Read the text.

Akira flipped the light switch off and on, but the lamp didn't turn on. The TV wouldn't turn on, either. Akira looked out her window. All of the other houses had dark windows even though it was dinner time.

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

Read the text.

Owen looked at the game clock and frowned. How were there still two minutes left in the game? He drummed his fingers on the bleachers and looked around at the players on the football field. Yawning, Owen looked up at the game clock again. Still two minutes left. Ugh. Why had he left his book in his car?

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

Read the quotation and chose the theme or lesson it suggests:

"Certain things should stay the way they are. You should be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone."

Read the quotation and chose the theme or lesson it suggests:

"Then if you want something and it's a good thing and you got it in the right way, you better hang on to it and don't let anybody talk you out of it."

Read the quotation and select the theme or lesson it suggests:

Even Neeley said . . . she might get rid of her Brooklyn accent that way. But Francie didn't want to get rid of it any more than she wanted to get rid of her name.

Read the story. Based on the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth paragraphs, why do Reggie and Maya think Dan wouldn't be happy?

Castaway

(1) When Reggie arrived at camp, he headed straight to Cabin Three and flung his bags on the bed. Then he raced back outside to find his camp friends. Reggie had been coming to Camp Grass Lake every year since he was eight, and he couldn't wait to see what adventures this summer had in store.

(2)The very next day, Reggie and his friend Maya were in a canoe, exploring the tiny islands in the lake, when they heard a meow. It seemed to come from a little island with a grove of pine trees on it. When they got closer, they scanned the island for the source of the sound. Finally, they spotted it: a gray tabby cat. It was staring at them from its perch on a log near the water's edge. It meowed again.

(3) "What? How did a cat get out here?" said Maya.

(4) "Cats can't swim, right?" said Reggie.

(5) "I don't think so," said Maya.

(6) The cat gave out another long, anguished meow.

(7) Reggie and Maya paddled closer to the island. When they got as close as they could, the cat walked to the end of the log. It stared at them for a few seconds, and then it leaped into the canoe.

(8) Reggie looked at Maya, who returned his look with a shrug.

(9)They paddled back to camp. The cat stayed in the canoe as Reggie and Maya dragged it onto the shore. Then the cat jumped out. It sniffed the air and padded into the woods.

(10) "You're welcome!" Reggie called after it.

(11) Maya looked relieved. "I'm just glad no one saw us."

(12) "Yeah. I don't think Dan would be okay with this," said Reggie.

(13) Dan was the head of the camp. Rule number one was "Respect the wildlife: keep a safe distance, and don't touch or feed them." The cat wasn't exactly wildlife, but Reggie and Maya shuddered at the thought of getting in trouble with Dan. The campers headed to the dining hall for dinner.

(14) Later, they saw the cat again. It was coming up the dirt path toward the dining hall. This time, other campers saw it, too.

(15) "A cat! Maybe it's hungry," someone said. Another person brought a bowl of leftovers from the dining hall.

(16) "Don't feed that cat!" Dan boomed as he came striding down the path.

(17) "But it's hungry," one camper pleaded. As if on cue, the cat whined pitifully.

(18) "It probably belongs to someone," Dan said. "Anyway, how do we know it doesn't have fleas? Or a disease? I don't want to see anyone near that cat. Now back to your cabins." Reggie and Maya hung back.

(19) "Dan, we found that cat on an island out in the lake," Maya told him.

(20) "An island—how'd it get here?" Dan asked.

(21) "It just jumped in the canoe!" Reggie said.

(22) Dan arched one eyebrow and looked hard at the campers.

(23) "Just jumped in," Reggie repeated.

(24) "Okay," Dan said, rubbing his hand over his face, thinking. "Thanks for coming clean. I'll figure something out," he said. "Now go hit the bunks. I want you in your cabin in five minutes."

(25) The cat didn't leave. Campers found it napping in the canoes or wandering near the dining hall. Dan kept warning the campers to stay away from it.

