SC Ready Writing Review 2

All the wires to my video game got entangled. It took me two hours to untangle them. 

What does the word "untangle" mean in the sentence above?

• becoming tangled

• to get tangled

• not tangled

• to quickly tangle

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Between which set of guide words would you find the word flood in the glossary?

After Jasmine told her class about the mouse with two tails, she had to answer a flood of questions from her classmates.

• eerie—fluid

• flange—flogged

• flour—fluke

• flow—flower

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

A Monster on the Couch

Ana and her little brother Lucas sat on the living room floor, working on their homework.

“This is uncomfortable,” Lucas complained as he rubbed his back in pain. He stood up and went to sit on the couch. Suddenly, he screamed and jumped up like a frog.

“What’s wrong?” Ana asked.

“There is a bug on the couch!” Lucas cried. “A big, ugly bug.”

“Is it a spider?” she asked, standing up to take a closer look.

“No,” Lucas whimpered. “It has a tail.”

Ana walked to the couch and bent over the spot where Lucas had been. She saw something there that looked like a bug. It was brown and seemed to have its legs curled up against its body. She saw what looked like a tail, too. She took the eraser end of her pencil and poked the creature. When it didn’t move, she poked it again, a little harder this time.

“Is it alive?” Lucas asked in a trembling voice.

“No,” Ana said, smiling. “I think you may have overreacted.”

Slowly, Lucas stepped closer to his sister. There, on the couch, was a brown piece of string that had gotten caught in the cushion.

Lucas and Ana laughed.

The Latin prefix over- means “too much or above.” What does overreacted most likely mean, as it is used in the paragraph?

• Did not react

• Reacted with too much emotion

• Stopped reacting

• Reacted again

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

A student is writing a report about clouds. Read the information from the source.

Clouds are large collections of tiny water droplets or ice crystals. These droplets are so light that they float in the air. Heat from the sun causes the water in oceans, lakes, and rivers to evaporate, or become a gas. As the gas cools, it rises, and the water droplets begin to stick together. Millions of these tiny water droplets create the clouds we see in the sky.

Which subheading would best describe the information from this source?

• How Clouds Form

• Types of Clouds

• How Clouds Move

• Using Clouds to Predict Weather

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Anna and Paul both brought _________ hamsters to class for pet day.

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?

• her

• his

• their

• they

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Read the sentence from a report by Joanie.

My family took a trip to our nation's capital where we visited the White House, The Lincoln memorial, and the Smithsonian Museum.

Which underlined word should be capitalized?

• family

• nation's

• capital

• memorial

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Where should the comma be placed in this sentence?

My brother is attending college in Beloit Wisconsin.

• My brother is attending college, in Beloit Wisconsin.

• My brother, is attending college in Beloit Wisconsin.

• My brother is attending college in Beloit, Wisconsin.

• My, brother, is attending college in Beloit Wisconsin.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence supports the idea that growing your own food is better for the environment.

• Growing food at home can lower your cost of living.

• Freshly grown food has more nutrients than processed foods.

• Food grown at home cost much less than food that is purchased from a grocery store.

• Home grown food does not have to be shipped in trucks, saving gas and reducing pollution.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

In Japan, school lunchtime is fun. In elementary and middle school, children put on white coats and caps at lunch. They set up lunch. Then, they serve food to their friends. All the children eat together in the cafeteria. They also clean up the school cafeteria. Every child gets the same food. The idea is to teach children to eat what they are served. Parents pay around $3.00 a month for a child's lunch. Some also have the free lunch option. In high school, students can buy lunch or bring their own lunch.

Which BEST summarizes the passage?

• In Japan, school children set up lunch, serve it to their friends, eat together, and clean up. School lunch costs very little or is free.

• In Japan, school lunch costs around $3.00 a month. In high school, students buy lunch or bring their own lunch to school.

• In Japanese schools, kids put on white coats and caps at lunch. This is to feel like they are working in an actual cafeteria.

• Japanese school lunches are different from the American ones. In Japan, every student eats the same food at elementary and middle school level.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the sentences.

(1) I never realized that butterflies actually start out at caterpillars. (2) A butterfly is born as a caterpillar , and then it builds a protective covering called a cocoon. (3) After growing wings, it can come out of the cocoon. (4) Now it is a beautiful butterfly.

Which sentence has an error?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3