Editing and Mechanics: Grade 5 (2024) - Matt Wheeland | Laabri

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Which are the best choices for underlined sentence 1? Select two correct answers.

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She lives on my block, so I visit with her while my mom is at work.

She has lived on my block, so I visited with her while my mom is at work.

She lives on my block, so I have been visiting with her while my mom is at work.

She was living on my block, so I had been visiting with her while my mom was at work.

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Which is the best choice for underlined phrase 2?

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had spent

having spent

had been spending

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Which the best choice for underlined phrase 3?

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are

were

have been

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Which is the best choice for underlined word 4?

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Emilia,

Emilia.

Emilia;

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Which is the best choice for underlined phrase 5?

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Stepping outside

Stepping outside;

Stepping outside.

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Which is the best choice for underlined phrase 6?

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green beans okra, and basil

green beans, okra, and basil

green beans, okra, and, basil

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Write one sentence that combines underlined sentences 7.

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Which are the best choices for underlined sentence 8? Select two correct answers.

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We dug small holes we put the plants in place.

We dug small holes and put the plants in place.

We dug small holes and then put the plants in place.

We dug small holes, and then next we put the plants in place.

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Which is the best choice for underlined phrase 9?

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drank

drinking

would drink

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What does underlined word 10 mean?

paint

put in

replace

open up

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Which are the best choices for underlined phrase 11? Select two correct answers.

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What does the writer mean when she uses the expression “I'm crossing my fingers” in underlined phrase 12?

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Which is the best choice for underlined word 13?

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“Wonder,”

Wonder,

Wonder,