W24 D1

“Boo ___” Robert shouted as he jumped out of the shadows and toward his friend, Esteban.

Select the punctuation mark that is missing from the sentence below to help reinforce the idea that Rob surprised his friend, Esteban.

• .

• -

• ?

• !

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CCSS.L.5.1A

“Do you know what you've done?" David said to his younger sister, Shawna, when he discovered that she had actually let their pet cat go outside.

Why was a question mark used in the sentence below?

• to show he was confused about where the cat went

• to demonstrate that he now feels sad

• to emphasize that the decision to let the cat outside was a bad idea

• to reinforce that he has more than one question

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Carla said to her friend, "Push in the chair."

What effect does placing the period at the end of the following sentence suggest about Carla?

• The period suggests Carla is yelling at a friend.

• The period suggests Carla is politely telling a friend to perform an action.

• The period suggests that Carla is trying to scare a friend.

• The period suggests that Carla is asking a question to a friend

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence is written with punctuation suggesting a pause between a character's thoughts?

• “Oh no!" I said to myself when I realized I forgot to study for the test.

• “What was I supposed to study?" I wondered as Ms. Farnsworth passed out the test.

• “You can do it," I told myself as I nervously turned over the paper.

• I looked at the test and thought "I just might do well after all—or at least I hope so."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The science group could not figure out which test tubes was theirs.

Which of the following would be the MOST precise replacement for the underlined words in the sentence?

• see

• know

• determine

• understand

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The purpose of the library is to provide reference and reading material for both school and pleasure.

Which word would be the MOST precise replacement for the underlined word in this sentence?

• mission

• appeal

• scheme

• building

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D