English 8 Review 2

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

Besides, the story does not end there.

• However,

• Therefore,

• Finally,

• Thus,

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

Nayla ... well at the competition yesterday, but unfortunately she ... it

• Sing ; win

• Sang ; won

• Sings ; did not won

• Sang ; did not win

The teacher was sick yesterday.

The negative pattern of the sentence is ...

• The teacher was not sick yesterday

• The teacher does not sick yesterday

• The teacher did not sick yesterday

• The teacher is not sick yesterday

... some glasses on the self this morning

• It was

• This was

• There are

• There were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A