4/28/25-5/2/25 Warm Up Quiz

After the swim meet, cheeseburgers were eaten by many hungry kids from the swim team . 

What is the BEST way to rewrite the sentence in the active voice?

• A . After many hungry kids on the swim team finished the swim meet, they ate cheeseburgers . 

  
  

• B . After the swim meet, many cheeseburgers were eaten by a swim team of hungry kids .

• C . After the swim meet, many hungry kids from the swim team ate cheeseburgers . 

  
  

• D . After cheeseburgers were eaten by many hungry kids, the swim team finished the swim meet.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

A student is writing a report on how screen time affects teenagers . Which source would provide the MOST relevant and credible information for the report? 

• A . a teenager’s blog titled How I Survived a Week without Screens

• B . a newspaper interview titled “Local Parents See Benefits of Screen Time for Teens”

• C . a self-help book for teenagers titled Doing More and Watching Less: How to Control Your Screen Time

• D . an academic article from a university researcher titled “An Analysis of Screen Use and Teenage Health”

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

My mother used to ask me what I would want to do ________________ in charge of running the world.

Which clause correctly completes the sentence?

• A- If I was

  
  

• B-  I had been

• C- If I were

• D- If I have been

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

A student needs to answer the following research question for a science project: What are the advantages of implementing a renewable energy plan? The student took notes from various sources for the research project . Choose the note that BEST answers the student’s research question .

• A . Many people are still dependent upon sources of energy that are not renewable, such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas .

• B . Renewable energy sources have lasting benefits, but the initial setup of renewable energy technology is typically more expensive than traditional energy sources .

• C . Research shows that nonrenewable energy sources can be harmful to the environment and have been proven to emit greenhouse gases and other pollutants .

• D . Renewable energy sources, such as sunshine and wind, can meet current energy needs and are naturally replenished.

  
  

A student is writing an essay about how desalination of salt water can produce fresh water for human consumption . 

Which source would be the MOST credible and relevant to use for the essay? 

• A . a chapter in a textbook that explains the process in which ocean water is converted into drinking water 

  
  

• B . a chart from a government website that shows the percentage of Earth that is covered by oceans 

  
  

• C . a journal article that explains the process of removing soaps and oils from water systems in Georgia

• D . a community newsletter that provides the schedule for replacing coastal city water supply lines.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

This week, our class will vote on how to use the money we raised through our annual Fall Festival . The class will decide whether the money should be spent on a class field trip or on a set of electronic tablets for the library . I think the funds should be spent on tablets . The tablets can be checked out by students for use at home, just like a library book . If the tablets are preloaded with educational games and books, then students will get hours of reading and working on other brain-challenging tasks .

Which sentence should be added to the paragraph to acknowledge the opposing claim?

• A . Tablets are more convenient to take back and forth to school than heavy books, and the tablets can be updated to include the most current information for any middle-school subject.

  
  

• B . Our librarian has agreed to load the tablets with educational games and books that are appropriate for any middle-schooler .

• C . Some classmates favor the field trip because it will be an unforgettable experience, but that experience lasts only one day, while the experiences offered by tablets will be ongoing . 

  
  

• D . We have raised enough money to purchase at least ten tablets, maybe more, if we use the school account to purchase the tablets in bulk.

  
  

A student is writing a research paper focusing on how the United Nations began .

Which resource would be BEST for locating reliable information about the origin of the United Nations? 

• A . an online essay written by a person who visited the United Nations Office at New York City

• B . a book of essays written by historians about the reasons the United Nations was founded

• C . a collection of interviews with people from different countries explaining what they think of the United Nations

• D . a travel guide for New York City, with a chapter about what to see and do when visiting the United Nations Office.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The sentence below has a spelling error . 

In the laboratory, we set up the apparatus efficiently in aproximately 10 minutes . 

Which word is NOT spelled correctly?

• A . laboratory

• B . apparatus 

  
  

• efficiently

• D . aproximately

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

Based on the word parts, what is the meaning of universal in the sentence? 

They want to know why some stories receive universal acceptance, and others do not .

• A . possible 

  
  

• B . regular 

  
  

• C . common

• D . serious

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• A . She was happy with the quick, satisfying results .

• B . The group decided to stage the old, original, play .

• C . They painted the old barn with a bright, red paint .

• D . We went to the beach and built a sturdy, sand tower.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A