#1_Multiple Choice (Grammar/Mechanics)

#1_Multiple Choice (Grammar/Mechanics)

SOL Multiple Choice Questions

Writing SOL: Multiple Choice Component

• Carefully read each question and answer choice.

• Rule out any obvious incorrect choices.

• Logically think about each question and answer before you submit.

Disclaimer!

You will be graded on correct answer percentages.

It does not matter who answers first or has the most points.

How well do you understand how to Plan, Compose, and Revise in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes?

The next set of questions will test your knowledge and mastery level.

Multiple Choice

Casey decides to use a hospital as the setting for her story. Which of the following would be most helpful for her to use in describing the setting?

• magazine article about health

• A list of the hospitals in her city

• A book giving the history of a particular hospital

• A visit to a hospital

How to answer this type of question?

Casey decides to use a hospital as the setting for her story. Which of the following would be most helpful for her to use in describing the setting?

NOTE: 1) Know the meaning of the term 'setting' when used in context for a story. [SETTING is a description of the environment to include a place, time, location, and date.], 2) Of each answer choice, which would be MOST HELPFUL in describing the setting.

A magazine article about health

A list of the hospitals in her city

A book giving the history of a particular hospital

A visit to a hospital

Multiple Choice

This story map will help Casey to —

• draw on past experiences for her story

• think of an original idea for her story

• keep the events she wants to use in her story in order

• use good grammar in her story

How to answer this type of question?

This story map will help Casey to ---

NOTE: Know the purpose of PreWriting, Brainstorming, and a STORY MAP. Does it seem that Casey is in the beginning, middle, or end of her PreWriting? Then, think about the next stage of the WRITING PROCESS, Rough Draft, and how close is Casey to moving to this stage.

F) draw on past experiences for her story

G) think of an original idea for her story

H) keep the events she wants to use in her story in order

J) use good grammar in her story

Multiple Choice

How can Casey best combine sentences 2 and 3 into one sentence without changing their meaning?

• She did not like hospitals, hospitals were always so cold, and everything in them was so white.

• She did not like hospitals because they were always so cold, and everything in them was so white.

• She did not like hospitals, and they were always so cold, and everything in them was so white.

• She did not like hospitals hospitals were always so cold, everything in them was so white.

How to answer this type of question?

How can Casey best combine sentences 2 and 3 into one sentence without changing their meaning?  (2) She did not like them. (3) Hospitals were always so cold, and everything in them was so white.

NOTE: 1) Which one 'sounds right', 2) Look for sentence types... simple, compound, complex, 3) Does any answer choice seem repetitive? 4) Do you see a run-on sentence or a fragment?

A) She did not like hospitals, hospitals were always so cold, and everything in them was so white.

B) She did not like hospitals because they were always so cold, and everything in them was so white.

C) She did not like hospitals, and they were always so cold, and everything in them was so white.

D) She did not like hospitals hospitals were always so cold, everything in them was so white.

Multiple Choice

How can Casey best rewrite sentence 6?

• The hospital bed, up to her chin in blankets, held her grandmother, looking small and frail.

• Up to her chin in blankets and looking small and frail, her grandmother lay in the hospital bed.

• Looking small and frail up to her chin, her grandmother in the hospital bed in blankets.

• Up to her chin in blankets, the hospital bed, looking small and frail, lay her grandmother.

How to answer this type of question? How can Casey best rewrite sentence 6?

6) Up to her chin in blankets, the hospital bed held her grandmother, looking small and frail. 

NOTE: 1) Which one 'sounds right'?, 2) Ask yourself, what is going on or taking place in this sentence? and 3) It appears that they are describing the grandmother and telling the reader where she is located.

F) The hospital bed, up to her chin in blankets, held her grandmother, looking small and frail.

G) Up to her chin in blankets and looking small and frail, her grandmother lay in the hospital bed.

H) Looking small and frail up to her chin, her grandmother in the hospital bed in blankets.

J) Up to her chin in blankets, the hospital bed, looking small and frail, lay her grandmother.

Multiple Choice

How can Casey best rewrite sentence 10 to make a complete sentence?

• Jennifer fearful that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch.

• Fearful that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch, she felt.

• Fearing that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch.

• She feared that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch.

How to answer this type of question? How can Casey best rewrite sentence 10 to make a complete sentence? (10) Fearful that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch. 

NOTE: 1) Which one 'sounds right'?, 2) You must read each answer choice slowly to get a sense if anything is missing.

