"Potluck, Anyone?" and "Person I Admire: My Dad"

Using the "Potluck, Anyone?" answers the following question:

Which sentence could BEST be added before sentence 1?

• Potluck dinners are not always very good.

• Preparing a big meal can take a lot of work.

• Many people enjoy sharing meals with friends.

• People have enjoyed potluck meals for centuries.

Using the "Potluck, Anyone?" answers the following question:

Elana wants to add a transition to clarify the connection between sentences 5 and 6. Select the transition that best shows how the ideas in the two sentences are connected.

• Besides

• Similarly

• Later

• To sum up

Using the "Potluck, Anyone?" answers the following question:

Which transitional sentence BEST connects the idea in sentence 6 with the scene described in sentences 7–10?

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• I would usually rather go to a restaurant.

• A potluck dish should feed at least ten people.

• The more people who come, the more food these is.

• Imagine that your uncle decides to host a potluck dinner.

Using the "Potluck, Anyone?" answers the following question:

Sentences 7 and 8 are both simple sentences. Elana wants to combine them as a compound sentence. Write a sentence that correctly combines sentences 7 and 8 as a compound sentence.

Using the "Potluck, Anyone?" answers the following question:

Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 10 to add sentence variety?

• One might invite a friend.

• Another might volunteer to bring drinks.

• Another might bring a stew or casserole.

• Just imagine all the good choices at a potluck!

Using the "Potluck, Anyone?" answers the following question:

Which of the following is a good concluding sentence for this composition?

• Kids can help out in the kitchen, too

• There are usually a lot of leftovers at the end of a potluck.

• A potluck lets guests and hosts enjoy good food and each other's company.

• A community can have fun gatherings where people get to know one another.

Using the "A Person I Admire: My Dad" answers the following question:

What change should be made in sentence 4?

• Change help to helps

• Insert a comma after people

• Change have to had

• Change phisical to physical

Using the "A Person I Admire: My Dad" answers the following question:

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8?

• Change go to gone

• Change powerful to powerfully

• Change rescue to rescuy

• No change needs to be made

Using the "A Person I Admire: My Dad" answers the following question:

What change should be made in sentence 9?

• Change people to peoples

• Insert a comma after hero

• Change very to a lot

• Change modest to moddest

Using the "A Person I Admire: My Dad" answers the following question:

What change should be made in sentence 14?

• Change surprising to surprise

• Change better to best

• Change of to under

• Insert a comma after classmates