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WorksheetsVDOE Writing Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins
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1.
(1)Susan and Ned were driving through a wooded empty section of highway. (2)Lightning flashed, thunder roared, the sky went dark in the torrential downpour. (3)"We'd better stop." Said Susan. (4)Ned nodded his head in agreement. (5)When he stepped on the brake, the car started to slide on the slick pavement. (6)They went off the road and slid to a halt at the bottom of an incline.
Sentence three would best be written as:
Sentence three would best be written as:
a)
"We'd better stop," Said Susan.
b)
"We'd better stop." said Susan.
c)
"We'd better stop," said Susan.
d)
"We'd better stop", said Susan.
2.
(1)Susan and Ned were driving through a wooded empty section of highway. (2)Lightning flashed, thunder roared, the sky went dark in the torrential downpour. (3)"We'd better stop." Said Susan. (4)Ned nodded his head in agreement. (5)When he stepped on the brake, the car started to slide on the slick pavement. (6)They went off the road and slid to a halt at the bottom of an incline.
Where would be the most logical place to add this sentence?
Ned fought to get control of the car but had no luck.
Where would be the most logical place to add this sentence?
Ned fought to get control of the car but had no luck.
a)
after sentence 3
b)
after sentence 4
c)
after sentence 5
d)
after sentence 6
3.
(1)Susan and Ned were driving through a wooded empty section of highway. (2)Lightning flashed, thunder roared, the sky went dark in the torrential downpour. (3)"We'd better stop." Said Susan. (4)Ned nodded his head in agreement. (5)When he stepped on the brake, the car started to slide on the slick pavement. (6)They went off the road and slid to a halt at the bottom of an incline.
Which sentence would make the best supporting detail for sentence 2?
Which sentence would make the best supporting detail for sentence 2?
a)
The two friends had never seen such a terrible storm.
b)
Luckily Ned had his cell phone so he could call for help.
c)
Both Susan and Ned were too shaken to get out of the car.
d)
The two friends noticed nobody else was out driving.
4.
When Tarantulas Attack part 1
(1)It's midnight. (2)A tarantula creeps across the ground. (3)It sees a mouse. (4)It gets ready to pounce. (5)Death is on the way.
(6)Sound scary? (7)Don't worry. (8)Tarantulas aren't likely to hurt you. (9)But they might surprise you.
(10)Read on for some creepy and gross - and really cool - facts about - facts about these creatures.
How would you best combine sentences 8 and 9?
(1)It's midnight. (2)A tarantula creeps across the ground. (3)It sees a mouse. (4)It gets ready to pounce. (5)Death is on the way.
(6)Sound scary? (7)Don't worry. (8)Tarantulas aren't likely to hurt you. (9)But they might surprise you.
(10)Read on for some creepy and gross - and really cool - facts about - facts about these creatures.
How would you best combine sentences 8 and 9?
a)
Tarantulas aren't likely to hurt you but they might surprise you.
b)
Tarantulas aren't likely to hurt you, but they might surprise you.
c)
Tarantulas aren't likely to hurt you and they might surprise you.
d)
Tarantulas aren't likely to hurt you, and they might surprise you.
5.
When Tarantulas Attack part 2
(1)Tarantulas hide out and sleep in dark holes or burrows during the day. (2)At night, they hunt. (3)Many can eat animals bigger than themselves.
(4)Unlike other spiders, tarantulas don't spin webs to catch food. (5)Instead, they sneak up and pounce on their prey. (6)The tarantula grabs the prey with its long, hairy legs. (7)Biting down with its fangs, it kills with a squirt of deadly venom. (8)The spider also injects juices that turn the victim's flesh into liquid. (9)Finally, the tarantula sucks up its meal through an opening in its mouth that looks like a straw.
Where is the most effective placement for the following sentence?
You will rarely see a tarantula during day light hours.
(1)Tarantulas hide out and sleep in dark holes or burrows during the day. (2)At night, they hunt. (3)Many can eat animals bigger than themselves.
(4)Unlike other spiders, tarantulas don't spin webs to catch food. (5)Instead, they sneak up and pounce on their prey. (6)The tarantula grabs the prey with its long, hairy legs. (7)Biting down with its fangs, it kills with a squirt of deadly venom. (8)The spider also injects juices that turn the victim's flesh into liquid. (9)Finally, the tarantula sucks up its meal through an opening in its mouth that looks like a straw.
Where is the most effective placement for the following sentence?
You will rarely see a tarantula during day light hours.
a)
Before sentence 1
b)
Before sentence 4
c)
Before sentence 7
d)
Before sentence 9
6.
When Tarantulas Attack part 3
(1)"Not all tarantulas are large," says Louis Sorkin, a scientist at the American Museum of Natural History who studies spiders. (2)Tarantulas come in many sizes. (3)My cousin has a pet spider, but his mom does not like it. (4)The smallest is about an inch across. (5)The largest is the goliath bird-eating tarantula. (6)It's the size of a dinner plate and has fangs as long as paper clips!
(7)There are 900 species of tarantula. (8)The Chilean rose tarantula has pink or orange hairs and is a common pet. (9)Another brightly colored tarantula has a long name, but many scientists just call it the "orange bitey thing."
Which sentence shifts focus by adding an irrelevant detail?
(1)"Not all tarantulas are large," says Louis Sorkin, a scientist at the American Museum of Natural History who studies spiders. (2)Tarantulas come in many sizes. (3)My cousin has a pet spider, but his mom does not like it. (4)The smallest is about an inch across. (5)The largest is the goliath bird-eating tarantula. (6)It's the size of a dinner plate and has fangs as long as paper clips!
