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The simple birthday card from my mother was quite __________. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. inform B. connection C. experience D. meaningful I could not __________ my happiness in words, so I just laughed. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. feedback B. express C. individuality D. measure One __________ of writing poetry is building language skills. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. benefit B. cultural C. media D. relevant My teacher encourages us to use __________ details in our poems. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. misunderstand B. valid C. sensory D. experience The __________ between the sisters helped them work together. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. significance B. connection C. benefit D. cultural The builder has to __________ the wood before she cuts it. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. express B. feedback C. individuality D. measure Some old shows are no longer __________ to today’s life. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. inform B. media C. relevant D. sensory After three years, I have a lot of __________ as a poet. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. experience B. significance C. valid D. meaningful The _________ advertised the show for a week. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. misunderstand B. feedback C. inform D. media Concerts and art shows are __________ events. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A. express B. cultural C. measure D. connection I thought it would be another peaceful and uneventful afternoon as we turnedon the television. My father’s expression was (11) _______________ as he listenedto the news. The usual bad events seemed to be happening around the world.Then, a reporter started covering a very (12) ____________ account about a robberythat took place at the local convenience store. They had no leads. It was(13) __________ who the thief was. However, my father was (14) __________ that hehad seen the suspect in that video before. After much pondering on the idea,he remembered meeting the thief. He was our new neighbor.Soon after, my father called the police and the culprit was arrested. That quietafternoon turned out to be a/an (15) __________ deal for my father. He was a hero.He even received recognition from the police. Comprehension:Context CluesRead the passage and choose the missing word that best completes the sentence. Place the word over the ? to answer. unclear ? enormous ? interesting ? calm ? adamant ? A. The people liked my poem! D. The spectators did not value my poem! B. The audience devalued the song! C. The viewers loved my limerick! The audience did not appreciate my poem! Comprehension: ParaphraseChoose the sentence that best paraphrases the original statement. A. Elsa attempted to comfort me, but I did not let her. D. My friend made an attempt to discourage me. B. My friend made me feel better. C. Elsa did not even try to comfort me. Elsa tried to console me, but I would not allow her. Comprehension: ParaphraseChoose the sentence that best paraphrases the original statement. A. Why would she comprehend? D. How could she understand my feelings? B. How could she not feel what I felt? C. She did not figure it out. How could she fathom what I felt? Comprehension: ParaphraseChoose the sentence that best paraphrases the original statement. I recollected she did the same thing last week. I forgot she had gone through a different thing. I remembered she had felt the same thing just last week. I recalled she had been in the same situation last week. I considered her feelings. Comprehension: ParaphraseChoose the sentence that best paraphrases the original statement. A. We were partners in our effort to express our feelings. D. We let others know how we feel. B. We were enemies when it came to communicating. C. We are buddies that communicate well. Comprehension: ParaphraseChoose the sentence that best paraphrases the original statement. We were allies in our struggle to communicate our feelings. Rap, opera, and rock are different types of music. Grammar: Subject ComplementsChoose the predicate noun in the sentence. C. types B. different D. rock A. opera My friend Tommy is interested in rap music. Grammar: Subject ComplementsChoose the predicate adjective in the sentence. C. friend B. Tommy D. interested A. rap In fact, the rap expert was he. Grammar: Subject ComplementsChoose the predicate pronoun in the sentence. C. expert B. he D. rap A. fact I gave my family tickets for a tour of the campus. Grammar: Direct and Indirect ObjectsChoose the direct object in the sentence. C. tickets B. tour D. family A. campus The tour guide showed us the beautiful gardens. Grammar: Direct and Indirect ObjectsChoose the indirect object in the sentence. C. gardens B. guide D. beautiful A. us A woman near the exit booed the first poet. Grammar: Prepositions and Prepositional PhrasesChoose the prepositional phrase in each sentence. C. booed the B. A woman D. near the exit A. first poet The poet approached her outside the theater. Grammar: Prepositions and Prepositional PhrasesChoose the prepositional phrase in each sentence. C. The poet B. outside the theater D. none of the above A. approached her She agreed and sat at an empty table. Grammar: Prepositions and Prepositional PhrasesChoose the prepositional phrase in each sentence. C. She agreed B. and sat D. none of the above A. at an empty table To be a great writer, pay attention to your favorite authors. Grammar: Infinitive PhrasesChoose the infinitive phrase in each sentence. C. To be a great writer B. pay attention D. to your A. favorite authors My sister was the first person to suggest that I become a writer. Grammar: Infinitive PhrasesChoose the infinitive phrase in each sentence. C. My sister B. was the D. to suggest that I become a writer A. first person Writing: Personal ResponseDirections: You will write a response to the topic inthe box below. Think about what you will write. Use descriptions, details, and examples to make your response interesting. Pay attention to grammar, capital letters, spelling, and punctuation. It should also have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Make your writing clear. Sentence frame: I believe that written words are/arenot more powerful thanspoken words, because____________________________copy and paste on a google document and share to me when you finish. Is it possible that written words can be more powerful than spoken words? Why or why not? Do you believe written words are more powerful thanspoken words?Complete the sentence frame and explain why. |