A) Jennifer fearful that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch. (Jennifer was fearful...)

B) Fearful that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch, she felt. (Fragment) (She felt what? This answer choice doesn't say.)

C) Fearing that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch. (Fragment) (Is something else going to/suppose to happen.)

D) She feared that she might hurt her grandmother or pull out a tube that she wasn’t supposed to touch.She

Edit for the correct use of Language, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling.

The next set of questions will test your knowledge and mastery level.

Multiple Choice

In sentence 21, how is they correctly written?

• them

• it

• those

• As it is

How to answer this type of question? In sentence 21, how is they correctly written? 

(21) She asked about the medical instruments, and the nurse explained how they were used. 

NOTE: 1) Which one 'sounds right'?, 2) Replace the word 'they' using each answer choice. Only one is the BEST choice!

F) them

G) it

H) those

J) As it is

Multiple Choice

In sentence 23, how is real correctly written?

• A really

• B more real

• C most real

• D As it is

How to answer this type of question? In sentence 23, how is real correctly written?

(23) The nurse was real attentive toward her grandmother. 

NOTE: 1) Which one 'sounds right'?, 2) Know the rule...

1) Real is an adjective meaning genuine or essential. It can only describe nouns. (Ex. a real diamond or ghosts are not real)

2) Really is an adverb of emphasis or degree, used in informal speech to mean very or truly. (Ex. really sorry or really lazy)

A) really

B) more real

C) most real

D) As it is

Multiple Choice

In sentence 24, how is makes correctly written?

• F made

• G make

• H making

• J As it is

How to answer this type of question? In sentence 24, how is makes correctly written?  

(24) She fluffed her pillows and makes sure she was resting comfortably. 

NOTE: 1) Which one 'sounds right'?, 2) This question is checking for VERB TENSE (past, present, or future tense), 3) Use other clues in the current sentence as well neighboring sentences if you are not sure.

F) made

G) make

H) making

J) As it is

Multiple Choice

In sentence 27, how is nurse? correctly written?

• nurse?”

• nurse.

• nurse,

• As it is

How to answer this type of question? In sentence 27, how is nurse? correctly written? 

(27) She asked, “Do you enjoy being a nurse?

NOTE: 1) This question is checking for correct quotation use. 2) Look for: a) clue words 'asked', b) punctuation '?', and c) open/closing quotation marks (" ")

A) nurse?”

B) nurse.

C) nurse,

D) As it is

Multiple Choice

In sentence 31, how is Nursing School correctly written?

• Nursing school

• nursing School

• nursing school

• As it is

How to answer this type of question? In sentence 31, how is Nursing School correctly written?

 (31) She was filled with excitement as she imagined herself attending Nursing School and learning to care for sick people. 

NOTE: 1) This question is checking for noun usage. 2) Common Nouns are any general person, place, or thing, 3) Proper Nouns are specific People, Places, and Things

F Nursing school

G nursing School

H nursing school

J As it is

Multiple Choice

In sentence 33, how is was as a matter of fact correctly written?

• was, as a matter of fact,

• was as a matter of fact,

• was as a matter, of fact,

• As it is

Commas and Sentence Elements

If you remove the clause, phrase, or word, does the sentence still make sense?

Does the clause, phrase, or word interrupt the flow of words in the original sentence?

If you move the element to a different position in the sentence, does the sentence still make sense?

If you answer "yes" to one or more of these questions, then the element in question is nonessential and should be set off with commas. Here are some example sentences with nonessential elements:

Clause: That Tuesday, which happens to be my birthday, is the only day when I am available to meet.

Phrase: This restaurant has an exciting atmosphere. The food, on the other hand, is rather bland.

Word: I appreciate your hard work. In this case, however, you seem to have over-exerted yourself.

How to answer this type of question? In sentence 33, how is was as a matter of fact correctly written?

 (33) She was as a matter of fact starting to like the smell and the white walls of Grady Memorial Hospital. 

NOTE: 1) This question is checking for noun usage. 2) Common Nouns are any general person, place, or thing, 3) Proper Nouns are specific People, Places, and Things

A) was, as a matter of fact,

B) was as a matter of fact,

C) was as a matter, of fact,

D) As it is

Grading Scale: How well do you understand these components Plan, Compose, and Revise?

• 100% [Missed 0]

• 91% [Missed 1]

• 82% [Missed 2]

• 73% [Missed 3]

• 64% [Missed 4]

• 55% [Missed 5]