The Visit 2/1-2/4 Writing Practice

The Visit 2/1-2/4 Writing Practice

The Visit

(1) Rosita slid into the bus seat next to Hailey. (2) Her eyes were filled with tears. (3) They were large brown eyes.

(4) "What's the matter?" asked Hailey.

(5) "I can't come to your birthday party on Saturday," Rosita moaned. (6) "My relatives are arriving from Mexico, my mom says I have to be there."

(7) Hailey frowned. "But it won't be a party without you."

Multiple Choice

(5) "I can't come to your birthday party on Saturday," Rosita moaned. (6) "My relatives are arriving from Mexico, my mom says I have to be there."

(7) Hailey frowned. "But it won't be a party without you."

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?

• Delete the comma

• Change my mom to and my mom

• Change have to had

• No change is needed in sentence 6.

The Visit

(8) On Saturday, Rosita helped her mother clean when the house sparkled. (9) There was no sparkle in Rosita's eyes. (10) At two o'clock, a car pulled up in front of her house. (11) Laughing, chattering people spilled out of every door. (12) After hugs and kisses, they turned to the car's trunk.

(13) "We brought a party," explained Auntie Luiz. (14) Out came platters of fruit and jugs of juice. (15) Uncle Mateo pulled out a huge pinata in the shape of a donkey.

Multiple Choice

8) On Saturday, Rosita helped her mother clean when the house sparkled. (9) There was no sparkle in Rosita's eyes.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8?

• Change helped to was helping

• Change when to after

• Change when to until

• Make no change.

The Visit

(16) Rosita had never seen anything most beautiful. (17) She knew there were goodies inside the pinata. (18) Each child would try to break it with a stick and release the prizes.

(19) A few hours later, the doorbell ringed. (20) There stood Hailey. (21) "I brought some cake for you and me," she said. (22) "but it looks like you're having your own party."

(23) "Come in! Come in!" Rosita exclaimed. (24) "We're just about to break the pinata. (25) Since you are the birthday girl, you get the first try."

(26) Hailey smiled, at her friend, and entered.

Multiple Choice

(16) Rosita had never seen anything most beautiful. (17) She knew there were goodies inside the pinata

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 16?

• Change most to more

• Change most to morer

• Change most to so more

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

18) Each child would try to break it with a stick and release the prizes.

(19) A few hours later, the doorbell ringed. (20) There stood Hailey.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 19?

• Change few to some

• Change later to before

• Change ringed to rang

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

(19) A few hours later, the doorbell ringed. (20) There stood Hailey. (21) "I brought some cake for you and me," she said.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 21?

• Change brought to brot

• Change you and me to we

• Change she said to she asked

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

(25) Since you are the birthday girl, you get the first try."

(26) Hailey smiled, at her friend, and entered.

What is the correct way to write sentence 26?

• Hailey, smiled at her friend, and entered.

• Hailey smiling at her friend and enntered.

• Hailey smiled at her friend and entered.

• Sentence 26 is correct in the story.