(26) "He must hate that cat," Maya said after watching Dan shoo it from a canoe.

(27) One day, Dan went down to the lake with a crate. The cat was lying peacefully in a canoe, licking its front paw. Dan trapped the cat in the canoe and chased it into the crate. The cat yowled angrily. Reggie, Maya, and the other campers saw the whole thing. Dan carried the crate to his truck and drove away.

(28) Reggie and Maya watched the truck kick up a cloud of dust as it sped off. "Where do you think he's going?" Reggie asked. Maya shrugged, staring at the settling dust cloud. Then, she turned around and shuffled off, her head hung low.

(29) A few hours later, Dan came back. He got the crate out of his truck, put it on the ground, and swung open the hatch. The cat, wearing a new flea collar, streaked out of the crate and into the woods. A few hours later, it was back at its haunt near the dining hall.

(30) Before dinner, Dan got up. "Attention, campers! As you know, we've had a cat hanging around. Today I brought him to the vet. He needed some shots, but he's healthy. The vet will let us know if the owner comes looking for him. But for now, he's our official camp cat. His name is Castaway."

Read the story. How does Dan react when the campers tell him how the cat arrived?

Castaway

(1) When Reggie arrived at camp, he headed straight to Cabin Three and flung his bags on the bed. Then he raced back outside to find his camp friends. Reggie had been coming to Camp Grass Lake every year since he was eight, and he couldn't wait to see what adventures this summer had in store.

(2)The very next day, Reggie and his friend Maya were in a canoe, exploring the tiny islands in the lake, when they heard a meow. It seemed to come from a little island with a grove of pine trees on it. When they got closer, they scanned the island for the source of the sound. Finally, they spotted it: a gray tabby cat. It was staring at them from its perch on a log near the water's edge. It meowed again.

(3) "What? How did a cat get out here?" said Maya.

(4) "Cats can't swim, right?" said Reggie.

(5) "I don't think so," said Maya.

(6) The cat gave out another long, anguished meow.

(7) Reggie and Maya paddled closer to the island. When they got as close as they could, the cat walked to the end of the log. It stared at them for a few seconds, and then it leaped into the canoe.

(8) Reggie looked at Maya, who returned his look with a shrug.

(9)They paddled back to camp. The cat stayed in the canoe as Reggie and Maya dragged it onto the shore. Then the cat jumped out. It sniffed the air and padded into the woods.

(10) "You're welcome!" Reggie called after it.

(11) Maya looked relieved. "I'm just glad no one saw us."

(12) "Yeah. I don't think Dan would be okay with this," said Reggie.

(13) Dan was the head of the camp. Rule number one was "Respect the wildlife: keep a safe distance, and don't touch or feed them." The cat wasn't exactly wildlife, but Reggie and Maya shuddered at the thought of getting in trouble with Dan. The campers headed to the dining hall for dinner.

(14) Later, they saw the cat again. It was coming up the dirt path toward the dining hall. This time, other campers saw it, too.

(15) "A cat! Maybe it's hungry," someone said. Another person brought a bowl of leftovers from the dining hall.

(16) "Don't feed that cat!" Dan boomed as he came striding down the path.

(17) "But it's hungry," one camper pleaded. As if on cue, the cat whined pitifully.

(18) "It probably belongs to someone," Dan said. "Anyway, how do we know it doesn't have fleas? Or a disease? I don't want to see anyone near that cat. Now back to your cabins." Reggie and Maya hung back.

(19) "Dan, we found that cat on an island out in the lake," Maya told him.

(20) "An island—how'd it get here?" Dan asked.

(21) "It just jumped in the canoe!" Reggie said.

(22) Dan arched one eyebrow and looked hard at the campers.

(23) "Just jumped in," Reggie repeated.

(24) "Okay," Dan said, rubbing his hand over his face, thinking. "Thanks for coming clean. I'll figure something out," he said. "Now go hit the bunks. I want you in your cabin in five minutes."

