Fall Final Exam -- English

Which of the following is the BEST way to combine these two sentences?

Joanna plans on becoming an astronaut someday.

She loves to learn about science and space.

• Joanna plans on becoming an astronaut someday, she loves to learn about science and space.

• Because Joanna loves to learn about science and space, she plans on becoming an astronaut someday.

• Joanna plans on becoming an astronaut someday, yet she loves to learn about science and space.

• Joanna who loves to learn about science and space plans on becoming an astronaut someday.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is the BEST way to combine these two sentences?

Luis and Jay go to all of the home basketball games.

They are huge Mavericks fans.

• If Luis and Jay go to all of the home basketball games, they are huge Mavericks fans.

• Luis and Jay go to all of the home basketball games, they are huge Mavericks fans.

• Luis and Jay, who are huge Mavericks fans, go to all of the home basketball games.

• Luis and Jay go to all of the home basketball games when they are huge Mavericks fans.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Amy has been shooting free throws each day, the championship game is tomorrow.

• Change free throws to Free Throws

• Change the comma to a semicolon

• Change championship to Championship

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

My Mom told me to go to the store and pick up several items: ham, cheese, bread, and a copy of the National Enquirer.

• Change Mom to mom

• change the colon to a semicolon

• Change National to Nashional

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Several teachers computers were replaced during the Christmas break.

• Change teachers to teachers’

• Add a comma after replaced

• Change Christmas to christmas

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Since the final exam is coming up I should finish and study in order to be successful.

• Change final to Final

• Add a comma after up

• Add a comma after finish

• Make no change.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Since this candle smells so delightful; I will buy three more.

• Change delightful to delightfully

• Change the semicolon to a comma

• Change buy to bought

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

For the break from school, I’ll be traveling to Austin Texas’s capital city.

• Change school to School

• Add a comma after Austin

• Change Texas’s to Texas

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

The girls bright smiles were always a welcome sight on a Wednesday.

• Change girls to girls’

• Change were to was

• Change Wednesday to wednesday

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Each of the boys ____________ the basketball twice.

• shoot

• shoots

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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