Exit Ticket - Benchmark Review

What is the best way to revise this sentence? As I watched friends find dates for homecoming, I was initially a little discouraged, it looked as though my first homecoming dance would be missing a key character.

• As I watched friends find dates for homecoming, I was initially a little discouraged. Because it looked as though my first homecoming dance would be missing a key character.
• As I watched friends find dates for homecoming. I was initially a little discouraged because it looked as though my first homecoming dance would be missing a key character.
• As I watched friends find dates for homecoming, I was initially a little discouraged. It looked as though my first homecoming dance would be missing a key character.
• Make no change. This sentence is perfect.

What is the BEST way to write sentence 10? (10) One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle and called a bubble ring it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

• One kind of an air bubble is shaped like a circle and called a bubble ring. Happening to be the perfect sea toy.
• One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle, and called a bubble ring. Then it happens to be the perfect sea toy.
• One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle, called a bubble ring it happens to be the perfect sea toy.
• One kind of air bubble is shaped like a circle. It is called a bubble ring, and it happens to be the perfect sea toy.

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences? The creepy monster growled loudly. He took one step towards me. He stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, and stared at me with his beady red eyes.
• The creepy monster growled loudly and took one step towards me and stared at me with his beady red eyes.
• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, stared at me with his beady red eyes.
• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, or stared at me with his beady red eyes.

Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and try to find better ways of predicting them.

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and to try to find better ways of predicting them.
• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and tried to find better ways of predicting them.
• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and trying to find better ways of predicting them.
• The sentence is correct

What is the correct way to write sentences 15 and 16?

• Sarah was asked to come to the casting call and began preparing for her role by reading out loud and she acted out her role.
• Sarah was asked to come to the casting call and began preparing for her role by: reading her role aloud and acted out her scene.
• Sarah was asked to come to the casting call and began preparing for her role; both by reading and acting her role for all to see.
• Sarah was asked to come to the casting call and began preparing for her role by reading her role aloud and acting out her scene.

What is the correct way to combine sentences 20 and 21?

• Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s; in fact, it is my favorite television show of all time.
• Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s, in fact, it is my favorite show of all time during the 1960s.
• Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s: in fact, it is my favorite show of all time.
• Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s. In fact, it is my favorite show of all time.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Because the class was so noisy today, we didn’t, worst of all, get to have any guidance, help, or free time.
• We didn’t get to have any guidance, help or free time. Worst of all, because the class was so noisy today.
• Worst of all, the class was so noisy today, we didn’t get to have any guidance, help, or free time.
• Worst of all, we didn’t get to have any guidance, help, or free time because the class was so noisy today.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Most of the students were daydreaming, unsurprisingly, about which the teacher was droning on and on about clauses, conjunctions, and phrases.
• While the teacher was, unsurprisingly, droning on and on about clauses, conjunctions, and phrases, most of the students were daydreaming.
• Unsurprisingly, while the teacher was droning on and on about clauses, conjunctions, and phrases, most of the students were daydreaming.
• The teacher was droning on and on about clauses, conjunctions, and phrases, while most of the students were daydreaming, unsurprisingly.