(25) The cat didn't leave. Campers found it napping in the canoes or wandering near the dining hall. Dan kept warning the campers to stay away from it.

(26) "He must hate that cat," Maya said after watching Dan shoo it from a canoe.

(27) One day, Dan went down to the lake with a crate. The cat was lying peacefully in a canoe, licking its front paw. Dan trapped the cat in the canoe and chased it into the crate. The cat yowled angrily. Reggie, Maya, and the other campers saw the whole thing. Dan carried the crate to his truck and drove away.

(28) Reggie and Maya watched the truck kick up a cloud of dust as it sped off. "Where do you think he's going?" Reggie asked. Maya shrugged, staring at the settling dust cloud. Then, she turned around and shuffled off, her head hung low.

(29) A few hours later, Dan came back. He got the crate out of his truck, put it on the ground, and swung open the hatch. The cat, wearing a new flea collar, streaked out of the crate and into the woods. A few hours later, it was back at its haunt near the dining hall.

(30) Before dinner, Dan got up. "Attention, campers! As you know, we've had a cat hanging around. Today I brought him to the vet. He needed some shots, but he's healthy. The vet will let us know if the owner comes looking for him. But for now, he's our official camp cat. His name is Castaway."

Read the story. How does Maya feel when she sees Dan take the cat away?

Castaway

(1) When Reggie arrived at camp, he headed straight to Cabin Three and flung his bags on the bed. Then he raced back outside to find his camp friends. Reggie had been coming to Camp Grass Lake every year since he was eight, and he couldn't wait to see what adventures this summer had in store.

(2)The very next day, Reggie and his friend Maya were in a canoe, exploring the tiny islands in the lake, when they heard a meow. It seemed to come from a little island with a grove of pine trees on it. When they got closer, they scanned the island for the source of the sound. Finally, they spotted it: a gray tabby cat. It was staring at them from its perch on a log near the water's edge. It meowed again.

(3) "What? How did a cat get out here?" said Maya.

(4) "Cats can't swim, right?" said Reggie.

(5) "I don't think so," said Maya.

(6) The cat gave out another long, anguished meow.

(7) Reggie and Maya paddled closer to the island. When they got as close as they could, the cat walked to the end of the log. It stared at them for a few seconds, and then it leaped into the canoe.

(8) Reggie looked at Maya, who returned his look with a shrug.

(9)They paddled back to camp. The cat stayed in the canoe as Reggie and Maya dragged it onto the shore. Then the cat jumped out. It sniffed the air and padded into the woods.

(10) "You're welcome!" Reggie called after it.

(11) Maya looked relieved. "I'm just glad no one saw us."

(12) "Yeah. I don't think Dan would be okay with this," said Reggie.

(13) Dan was the head of the camp. Rule number one was "Respect the wildlife: keep a safe distance, and don't touch or feed them." The cat wasn't exactly wildlife, but Reggie and Maya shuddered at the thought of getting in trouble with Dan. The campers headed to the dining hall for dinner.

(14) Later, they saw the cat again. It was coming up the dirt path toward the dining hall. This time, other campers saw it, too.

(15) "A cat! Maybe it's hungry," someone said. Another person brought a bowl of leftovers from the dining hall.

(16) "Don't feed that cat!" Dan boomed as he came striding down the path.

(17) "But it's hungry," one camper pleaded. As if on cue, the cat whined pitifully.

(18) "It probably belongs to someone," Dan said. "Anyway, how do we know it doesn't have fleas? Or a disease? I don't want to see anyone near that cat. Now back to your cabins." Reggie and Maya hung back.

(19) "Dan, we found that cat on an island out in the lake," Maya told him.

(20) "An island—how'd it get here?" Dan asked.

(21) "It just jumped in the canoe!" Reggie said.

(22) Dan arched one eyebrow and looked hard at the campers.

(23) "Just jumped in," Reggie repeated.

