reading lesson 91825

Multiple Choice

Which definition best matches the meaning of bark in the paragraph?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Open Ended

Explain the difference between a sentence fragment and a complete sentence.

​Partner Activity

Open Ended

Identify the error:
(run-on | fragment)

Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Open Ended

Identify the error:
(run-on | fragment)

Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 10?

• Oma’s eyes widened.

• Oma's eyes were sleepy.

• Oma’s eyebrows furrowed.

• No change is needed.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 13?

• We had arrived Hamburg two weeks ago, I'd seen the cone-shaped packages in shop windows ever since.

• We had arrived in Hamburg two weeks ago, and I'd seen the cone-shaped packages in shop windows ever since.

• Arrived in Hamburg two weeks ago and I'd seen the cone-shaped packages in shop windows ever since.

• No change needed.

Open Ended

As you read, do you notice any fragments, run-ons, or comma splices?

I notice...

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 27?

• Other kids streamed past their cones showed bright splashes of color against gray cobblestones.

• Streamed past, other kids. Showed bright colors, their cones did.

• Other kids streamed past. Their cones showed bright splashes of color against gray cobblestones.

• No change needs to be made in sentence 27.

Open Ended

Re-write sentence 28 correctly:

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 35?

• Teachers told kids that a tree in the schoolyard grew cones filled with treats, they could only pick them when they were ready to learn."

• Teachers told kids that a tree in the schoolyard grew cones filled with treats and they could only pick them when they were ready to learn."

• Teachers told kids that a tree in the schoolyard grew cones filled with treats. They could only pick them when they were ready to learn."

• The sentence is correct as written.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 40?

• We through the entrance together walked.

• Walked through the entrance we.

• We walked through the entrance together.

• Together walked we through the entrance.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 46?

• A girl named Amara showed us special markers from Tunisia.

• Special markers from Tunisia showed us a girl named Amara.

• Showed us a girl named Amara special markers from Tunisia.

• The sentence is correct as written.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 50?

• My cone was lighter now its contents, were distributed among new folders and pencil cases.

• My cone was lighter now, and its contents were distributed among new folders and pencil cases.

• My cone was lighter now and its contents were distributed among new folders and pencil cases.

• The sentence is correct as written.

Open Ended

Explain why writers should use complete sentences when they write.