An Unusual Animal

Lily wants to make sure she does not repeat information in her report. Which sentence does NOT belong in the introduction?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 6

Lily needs to add a sentence to help her readers move from sentence 6 to sentence 7. Which sentence could BEST be added before sentence 7?

• Lemurs come in all different sizes.

• Lemurs are more intelligent than dogs.

• Like people, lemurs live in families.

• A new lemur species was discovered recently.

Look at sentence 9. The word So is not the best word to connect Lily’s ideas. Which word could BEST replace So and help Lily improve the meaning of this sentence?

• Therefore

• If

• But

• Because

Lily wants to stay on topic about lemurs. Which sentence does NOT belong in this report?

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 8

• Sentence 10

• Sentence 12

Look at sentence 11. The phrase can be good for does not express what Lily was trying to say. Which word could BEST replace can be good for to improve the meaning of this sentence?

• allows

• helps

• develops

• shows

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 13 and 14?

• Lemurs are great tree climbers, jumpers, too.

• Lemurs are great tree climbers and are great jumpers.

• Lemurs are great tree climbers and jumpers.

• Lemurs are great climbers and tree jumpers.