(24) "Okay," Dan said, rubbing his hand over his face, thinking. "Thanks for coming clean. I'll figure something out," he said. "Now go hit the bunks. I want you in your cabin in five minutes."

(25) The cat didn't leave. Campers found it napping in the canoes or wandering near the dining hall. Dan kept warning the campers to stay away from it.

(26) "He must hate that cat," Maya said after watching Dan shoo it from a canoe.

(27) One day, Dan went down to the lake with a crate. The cat was lying peacefully in a canoe, licking its front paw. Dan trapped the cat in the canoe and chased it into the crate. The cat yowled angrily. Reggie, Maya, and the other campers saw the whole thing. Dan carried the crate to his truck and drove away.

(28) Reggie and Maya watched the truck kick up a cloud of dust as it sped off. "Where do you think he's going?" Reggie asked. Maya shrugged, staring at the settling dust cloud. Then, she turned around and shuffled off, her head hung low.

(29) A few hours later, Dan came back. He got the crate out of his truck, put it on the ground, and swung open the hatch. The cat, wearing a new flea collar, streaked out of the crate and into the woods. A few hours later, it was back at its haunt near the dining hall.

(30) Before dinner, Dan got up. "Attention, campers! As you know, we've had a cat hanging around. Today I brought him to the vet. He needed some shots, but he's healthy. The vet will let us know if the owner comes looking for him. But for now, he's our official camp cat. His name is Castaway."

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

Mr. Grummage was dressed in a black frock coat with a stovepipe hat that added to his considerable height. His somber, sallow face registered no emotion. His eyes might have been those of a dead fish.

"Miss Doyle?" he said as I stepped from the Liverpool coach.

"Yes, sir. Are you Mr. Grummage?"

"I am."

"Pleased to meet you," I said, dipping a curtsy.

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

"We shall need a camp-fire if we've got to spend the night here," said Peter. "I've got matches. Let's go and see if we can collect some dry wood."

Everyone thought this made sense, and for the next half-hour they were busy.

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

When he had stood in the doorway with his soldier's clothes on his back, . . . he had seen two tears leaving their trails on his mother's scarred cheeks.

Still, she had disappointed him by saying nothing whatever about returning with his shield or on it. He had privately prepared himself for a beautiful scene. He had planned certain sentences which he thought could be used with touching effect. But her words destroyed his plans.

Which dialogue is formatted properly?

Which dialogue is formatted properly?

Which dialogue is formatted properly?

What kind of sentence is this?

How many articles did Darnell write before his publisher offered him a book contract?

What kind of sentence is this?

In 2013, former vice president Al Gore decided to give up eating all animal products, including meat, dairy, and eggs.

What kind of sentence is this?

How thoughtful it was of Kenneth to bring me these beautiful violets!

Which words make up the complete predicate?

The members of the jury carefully took note of the closing arguments.

Which words make up the complete predicate?

The redwood grove offers a quiet place to think.

Which words make up the complete subject?

Most jobs in finance require a college education.

Which words make up the complete subject?

The introduction to this book about England explains the author's connection to British royalty.

What type of sentence is this?

This macaroni dish tastes rather bland pass the salt, please.

What type of sentence is this?

Dandelion greens provide a higher amount of iron and calcium than most other greens.

What type of sentence is this?

The next-door neighbors of my elderly grandparents.

Select the independent clause.

We should go for a run early tomorrow morning unless the weather is too cold again.

Select the dependent clause.

When the clock strikes midnight, people across the city will celebrate the new year.

What type of sentence is this?

Although it snowed all weekend, there was still not enough snow for skiing.

What type of sentence is this?

In 1900, the U.S. state with the largest population was New York.

What type of sentence is this?

Rita can eat the leftover tomato soup, or she can make herself a tuna sandwich.

Realistic fiction contains realistic things that exist or could happen in real life.

Realistic fiction happens in _______________.

A kid tripping over their shoelaces is most likely to ______________ forward.

