Read this sentence from the story.
So the children crawled behind a bush and watch quietly.
Which of the following is the correct tense for the verb "watch" in this sentence?
Which sentence from the story uses commas and quotation marks correctly?
Read the sentence from the story.
It was the baby birds mother!
Which word in the sentence show the correct way to write the possessive noun?
To change a word ending in the letter y from singular to plural, remove the y and add -ies. How would you spell the plural of "baby"?
A student has written an informational report about icebergs. Read this paragraph from the report. Then, answer the question that follows.
(1) An iceberg is a piece of ice that started on land. (2) Icebergs are made when large chunks of ice break off from other ice. (3) They travel with the currents in the ocean. (4) The ocean is made of salt water, not freshwater. (5) When an iceberg gets to warm water, it starts to break into pieces. (6) The pieces can be small or large.
Which sentence does not support the topic sentence and should be removed?
A student wrote a paragraph about making angel food cake. It is missing a topic sentence. Which sentence would be the BEST topic sentence to add at the beginning?
A student is writing a narrative for class. She needs to add a transition sentence between the paragraphs. Read the paragraphs and the directions that follow.
My dad and I were playing catch in the backyard one morning. One of his throws went over my head and into a bush. When I ran to get the ball, I saw three small fuzzy shapes moving in the grass. My dad came over to look. "Those are newborn bunnies," he said. "Where is their mother?" He said we should leave them alone and check on them later.
They looked helpless and scared. Dad put the bunnies in a box with some rags and took them in the house. He said we'd call the wildlife rescue people in the morning.
Choose the sentence that best adds a transition between the two paragraphs.
A student is writing a report to explain different opinions about what to do with an empty field by her school. She has gathered information from two articles. Read a paragraph from each article and answer the questions that follow.
Dogs that do not have a chance to play may hurt people. Which sentence from "A Dog Park" best supports this statement?
In her report, the student wants to tell what "Vegetable Garden" is mostly about. Which sentence best tells the main idea of "Vegetable Garden"?
What is Mary's point of view about Ben when they first meet?
Which sentence from the play lets you know that Mr. Craven does not want anyone to go into the locked garden?
Read this sentence from the play.
Well, the gate is somewhere under all those wild brambles and ivy that have swallowed it up.
What does the word "swallowed" mean as it is used in this sentence?
Why does Ben laugh when Mary says she will find the key?
The following question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.
Part A
What is the main lesson Dickon wants Mary to learn?
Part B
Which sentence from the play best supports the answer to part A?
Select two sentences that match what the writer of "Sleep and the Brain" mainly suggest about sleep.
The following question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then answer part B.
Part A
If a sleeping person is showing Rapid Eye Movement (REM), what else is happening at this stage?
Part B
Which sentence from the article best supports the answer to part A?
Which of these statements about sleep would the author of "Sleep and the Brain" most likely agree with?
How does the illustration in "Sleep and the Brain" help readers understand the article?