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Name

Class

Date

1.

For many years in the United States, some people was not allowed to vote.

a)

people were

b)

people are

c)

people is

d)

Make no change

2.

Native Americans, African Americans, and women had to waited many years before they could vote.

a)

had to waiting

b)

had to wait

c)

have to waited

d)

Make no change

3.

In the 1800s, women beginned to speak out about the right to vote.

a)

began to speak

b)

begins to speak

c)

beginning to speak

d)

Make no change

4.

In 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott held a convention in New York to fight for women's rights.

a)

woman's rights

b)

womens rights

c)

womens' rights

d)

Make no change

5.

Many people believed that letting women vote was a dangerously idea.

a)

danger

b)

dangerouser

c)

dangerous

d)

Make no change

6.

In 1870, African American men final gained the right to vote.

a)

finaler

b)

finally

c)

finalist

d)

Make no change

7.

Southern states quicker passed laws to deny African Americans this right.

a)

quickest

b)

quick

c)

quickly

d)

Make no change

8.

All voters had to pay an unfair poll tax before they could vote.

a)

a unfair

b)

a more unfair

c)

an unfairer

d)

Make no change

9.

In 1924, Congress passing a law giving Native Americans voting rights.

a)

passed

b)

pass

c)

was passing

d)

Make no change

10.

Today more people than ever has the right to vote.

a)

had

b)

have

c)

is having

d)

Make no change

11.

Surprisingly, only about 55 percent of Americans who can vote actually do vote.

a)

which

b)

whose

c)

whom

d)

Make no change

12.

By voting, they can help make decisions for ourselves.

a)

them

b)

itself

c)

themselves

d)

Make no change

13.

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was a giant freight ship that operated in the great Lakes.

a)

Great Lakes

b)

great lakes

c)

Great lakes

d)

correct as is

14.

On Nov. 10 1975, my father traveled to Singapore.

a)

November 10 1975

b)

November 10, 1975,

c)

November, 10 1975,

d)

correct as is

15.

The ship sank during a strom.

a)

sorm

b)

strem

c)

storm

d)

correct as is

16.

The event inspired singer Gordon Lightfoot to write the song "The Wreck of the edmund fitzgerald."

a)

Edmund Fitzgerald

b)

Edmund fitzgerald

c)

Edmund. Fitzgerald

d)

correct as is

17.

They include the official march of the U.S. marines.

a)

U.s. Marines

b)

US. Marines

c)

U.S. Marines

d)

correct as is

18.

Scientists thoughty it was some kind of giant octopus that might of measured more than...

a)

might have

b)

might be

c)

might been

d)

correct as is

19.

Which choice is written correctly?

a)

Working into chalk on city sidewalks. He creates startling drawings that appear to be three-dimensional.

b)

Working with chalk on city sidewalks, he creates startling drawings they appear to be three-dimensional.

c)

Working with chalk on city sidewalks, he creates them. The startling drawings that appear to be three-dimensional.

d)

Working with chalk on city sidewalks, he creates startling drawings that appear to be three-dimensional.

20.

Which choice is written correctly?

a)

They usually move quickly expertly navigating the busy sidewalk and making split-second decisions about where to step and where not to.

b)

They usually move quickly, they expertly navigate the busy sidewalk and making split-second decisions about where to step and where not to.

c)

They usually move quickly, expertly navigating the busy sidewalk and make split-second decisions about where to step and where not to.

d)

They usually move quickly, expertly navigating the busy sidewalk and making split-second decisions about where to step and where not to.

21.

Which choice is written correctly?

a)

Walk down crowded urban streets comes natural for most city dwellers.

b)

Walking down crowded urban streets came natural for most city dwellers.

c)

Walking down crowded urban streets comes naturally for most city dwellers.

d)

Walking down crowded urban streets comes natural for most city dwellers.

22.

Which choice is written correctly?

a)

Returning to the optometrist's office, and within an hour I had took those contacts out and put them back in three times.

b)

We returned to the optometrist's office, and within a hour I had took those contacts out and put them back in three times.

c)

We returned to the optometrist's office and within an hour I had took these contacts out and put them back in three times.

d)

We returned to the optometrist's office, and within an hour I had taken those contacts out and put them back in three times.

23.

Which choice is written correctly?

a)

We were less then a mile away from a doctor's office when I announced, "Mom I want to go back and learn how to put the lenses in myself. Contacts are amazing!"

b)

We were less then a mile away from a doctor's office when I anounced, "Mom, I want to go back and learn how to put the lenses in myself. Contacts are amazing!"

c)

We were less than a mile away from a doctor's office when I announced, "Mom, I want to go back and learn how to put the lenses in myself. Contacts are amazing!"

d)

We were less then a mile away from a doctor's office when I announced, "Mom, I want to go back and learn how to put the lenses in myself. Contacts are amazing."