A married couple deciding to end their relationship would be getting a/an ____________.

A plane flying through a storm is likely to experience ______________.

If your headache was starting to go away you would say it is starting to ___________.

It wasn't much, but Brian ate some berries in order to __________ his hunger.

A diamond beautiful diamond was ________ into the gold watch.

As the divers were searching for the ship, the __________ water made it very difficult to see.

Crushing rocks using a hammer is an example of _______________.

While Brian was riding in the Cessna, he was thinking about __________.

What happened to the pilot of Brian's plane?

What is the result of the radio conversation Brian has?

Brian decides he has to land the plane _________.

What happens to Brian when the plane first hits the trees?

What happened to Brian after he escapes the plane crash and the narrator repeats the word "nothing"?

Brain dreams of seeing _______ when he was riding his bicycle with his friend Terry.

What violently attacked Brian and left his face swollen?

What does Brian's teacher, Perpich, mean when he says, "You are your most valuable asset. You are the best thing you have."?

What caused Brian to go to sleep with an upset stomach and wake up to throw up in the middle of the night?

What does Brian see when he picks raspberries?

What type of shelter does Brian build?

What hurt Brian inside of his shelter?

What does Brian finally realize after he gets hurt by the animal and has a dream about his friend Terry grilling?

Read the text.

Max was different than most kids his age. Max could listen to disco music from the '70s all day. In his bedroom, he had a working pay phone from the '50s. He even owned a three-piece suit from the '20s.

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

Read the quotation nd select the theme or lesson it suggests:

Ordinary, said Aunt Lydia, is what you are used to. This may not seem ordinary to you now, but after a time it will. It will become ordinary.

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He . . . didn't want the honor, didn't want the wisdom, didn't want the job. He wanted his childhood again, his scraped knees and ball games.

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

The voice said: We've been watching you. You're very good at what you do.

You said: Thank you.

It said: We want you to do that. We want you to do what you do for them, for us.

What kind of sentence is this?

Tell us as soon as the contest results are posted.

What type of sentence is this?

Use caution with power tools you should always wear protective goggles.

What type of sentence is this?

The barber cuts hair, and his brother cleans the shop.

Read the text.

Darrell swung the stick. He heard the whoosh of air, and his friends' laughter. Darrell swung again. More air, more laughter. On the third swing, he heard a loud thump. Darrell ripped off his blindfold. The piñata was still in one piece, but the tree's bark had a big dent in it.

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

Read the text.

Mary set her full bucket down next to Laura's nearly empty one. "What happened?" Mary asked.

Laura shrugged and wiped her purple-stained mouth on her shirt. "I guess I'm not very good at finding blackberries," she said.

Based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true?

Read the quotation and select the theme or lesson it suggests:

"Many, many men have been just as troubled . . . as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them—if you want to."

Read the quotation and select the theme or lesson it suggests:

And yet I still act sometimes like I was only about twelve . . . It's partly true, too, but it isn't all true. People always think something's all true.

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No matter how low the food supplies, each family always managed to give something, and . . . hard times were forgotten at least for the day.

Read the quotation and select the theme or lesson it suggests:

"Then if you want something and it's a good thing and you got it in the right way, you better hang on to it and don't let anybody talk you out of it."

Read the quotation and select the theme or lesson it suggests:

The cloth smelled of Johnny, warm and like a cigar. But it was a comforting thing. . . . It smelled of protection and love.

Read the quotation and select the theme or lesson it suggests:

"Look at that tree growing up there out of that grate. . . . It's strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong."

Read the quotation and select the theme or lesson it suggests:

"If everything's the same, then there aren't any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue shirt, or a red one."

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

"Keep those balls going!" he fist-thumped at us. "No one sits out this fire fight! Never underestimate the enemy!"

But there was a broad smile on his face. Now that he was actually seeing the other team, he seemed not at all concerned about the outcome of the game. In the interim between throwing a ball and having it thrown back to me, I told myself that I liked Mr. Galanter.

