Writing Review

Christie is writing an opinion essay about whether girls should be allowed to play on the school football team. It is her opinion that girls should be allowed to play on the school football team. Which sentence uses Christie's original words and accurately gives credit to the supporting source?

• In fact, "700 girls are playing high school football in the U.S." (Women's Sports Foundation, 2016)

• Girls are already playing football "and they are not just kickers," says the Women's Sport's Foundation.

• According to the Women's Sports Foundation, over 700 girls are currently active players on U.S. high school football teams.

• The Women's Sports Foundation states, "By the way, more than 700 girls are playing high school football in the U.S. and they are not just kickers."

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

I felt tired, and part of me figured I needed to go to sleep. ________, I had an obligation to stay awake.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate transition word or phrase.

• Still

• In addition

• First of all

• Increasingly

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Anna and Paul both brought _________ hamsters to class for pet day.

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?

• her

• his

• their

• they

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

You have decided to write about your family camping trip to Nantahala National Forest. You want to share the many activities you enjoyed on this vacation.

Which MOST CLEARLY organizes your story to allow you to share details about the many activities you enjoyed?

• I will start with the moment we arrived and went on a discovery hike. Then I will write about our fishing fun and horse riding. My descriptions of camping in tents will be interesting, but I will save the best part for last, because on the day we left, we went water rafting.

• I will start with the reasons we decided to go to Nantahala National Forest. I will tell about our other choices and explain how much my brother wanted to go fishing. This is why we ended up going to Nantahala. Then I will write about setting up the tent because that really took a long time.

• I will start with the funny story about getting ready for our trip. Then I will describe the places we stopped to get gas. Because it was a long car ride, I will tell about the games we played and the movies we watched on the way. I will end my story with the list of souvenirs we bought at the gift shop.

• I will start by telling about last summer's vacation because it was so miserable. This will help show how different this vacation was and how much fun we had at Nantahala National Forest. Then I will describe each member of my family because they all came on the trip with me. I will explain why Harvey, our dog, had to stay home. We were sure we would not have fun if he stayed in a tent with us.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Where should the comma be placed in this sentence?

My brother is attending college in Beloit Wisconsin.

• My brother is attending college, in Beloit Wisconsin.

• My brother, is attending college in Beloit Wisconsin.

• My brother is attending college in Beloit, Wisconsin.

• My, brother, is attending college in Beloit Wisconsin.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Emily was so excited about her schedule for her junior year: math, physical science, health, and english.

Which underlined word in this sentence needs to be capitalized?

• math

• health

• english

• physical science

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Between which set of guide words would you find the word flood in the glossary?

After Jasmine told her class about the mouse with two tails, she had to answer a flood of questions from her classmates.

• eerie—fluid

• flange—flogged

• flour—fluke

• flow—flower

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the superlative form of the word furious?

• furiouser

• furiousest

• more furious

• most furious

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CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Which sentence supports the idea that growing your own food is better for the environment.

• Growing food at home can lower your cost of living.

• Freshly grown food has more nutrients than processed foods.

• Food grown at home cost much less than food that is purchased from a grocery store.

• Home grown food does not have to be shipped in trucks, saving gas and reducing pollution.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

Allen could feel the sweat pouring off his body as he glanced at the clock. The noise in the gym was deafening and it felt as if he was dribbling in slow motion. But he knew he had to make the shot. At the buzzer, he jumped up and released the ball from his fingertips, and the crowd held its breath as they watched it spin around and around the rim. Finally the ball dropped through the net and the Stallion fans cheered wildly. Which provides the BEST conclusion to this narrative paragraph?

• He had won the game for his team.

• The opposing team was disappointed.

• The next game would be even tougher.

• Basketball is Allen's favorite sport.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6