(E) TACHS - Language Section #2

Which of the following words has a spelling error?

nervous

pioneer

evening

churchs

• nervous

• pioneer

• evening

• churchs

• No mistakes

Which of the following words has a spelling error?

effort

gatherng

quarrel

orbit

• effort

• gatherng

• quarrel

• orbit

• No mistakes

Which of the following phrases has a capitalization error?

A. The Golden Gate Bridge was

B. the longest suspension Bridge

C. in the world for 27 years.

• Choice A

• Choice B

• Choice C

• No mistakes.

Which of the following phrases has a capitalization error?

J. After consulting with his counselor,

K. Carlos decided to register for

L. cooking, geography, french, and P.E.

• Choice J

• Choice K

• Choice L

• No mistakes.

Which of the following phrases has a punctuation error?

A. While we were eating:

B. a raccoon came into our

C. backyard and startled Brian.

• Choice A

• Choice B

• Choice C

• No mistakes.

Which of the following phrases has a punctuation error?

J. Constellations can be defined

K. as patterns of stars named

L. for a people animals, or objects.

• Choice J

• Choice K

• Choice L

• No mistakes.

Which sentence is written the best?

• I need to pick a book for my book report, which is due in two weeks.

• My book report is due in two weeks, I need to pick a book.

• Due in two weeks, I need to pick a book for my book report.

• Due in two weeks, a book needs to be picked for my report.

Which sentence is written the best?

• Amelia Earhart saw her first plane at a state fair, she was ten.

• At age ten, at a state fair was when Amelia Earhart saw her first plane.

• At age ten, Amelia Earhart saw her first plane at a state fair.

• At a state fair was when Amelia Earhart saw her first plane at age ten.

¹Brandon’s class was going to learn a dance in celebration of Cinco de Mayo and will perform the dance in front of the entire school. ²Parents were planning to bring traditional Mexican food for a party to be held in the classroom. ³After the first practice, Brandon found the dance very difficult. ⁴So the teacher worked with Brandon, showing him how to move his feet quickly in a pattern. ⁵Brandon’s feet kept getting tangled up with each other, and at the same time, he had to keep a large sombrero on his head. ⁶After much practice, Brandon remembered the pattern and his feet did, too. ⁷He looked forward to the performance.

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In Sentence 1, which word is the wrong tense?

• learn

• perform

• was

• will

¹Brandon’s class was going to learn a dance in celebration of Cinco de Mayo and will perform the dance in front of the entire school. ²Parents were planning to bring traditional Mexican food for a party to be held in the classroom. ³After the first practice, Brandon found the dance very difficult. ⁴So the teacher worked with Brandon, showing him how to move his feet quickly in a pattern. ⁵Brandon’s feet kept getting tangled up with each other, and at the same time, he had to keep a large sombrero on his head. ⁶After much practice, Brandon remembered the pattern and his feet did, too. ⁷He looked forward to the performance.

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Which change should be made in Sentence 4?

• Change so to however

• Change him to her

• Change quickly to quick

• No change