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WorksheetsWriting Review 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Maria's class is studying the presidents of the United States. She wants to find information about pets that have lived at the White House.
What would be the BEST way to find this information?
write a letter to the current president
an Internet search of White House pets
a history of building the White House
read of book about US presidents
Which library resource would help students find the MOST information about green turtles?
an article about the rain forest
an encyclopedia entry on reptiles
a map of the world
a list of new books
Barb plans to write a letter to the city about a park. Read over her list of ideas to include.
There are not many trees for shade in the park.
New playground equipment will add excitement.
Each week the park's grass should be cut.
Based on the list, what should be the main idea of the letter?
It is time to plant tall trees in Luke Park.
Luke Park is fun during cool weather.
Luke Park is my favorite city park.
There are many ways to make Luke Park better.
A New Pet
One day my older brother and me were walking home from school when a spotted brown dog started following us. He quiet followed us all the way home. Mom smiled when she saw the dog and said we could keep him, but we had to take care of him. We chosen how each of us would take care of him. I feeds him and my sister bathes him.
Read the sentence.
One day my older brother and me were walking home from school when a spotted brown dog started following us.
Which pronoun should replace the underlined word in the sentence?
us
I
he
leave as is
Read the sentence.
We chosen how each of us would take care of him.
Which word should replace the underlined word in the sentence?
chose
choosing
choose
Leave as is
Read the sentence.
The first toy balloon in 1824 was invented.
Which is the best way to rewrite this sentence?
In 1824 was invented the first toy balloon.
The first toy balloon was invented in 1824.
Invented in 1824 was the first toy balloon.
Leave as is
Read the sentence.
Plant the tomato plant next to the other plants.
The meaning of this sentence can be made MOST clear by changing other plants to
growing things
vegetables
carrots and beans
nice looking plants
Which transitional word or phrase would a writer use to show order of events?
then
nevertheless
in addition to
on the other hand
Read the sentences.
Get paper and a pencil. Draw a picture of a monkey. Cut out the monkey and glue it to the poster. Hang the poster on the board to display it.
Which sequence word would BEST begin the second sentence?
First
Next
Third
Finally
Read this sentence.
Women in the American colonies worked hard at many different tasks.
Which statement BEST gives facts that support the sentence above?
Many of them sewed warm quilts for family members to use on their beds at night.
Women cooked all the meals for their family and for friends who visited.
They grew gardens, preserved food, made candles, and raised chickens.
Some women made cloth from the wool that came from family raised sheep.
The following is a rough draft of an introduction to a student's report. It contains errors.
(1) One activity I like to do while babysitting is to build an indoor tent. (2) I sleep in a tent when my family goes camping. (3) First, I ask the children to gather some blankets. (4) I show them how to drape the blankets over chairs. (5) It is an especially good activity if the weather is bad. (6) Building a good tent takes time and practice. (7) But it gives us some thing fun to do. (8) When the tent is done, we all climb inside.
Which sentence is off topic and should be taken out of the introduction?
sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4
(1) One activity I like to do while babysitting is to build an indoor tent. (2) I sleep in a tent when my family goes camping. (3) First, I ask the children to gather some blankets. (4) I show them how to drape the blankets over chairs. (5) It is an especially good activity if the weather is bad. (6) Building a good tent takes time and practice. (7) But it gives us some thing fun to do. (8) When the tent is done, we all climb inside.
Which of these would be the BEST topic for the next paragraph?
a place the student has gone camping
a game the student plays with children
a family the student often babysits
a favorite blanket the student has
(1) One activity I like to do while babysitting is to build an indoor tent. (2) I sleep in a tent when my family goes camping. (3) First, I ask the children to gather some blankets. (4) I show them how to drape the blankets over chairs. (5) It is an especially good activity if the weather is bad. (6) Building a good tent takes time and practice. (7) But it gives us some thing fun to do. (8) When the tent is done, we all climb inside.
Which sentence would BEST begin the report?
Babysitting can be a difficult job.
Everyone I know has a favorite babysitter.
I have had a lot of different babysitters during my life.
I try to make my babysitting jobs as fun as possible.
Read the sentence.
In her lifetime, she became a talented writer and was admired by famous author Edgar Allen Poe for her poem Pictures of Memory.
How should the underlined part of a sentence be written using correct punctuation?
Pictures of Memory.
: Pictures of Memory.
"Pictures of Memory."
Leave as is
Read the sentence.
In addition, frogs have smooth skin, and toads have bumpy skin.
This sentence could BEST be added to a paragraph about
places where frogs and toads live
ways that frogs and toads are alike
the kinds of foods frogs and toads eat
the differences between frogs and toads
Read the paragraph.
After working hard all day at school, Principal O'Malley was eager to go home. His car would not start, though. He had left the headlights of his car on all day by mistake. Now the battery was out of power.
Which sentence is the BEST sentence to add to this paragraph?
Many machines need battery power.
He enjoys being principal of the school.
The silver car sparkled in the afternoon sun.
He called home so his family knew he would be late.
Read the paragraph.
A kangaroo is an unusual animal. A kangaroo's back legs grow much larger than its front legs. It uses its strong back legs to hop. It uses it large, muscular tail for balance when hopping.
Which sentence is the BEST ending of the paragraph?
You can see a kangaroo at a zoo.
A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
A kangaroo rests during the day and is up at night.
It must be a sight to see a kangaroo hopping around.
Read what Jacob has written about recycling.
Recycling prevents overuse of natural resources.
Which sentence would best support Jacob's opinion?
Recycling is important for cities because it lowers the amount of trash.
When my family goes on a picnic at the park, we recycle our water bottles.
Our school is beginning a program to recycle paper products and water bottles.
If more recycled paper products were used, fewer trees would need to be cut down.
Read the paragraph.
Soccer is a great sport for young children to play. Children who play soccer get exercise from practices and games. Playing soccer makes children want to play other sports. Soccer is an easy sport to learn to play. It is a favorite sport of young boys and girls alike.
Which sentence supports the main idea of the paragraph with facts?
Children who play soccer get exercise from practices and games.
Playing soccer makes children want to play other sports.
Soccer is an easy sport to learn to play.
It is a favorite sport of young girls and boys alike.
My Favorite Museum
A museum is a building that had a collection of interesting or unusual objects. My favorite museum is an art museum but I love to draw. One art museum in my city has modern art for objects for all shapes, sizes, and colors. During the summer they have a wonderful drawing class that is only for childrens. I have taken the class two times and learned something new each time.
Read the sentence.
A museum is a building that had a collection of interesting or unusual objects.
Which word should replace the underlined word in the sentence?
has
have
having
Leave as is
