The Missing Backpack Quiz

What change should be made in sentence 1?

• Change "rushed" to "rush"

• Change "after school" to "After school,"

• Change "throwed" to "threw"

• No change needed

What is the best way to rewrite sentence 2?

• She threw her backpack onto the bed. Then, she sat down with a sigh.

• Throwing her backpack onto the bed, Lena sits down with a sigh.

• She threw her backpack onto the bed, sat down with a sigh.

• She was throwing her backpack onto the bed before sitting down with a sigh.

What is the best way to combine sentences 4 and 5?

• She had a lot of homework to do, but first, she wanted to grab a snack before starting.

• She had a lot of homework to do, she wanted to grab a snack first.

• She had a lot of homework, first, she wanted a snack.

• She had a lot of homework to do, but first, she grabbed a snack.

What change should be made in sentence 6?

• Change "She looked around, confused." to "She looked around confusedly."

• Change "Her backpack was gone!" to "Her backpack is gone!"

• Change Where is my backpack?" to "Where is my backpack?"

• No change needed

What change should be made in sentence 9?

• Change "shrugged" to "shrug"

• Change "she" to "he"

• Change "but he just shrugged" to "and he just shrugged"

• No change needed

What is the best way to revise sentence 11?

• Lena’s mother walked into the room smiling.

• Lena’s mother walked into the room and smiled.

• Walking into the room, Lena’s mother smiled.

• No change needed

What change should be made in sentence 13?

• Change "She was glad her backpack was found" to "She was glad to find her backpack"

• Change "promised to put it in a better place" to "promised putting it in a better place"

• Change "She was glad her backpack was found, and she promised" to "She was glad her backpack was found; she promised"

• No change needed

What is the best way to rewrite the sentence: She looked under her bed. Then she checked her closet. Finally, she searched the kitchen.

• “She checked under her bed, in her closet, and even in the kitchen.”

• She checked under her bed, she checked in her closet, and she also checked the kitchen.

• She checked everywhere, from under her bed to the closet and even the kitchen.

• She checked under her bed and in her closet, even in the kitchen.

What word is unnecessary in the sentence: "Lena sighed with relief and laughed."

• sighed

• with

• relief

• laughed

What transition word would best be added to the beginning of sentence 10 to show sequence?

• However,

• Later,

• Because,

• Suddenly,