
C. Calm
D. Helpful
A. Angry
Which pair of homophones correctly completes this sentence? It is _______ late to go to the park _______.
A. to / two
B. too / two
C. two / to
D. too / too
D. too / too
Which sentence uses commas correctly to separate items in a list?
A. I need to buy milk, eggs, bread and cheese.
B. I need to buy, milk eggs bread, and cheese.
C. I need to buy milk eggs, bread, and cheese.
D. I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese.
D. I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese.
Read this sentence: "The big elephant walked across the grass."
The writer wants to replace the word walked with a more precise word to show that the elephant moved heavily.
Which word is the best choice?
A) skipped B) ran C) stomped D) went
C) stomped
Read the sentence.
Next week, our class visits the local fire station.
What is the correct way to write this sentence to show it will happen in the future?
A. Next week, our class visited the local fire station.
B. Next week, our class will visit the local fire station.
C. Next week, our class visiting the local fire station.
D. Next week, our class visit the local fire station.
B. Next week, our class will visit the local fire station.
Read the sentence below. After the long rainstorm, the sun finally came out, and it was a piece of cake to finish the soccer game.
The author uses the idiom a piece of cake to show that finishing the game was —
A. Delicious to eat
B. Very easy to do
C. Hard to understand
D. Taking a long time
B. Very easy to do
Which word correctly completes the sentence? The teacher asked the class to ________ their essays to check for mistakes.
A. preread
B. reread
C. unread
D. misread
B. reread
What is the correct way to write the words do not as a contraction?
A. don't
B. dont'
C. do'nt
D. dont
A. don't