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Question 1 of 30
1. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
What the monkey don’t realizeA, though, was thatB the banana was C just bait to lure him to D the back of his cage.
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Question 2 of 30
2. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
The Boston Red Sox A won the B World Series in 2004 after C 83 years without a titelD.
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Question 3 of 30
3. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
Rosita let A the woman behind her go first B at the checkout counter because she had less C items in her cart than Rosita. D
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Question 4 of 30
4. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
Whenever it A rains a lot outside, BAbuela Maria complains that C her leg ache.D
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Question 5 of 30
5. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
Margaret,Awants to go to B the movies with Ebony,Cwho really wants to see D the new horror movie.
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Question 6 of 30
6. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
Some say the term A “Renaissance man” were inspired B solely by Leonardo Da Vinci,Ca man famous for having a diverse D set of talents and skills.
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Question 7 of 30
7. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
Sammy and Tyrone ran A outside so they could B chase after the C ice cream truck on there D bikes.
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Question 8 of 30
8. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
While the city council and emergency team began preparingA for the hurricane;B the residents began evacuating to the nearest shelter,C following orders from their localD mayor.
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Question 9 of 30
9. Question
Which underlined section of the text below contains an error?
Its A time for the dog to go B outside and C do its D business.
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Question 10 of 30
10. Question
The teacher asked students to write an essay about the periodic table. A student wrote the following sentence in their essay.
The periodic table was A a chart that shows B people all of the periodic elements,Calong with some information about each oneD.
Which underlined section needs to be revised?
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Question 11 of 30
11. Question
The teacher has asked students to write an essay about their summer. A student is having difficulty figuring out what to write about. Which of the following is an effective pre-writing strategy that will help them write their essay?
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Question 12 of 30
12. Question
What is the subject of the sentence below?
The more Jack thought about his guitar, the more he realized how much it had become a part of him.
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Question 13 of 30
13. Question
Which of the following is an adverb from the sentence below?
Yakira blindly grabbed for her green water bottle and knocked it off the table onto the ground.
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Question 14 of 30
14. Question
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
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Question 15 of 30
15. Question
Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a preposition?
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Question 16 of 30
16. Question
Which of the following is a conjunction from the sentence below?
Dinesh, your mom and dad are here to pick you up and take you to the concert!
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Question 17 of 30
17. Question
Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?
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Question 18 of 30
18. Question
What is the predicate in the sentence below?
Samir and his grandmother went to the bank.
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Question 19 of 30
19. Question
Read the sentence below and identify the word that fits best in the blank.
If you don’t clean up this room, ______ not going to be allowed to go to the dance.
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Question 20 of 30
20. Question
What is the subject of the sentence below?
The red bike rolled down the hill to Mario’s house with no one riding on top of it.
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Question 21 of 30
21. Question
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
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Question 22 of 30
22. Question
Which of the following is an adjective from the sentence below?
Jonas threw the red ball to Sophia, who excitedly caught it and threw it back.
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Question 23 of 30
23. Question
The teacher has asked students to write a persuasive paragraph about whether a democracy or a monarchy is a better form of government. Which of the following is the most appropriate sentence to begin the paragraph?
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Question 24 of 30
24. Question
What is the subject of the sentence below?
Just as everyone thought the game was over, the home team scored 10 unanswered points and came back to win the contest.
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Question 25 of 30
25. Question
In the sentence below, the bolded word is functioning as a(n)
After having to fast prior to their blood test, the hungry students ran to the cafeteria to order their lunches and eat as soon as they left the testing center.
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Question 26 of 30
26. Question
Use the scenario below to answer question 26.
The teacher has asked students to read over the paragraphs they just wrote and revise them before handing them in. Here is what one student wrote.
The most important part of the war was D-Day, when allies went to France and fought Germany. This was a very deadly battle, but it helped the allied side fight back and begin to push Germans back to Germany. This was the turning point in the war. America went on to win World War II because of this.The student asks you to help them with revisions. Which of the changes below would improve the clarity of sentence one?
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Question 27 of 30
27. Question
Use the following scenario to answer questions 27–28.
The teacher has asked students to write a letter to their congressman asking for a law to be changed. Here is what one student wrote.
Hey Congressman McCartner,What’s up? I was hoping you could vote to change the gun laws. I think guns are bad and we need more gun control. Please vote for more gun control.
Thanks,
SantosWhat suggestion would you make to the student to make their letter more appropriate for the audience?
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Question 28 of 30
28. Question
The teacher has asked students to write a letter to their congressman asking for a law to be changed. Here is what one student wrote.
Hey Congressman McCartner,What’s up? I was hoping you could vote to change the gun laws. I think guns are bad and we need more gun control. Please vote for more gun control.
Thanks,
SantosThe teacher asks the student to write more in their letter. Which of the following is the best question to ask to help the student draft more of their letter and revise what they have already written?
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Question 29 of 30
29. Question
Use the scenario below to answer questions 29–30.
In her essay, Paula is informing the audience about the Bauhaus State School in Germany and its influences.
(1) One of the most famous art centers evolved between 1919 and 1933 in Germany and it was called Bauhaus. (2) It was famous for bringing in some of the top teachers around the world and focusing on different trades, including metalworking, pottery, sculpting, painting, wood shopping, and more. (3) Some of the most famous teachers from there included Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Anni Albers, and the head of the school, Walter Gropius. (4) The school was thriving for 15 years and was producing some of the world’s greatest artists. (5) The school was shut down when the famous Nazi regime took over in Germany and outlawed it in 1933.Paula is learning when it is appropriate to use a thesaurus to find synonyms for frequently used words. Which word should Paula look up in her thesaurus?
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Question 30 of 30
30. Question
In her essay, Paula is informing the audience about the Bauhaus State School in Germany and its influences.
(1) One of the most famous art centers evolved between 1919 and 1933 in Germany and it was called Bauhaus. (2) It was famous for bringing in some of the top teachers around the world and focusing on different trades, including metalworking, pottery, sculpting, painting, wood shopping, and more. (3) Some of the most famous teachers from there included Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Anni Albers, and the head of the school, Walter Gropius. (4) The school was thriving for 15 years and was producing some of the world’s greatest artists. (5) The school was shut down when the famous Nazi regime took over in Germany and outlawed it in 1933.Paula wants to use a transition that sets up sentence 5. What would be a good transition word or phrase to use?
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