WorksheetsEnglish 8 Writing SOL
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Count Your Steps
Cora writes a letter to encourage participation in the Count-Your-Steps walking program at her school. Her letter will appear in the school's monthly newsletter, Star Rocket News and Notes.
Which key words should Cora use for an internet search about walking programs for middle school students?
students, middle school, exercise
walking, middle school, students
exercise, middle school, programs
walking, programs, middle school
Beginning February 16, 2014 our school will join the Count-Your-Steps walking program.
In this sentence, how is February 16, 2014 our school correctly written?
February 16, 2014, our school
February 16, 2014 our school
February 16, 2014, our school,
As it is
Which word would best replace Besides, in the following sentence?
Besides, the story does not end there.
However,
Therefore,
Finally,
Thus,
Now a team of Count-Your-Steps organizers made up of representatives from the middle schools, has established the program's goal: to increase awareness of the benefits of walking.
In this sentence, how is organizers made up of representatives from the middle schools, has established correctly written?
organizers, made up of representatives from the middle schools has established
organizers, made up of representatives from the middle schools, has established
organizers made up of representatives, from the middle schools, has established
As it is
The program's clear guideline's make participation painless and enjoyable for everyone.
Which correction should be made to this sentence?
Change guideline's to guidelines.
Change make to makes.
Change and to but.
Change for to by.
All participants need to do each day is wear the pedometer, walk as much as possible, and then record the number of steps in your logs.
In this sentence, how is your correctly written?
its
our
their
As it is
Remember that the other middle-schools in the district are doing the Count-Your-Steps thing too, and you know they will try to show us how it is done.
How can Cora best revise this sentence for appropriate tone?
Remember that the other kids from all the area schools are going this challenge too, and we want to take more steps than all of those guys.
Keep in mid that the middle from our district are competing, so, think about how they will try to outdo us.
Do not forget that everybody from the other middle schools are doing this deal too, and they are really going to try to put us to shame.
Remember the other middle schools are signed up for this program too, and each one will try to take more steps than our school.
Amanda looked in many places for her keys, but, she never found them.
In this sentence, how is keys, but, she correctly written?
keys but she
keys but, she
keys, but she
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Melvin gave the free concert tickets to him, her, and me.
In the sentence, how is to him, her, and me correctly written?
to him, her, and I
to he, she, and I
to he, she, and me
As it is
The Tree House
Eli's teacher asks the students to write about a time they had to work hard to accomplish something. Eli decides to write about building a tree house.
Which website would be most helpful for learning how to build a tree house?
My father assured me the tree was the perfect size to bare the weight of my tree house.
Which word is used incorrectly?
size
to
bare
weight
On the following day Dad sawed and I nailed the boards to the big oak tree.
In this sentence, how is following day Dad sawed and I nailed the boards to correctly written?
following day Dad sawed, and I nailed, the boards to
following day, Dad sawed and I nailed the boards to
following day, Dad sawed and I nailed, the boards to
As it is
Without a doubt, I am certain that building a tree house was worth every bit of planning, hard work, and money I put into it.
How is this sentence best rewritten to eliminate needlessly repeated information?
Without a doubt, I am sure building a tree house was worth every bit of planning, hard work, and money I put into it,
Without a doubt, building a tree house was worth every bit of planning, hard work, and money I put into it.
Without a doubt, building a tree house was unquestionably worth every bit of planning and hard work I put into it.
Without a doubt, building a tree house definitely was worth every bit of planning, hard work, and money I put into it.
In 1880, the Mallory family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square Theater.
In this sentence, how is Mallory family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square Theater correctly written?
Mallory Family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square Theater.
Mallory Family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square theater.
Mallory family built one of the first successful playhouses in the area and named it Madison Square theater.
As it is
Booth's style has a notable affect on the theater, and many considered him to be the greatest actor of his time.
Which correction should be made to this sentence?
Change Booth's to Booths
Change had to has
Change affect to effect
Change his to their
For thousands of years people have used gourds. People has used them in many different ways.
How are these sentences best combined?
Even though they can be used in many different ways, people have used gourds for thousands of years.
For thousands of years, people have used gourds in many different ways.
Using them in many different ways, for thousands of years, people have used gourds.
The gourds, which people have used for thousands of years, can be used in many different ways.
A unique orchestra has even recorded compact discs of music played most exclusively on gourds.
In this sentence, how is most exclusively correctly written?
exclusively
more exclusively
much more exclusively
As it is
Many cultures have appreciated gourds for their natural musical properties.
In this sentence, how is have appreciated correctly written?
will be appreciating
will appreciate
have been appreciating
As it is
