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Worksheets5th 6 Weeks Assessment Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 42mins
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1.
What is the most effective transition word or phrase to add to the beginning of sentence 8?
(8) That’s how he got the name Dudley.
(8) That’s how he got the name Dudley.
a)
However
b)
Additionally
c)
After that
d)
In fact
2.
Sierra would like to add the following detail to the third paragraph.
There were no funds for quality food and no trainers to exercise the animals.
Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?
There were no funds for quality food and no trainers to exercise the animals.
Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?
a)
After sentence 11
He learned quickly and was great with kids.
He learned quickly and was great with kids.
b)
After sentence 12
Everyone loved him, but unfortunately, the good times didn’t last.
Everyone loved him, but unfortunately, the good times didn’t last.
c)
After sentence 13
When the McGee family suffered financial losses, the ranch horses suffered, too.
When the McGee family suffered financial losses, the ranch horses suffered, too.
d)
After sentence 14
Dudley got fat and lazy, but he never lost his lovable personality
Dudley got fat and lazy, but he never lost his lovable personality
3.
What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 17?
(17) Searching the Internet, Dudley was found listed for sale.
(17) Searching the Internet, Dudley was found listed for sale.
a)
Searching the Internet, she found Dudley listed for sale.
b)
She searched the Internet, she found Dudley listed for sale.
c)
Searching the Internet was where she found Dudley listed for sale.
d)
No revision is needed in sentence 17.
4.
What is the most effective way to revise sentence 25?
(25) With regular exercise and the diet was strict, Dudley grew trim and sleek, and he was able to make the first cut
(25) With regular exercise and the diet was strict, Dudley grew trim and sleek, and he was able to make the first cut
a)
The exercise was regular and the diet was strict, Dudley grew trim and sleek, and he was able to make the first cut.
b)
With regular exercise and a strict diet, Dudley grew trim and sleek; he was able to make the first cut.
c)
The regular exercise and strict diet that caused Dudley to grow trim and sleek was able to make the first cut.
d)
With regular exercise the diet was strict, so Dudley grew trim and sleek; he was able to make the first cut.
5.
In sentence 27, Sierra does not think that sane is the best word to use. Which of the following would be a more effective word to use in this sentence?
(27) The biggest challenge for patrol horses is staying sane when faced with distractions and disturbances.
(27) The biggest challenge for patrol horses is staying sane when faced with distractions and disturbances.
a)
calm
b)
friendly
c)
reasonable
d)
open
6.
Sierra would like to add a sentence to bring her story to a more effective close. Which sentence could she add after sentence 42 to help achieve this goal?
(42) He pawed one hoof, bobbed his head, and stood tall, fit, and proud.
(42) He pawed one hoof, bobbed his head, and stood tall, fit, and proud.
a)
As the son of Zeus and Diamond, Dudley was proud of his heritage.
b)
The plain little colt had finally become the horse he had been bred to be
c)
He was ready to move back to the McGee ranch and be with his family again.
d)
Dudley would never be the horse that people had hoped for, but he was still special.
7.
How should sentence 2 be changed?
(2) There’s science behind the alarm clock that wakes you up, the weather report that influences what you wear, the toothpaste you use to brush your teeth, and even the clean water that comes from your fawcet.
(2) There’s science behind the alarm clock that wakes you up, the weather report that influences what you wear, the toothpaste you use to brush your teeth, and even the clean water that comes from your fawcet.
a)
Delete the comma after up
b)
Change comes to come
c)
Change fawcet to faucet
d)
Sentence 2 should not be changed.
8.
What change needs to be made in sentence 3?
(3) Clearly, the world you live in today wouldn’t be the same without the contributions of many dedicated scientists and there work.
(3) Clearly, the world you live in today wouldn’t be the same without the contributions of many dedicated scientists and there work.
a)
Change without the to without no
b)
Change contributions to contribution’s
c)
Insert a comma after scientists
d)
Change there to their
9.
What is the correct way to write sentence 6?
(6) Len Fisher is a scientist he has made a career out of researching ordinary things in life.
(6) Len Fisher is a scientist he has made a career out of researching ordinary things in life.
a)
Len Fisher is a scientist who has made a career out of researching ordinary things in life.
b)
Len Fisher, a scientist making a career out of researching ordinary things in life.
c)
Len Fisher is a scientist. Who has made a career out of researching ordinary things in life.
d)
Sentence 6 is written correctly in the paper.
10.
What change needs to be made in sentence 16?
(16) After two different investigations and the testing of approximately 200 cookie-and-drink combinations Fisher announced the teams’ findings.
(16) After two different investigations and the testing of approximately 200 cookie-and-drink combinations Fisher announced the teams’ findings.
a)
Change investigations to investagations
b)
Insert a comma after combinations
c)
Change teams’ to teams
d)
No change needs to be made.
11.
What change should be made in sentence 18?
(18) Chocolate milk, for example, caused a cookie to release as much as 11 times more flavor then other drinks.
(18) Chocolate milk, for example, caused a cookie to release as much as 11 times more flavor then other drinks.
a)
Delete the comma after milk
b)
Change caused to causing
c)
Change then to than
d)
No change should be made
12.
How should sentence 20 be changed?
(20) If the cookie was dunked too long, the liquid dissolved the sugar in the cookie and made them fall apart.
(20) If the cookie was dunked too long, the liquid dissolved the sugar in the cookie and made them fall apart.
a)
Change too long to to long
b)
Change and to this
c)
Change them to it
d)
Sentence 20 should not be changed.
13.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 22?
(22) The teams were most surprised to learn that hot liquids, such as tea and coffee, didn’t score good in their tests.
(22) The teams were most surprised to learn that hot liquids, such as tea and coffee, didn’t score good in their tests.
a)
Insert a comma after surprised
b)
Delete the comma after coffee
c)
Change good to well
d)
Make no change
14.
What is the correct way to write sentences 23 and 24?
(23) Of course, there are people who argue. (24) That researching frivolous things like cookie dunking is a waste of time and money.
(23) Of course, there are people who argue. (24) That researching frivolous things like cookie dunking is a waste of time and money.
a)
Of course, there are people who argue that researching frivolous things like cookie dunking is a waste of time and money.
b)
Of course, there are people who argue that researching frivolous things like cookie dunking. It is a waste of time and money.
c)
Of course, there are people they argue that researching frivolous things like cookie dunking is a waste of time and money.
d)
The sentences are written correctly in the paper.
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