Writing Review

Does it sound right? Does it look right?

100

(1) Peyton’s father continued driving around the city. (2) He points out a group of colorful houses known as the Painted Ladies. (3) These beautiful houses were built many years ago and are now famous around the world.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
A Change points out to pointed out
B Insert they are after houses
C Change known to none
D Make no change

What is...
A Change points out to pointed out

200

Life Savers were soon famus around the world.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Change were to are
B Change famus to famous
C Change world to World
D Make no change

What is...
B Change famus to famous

300

A Dalmatian, a large white dog with black spots, would run in front of the fire wagon and bark to worn people to stay out of the road.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Change large to more large
B Insert a comma after wagon
C Change worn to warn
D Make no change

What is...
C Change worn to warn

400

German shepherds often assistance in searches for lost or hurt people.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Change often to offen
B Change assistance to assist
C Insert a comma after lost
D Make no change

What is...
B Change assistance to assist

500

There are also dogs that help by guideing people who cannot see.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Change There to Their
B Change that to they
C Change help to helps
D Change guideing to guiding

What is...
D Change guideing to guiding

Does this sentence belong?

100

(1) In the year’s that followed, Life Savers began to be made in many different flavors. (2) These included wintergreen, cinnamon, and fruit flavors. (3) Gum also comes in different flavors. (4) The candies became more and more popular.

Which sentence does NOT belong in the story?
A Sentence 1
B Sentence 2
C Sentence 3
D Sentence 4

What is...
C (3)

200

(1) Peyton’s family spent a week touring the city of San Francisco. (2) Peyton will never forget the sounds that he heard while he was there. (3) Peyton won’t forget the weather in San Francisco, either.

Which sentence could BEST follow and support sentence 2?
A There was the clanging of the cable cars, the crying of the seagulls, and the bellowing of the foghorns.
B He will always remember the interesting sounds that he heard while he was there.
C In his neighborhood back home, there are loud trucks that pass by his house each morning.
D On a walk down Grant Avenue in Chinatown, his family stopped and ate at a restaurant with delicious food.

What is...
A There was the clanging of the cable cars, the crying of the seagulls, and the bellowing of the foghorns.

300

(1) There are also dogs that help by guiding people who cannot see. (2) Other dogs assist people who cannot walk or use their arms. (3) These dogs are very important to the people who depend on them.

Which sentence could BEST follow and support sentence 3?
A Isn’t it amazing how many kinds of dogs there are?
B They are extremely important to these people.
C We got our dog at the local animal shelter.
D The dogs learn to act as eyes, arms, or legs for their masters.

What is...
D The dogs learn to act as eyes, arms, or legs for their masters.

400

(1) “Worms are great for fishing,” said Katie. (2) “That’s true, Katie, but worms help the soil, too. (3) When worms move through the earth, they make tunnels,” said Mr. Hernández.

Which sentence could BEST follow and support sentence 3?
A “Earth is a very big place with many tunnels.”
B “As they move, they make tunnels in the earth.”
C “It’s fun to make tunnels in the dirt.”
D “The tunnels help air reach the roots of plants.”

What is...
D “The tunnels help air reach the roots of plants.”

500

(1) “You’re right!” Mr. Hernández said. (20) “Spiders help people. (2) They eat locusts and other grasshoppers that can damage crops. (3) They also eat flies and mosquitoes, insects that can carry harmful diseases.” (4) I’ve read that mosquitoes are most active in the summer.

Which sentence does NOT belong?
A Sentence 1
B Sentence 2
C Sentence 3
D Sentence 4

What is...
D Sentence 4

Punctuation and Capitalization

100

In the year’s that followed, Life Savers began to be made in many different flavors.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Change year’s to years
B Change followed to folowed
C Change began to begin
D Make no change

What is...
A Change year’s to years

200

The five-flavor roll, it became the most popular Life Savers package.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Delete the comma and it
B Change became to becomes
C Change most popular to most popularest
D Make no change

What is...
A Delete the comma and it

300

As the family drove around the city for the first time, Peyton noticed how different it was from his hometown of dallas.

