WorksheetsWhat Happened to Mammoths... & No Reason to LOL
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
In "What Happened to the Mammoths in Texas," Which sentence in the third paragraph (sentences 7–12) is extraneous and should be deleted from the essay?
Sentence 7
Sentence 8
Sentence 9
Sentence 10
In "What Happened to the Mammoths of Texas," What is the most effective way to combine sentences 10 and 11?
Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have
struggled climbing out of the ravine in time surviving the sudden
flooding.
Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have
struggled to climb out of the ravine in time, surviving the sudden
flooding.
Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have
struggled to climb out of the ravine in time, and to survive the
sudden flooding.
Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have
struggled to climb out of the ravine in time to survive the sudden
flooding.
In "What Happened to the Mammoths in Texas," Zendaya would like to add another detail in the fifth paragraph (sentences 20–24):
Although the temperatures were only slightly different, the changes may have greatly affected rainfall, soil, and plant and animal growth, ultimately leading to the mammoths’ death.
Where is the best place to insert this sentence?
After sentence 20
After sentence 22
After sentence 23
After sentence 24
In "What Happened to the Mammoths in Texas," the pronoun in sentence 27 is unclear. Which word or phrase should replace them to create a more effective sentence?
woolly mammoths
other tourists
teenagers
Baylor students and scientists
In "What Happened to the Mammoths in Texas," Zendaya would like to add a concluding sentence to her essay that restates her thesis. Which sentence should she add at the end of her essay to accomplish this goal?
The mystery of what happened to the woolly mammoths at Waco remains a total mystery to the researchers and everyone else.
A complete skeleton of a woolly mammoth was recently discovered by a farmer in one of his fields in Michigan.
Though there is no conclusive evidence, with continued research,
scientists hope that one day they will know the specific cause of why the mammoths perished.
Waco has many other interesting places to visit such as the campus of Baylor University, Magnolia Market, and the Cameron Park Zoo.
In "No Reason to 'LOL,'" what change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 3?
Delete the comma after generation
Change is using to are using
Change too frequently to to frequently
No change should be made in sentence 3.
In "No Reason to 'LOL,'" what is the correct way to write sentence 9?
He said it was faster than trying to decode my texts, but I didn’t understand what he
meant until a few days later.
He said it was faster than trying to decode my texts: I didn’t understand what he meant until a few days later.
He said it was faster than trying to decode my texts. Which I didn’t understand what he
meant until a few days later.
He said it was faster than trying to decode my texts, and I didn’t understand. What he
meant until a few days later.
In "No Reason to 'LOL,'" what correction should be made in sentence 14?
Change My to Our
Change covered to covers
Delete the comma after page
Change they to it
In "No Reason to 'LOL,'" what change should Noah make in sentence 24?
Insert a colon after questioning
Change different to diffrent
Insert a comma after conversation
Change correspondense to correspondence
In "No Reason to 'LOL,'" what change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 29?
Insert a comma after important
Change is hurting to are hurting
Change our to their
No change should be made in this sentence.