(7)There are 900 species of tarantula. (8)The Chilean rose tarantula has pink or orange hairs and is a common pet. (9)Another brightly colored tarantula has a long name, but many scientists just call it the "orange bitey thing."
Which sentence shifts focus by adding an irrelevant detail?
a)
sentence 2
b)
sentence 3
c)
sentence 4
d)
sentence 5
7.
When Tarantulas Attack part 4
(1)Tarantula venom isn't strong enough to harm people. (2)But that doesn't mean there's nothing to fear.
(3)In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantulas tank. (4) Suddenly, the spider kicked tiny hairs at his face.
(5)The man's eyes burned and turned bright red. (6)The hairs were so tiny; doctors could not pull them out. (7)They gave the man medicine to flush the hairs out. (8)A year later, his eyes were much better, but he still had to use eyedrops every day.
(9)Some tarantulas pull this hairy trick when they feel threatened, explains Sorking. (10)The spiers scrape hairs from their bellies. (11)Then fling the hairs into an attacker's face. (12)Chemicals on the hairs cause itchy skin, breathing trouble, and burning eyes.
(13)"The animal will remember how bad it was and not attack a tarantula again," Sorkin says.
What is the correct way to edit sentence 3?
(1)Tarantula venom isn't strong enough to harm people. (2)But that doesn't mean there's nothing to fear.
(3)In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantulas tank. (4) Suddenly, the spider kicked tiny hairs at his face.
(5)The man's eyes burned and turned bright red. (6)The hairs were so tiny; doctors could not pull them out. (7)They gave the man medicine to flush the hairs out. (8)A year later, his eyes were much better, but he still had to use eyedrops every day.
(9)Some tarantulas pull this hairy trick when they feel threatened, explains Sorking. (10)The spiers scrape hairs from their bellies. (11)Then fling the hairs into an attacker's face. (12)Chemicals on the hairs cause itchy skin, breathing trouble, and burning eyes.
(13)"The animal will remember how bad it was and not attack a tarantula again," Sorkin says.
What is the correct way to edit sentence 3?
a)
In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantulas tank.
b)
In England, a man was cleaning his pete tarantulas' tank.
c)
In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantulas, tank.
d)
In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantula's tank.
8.
Buried Alive part 1
(1)On a snowy Saturday one year, Dalton Anderson was having a great time. (2)He was snowboarding with his friends Payton Weber and Wyatt Baird.
(3)Suddenly, The boys heard a loud crack. (4)The snow around them began to slide. (5)It was an avalanche!
(6)"Huge blocks of snow half the size of me came down," Dalton, 13, said later.
(7)The snow crashed into Dalton. (8)"It pushed me around like a rag doll." he says.
What is the correct way to edit sentence 8?
(1)On a snowy Saturday one year, Dalton Anderson was having a great time. (2)He was snowboarding with his friends Payton Weber and Wyatt Baird.
(3)Suddenly, The boys heard a loud crack. (4)The snow around them began to slide. (5)It was an avalanche!
(6)"Huge blocks of snow half the size of me came down," Dalton, 13, said later.
(7)The snow crashed into Dalton. (8)"It pushed me around like a rag doll." he says.
What is the correct way to edit sentence 8?
a)
"It pushed me around like a rag doll" he says.
b)
"It pushed me around like a rag doll," he says.
c)
"It pushed me around like a rag doll", he says.
d)
"It pushed me around like a rag doll?" he says.
9.
Buried Alive Part 3
(1)The boys were smart--and lucky. (2)Many people who get caught in avalanches don't survive.
(3)Avalanches happen on mountainsides, where snow builds up in layers. (4)Each snowfall leaves a new layer. (5)In an avalanche one layer of snow slides over another.
(6)Within about 5 seconds, an avalanche can reach nearly 100 miles per hour. (7)Nobody can run or ski or snowboard that fast. (8)It's almost impossible to get out of the way.
What is the best way to edit sentence 5?
(1)The boys were smart--and lucky. (2)Many people who get caught in avalanches don't survive.
(3)Avalanches happen on mountainsides, where snow builds up in layers. (4)Each snowfall leaves a new layer. (5)In an avalanche one layer of snow slides over another.
(6)Within about 5 seconds, an avalanche can reach nearly 100 miles per hour. (7)Nobody can run or ski or snowboard that fast. (8)It's almost impossible to get out of the way.
What is the best way to edit sentence 5?
a)
In an avalanche; one layer of snow slides over another.
b)
In an avalanche: one layer of snow slides over another.
c)
In an avalanche, one layer of snow slides over another.
d)
The sentence is correct is written.
10.
What should each of your body paragraphs have “at the top”?
a)
Topic sentence
b)
Ending Topic
c)
Middle Topic
d)
Beginning Topic
11.
Which paragraph gives background on your topic and contains your thesis statement?
a)
Conclusion
b)
Introduction
c)
Supporting Details
12.
What goes at the end of your introduction?
a)
The Beginning Statement
b)
The Middle Statement
c)
Thesis statement
d)
The End Statement
13.
In which paragraph do you restate your thesis in a new way?
a)
The Thesis
b)
Supporting Details
c)
The Middle
d)
Conclusion
14.
How many paragraphs are in the body of a 5-paragraph essay?
a)
Three
b)
Two
c)
Four
d)
Five
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