Grammar and Conventions (Practice)

Read the sentence.

My mother used to ask me what I would want to do in charge of running the world.

Which clause correctly completes the sentence?

• if I was

• if I had been

• if I were

• if I have been

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

A student is writing a report on how screen time affects teenagers.

Which source would provide the MOST relevant and credible information for the report?

• a teenager’s blog titled How I Survived a Week without Screens

• a newspaper interview titled “Local Parents See Benefits of Screen Time for Teens”

• a self-help book for teenagers titled Doing More and Watching Less: How to Control Your Screen Time

• an academic article from a university researcher titled “An Analysis of Screen Use and Teenage Health”

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Read the sentence.

After the swim meet, cheeseburgers were eaten by many hungry kids from the swim team.

What is the BEST way to rewrite the sentence in the active voice?

• After many hungry kids on the swim team finished the swim meet, they ate cheeseburgers

• After the swim meet, many cheeseburgers were eaten by a swim team of hungry kids.

• After the swim meet, many hungry kids from the swim team ate cheeseburgers.

• After cheeseburgers were eaten by many hungry kids, the swim team finished the swim meet.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Read paragraph 1 from “GM Food Saves Lives.”

Genetically modified (GM) food was introduced to the citizens of the United States in 1994. Since then, the use of genetics on produce and animals has become so widespread that each person in the United States is most likely eating GM food daily. A primary reason for its popularity is how beneficial it is to people and businesses.

Which word in paragraph 1 BEST helps the reader understand the meaning of widespread?

• introduced

• citizens

• primary

• popularity