English 8 Writing SOL

Count Your Steps

Cora writes a letter to encourage participation in the Count-Your-Steps walking program at her school. Her letter will appear in the school's monthly newsletter, Star Rocket News and Notes.

Which key words should Cora use for an internet search about walking programs for middle school students?

• students, middle school, exercise

• walking, middle school, students

• exercise, middle school, programs

• walking, programs, middle school

Beginning February 16, 2014 our school will join the Count-Your-Steps walking program.

In this sentence, how is February 16, 2014 our school correctly written?

• February 16, 2014, our school

• February 16, 2014 our school

• February 16, 2014, our school,

• As it is

Which word would best replace Besides, in the following sentence?

Besides, the story does not end there.

• However,

• Therefore,

• Finally,

• Thus,

Now a team of Count-Your-Steps organizers made up of representatives from the middle schools, has established the program's goal: to increase awareness of the benefits of walking.

In this sentence, how is organizers made up of representatives from the middle schools, has established correctly written?

• organizers, made up of representatives from the middle schools has established

• organizers, made up of representatives from the middle schools, has established

• organizers made up of representatives, from the middle schools, has established

• As it is

The program's clear guideline's make participation painless and enjoyable for everyone.

Which correction should be made to this sentence?

• Change guideline's to guidelines.

• Change make to makes.

• Change and to but.

• Change for to by.

All participants need to do each day is wear the pedometer, walk as much as possible, and then record the number of steps in your logs.

In this sentence, how is your correctly written?

• its

• our

• their

• As it is

Remember that the other middle-schools in the district are doing the Count-Your-Steps thing too, and you know they will try to show us how it is done.

How can Cora best revise this sentence for appropriate tone?

• Remember that the other kids from all the area schools are going this challenge too, and we want to take more steps than all of those guys.

• Keep in mid that the middle from our district are competing, so, think about how they will try to outdo us.

• Do not forget that everybody from the other middle schools are doing this deal too, and they are really going to try to put us to shame.

• Remember the other middle schools are signed up for this program too, and each one will try to take more steps than our school.

Amanda looked in many places for her keys, but, she never found them.

In this sentence, how is keys, but, she correctly written?

• keys but she

• keys but, she

• keys, but she

• As it is

Melvin gave the free concert tickets to him, her, and me.

In the sentence, how is to him, her, and me correctly written?

• to him, her, and I

• to he, she, and I

• to he, she, and me

• As it is

The Tree House

Eli's teacher asks the students to write about a time they had to work hard to accomplish something. Eli decides to write about building a tree house.

Which website would be most helpful for learning how to build a tree house?

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