TSI Writing

The waters off the coast of Cabo Pulmo, Mexico _(are/is)_ teeming with life.

• are
• is

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Today, more than 200 species of fish _(lives/live)_ in the 18,000-acre marine park

• lives
• live

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Some fish _(move/moves)_ together for protection, hiding behind each other.

• move
• moves

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Swarms-which include thousands of fish, or even millions or billions for species like sardines-also _distract/distracts)_ predators.

• distracts
• distract

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Marine life _(has/have)_ increased fivefold turning Cabo Pulmo into a tourist attraction, making it the most successful marine reserve in the world.

• has
• have

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. Each of the boys brought (his, their) guitar.

• his

• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Both of the countries have improved (its, their) economies

• its

• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

None of the singers (was, were) making their debuts.

• was

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which word gives you the BEST clue for choosing the correct pronoun in the following sentence: Either Jermaine or Hank will let us use (their, his) care to drive to the game.

• Jermaine

• Hank

• or

• game

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

The track team has (their, its) new coach.

• their

• its

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D