Grammar 9

Read the passage:

Sasha's teacher asks the students

to write a report about a favorite author. Sasha decides to write about Laurence Yep, a popular Asian-American writer.

Which of these will best help Sasha plan her report?

• A book of stories about Asia

• An encyclopedia entry on Asia

• A magazine article about Asian-American writers

• An almanac listing of Asian-American writers

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Read the passage:

Kent's teacher asks his class to write a persuasive letter to

someone they know. Kent chooses to write to Mr. Johnson

about students needing more recess time.

Which of these would best help Kent write his letter?

• Thinking about what students like to do during recess

• Researching reasons why students should have a longer recess

• Asking his teacher to give the students extra recess

• Making a list of recess equipment that the students need

Read the sentence:

Mom tells me that boys are too competitive, and that I shouldn’t be too hard on myself when I don’t do as good as I want to do on something.

In sentence 25, boys are too competitive should be

written —

• boys're too competitive

• boy's are too competitive

• boys' are too competitive

• as it is

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which of these is the best way to combine these 2 sentences?

In the fairy tale books they say that the prince and princess live happily ever after in the stories.

But that didn’t seem to work out for my parents.

• They say in the fairy tale books that the prince and princess work out happily ever after, but not for my parents.

• In the fairy tale books they say that the prince and princess live happily ever after, but that didn’t seem to work out for my parents.

• It didn't work out for my parents, but in the fairy tale books, they say that the prince and princess live happily ever after, but not for me.

• In the fairy tale books they say that the prince and princess live happily ever after, that didn’t seem to work out for my parents.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

All my cousins are supposed

to be there, it will be good to see them.

All my cousins are supposed to be there, it will be good to see them should be written —

• All my cousins, are supposed to be there, and it will be good to see

  them.

• All my cousins are supposed to be there and it will be good to see

  them.

• All my cousins are supposed to be there, and it will be good to see

  them.

• as it is

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Maria’s teacher asks the students to write a letter. Maria

decides to write a letter to her grandmother. She makes the

following list before she begins writing her letter.

1. Why I am writing.
2. Going to Metro Zoo
3. Siberian tigers
4. Kangaroos

What is the purpose of Maria's list?

• To plan what she will say in her letter

• To find her grandma’s address

• To learn about Siberian tigers

• To decide what Grandma likes to do

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Read the sentence:

Aunt Janet hear storm warnings less than 48 hours before it struck.

Which of the following is the best way to rewrite the sentence?

• Aunt Janet hears storm warnings less than 48 hours before it struck.

• As it is

• Aunt Janet can hear storm warnings less than 48 hours before it

  struck.

• Aunt Janet heard storm warnings less than 48 hours before it struck.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Read the sentence:

She knew she had better prepare immediately, so the first

thing she did was head to

the grocery store for supplies to prepare for the storm.

The vocabulary in the sentence gives the reader a sense of-

• stillness

• calmness

• urgency

• peace

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Read this sentence.

The whole class including the teacher’s pet dog came on the field trip to the park.

In this sentence, whole class including the teacher’s pet dog

came should be written —

• whole class, including, the teacher’s pet, dog came

• whole class, including the teacher’s pet dog, came

• whole class, including, the teacher’s pet dog came

• as it is

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Read the sentence:

Sure I'll go to the store with you since I need to buy pencils

and notebooks for school.

Which correction should be made to this sentence?

• Insert a comma after Sure.

• Change I'll to Ill.

• Change you to your.

• Insert a comma before since

• Change buy to by.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A