What change, if any, is needed in the sentence?
A Change drove to drived
B Change noticed to notices
C Change dallas to Dallas
D Make no change

What is...
C Change dallas to Dallas

400

Im glad we have dogs because they really are “man’s best friend.”

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Change Im to I’m
B Change are to is
C Change friend to freind
D Make no change

What is...
A Change Im to I’m

500

We were surprised when he said “Let’s go, class. We're taking a walk to the park."

What change, if any, should be make in the sentence above?
A Change were to was
B Insert a comma after said
C Change Let’s to Lets
D Make no change

What is...
B Insert a comma after said

Pronouns

100

They are friendly, and they are fun, and they are easy to take care of.

What is the BEST way to revise the two sentences?
A They are friendly, fun, and easy to take care of.
B They are friendly. They are fun. They are easy to take care of.
C They are friendly and fun, they are easy to take care of.
D They are friendly and fun. And easy to take care of.

What is...
A They are friendly, fun, and easy to take care of.

200

Peyton quickly learned why some people like to say, The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Insert they after people
B Change the comma to a period
C Insert quotation marks before The
D Make no change

What is...
C Insert quotation marks before The

300

Dogs are good pets, but it can also be good helpers.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Delete the comma
B Change it to they
C Change helpers to helper’s
D Make no change

What is...
B Change it to they

400

Then Mr. Hernández knelt down he scooped up some dirt.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A Then Mr. Hernández knelt down and scooped up some dirt.
B Then Mr. Hernández, he knelt down and scooped up some dirt.
C Then Mr. Hernández knelt down. And scooped up some dirt.
D No revision is needed.

What is...
A Then Mr. Hernández knelt down and scooped up some dirt.

500

As we walked back to school, my friends and I talked about what we had learned in the park.

What change, if any, is needed in the sentence?
A As we walked back to school. My friends and I talked about what we had learned in the park.
We walked back to school, my friends and I talked about what we had learned in the park.
C We walked back to school. And talked about what we had learned in the park.
D No revision is needed

What is...
D No revision is needed

What is the best way to rewrite...

100

He punched a tiny hole in each mint that was in the middle.

What revision, if any, should be made in the sentence?
A He punched a tiny hole. In the middle of each mint.
B He punched in the middle of each mint a tiny hole.
C He punched a tiny hole, it was in the middle of each mint.
D He punched a tiny hole in the middle of each mint.

What is...
D He punched a tiny hole in the middle of each mint.

200

Customers voted online. Then new flavors were selected.

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
A After customers voted online, new flavors were selected.
B Because customers voted online for new flavors that were selected.
C Customers voted online, new flavors were selected.
D Customers and new flavors voted and were selected online.

What is...
After customers voted online, new flavors were selected.

300

The family rode the cable car up the big hills of San Francisco and down the big hills.

What is the BEST revision to make in this sentence?
A The family rode the cable car up the big hills and down the big hills of San Francisco.
B The family rode the cable car up the big hills of San Francisco. And down the big hills.
C The family rode the cable car up the big hills of San Francisco, it took them down the hills, too.
D The family rode the cable car up and down the big hills of San Francisco.

What is...
D The family rode the cable car up and down the big hills of San Francisco.

400

He could also see a big, big bridge located between the bay and the Pacific Ocean.

What is a more appropriate phrase to use than a big, big?
A a super-big
B an enormous
C a very, very big
D this really wild

What is...
B an enormous

500

Before fire trucks were invented. Fire departments used wagons pulled by horses.

What is the BEST way to rewrite the sentences?
A Before fire trucks were invented, fire departments used wagons, horses pulled the wagons.
B Before fire trucks were invented, fire departments using wagons pulled by horses.
C Before fire trucks were invented, fire departments used wagons. Pulled by horses.
D Before fire trucks were invented,fire departments used wagons pulled by horses.

What is...
D Before fire trucks were invented,fire departments used wagons pulled by horses.