Writing Skills Mixed Review

Jill's English teacher asks the class to write a short story about an important life event. Which will help Jill narrow her topic?

• Brainstorming several important life events

• Reading famous stories about important life events

• Choosing one specific important life event

• Asking friends to describe their important life events

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Which of the following will best help Jill organize events in her story?

• Writing the story from 3rd person omniscient point of view

• Coming up with a creative title for the story

• Making an outline of key events and details

• Creating a great hook

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

"My brother take Spanish classes online, and he spends an hour studying every evening."

Which correction should be made to the above sentence?

• change take to takes

• make Spanish lowercase

• delete the comma before and

• as it is

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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

"Malala fights for girls' rights to learn."

To make this sentence clearer, William should replace learn with -

• books

• an education

• school

• teachers

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

"Malala was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan."

How is the underlined portion of this sentence correctly written?

• July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan.

• July 12 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan

• July, 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan

• As it is

Which transition is a synonym for therefore?

• Likewise

• However

• Consequently

• Additionally

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai, was the owner of a school in Pakistan."

How is the underlined portion of the sentence correctly written?

• father Ziauddin, Yousafzai,

• father, Ziauddin Yousafzai

• father, Ziauddin Yousafzai,

• as it is

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

"Malala has delivered several speeches including one in front of the United Nations and one at Harvard."

How is the underlined portion of the sentence correctly written?

• several speeches, including

• several speeches, including,

• several speeches including,

• as it is

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

In a speech to the UN, Malala said, "Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage was born."

How is the underlined portion correctly written?

• Weakness fear and hopelessness died.

• Weakness, fear, and, hopelessness died.

• Weakness, fear, and hopelessness died.

• As it is

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

The best source for more information about Marie Curie's early career would probably be -

• book entitled Famous French Scientists

• film about influential female scientists

• biography entitled The Life and Career of Marie Curie

• book of photographs of Marie Curie

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9