Obesity in the United States

A student is writing an opinion paper for her teacher about obesity in the United States. Read the draft of the paper and answer the question that follows. Feeling full? Over the last twenty years the amount of food being served has increased dramatically. Fast food restaurants want to super-size everything from your sandwich, to your fries, and even your drink. These big portions are a contributing factor to obesity in the United States. Which more exact word best replaces the underlined word "big"?

• small

• tiny

• fabulous

• immense

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

A student is writing a report for social studies about Abraham Lincoln. Read the draft of the report and answer the question that follows. Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809. Abe worked hard to overcome many problems. His life was not easy. His family was very poor, and his mother died when he was a young child. His father moved the family from home to home but finally settled on a farm in Illinois. His father needed his help on the farm, so Abe was unable to attend school. He loved learning and taught himself to read. Which more exact word best replaces the underlined word 'problems'?

• disappointments

• hardships

• tasks

• things

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A student is writing a narrative for his teacher about an ice hockey game. Read the draft paragraph of the narrative. For each underlined pair of words, click on the word that is the most exact. "Goal!” the announcer yelled into his microphone. Everyone in the hockey stadium stood up and screamed. My dad jumped up so quickly that he dropped our huge bucket of popcorn right onto the floor! I watched with amazement as people gave each other hugs and high-fives. "Dad,” I asked, "why is everyone making such a fuss over that goal?” "Hunter, how can you be serious?” Dad said/demanded. "That goal means that our team has a chance to win this game and go to the play-off game! This is huge!” I shrugged my shoulders, feeling a bit confused/unclear, wondering why it was so important to go to a play-off game. Choose the most exact word from each underlined pair.

• said or demanded

• confused or unclear

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

Which of the following is a more descriptive way to say what the writer means by the underlined word "put"?

• A. got

• B. had

• C. piled

• D. set

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

A student is writing a formal letter for her principal about a class field trip to the state fair. The student wants to make sure that she has used the right words to make her meaning clear. Identify two words that should be changed to make the letter more appropriate for formal writing.

• cool

• stuff

When the day of the actual weather report arrived, our town was under a special weather watch for an unusually early snowfall of up to eight inches. There wasn’t even a single snowflake falling as my dad and I drove to the station, but when we arrived, the newsroom was buzzing with energy/success.

• energy

• success

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

“Liam,” Mr. Anders, the weather reporter, asked, “are you ready for this? The biggest headline of the day today IS the weather!” He pointed to a wall full of computer screens and exclaimed, “Just look at that radar! It looks like we’re about to get over half a foot of snow! And it’s not even November yet!” Mr. Anders’s face lit up with the brightest smile, and there was no hiding his concern/excitement.

• concern

• excitement

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Kyle is writing an opinion paper for his teacher about the school's spending decisions. In the draft paragraph provided, choose two pairs of more exact words or phrases that Kyle could use in place of each of the underlined words.

• supplies/every child

• items/all of the students

• decorations/every family

• designs/all of the leaders

• furniture/all of the schools

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Michele is writing an article for the school newsletter about the new principal. Read this draft paragraph from the article and complete the task that follows. Choose two more exact phrases that Michele could use in place of the underlined words.

• the training and the background skills

• the curiosity and the concern

• the experience and the knowledge

• the time and the money

• the kindness and the happiness

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Choose two more descriptive ways to say what the writer means in the underlined words.

• simmered/glow

• thawed/ask

• softened/look

• bubbled/beam

• stayed/yawn

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5