Language Review Day 3

Read the paragraph from a student's story.

I awoke early this morning so that I could take the time to be extra careful in packing my backpack. This was the first time my family was going camping. Yesterday, my sister told me the campsite was three hours away from home. I wanted to be certain that I did not leave anything important behind. After I finished packing, I grabbed my sleeping bag and pillow and headed down to the kitchen for breakfast. I heard my parents and sister moving around upstairs as I poured myself a bowl of cereal.

Which sentence should be added to help introduce the narrator of the story?

• I called up to my sister, "Tasha, what do you want to eat for breakfast? I'll start to make it for you."

• I was so eager to go camping that I felt like days had passed before my family finally came downstairs to join me for breakfast.

• My mom called down to me, "Mike, since you're already in the kitchen, could you please press the start button on the coffee machine?"

• While my family was finishing their own packing, I went into the garage and began to put some of our camping gear into the van.

Which sentence shows correct use of a prepositional phrase?

• I dropped the ball, and it rolled in the creek.

• The rain came down of the sky like a waterfall.

• Paula pulled the rock out of the water and dried it.

• The young parrot left its cage and flew out from the house.

Read the story that a student is writing.

(1) Yesterday, two zookeepers visited my school to give a presentation. (2) They told us facts about many kinds of animals. (3) Then one of the zookeepers brought out a surprise from behind a curtain. (4) It was a real-life version of our school mascot - an eagle. (5) I couldn't believe it. (6) By the end of the presentation, I had a new interest in eagles.

Which sentence should end with an exclamation point to help show the narrator's excitement?

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

• sentence 5

• sentence 6