Add and Remove Sentences for Clarity

Thomas needs to add a sentence to the end of the second paragraph (sentences 5-9) to bring the paragraph to a more effective closing. Which of the following should be added after sentence 9 to help close this paragraph?

• The basin is very different from anything I had seen before.

• We knew it was wrong to leave trash in the basin.

• The basin was a place that deserved to be saved.

• I wanted to explore the basin the first time I saw it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The meaning of sentence 16 is unclear. What change should Thomas make to improve the clarity of this sentence?

• Change all of them to our neighbors

• Change organize to plan

• Change get rid of to cancel

• Change the trash to it

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Thomas has included an extraneous sentence in the fifth paragraph (sentences 20-24). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?

• Sentence 20

• Sentence 21

• Sentence 22

• Sentence 23

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Thomas would like to provide a better transition between the fifth paragraph (sentences 20-24) and the sixth paragraph (sentences 25-30). Which of the following should replace sentence 25 to achieve this goal?

• One day my brother and I hiked down the cliffs into the basin to explore the stream.

• Then my brother and I hurried to visit the stream to see the flowing water.

• After a while my brother and I decided to go hiking, and we traveled to the stream.

• In the meantime my brother and I thought it would be fun to explore the stream.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the most effective way to revise sentence 32?

• In late spring the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.

• In late spring the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs, and it is music.

• In late spring the sides of the cliffs echo with the musical echoes of tiny tree frogs.

• In late spring the sides of the cliffs echo music, and it is the music of tiny tree frogs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is the best way to revise sentence 36?

• I saved it, looking after it, and I love it.

• I saved it, to look after it, and love it.

• I saved it, looking after it, and to love it.

• I saved it, I look after it, and I love it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5