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WorksheetsReview LC 4A
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
What is the most effective revision to make?
Select the option where the apostrophe placement is most correct:
He'd rather read yesterdays magazine.
He'd rather read yesterday's magazine.
Last Summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi River.
change family to Family
change I to me
change Summer to summer
The sentence is correct.
What is the most effective revision to make?
What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 18?
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store.
He plans on buying it tomorrow.
The writer would like to add a central idea statement to the beginning of the paragraph. Which of these sentences would be the best choice?
The writer would like to add a transition between sentences 28 and 29. Which transition word works the best?
The writer would like to add the following sentence to the paragraph: At first it was difficult for her to be alone with the chimps, but she soon learned to enjoy watching them in the wild.
Where is the best place to add this sentence?
Which of these conclusions should be added to the end of this paragraph?
The beekeepers was happy to have all our bees.
Bo wants to add another supporting sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 7—11). He wants to add the sentence after sentence 9. Which would be the best supporting sentence for this paragraph?
Rain falls when water droplets in a cloud get too large and heavy to be kept up by the airflow within the cloud.
There are many different types of house roofs, like hipped roofs, mansard roofs, and gabled roofs.
Sometimes rain actually evaporates back into clouds before it even hits the ground.
During an average year, up to two thousand gallons of rain fall on the average-sized roof.
What is the best call to action to add to the end of this selection?
Scientists believe that the human body is between 90 and 94 percent water.
There are other things you can do to save natural resources, too, like recycling paper.
Saving water helps us make sure that there is plenty of water for everyone for years to come.
Water skiing, fishing, and swimming are great ways to enjoy water.
Eve wants to add one more supporting sentence to the fourth paragraph (sentences 14-17) . She wants to add the sentence after sentence 15. Which would be the best supporting sentence for this paragraph?
The most dangerous tornado in United States history was called the
Tri-State Tornado; in 1925, it traveled over 200 miles from Missouri to Indiana.
People once thought that a tornado could not form in a major city, but this belief has been proved wrong many times as tornadoes have struck cities like Miami, Nashville, Chicago, and Salt Lake City.
Your safe room should be near the middle of the house and should have no windows.
When a hurricane hits an area, people usually have enough advance warning to leave for a safer place.
The meaning of sentence 16 can be improved by changing they to which of the following?
safe rooms
people
reports
tornadoes
Eve wants to remove a sentence that does not belong in this selection. Which sentence should she remove?
sentence 1
sentence 6
sentence 10
sentence 14
Which of the following is correct?
They fetched water gathered firewood chased birds from the gardens, and picked fruit.
They fetched water, gathered firewood, chased birds from the gardens, and picked fruit.
They fetched water, gathered firewood chased birds from the gardens, and picked fruit.
They fetched water, gathered firewood chased birds from the gardens and picked fruit.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 16?
(16) Then it can let us know what them need for transportation.
Change us to we
Change transportation to transportaton
Change them to they
Make no change
Which sentence below correctly uses and punctuates an appositive phrase to combine these two sentences?
Counting Crows and Matchbox Twenty are my favorite bands.
They both played in Hershey on the first day of school.
Counting Crows and Matchbox Twenty, they both played in Hershey on the first day of school, are my favorite bands.
Both Counting Crows and Matchbox Twenty, my favorite bands, played in Hershey on the first day of school.
Counting Crows and Matchbox Twenty my favorite bands, both played in Hershey, on the first day of school.
Both played in Hershey on the first day of school, Counting Crows and Matchbox Twenty are my favorite bands.
The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage.
Which of the following sentences are punctuated CORRECTLY?
However, my mother will make my favorite food, including spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread, for supper.
Therefore, Jonathan, the boy in the blue baseball cap is my best friend.
And Our teacher Mrs. Walker gave us lots of homework last night.
The playoffs for soccer, my favorite sport are today after school.
First, I made flyers describing my service and prices. Mom and I delivered them to all the houses in our neighborhood. A few days later my neighbors dog was my first customer. The owner thought I did such a nice job that he told all his friends. I've been in business almost a year and I'm so busy. Every Saturday I have about seven dog washing appointments. I hope to save enough money to buy a pet store some day. What would be a good topic sentence for this paragraph?
My Own business
Last summer, I started my dog washing business.
Mom helped me with my business.
I have lots of dogs to wash on Saturday.
Insert the correct future perfect verb tense into the sentence.
By the end of the month, our class _______ 153 books, collectively!
had read
will have read
have read
read