24.

Which choice is written correctly?

a)

She said, "that once I got them in, I would be free to make my own decisions."

b)

She said that once I got them in, I would be free, to make my own decisions.

c)

She said that once I got them in, I would be free to make my own decision.

d)

She said that once I got it in, I would be free to make my own decision.

25.

Which choice is written correctly?

a)

"I can get you into contacts," she insisted every time she saw me.

b)

"I can get you into contacts" she insisted every time she seen me.

c)

"I can get you into contacts" she insisted every time she saw mine.

d)

"I can get you into contacts" she insisted every time she saw me.

26.

Which choice is written correctly?

a)

I couldn't figure out why other people cared so much, and the thought of putting something into my eye gave me the creep's.

b)

I couldn't figure out why other people cared so much and the thought of putting something into my eye gave me the creep's.

c)

I couldn't figure out why other people cared so much, the thought of putting something into my eye gave me the creep's.

d)

I couldn't figure out why other people cared so much, and the thought of putting something into my eye gave me the creeps.

27.

Which choice is written correctly ?

a)

Finally, when I had to repair my broken glasses following a particularly rough basketball game is when I agreed. To give contact lenses a try.

b)

Finally, I had to repair my broken glasses, following a particularly rough basketball game, then I agreed to give contact lenses a try.

c)

Finally, after having to repair my broken glasses following a particularly rough basketball game, I agreed to give contact lenses a try.

d)

Finally, after after having to repair my broken glasses following a particularly rough basketball game. I agreed to give contact lenses a try.

28.

Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

a)

change family to Family

b)

change I to me

c)

change river to River

d)

The sentence is correct.

29.

Mom surprised us all when she declared, "let's all go get pizza!"

a)

Delete the quotation marks

b)

Change let's to Let's

c)

Remove the comma after declared

d)

The sentence is correct.

30.

Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.

a)

Change knew to new

b)

Change thrown to threw

c)

Change theirselves to themselves

d)

No change is needed.

31.

Natalies' flower was the most beautiful I had ever seen.

a)

Change most beautiful to more beautiful

b)

^Change^Natalies'^to^Natalies's

c)

Change flower to flour

d)

No change is needed

32.

Mrs. Watson said that our class would go on a field trip on March, 2 2015.

a)

Delete the comma after March and insert it after 2

b)

Add quotatiion marks before our and after 2015.

c)

Delete the comma after March

d)

The sentence is correct.

33.

The Pledge of Allegiance is an important part of our monday morning assembly.

a)

^Change^important^to^{more important}

b)

Change an to a

c)

^Change^monday^to^Monday

d)

The sentence is correct

34.

When my Dad handed me the bottle of ketchup, I shook it thoroughly to mix it.

a)

Change shook to shaked

b)

Change bottle to bottel

c)

Change Dad to dad

d)

The sentence is correct as written

35.

At Mariah's school, there are several book's written in Spanish.

a)

Change book's to books

b)

Change Mariah's to Mariahs'

c)

Change Spanish to spanish

d)

The sentence is correct

36.

Why did the little puppy dog lick its sore paw.

a)

Change its to it's

b)

Change sore to soar

c)

Change puppy to puppey

d)

Change the period to a question mark

37.

Sousa was the son of a musiciun in the United States Marine Band.

a)

musician

b)

mushian

c)

musican

d)

correct as is

38.

Have you ever saw a large, colorful painting of a flower in full bloom?

a)

ever seen

b)

ever seeing

c)

ever see

d)

correct as is

39.

My cousin Jenna lives in sun Praire, wisconsin.

a)

sun Praire, Wisconsin

b)

Sun Praire, wisconsin

c)

Sun Praire, Wisconsin

d)

correct as is

40.

I would also have a place to spread out materials and work on projects without getting in anyone elses way.

What change needs to be made to the sentence above?

a)

Change I to And

b)

Change spread to spred

c)

Change anyone to no one

d)

Change elses to else’s

41.

Instead of telling my Mom, I asked the teacher to move me to the front of the room.

What change needs to be made to the sentence above?

a)

Change Mom to mom

b)

Change the comma to a period

c)

Change asked to ask

d)

No change needs to be made.

42.

Mr. Owens, my Band Director, insists that I practice every night.

How does this sentence need to be changed?

a)

Change Band Director to band director

b)

Delete the second comma

c)

Change insists to insisting

d)

Does not need to be changed

43.

The current living arrangements is causing me a lot of stress.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence above?

a)

Change arrangements to arangements

b)

Change is causing to are causing

c)

Change a lot to alot

d)

Make no change

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