Which of the following sentences has proper subject verb agreement?
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The girls wanted to goes to the store to get cookies for their holiday party.
The girls wants to go to the store to get cookies for their holiday party.
The girls want to go to the store to get cookies for their holiday party.
The girls drives their car to get cookies.
The girls want to go to the store to get cookies for their holiday party.
Which of the following sentences uses pronouns appropriately?
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People always want others to give and donate around the holidays. He said that it is the spirit of the season.
The friends went to the store to buy cookies for they holiday party.
They went to the store to buy cookies and punch for their holiday party that evening.
They went to the store to buy cookies and punch for their holiday party that evening.
Read the following passage then answer the following question:
What is a recurring theme in a story such as this?
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2 points
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It is important to hold the same opinions as one's family.
A person should form his or her own opinions.
No one can like both dogs and cats equally.
Once a person has an opinion, he or she should never change it.
A person should form his or her own opinions.
Read the following passage then answer the following question:
Based on these sentences, Samuel and Max would most likely agree with which of these statements?
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2 points
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Dogs should be allowed everywhere cats are allowed.
Cats are not good animals to have as pets in apartments.
People who love animals should not live in apartments.
Animals make important companions for humans.
Animals make important companions for humans.
Which of the following sentences uses commas appropriately?
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The woman needed to buy milk, eggs, oil, and flour to make her cookies for her family.
The man went to buy eggs, then he saw ice cream but wanted something else instead.
People like to visit others, and decorate their houses around the holidays.
The woman needed to buy milk, eggs, oil, and flour to make her cookies for her family.
Read the following passage then answer the following question:
What recurring theme is present in both stories?
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2 points
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Wolves and witches are mean.
Do not trust strangers.
Always be prepared.
The forest is an interesting place.
Do not trust strangers.
Read the following passage then answer the following question:
Which of these themes is reflected in this passage?
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2 points
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Children should always volunteer to help with the chores.
It is better to buy used bikes because they won't get stolen.
Parents should never give anything to their children for free.
People value things more when they have to work for them.
People value things more when they have to work for them.
Read the following passage then answer the following question:
The phrase an arm and a leg means that Stacy....
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2 points
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did not want to walk to the shopping mall.
did not want to use her hands and legs.
did not like touching things while shopping.
did not want to spend a lot of money.
did not want to spend a lot of money.
Read the following passage then answer the following question:
The phrase at the drop of a hat means Max...
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2 points
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was willing to do something immediately.
loved dropping the hat and picking it up.
was fond of playing with hats.
listened when his owner dropped a hat.
was willing to do something immediately.
Which text structure includes these signal words:
-both
-alike
-different
-yet
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problem and solution
cause and effect
description
compare and contrast
Compare and contrast.
Read the following passage then answer the following question:
What is the effect of the metaphor used in the first sentence?
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2 points
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It tells the reader about creatures prowling at night.
It makes the reader want to know more about the forest.
It highlights the glowing eyes of the tiger in the dark.
It gets the reader curious about otherworldly creatures.
It highlights the glowing eyes of the tiger in the dark.
Which aspect of figurative language is reflected in the sentence below?
Shut the shutters before the banging sound makes you shudder.
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2 points
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
None of the above
Alliteration.
Which text structure includes these signal words:
-if/then
-therefore
-because
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problem and solution
cause and effect
description
compare and contrast
Cause and effect.
Read the following passage then answer the following question:
Which is the best summary of the paragraph?
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2 points
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Melissa feels sorry for herself when her brother Pip and his friend Freddie refuse to take her fishing with them. She decides to sit on the shore and wait for them to return so that she can see what all they have caught.
Pip and Freddie are all set to go fishing. They mock Melissa when she expresses her desire to go along with them, and refuse by saying that they cannot take her as they would have to do all the paddling and fishing.
Pip and Freddie believe that Melissa cannot help them fish and do not take her with them. However, when they return, they are surprised to find the beautiful castle Melissa has carved from the mud and admire her talent.
Melissa feels bored as she sits all alone on the shore waiting for her brother to return. She decides to build a mud castle so that she can prove to her brother Pip and his friend Freddie that she can build a better mud castle than them.
Pip and Freddie refuse to take Melissa fishing because they believe she cannot help them, but are surprised when they return and see the mud castle she has built.
Which of the following are characteristics of a good summary? (Select all that apply)
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3 points
the most important part of a story
minor details in the story
written in your own words
includes objective information about the story
opinions about the story
a long descriptive account of the story
a concise account of the story
the most important part of a story
written in your own words
includes objective information about the story
a concise account of the story
Which text structure includes these signal words:
-for example
-is like
-including
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problem and solution
cause and effect
description
compare and contrast
Description.
Which sentence provides objective information?
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2 points
Pandas have an extended wrist bone that they use like a thumb to help them grip food.
Pandas are cute.
Pandas are endangered and they deserve to be protected.
None of the above
Pandas have an extended wrist bone that they use like a thumb to help them grip food.
True or false:
Characters affect the plot of a story because they reveal the setting.
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1 point
True
False