Read the following group of sentences. Which sentence does NOT describe uses of seaweed?

(1) Did you know that you have probably eaten seaweed? (2) Different kinds of ice cream and hot fudge have seaweed in them. (3) We need to prevent water pollution. (4) Some people also eat seaweed as a vegetable. It can be served with rice.

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The baby opened the cabinet. She took out all the cans. She smiled and giggled. Which is the best way to combine the 3 sentences listed above?

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Snow hung on all the icy tree limbs after the storm. Which phrase or modifier enhances details?

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“Lightning Storm” Which of the following would be a strong sentence starter for the above topic?

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Read the passage.  Identify the appropriate genre.

          Clouds of cotton

          Fill the air

          Skies of beauty

          Everywhere.

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Which titles are capitalized correctly?

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Identify the best example of a comparison.

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Many ships and plains have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle for unknown reasons. Which of the above underlined words is used incorrectly?

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Read the passage.

Golf is a great sport. The goal is to hit a ball into eighteen small holes with least amount of shots as possible. Talented golfers can usually complete each shot with three to five hits, but amateurs like me take nine or ten shots per hole. It’s best to play on a warm, sunny day, but many golfers go out as soon as the snow melts in the spring. It’s unsafe to play golf during a rainstorm because there have been instances where lightning has struck a golfer’s club.

Which of the following is a provable fact based on the preceding paragraph?

Read the paragraph.

My parents have been married for 15 years. Last summer we threw them a big surprise party with a cake, presents, and about 20 guests. We had games like volleyball and croquet. The best game of all was darts, though. I beat everyone – even my dad! We told them the party would be twice as big on their 20^th anniversary.

Which sentence is an opinion?

Which sentence is not a fact, but an opinion?

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Read the paragraph.

Television shows are great. People who complain about violence and bad language, just don’t understand what makes good entertainment. My friends and I love the sitcoms about teenagers. Those movie stars are just like us and understand how we feel. Television improves our understanding of the real world and makes us better people.

Which statement is true about the paragraph?

Read the ad.

FOR SALE: Beautiful, red sailboat. 2 years old, like new. Has been used only 3 times.

Which words in the ad are an opinion?

Read the passage.

“Each [leaf] was shaped like an inverted umbrella spiked on a massive trunk…”

What can be inferred from this line?

Read the passage.

“Best of all, perhaps, [Buck] loved to lie near the fire, hind legs crouched under him, forelegs stretched out front, head raised, and eyes blinking dreamily at the flames. Sometimes he thought of Judge Miller’s big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley, and of the cement swimming tank.” –

What is important to Buck?

Read the passage.  

 “So now on nights when my mother presented her tests, I performed listlessly, my head propped on one arm. I pretended to be bored. And I was. I got so bored I started counting the bellows of the foghorns out on the bay while my mother drilled me in other areas. The sound was comforting and reminded me of the cow jumping over the moon. And the next day, I played a game with myself, seeing if my mother would give up on me before eight bellows. After a while I usually counted only one, maybe two bellows at most. At last she was beginning to give up hope.”

Which one of these statements best summarizes how the character feels?

How does this ad catch your attention?

This ad makes you want to buy the garbage bags because _____________.

To whom would this ad appeal?

What does this ad want you to do?

Why are the girls happy?

Read the following paragraph.

 The spring air was fresh and clean, and the sun warmed the hillside.  Flowers were beginning to bloom, forming a rainbow of colors throughout the meadows.  All the animals were coming out from their homes to welcome the new morning, and I knew this was going to be a wonderful day as I peeked out of my tent.

 What can you generalize about the author’s opinion?

Read the following paragraph.

 As the teacher started to hand out the science tests, Jake felt a lump in his throat.  His hand was shaking as he wrote his name on the top of his test.  As he read the first question, beads of sweat formed on his forehead, and he had no idea what the correct answers were on the entire test.

 What can you infer?