Eligible Content Practice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Claudia and Tina are on her way to the science fair.

• Claudia and Tina are on she way to the science fair.

• Claudia and Tina are on theirs way to the science fair.

• Claudia and Tina are on their way to the science fair.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

It was a close game. The other team had scored in the first half, and we were losing at halftime. But with a few minutes before the end of the game, our striker scored a goal, which left the score at 1-1.

To be more precise, which word best replaces the underlined word in the sentence.

• turned

• made

• evened

• changed

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

(1) My family first met Leo, our sweet little dog, on an ordinary day last fall. (2) It was a crisp October morning, and the gentle breeze was refreshing. (3) My brother and I walked up to the gate of the dog park and let ourselves i. (4) A dog came toward us.

Which revision of sentence 4 best uses details to describe what is happening.

• A nice puppy of average size happily walked toward us.

• A friendly puppy that we had not see before hurried toward us.

• A plump little puppy with thick gray fur wagged its tail as it trotted toward us.

• A wonderful little puppy with a lot of fur seemed very excited as it ran toward us.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• The small town, of Hailey, sits deep in a valley.

• We will, of course, be referring to people by their titles.

• It is (certainly reasonable) to expect guests to arrive on time.

• I quickly opened (my unbrella) just as it started raining.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Read the paragraph.

(1) When I visited my aunt in Kansas, she told me that we were going to hear an orchestra play a concert. (2) I imagined us listening quietly to music in a grand building in a city, so I was surprised when my aunt drove along country roads to a pasture far from the city. (3) The “concert hall” was a large white tent in the middle of the pasture. (4) The talented musicians played beautiful music as we felt the warm breezes against our faces and the cool grass underneath our blanket spread on the ground. (5) My favorite part was when a herd of cattle in a nearby field wandered up to the fence and sang along in gentle moos. (6) It wasn’t a rock concert, but it was an experience that rocked my world. Which revision best emphasizes tone in the paragraph?

• Add quotation marks around the phrase my aunt in sentence 2.

• Replace the period with an exclamation mark in sentence 3.

• Add quotation marks around the phrase herd of cattle in sentence 5.

• Replace the period with an exclamation mark in sentence 6.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the paragraph. (1) Nick, Jasmyn, Dale, and the younger cousins, gathered along the sidewalk in front of the apartment. (2) Near the sidewalk sat a bucket of light blue, pink, green, and yellow chalk. (3) Nick and Jasmyn felt that they were getting too old for “Chalk Walk Saturdays,” but they still enjoyed the yearly tradition. (4) Besides, helping the eager and energetic younger cousins with their drawings was great fun. (5) Watching as they made important decisions about chalk colors, looked for inspiration about what to draw, and wrinkled their brows in concentration brought delight to the older cousins.

Which revision corrects the punctuation error in the paragraph?

• Remove the comma after cousins in sentence 1.

• Add a comma after yellow in sentence 2

• Add a comma after eager in sentence 4.

• . Remove the comma after colors in sentence 5.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Read the sentence.

My cousin the one who lives in Japan just sent me a text message.

Choose the correct way to set off the underlined part of the sentence.

• My cousin, the one who lives in Japan just sent me a text message.

• My cousing the one (who lives in Japan) just sent me a text message.

• My cousin the one who lives in Japan - just sent me a text message.

• My cousin - the one who lives in Japan - just sent me a text message.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Read the sentence.

Parts of the barrier island are closed to t he public in order to protect the habitats of the endangered speces that live there.

Which underlined word in the sentence is spelled incorrectly?

• barrier

• speces

• habitat

• endangered

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• They bought clippers, rakes, and shovels to clean up the playground.

• They brought clippers, rakes and shovels, to clean up the playground.

• They brought clippers rakes and shovels, to clean up, the playground.

• They brought, clippers rakes and shovesl to clean up the playground.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Read the sentence.

When my team won the World Series, it was so _____________!

Which word creates the strongest effect?

• interesting

• good

• exciting

• neat

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4