W23 D4

Byron stood in the lunch line, ___________ two friends who were eager to get their meal.

Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence to show that Byron feels crowded in line.

• separated from

• side by side with

• sandwiched between

• a short distance from

Which sentence best conveys the idea that Elizabeth was embarrassed to receive an award for an essay she wrote?

• Elizabeth raced onto the stage and grabbed the award gleefully, holding it above her head.

• Elizabeth sheepishly rose from her seat, her cheeks red as she walked to the stage to receive the award.

• Elizabeth's eyes widened and a huge smile came across her face. "I can't believe I won!" she shouted.

• Elizabeth grumbled as she got out of her seat. "Now all my teachers will expect me write well in their classes."

I gazed at the ___________ field, wondering if there was a way it could be used to grow corn and beans again.

Choose the word that is missing from this sentence to suggest that a piece of farmland can no longer be used to grow crops.

• fertile

• barren

• harvested

• plowed

Which of the words below means “a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world”?

• drama

• alliteration

• characters

• haiku

Which sentence uses the comma correctly?

• Amanda, said “I bought a box of colored pencils.”

• Amanda said, “I, bought a box of colored pencils.”

• Amanda said, “I bought a box of colored pencils.”

• Amanda said, “I bought a box of colored pencils,”

In which TWO sentences are the quotation marks used correctly?

• Leon, “please let me know what time I should pick you up,” Karen said.

• “Suzanne, I am so glad that you were able to come to the party,” Liz said.

• “I was in such a hurry, Carol,” that “I locked my keys in my car!” Jane explained.

• I said to the doctor, “Doctor, I don’t know how you work such long hours!”

• “I need to know if we have any apples in the refrigerator, Dad” said to Alex, “so I can make dessert.”