Open Up - Grade 6 - ELA - Module 3 - End of Unit 2 Assessment
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Directions: Read the following sample narrative letter to Possum from Cal. Answer the questions to correct the pronoun use and improve sentence variety. If the highlighted pronoun is already correct in the sentence, select the “no change” option.
Dear Possum,
This is [1] your good friend, Cal, writing to you. I made it to Washington and found Pop. It took me four days of traveling. I was on a train and walked to get here. I finally made it. Pop was so happy to see me. He cried and hugged me. He wasn’t mad at all that I left Challagi after promising that I’d stay. Like the squawking jaybird I am, I talked to Pop for a long time about Challagi. I told him about my classes and the plot of land I’m farming. I told him about my horse Dakota. I told him about Little Coon, Bear Meat, and Deacon, and how Deacon helped me understand the vision I had on the last night at Challagi, the one that brought me to Pop. Of course, I also told him about [2] yourself. He remembers you from the first day, but [3] they’ve heard a lot more now. He knows that you are the best friend I’ve ever had.
The veterans’ campaign here in Washington isn’t over yet, but Pop’s acting different about it. A couple nights ago, he asked me, “What now, son?” When he first went to Washington, Pop told me I had to go to Challagi. Now, it’s my choice what happens next: do I stay here with Pop or do I come back to Challagi? I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I think I know what I need to do. I need to come back to Challagi.
When [4] he first brought [5] me to Challagi, I was so scared. I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t know how to be away from Pop. So much has changed since then. Now I have a group of brothers, my Creek brothers. I have learned how to stomp dance and say some Creek phrases. I’m studying agricultural science and get to spend time with Dakota. Sure, I don’t like Superintendent Morrell or all the marching we have to do. I really don’t like getting punched in the ribs by Bear Meat. But I feel like I am growing so much everyday. I can’t stop now.
All of this is why I’ve decided to leave [6] himself for now and return to Challagi. I want to keep learning and keep building my friendships with you and the rest of the gang. It’s funny because when I first got to Challagi, all I wanted was to be with [7] him. But something has changed in me since then. Maybe I’ve grown up, and I feel better about being independent. I even feel like I might want to start my own campaign against Challagi, in order to fight for all of [8] you there. I can’t do that from far away
Thank you for being such a good friend to me, Possum. You’ve made Challagi a place I want to come home to. See you soon.
Cal
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“Dear Possum, This is your good friend, Cal, writing to you.”
Which word best replaces your? (L.6.1a)
SL.6.1.a
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“Like the squawking jaybird I am, I talked to Pop for a long time about Challagi. I told him about my classes and the plot of land I’m farming. I told him about my horse Dakota. I told him about Little Coon, Bear Meat, and Deacon, and how Deacon helped me understand the vision I had on the last night at Challagi, the one that brought me to Pop. Of course, I also told him about yourself.”
Which word best replaces yourself? (L.6.1a)
SL.6.1.a
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3.
“He remembers you from the first day, but they’ve heard a lot more now.”
Which word best replaces they’ve? (L.6.1c)
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4.
“When he first brought me to Challagi, I was so scared. I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t know how to be away from Pop.”
Which word best replaces he? (L.6.1d)
SL.6.1.d
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“When he first brought me to Challagi, I was so scared. I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t know how to be away from Pop.”
Which word best replaces me? (L.6.1a)
SL.6.1.a
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6.
“All of this is why I’ve decided to leave himself for now and return to Challagi.”
Which word best replaces himself? (L.6.1a)
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7.
“I want to keep learning and keep building my friendships with you and the rest of the gang. It’s funny because when I first got to Challagi, all I wanted was to be with him.”
Which word best replaces him? (L.6.1d)
SL.6.1.d
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8.
“I even feel like I might want to start my own campaign against Challagi, in order to fight for all of you there.”
Which word best replaces you? (L.6.1c)
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9.
Revise the excerpt below to improve its sentence variety and meaning. Also explain why the changes you made help to better convey meaning.
“I made it to Washington and found Pop. It took me four days of traveling. I was on a train and walked to get here. I finally made it. Pop was so happy to see me. He cried and hugged me.”
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10.
Revise the excerpt below to improve its sentence variety and meaning. Also explain why the changes you made help to better convey meaning.
“I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t know how to be away from Pop. So much has changed since then. Now I have a group of brothers, my Creek brothers.”
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