Writing Multiple Choice Practice (8th Grade)

The best source for more information about the characteristics of Lipizzaner horses would probably be a ---

• timeline showing the important dates in the development of Lippizzaners

• book title Lipizzaners: A History in Photographs

• documentary titled The Elegant and Intelligent Lipizzaner

• chart picturing the specialized dance moves performed by Lipizzaners

Answer explanation

You want to choose the answer that would provide the best source of information for your topic. A chart, a book of photographs, and a timeline would not be the BEST sources to use for this purpose.

Research indicates that this beautiful grayish-white breed most likely originated hundreds of years ago in the Andalucia Region of Spain. Which correction should be made to this sentence?

• Change indicates to indicated.

• Add a comma after breed.

• Add a comma after ago.

• Change Region to region.

Answer explanation

Remember the rules of punctuation: proper nouns and other names, the first word at the beginning of a sentence, days, months, holidays (but not seasons), nouns of address, most words in a title, I's when they stand alone, cities, countries, nationalities, and languages, but not regions.

The Spanish​ _ Riding School ​​_ a specialized​ _ training program ​for these talented horses _ was created _ in 1572. Punctuate the sentence correctly. (Where does the comma (s) go?)

• comma after Spanish and School

• comma after School and horses

• comma after specialized and created

• comma after program

• comma after horses

Answer explanation

This is what we call an interrupting phrase. These phrases add additional information to the main clause, which is "The Spanish Riding School was created in 1572." Because the phrase is only providing additional but not necessary information to the main clause, we need to separate it by placing commas around it.

(7) Consequently, American General George S. Patton led a daring rescue. (8) He saved the Lipizzaners. How are these sentences best combined without changing the meaning?

• Consequently, American General George S. Patton led a daring rescue because he saved the Lipizzaners.

• Consequently, American General George S. Patton led a daring rescue and saved the Lipizzaners.

• Consequently, American General George S. Patton led a daring rescue until he saved the Lipizzaners.

• Consequently, American General George S. Patton led a daring rescue but saved the Lipizzaners.

Answer explanation

This options best combines the two sentences together because it does not alter the meaning, whereas the other options did with its use of conjunctions.

Read the sentence

Her cheerful smile and positive attitude help get people to agree with her ideas.

In this sentence, which word should replace get​ ​ (a)   to be most specific?

• persuade
• cause
• bring
• assure
• change

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.

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

In sentence 6, which word would best replace Besides, ?

Besides, ​ (a)   the story does not end there.

• However,
• Therefore,
• Typically,
• Finally,
• Thus,

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

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.

Answer explanation

Remember the difference between plural vs possessive.