Writing TAG Assessment

Which topic sentence would be the best to begin paragraph 2?

• A hippo likes to be in a group.
• A hippo's body is built for being in the water.
• A hippo is the third largest mammal.
• A hippo's baby is called a calf.

Where would be the best place to add this sentence ? "A hippo is in danger from hunters."

• After sentence 15
• After sentence 16
• After sentence 19
• After sentence 20

What is the correct way to combine sentences 5 & 6?

• It leaves the water in the evening to find grass to eat, yet it can eat all night long.
• It leaves the water in the evening to find grass to eat, but it can eat all night long.
• It leaves the water in the evening to find grass to eat, or it can eat all night long.
• It leaves the water in the evening to find grass to eat, and it can eat all night long.

What is the correct way to edit sentence 13?

• A hippo is mostly peaceful, but it can be aggressive if they feel threatened.
• A hippo is mostly peaceful, but they can be aggressive if it feels threatened.
• A hippo is mostly peaceful, but it can be aggressive if it feels threatened.
• A hippo is mostly peaceful, but they can be aggressive if they feel threatened.

Which is the correct way to edit sentence 15?

• It is faster than a human.
• It is fastest than a human.
• It is more faster than a human.
• It is most faster than a human.

Read the paragraph below. Which phrase best fills in the blank? In art class, David made a pot out of clay. His art teacher told him the clay would have to dry overnight before he could paint it. _________, he began painting his pot using shiny glazes.

• As soon as
• At first
• Last week
• The next day

A student is writing a narrative. Read the student's sentences. (1) Last weekend, my grandparents took me to see a play. (2) When we entered the theater, I looked around at the crowd of people in dressy clothes. (3) An usher helped us find our seats. (4) We sat down just before the lights dimmed. (5) My cousin used to be an actor in a theater group. (6) Finally, the performance began. The student is revising her writing. She knows that one of her sentences does not develop the topic in this paragraph. Which sentence should she remove?

• Sentence 2
• Sentence 3
• Sentence 4
• Sentence 5

Read the paragraph from a draft of a narrative. (1) Fatima decided to use her allowance to buy a piece of candy. (2) She put her coins into her pocket and walked to the candy store down the street. (3) Instead of her coins, her fingers felt a small hole at the bottom of her pocket. (4) When she arrived, she reached her hand inside her pocket. Which change correctly organizes the paragraph?

• moving sentence 2 before sentence 1
• moving sentence 3 before sentence 2
• moving sentence 3 before sentence 1
• moving sentence 4 before sentence 3

Read the introductory paragraph for a narrative. A tree swing hangs from the old oak tree by the barn. I watch my uncle walk towards me wearing a straw hat and work boots. He calls out to me, "Hurry up, Caleb, you're going to miss dinner!" I look out one more time over the pasture before turning to run inside. Which is a necessary detail to add to the introduction?

• I have two older brothers named Luke and Benjamin
• My uncle's farm is my favorite place in the world.
• A barn is a place where farmers keep their animals.
• We usually have both meat and vegetables for dinner.

A student is writing a research report about sidewalks. He writes an opinion in his report. Read the paragraph from the students report. Communities with sidewalks are better than those without. Sidewalks help people be more active. People can get regular exercise by walking around the community on sidewalks. Also, sidewalks help to bring communities together. The student has gathered information from multiple sources. Choose the information that best supports the student's opinion.

• It costs money for communities to build and repair sidewalks
• People can talk to neighbors as they walk on community sidewalks.
• Instead of sidewalks, communities could put in bike lanes to help people be active.
• Some communities have sidewalks, and some communities do not.