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Extreme Candy Grammar

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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1.

What descriptive adjectives are used in the introduction of the article?

a)

Sour

b)

Fiery

c)

Gross-flavored

d)

All of the above

2.

Which sentence does not show subject verb agreement?

(Remember that the verb needs to match the subject in numbers---plural verbs for plural nouns, and singular verbs for singular nouns)

a)

A lot of candies will make your mouth pucker.

b)

Saliva dissolves each acid in warheads at a different rate.

c)

They eats candy every day.

d)

Scientists are working hard everyday to think of new flavors.

3.

What does pH scale measure?

a)

Sugar content

b)

Acidity

c)

Calcium

d)

Cholesterol

4.

What two ingredients give atomic fireballs their flavor?

a)

Black pepper and Cardamom

b)

Cinnamon and Paprika

c)

Cinnamon and Spice

d)

Ghost pepper and spice

5.

An atomic fireball contains more capsaicin than what kind of pepper?

a)

Ghost pepper

b)

Bell pepper

c)

Habanero pepper

d)

Jalapeno pepper

6.

Correct this sentence to make it grammatically correct: ¨Candy makers create hard candy by mixing sugar corn syrup water and flavoring.¨

a)

Candy makers create hard candy by mixing sugar, corn syrup, water, and flavoring.

b)

Candy makers create hard candy by mixing sugar; corn syrup; water; and flavoring

c)

Candy makers create hard candy by mixing Sugar Corn syrup Water and Flavoring.

7.

How do you make these two sentences a compound sentence?

Jelly Belly doesn't really use rotten fish or old gym socks as ingredients.

Their disgusting jelly beans taste like the real thing.

a)

Jelly Belly doesn't really use rotten fish or old gym socks as ingredients and their disgusting jelly beans taste like the real thing.

b)

Jelly Belly doesn't really use rotten fish or old gym socks as ingredients, but their disgusting jelly beans taste like the real thing.

c)

Jelly Belly doesn't really use rotten fish or old gym socks as ingredients,

their disgusting jelly beans taste like the real thing.

8.

In the section entitled ¨Barf-worthy Beans¨, the 2nd paragraph uses the pronoun ´their´ to describe which noun?

a)

The Scientists

b)

the beans

c)

moldy cheese

d)

Jelly Belly

9.

If the author had wanted to change this sentence to a direct quote, which is the grammatically correct way to do it?

Food scientists make sure there are plenty of flavor choices to please different people, says Miles.

a)

¨Food scientists make sure there are plenty of flavor choices to please different people, says Miles.

b)

¨Food scientists make sure there are plenty of flavor choices to please different people, says Miles.¨

c)

¨Food scientists make sure there are plenty of flavor choices to please different people,¨ says Miles.

10.

Choose the word that best fits in the blank:

We have scientists to thank for _______ creation of creative new candy flavors.

a)

There

b)

their

c)

they´re