Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Composing and
Writing Process--Prewriting Skills—RIT 161-170
If you were writing a story
about your pet hamster, which sentence would be
best? a. | Hamster fat.
| c. | Fat hamster
| b. | My hamster is fat.
| d. | My hamster fat.
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If you were
writing a story about aliens, which words would you most likely
use? a. | kite, bee
| c. | house, swing
| b. | monsters, spaceship
| d. | spaceship, sailors
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Composing and
Writing Process—Use Drafting and Revising Skills—RIT
161-170
Identify the sentence that is a complete thought. a. | Identify the sentence that is a complete
thought.
| c. | The aliens landed in my
backyard.
| b. | Landed aliens in my backyard.
| d. | The backyard landed my aliens.
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2. Identify the
correct word or words to complete the following sentence:
My roof leaks when it
_________________. a. | blows | c. | sprinkles | b. | rains | d. | is cold
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Identify the
sentence that is a complete thought. a. | Is cold outside?
| c. | Is it cold outside today?
| b. | Outside cold is
today?
| d. | Today cold outside?
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Choose the best
main topic for the words listed below.
Hiking, animal tracks, flowers, logs a. | My Backpack
| c. | My Pet Animal
| b. | My Scrapbook
| d. | My Nature Walk | | | | |
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Choose the best
word to complete the following sentence:
The _______________ storm. a. | lion | c. | blue | b. | water | d. | thunder | | | | |
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Which sentence
best describes this picture? a. | The barn door fell off.
| c. | The barn fell on the tree. | b. | Trees fell on the
barn.
| d. | The top of the tree broke
off.
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Identify the
gerund phrase. a. | Ellen’s job was cleaning
her room.
| c. | Ellen was cleaning her room. | b. | While cleaning her room, Ellen became
ill.
| d. | Ellen was told to clean her
room.
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Identify the words
that add details to the topic.
My ______________ bike is a ______________. a. | yellow, five-speed
| c. | tricycle, ten-speed
| b. | yellow, tricycle
| d. | boy’s, tricycle
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Composing and
Writing Process—Use Editing & Proofreading Processes—
RIT
161-170
1. Insert the correct punctuation in the blank for the following
passage:
Shaun and his friend went to the beach. Shaun said, “Give me your
hand
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. Identify the
sentence or sentences that use capitals correctly. a. | It was uncle John he had a backpack
on.
| c. | Uncle John loves telling us about his trips. I like
listening to his
stories.
| b. | Uncle john bought me a shirt every
day.
| d. | Uncle John brought a present for me it was a bright blue
shirt.
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Choose the correct
present tense word or words.
Jeremy always __________________ his new set of
markers. a. | uses
| c. | has
used
| b. | will have used
| d. | is using
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Identify the
correct missing words.
Dinosaurs ___________________ long ago. a. | did live
| c. | at the museum | b. | in the zoo
| d. | bigger than a chicken
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Identify the
correct category for the following list of words:
Pages, chapters, paragraphs,
pictures a. | Parts of a
story
| c. | Parts of a book
| b. | Parts of a title
| d. | Parts of a dictionary
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Identify the
correct audience for the passage below:
Dear Mr. Jones,
I am writing to ask
permission. We want to have a pajama day on
Thursday, November 13th. This will be a great day to
celebrate meeting our sixweek Accelerated Reading goal.
Thank
you,
Students of room 12
a. | President | c. | Principal
| b. | Park Ranger | d. | Friend
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Identify the
correct missing words in the following sentence:
_____________________________
is our family dentist. a. | dr. John A. Cowman
| c. | Dr. John A. Cowman
| b. | Dr. john A. Cowman
| d. | Dr. John a. Cowman
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Which sentence
uses the period correctly? a. | We plant seeds in our garden
| c. | We plant seeds. In our garden
| b. | We plant. seeds in our
garden
| d. | We plant seeds in our
garden.
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Identify the
correct use of adjectives. a. | The hummingbird is the smaller bird I’ve
seen.
| c. | The hummingbird is the more smaller bird I’ve
seen.
| b. | The hummingbird is the most small bird I’ve
seen.
| d. | The hummingbird is the smallest bird I’ve
seen.
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Which sentence
uses the exclamation mark correctly? a. | Sharks swim in circles!
| c. | Sharks have large fins!
| b. | Watch out for sharks!
| d. | Sharks have teeth that grow back!
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Choose the correct
word to complete the following sentence:
______________ is coming to my party.
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Identify the
correct missing word in the following sentence:
Yesterday, I _______________
to my friends. a. | spoke | c. | speak
| b. | have spoken
| d. | will speak
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Identify the
sentence that has a direct object. a. | Nadia ran fast.
| c. | Nadia read the book. | b. | Nadia is nice
| d. | Nadia fell.
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Identify the
correctly written sentence. a. | The students wants to go swimming. | c. | Suzy wants to go swimming.
| b. | Her parents wants to go
bowling.
| d. | Amy want to go bowling.
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Identify the
correct pronoun is the following sentence:
__________________ forgot to bring my
book.
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Which of the
following underlined items is NOT written correctly?
My favorite holidays are
Christmas, Easter, thanksgiving, and New Year’s
Day. a. | Christmas | c. | thanksgiving | b. | Easter | d. | New Year’s Day
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Which of the
following sentences have rhyming words? a. | Has a tiny to show
I have a double
row
| c. | Has a tiny tooth to show
I have a new
one.
| b. | Has a tiny tooth to lose
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