WorksheetsAZELLA Writing Practice Part 2 - Ransom
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
_______________________________. Mapmakers used this new information to make their maps better. The greatest mapmaker in the Roman Empire was Ptolemy. He made one of the best maps of the world as it was known in the year 150 AD. Later, as the Roman Empire declined, Ptolemy’s maps were no longer used in Europe.
Read the paragraph from a student essay. Which sentence belongs in the blank space?
For the next 1,000 years, European maps gave a false view of the world.
The most common maps were called T-O maps.
Travelers and explorers brought home a great deal of information about the world.
As a result, people in the world invented new maps and tools that helped explorers find their way more easily.
Read the sentence.
Kara is buying bananas at the store.
Which word belongs in the underlined part of the sentence?
away
out
toward
correct as is
Which address is capitalized correctly?
933 E. Maple st., Tuba City, AZ
933 E. Maple St., Tuba City, AZ
933 E. Maple ST., Tuba City, AZ
933 E. Maple St., Tuba city, AZ
Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
There are three details you need to provide: your name, age, and date of birth.
There are three details you need: to provide your name, age, and date of birth.
There are three details you need to provide: Your name, age, and date of birth.
There are three details you need to provide: your name: age: and date of birth.
Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
Mr. Smith, a high school teacher coaches soccer on Saturdays.
Mr. Smith, a high school teacher coaches soccer on Saturdays.
Mr. Smith a high school teacher, coaches soccer on Saturdays.
Mr. Smith, a high school teacher, coaches soccer on Saturdays.
Which sentence is correct?
The nation’s highest court has ruled on the issue in previous cases.
The nation’s highest court have ruled on the issue in previous cases.
The nation’s highest court is ruled on the issue in previous cases.
The nation’s highest court has rule on the issue in previous cases.
____________ backpack is that?
Who’s
Whose
Whos
Whos'
Your teacher has given you an assignment of writing about the what types of music are currently popular with high school students. Which source is the best to use for this assignment?
Newspaper
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Internet/website
Which word is spelled correctly?
definitely
definitily
definitaly
defanitely
Parents discipline their children when they do something wrong.
Discipline
punish: v. penalize
nourish: v. provide
foster: v. promote growth
develop: v. shape
Read the sentence. Look at the thesaurus entry for the word discipline. Which word best replaces discipline in the sentence?
develop
foster
nourish
punish
