Virginia English SOL

What is the tone of a passage?

• Main Idea of a passage

• Attitude of the author in a passage

• The details in a passage

How is this sentence correctly written? My mom told me that February 13, 2003 was the day that she met my dad.

• , February 13, 2003

• February, 13 2003

• February 13, 2003,

• As it is

In this sentence, how is your correctly written? At the end of the day, all the students have to do is listen to the teacher, participate in activities, and write in your reading log.

• our

• their

• his

• As it is

Will this affect my grade in the class?

Is the word "affect" used correctly or incorrectly in this sentence?

• Used Correctly

• Used incorrectly, replace with effect

How are these two sentences best combined?

• Even though gourds can be used in many different ways, people have used gourds for thousands of years.

• For thousands of years people have used gourds in many different ways.

• Using them in many different ways, for thousands of years, people have used gourds.

• The gourds, which people have used for thousands of years, can be used in many different ways.

The tree was the perfect size to ______ the weight of the strong wind.

• bear

• bare

• bar

How is this sentence correctly written?

• On the following day, Mom baked, and I mixed the ingredients together.

• On the following day, Mom baked and I mixed the ingredients, together.

• On the following day, Mom baked and I mixed the ingredients together.

• On the following day Mom baked, and I mixed the ingredients together.

How is this sentence correctly written?

• to him, her, and I

• to he, she, and I

• to he, she, and me

• as it is

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Bluestone Middle School a school in Skipwith,Virginia was first known as West End Middle School.

• Bluestone Middle School, a school in Skipwith Virginia was first known as West End Middle School.

• Bluestone Middle School, a school in Skipwith, Virginia, was first known as West End Middle School.

• As It Is

What does the word elaborate mean?

• To provide more detail

• To make the sentence longer

• To remove extra details from the sentence

• To make the sentence shorter