7th Grade CBA #3 Test Corrections

Jenny wants to use a more effective word than "mashed," in the sentence. Which word should replace "mashed" in this sentence?

When writing letters on the cake, the baker carefully mashed the frosting through a tube.

• squeezed

• put

Danielle wants to use a more DESCRIPTIVE word than "walking" in the sentence. Which word should replace "walking" in this sentence?

• strolling

• going

"We were there by 9:00, but the ship leave the port before we arrived."

What change is needed in this sentence?

• Change "leave" to "had left"

• Change Leave" to "will leave"

Read sentence below.

By the time we get to Phoenix, we will travel 200 miles.

What change needs to be made in the sentence?

• Change "we will travel" to "we will have traveled"

• Change "we will travel" to "we have travel"

Read the sentence below.

Wendy hopes that tomorrow's newspaper ad attract many new customers to the store.

What change needs to be made in the sentence?

• Change "attract" to "attracted"

• Change "attract" to "will attract"

What is the correct way to write the sentence?

• I need to get the following things from the grocery store, milk, eggs, lettuce, celery, and bread.

• I need to get the following things from the grocery store: milk, eggs, lettuce, celery, and bread.

What is the correct way to write the sentence?

• After the war, ended the prisoners went back, to their home countries.

• After the war ended, the prisoners went back to their home countries.

Read the sentence.

Because the weather forecaster predicted rain we decided to cancel our trip to the beach.

What chance should be made to the sentence?

• Add a comma after "rain"

• Add a semicolon ( ; ) after "rain"

Read the sentence below.

Approximmately thirty-seven million people live in the state of California. What is the correct way to spell the underlined word?

• approximatly

• approximately

Read the sentence below:

I hope you ________________ at whatever you do.

Which is the correct way to spell the word that fills the blank?

• suceed

• succeed