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

Fern came almost every day to visit him. . . . Here she sat quietly during the long afternoons, thinking and listening and watching Wilbur. The sheep soon got to know her and trust her. So did the geese, who lived with the sheep. All the animals trusted her, she was so quiet and friendly. . . . It made her happy just to be near the pig, and it made Wilbur happy to know that she was sitting there, right outside his pen.

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

On the next morning the stone was on the breakfast table. It sat at his place, an accusation. Oscar's heart raced. He thought he was discovered. . . .

"A pretty stone," Theophilus said, after Oscar said grace.

"Yes, Father."

"Where did you find it?"

Theophilus was sprinkling sugar on his porridge. He had a sweet tooth. He sprinkled sugar quite freely, giving no sign of the terrible fear that gripped him.

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

The voice said: We've been watching you. You're very good at what you do.

You said: Thank you.

It said: We want you to do that. We want you to do what you do for them, for us.

Which dialogue is formatted properly?

Which dialogue is formatted properly?

What kind of sentence is this?

Tell us as soon as the contest results are posted.

What kind of sentence is this?

How many articles did Darnell write before his publisher offered him a book contract?

What kind of sentence is this?

How thoughtful it was of Kenneth to bring me these beautiful violets!

What kind of sentence is this?

In 2013, former vice president Al Gore decided to give up eating all animal products, including meat, dairy, and eggs.

What kind of sentence is this?

Keep away from that steep embankment!

What kind of sentence is this?

The night before a big soccer game, our coach would always tell us to eat a hearty dinner and go to bed early.

What kind of sentence is this?

How many cubic feet of sand do we need to fill the sandbox?

What kind of sentence is this?

How many cubic feet of sand do we need to fill the sandbox?

What kind of sentence is this?

How unexpected it was to find out that Dave had moved to Thailand!

Which words make up the complete predicate?

The members of the jury carefully took note of the closing arguments.

Which words make up the complete predicate?

Britney slowly inserted her card into the ATM.

Which words make up the complete predicate?

Venus closely resembles Earth in density and mass.

Which words make up the complete predicate?

The redwood grove offers a quiet place to think.

Which words make up the complete subject?

Most jobs in finance require a college education.

Which words make up the complete subject?

The gallery on Second Street shows work by local artists under the age of twenty-five.

Which words make up the complete subject?

The majority of visible meteorites are traveling about fifty to seventy-five miles above Earth.

Which words make up the complete subject?

The introduction to this book about England explains the author's connection to British royalty.

What type of sentence is this?

Electric eels stun prey with an intense electrical charge.

What type of sentence is this?

In 1964, the brilliant scientist Richard Feynman gave several lectures at Cornell University you may find them interesting.

What type of sentence is this?

Ashley already leaving to catch the plane for her week-long cruise to Puerto Vallarta.

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May help reduce swelling and fight bacteria.

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This macaroni dish tastes rather bland pass the salt, please.

What type of sentence is this?

Tens of thousands of people may have worked on the pyramids.

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My cat pounced on the toy mouse she probably thought it was real.

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Displays her most prized possessions on the mantel in the living room.

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On Saturday nights, the roller skating rink plays disco music.

Select the independent clause.

We should go for a run early tomorrow morning unless the weather is too cold again.

Select the independent clause.

After Dr. Jonas Salk announced the success of his polio vaccine in 1953, he became an instant celebrity.

Select the dependent clause.

When the clock strikes midnight, people across the city will celebrate the new year.

Select the dependent clause.

If the construction work on Main Street has begun, you must take the detour down First Avenue.

What type of sentence is this?

Do you want biscuits and jam for breakfast, or would you like some scrambled eggs?

What type of sentence is this?

Dylan was playing the piano in the living room.

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Despite their large size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to thirty miles per hour.

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Although it snowed all weekend, there was still not enough snow for skiing.