Revision Practice Quiz The Garden

Before answering the revision questions, identify the main idea of the text:

• The speaker, who was disappointed to be asked to garden, learns the importance of gardening.

• The speaker, who doesn't like to get dirty, is disgusted by the garden and its workers.

• The speaker, who hates gardening because he's allergic to vegetables, complains a lot.

• The speaker, who finds he likes dirt, realizes that gardens aren't gross after all.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Ryan wants to replace "bad" in sentence 1 with a more descriptive word. Which word BEST describes his luck?

• A Rotten

• B Sympathetic

• C Unusual

• D Shocking

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ryan wants to add variety to his sentence beginnings. Which is the BEST way

to combine sentences 2 and 3?

• My work will be at the Beachtown Community Garden for the next two weeks.

• For the next two weeks, I will be working at the Beachtown Community Garden.

• The Beachtown Community Garden is where I’ll be working for the next two weeks.

• I will be working for the next two weeks; it will be at the Beachtown Community Garden.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Ryan wants his audience to understand why he was unhappy about his assignment. Which is the BEST sentence for Ryan to add after sentence 8 to make this clear?

• Work is boring.

• I hate getting dirty.

• Community service is a waste of time.

• My teacher always gives me the worst jobs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Ryan wants to make the sequence of events in his narrative clearer. Which transitional phrase at the beginning of sentence 11 would be the BEST choice?

• After I pass the path,

• Once I see the pond,

• When I get to the garden,

• Before I walk through the park,

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Ryan is concerned that a sentence in his fifth paragraph (sentences 21–25) does not add anything to his narrative. Which sentence should Ryan delete from the paragraph?

• Sentence 20

• Sentence 21

• Sentence 22

• Sentence 23

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Ryan wants to add information to help readers understand the reason for his changed attitude. Which sentence BEST works after sentence 27 to make his narrative clearer?

• My mom could wash off the dirt for me.

• Many people go to food banks to get food.

• I think about the people in my community who are hungry.

• Many other neighboring towns have community gardens.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

Explain the purpose of Ryan's personal narrative. (In other words, what is he trying to achieve with his story? How does he want his story to affect the reader?)