A Colony on Mars

A Colony on Mars

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8 Qs

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A Colony on Mars

A Colony on Mars

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English

6th - 8th Grade

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Caitlyn Herron

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What change needs to be made in sentence 6?

Change 'Although the idea' to 'The idea'

Insert a comma after 'intriguing'

Change 'something to nothing'

No change needs to be made in sentence 6.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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How should sentence 9 be changed?

Change 'were' to 'was'

Change the comma to a semicolon

Insert a comma after 'people'

Change 'supply’s' to 'supplies'

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 11?

Change 'is' to 'was'

Change 'simply' to 'simpley'

Change 'to far' to 'too far'

No change should be made in this sentence.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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How should sentence 14 be changed?

Change 'researchers' to 'researcher’s'

Change 'institute of technology' to 'Institute of Technology'

Change 'disagree' to 'disagreeing'

Sentence 14 should not be changed.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the correct way to write sentence 16?

Chris Hadfield, a retired Canadian Space Agency astronaut, also says there are problems with our current technology.

Chris Hadfield, a retired Canadian Space Agency astronaut, also saying there are problems with our current technology.

Chris Hadfield is a retired Canadian Space Agency astronaut. Who also says there are problems with our current technology.

Sentence 16 is written correctly in the paper.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What change needs to be made in sentence 21?

Change 'say' to 'said'

Change 'there' to 'they’re'

Delete 'with'

Change 'subsaquent' to 'subsequent'

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What is the correct way to write sentence 23?

Those dollars could be spent on homes for the homeless. And on food for the hungry and research to find cures for diseases.

Those dollars could be spent on homes for the homeless and food for the hungry. Also for research to find cures for diseases.

Those dollars could be spent on homes for the homeless they could also be spent on food for the hungry and research to find cures for diseases.

The sentence is written correctly in the paper.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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How should sentence 24 be changed?

Change 'we take care' to 'you take care'

Change 'our own planet' to 'our on planet'

Change the period to a question mark

Sentence 24 should not be changed.