VA Writing SOL Mixed Review

Everyone rocked their 8th Grade Writing SOL test, because they studied diligently.

• Everyone rocked their 8th Grade Writing SOL test, because he or she studied.

• Everyone rocked his or her 8th Grade Writing SOL test, because they studied.

• Everyone rocked his or her 8th Grade Writing SOL test, because he or she studied.

• As it is

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

SOL QUESTION CHALLENGE:

What is the most effective revision to make in the following sentence?

When Maggie missed him, she would sit by the shore, and the sound of the waves was what she would listen to.

• Maggie would sit and listen to the sound of the waves when she missed him by the shore.

• Maggie would sit and listen to the sound of the waves when she missed him by the shore.

• Maggie would sit, and she would listen to the sound of the waves by the shore when she missed him.

• When Maggie missed him, she would sit by the shore and listen to the sound of the waves.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

SOL QUESTION CHALLENGE:

What is the most effective way to combine the two sentences below?

Maggie loved to visit with Captain Frank. He was a grizzled old sailor whose creaking joints had forced him to retire from a life at sea.

• Maggie loved to visit with Captain Frank while he was a grizzled old sailor whose creaking joints had forced him to retire from a life at sea.

• Maggie loved to visit with Captain Frank, a grizzled old sailor whose creaking joints had forced him to retire from a life at sea.

• Maggie loved to visit with Captain Frank and a grizzled old sailor whose creaking joints had forced him to retire from a life at sea.

• Maggie loved to visit with Captain Frank, he was a grizzled old sailor whose creaking joints had forced him to retire from a life at sea.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

SOL QUESTION CHALLENGE:

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, buildings on Wall Street and places such as City Hall may have served as smaller theaters, and other locations in downtown New York City also did.

Which is the best way to revise the sentence above for clarity?

• Buildings on Wall Street may have served as smaller theaters in the late 1700s and early 1800s, and also places such as City Hall and other locations in downtown New York City.

• In the late 1700s and early 1800s, buildings on Wall Street, including City Hall and other locations in downtown New York City, may have served as smaller theaters.

• In the late 1700s and early 1800s, buildings on Wall Street may have served as smaller theaters, and also places such as City Hall and other locations in downtown New York City.

• Buildings on Wall Street and other locations in downtown New York City may have served as smaller theaters in the late 1700s and early 1800s, and also places such as City Hall.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

PRONOUN PREP:

Ms. Stanek and Mrs. Schesventer have worked so hard to prepare my classmates and I for success on the SOL test.

In the sentence above, how is to prepare my classmates and I for success correctly written?

• to prepare my classmates and me for success

• to prepare me and my classmates for success

• to prepare my classmates, I for success

• As it is

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

COMMA CRAZY:

The 8th grade teachers including Ms. Stanek and Mrs. Schesventer felt that their students' hard work determination and focus would be rewarded in their SOL test scores.

How would you best rewrite the sentence above?

• The 8th grade teachers, including Ms. Stanek and Mrs. Schesventer, felt that their students' hard work determination and focus would be rewarded in their SOL test scores.

• The 8th grade teachers, including Ms. Stanek and Mrs. Schesventer felt that their students' hard work, determination and focus would be rewarded in their SOL test scores.

• The 8th grade teachers including Ms. Stanek and Mrs. Schesventer felt that their students' hard work determination, and focus, would be rewarded in their SOL test scores.

• The 8th grade teachers, including Ms. Stanek and Mrs. Schesventer, felt that their students' hard work, determination, and focus would be rewarded in their SOL test scores.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

SOL QUESTION CHALLENGE:

Custer was not the only person whose reputation suffered. One of the other people was Major Marcus A. Reno, who was in command of one of three groups that Custer created. Reno's troops were badly beaten, and Reno retreats to the other side of the river.

In the sentence above, how is and Reno retreats correctly written?

• and Reno retreated

• and reno retreated

• and Reno had been retreating

• was retreating

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

SOL QUESTION CHALLENGE:

In 1880 the Mallory family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square Theater.

In this sentence, how is Mallory family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square Theater correctly written?

• Mallory Family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square Theater

• Mallory Family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square theater

• Mallory family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square theater

• As it is

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A