Exact Language

Exact Language

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Exact Language

Exact Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best concluding sentence for a paragraph with this topic sentence: 
Choosing a car can be tricky unless you follow these guidelines.
Choosing a car is a lot like choosing a horse.
It depends on the features that you feel are most important.
Following these guidelines can lead you to a satisfying purchase.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best concluding sentence for a paragraph with this topic sentence: 
Education is the best thing you can do to advance your career.
Careers are built on experience, skill and education.
Education is necessary for professionals but not for laborers.
English is a skill you can learn to advance your career.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the best concluding sentence for a paragraph with this topic sentence: 
When my family comes to visit, the backyard is transformed into a park with picnic tables, barbecue and, of course, the volleyball net.
Some say it's the family circus in our backyard, but I link to think of it as our family picnic in our own little park.
The relatives come from twenty different states to meet for two or three days, once a year.
We play volleyball, rain or shine, and barbecue everything-steak, fish, vegetables, even slices of bread.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the BEST way to write this sentence:

There is a desire on the part of many of us to maintain a spring break for the purpose of getting away from the demands of our school work.
Many of us want to maintain spring break to get away from our studies.
There is a desire from many of us to maintain spring break due to the fact that we want to get away from the demands of our studies.
Because we want to get away from the demands of our school work, many of us desire to maintain a spring break.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the MOST PRECISE way to write this sentence:
After a long period of time, my dog gave birth to a lot of puppies.
After what seemed like forever, my dog gave birth to tons of puppies.
After ten hours, my dog gave birth to eight brown and white puppies.
My dog gave birth to so man puppies after quite a few hours.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the MOST PRECISE way to write this sentence:
After a long period of time, my dog gave birth to a lot of puppies.
After what seemed like forever, my dog gave birth to tons of puppies.
After ten hours, my dog gave birth to eight brown and white puppies.
My dog gave birth to so man puppies after quite a few hours.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How can you write this sentence MOST VIVIDLY?

The waves came into the shore.
All day long, the blue waves crashed into the sand.
The waves came into the shore with a great whooshing sound.
The waves crashed and danced along the shore, moving up and down in a graceful and gentle rhythm like they were dancing.

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