ELPAC Writing Practice

A student wrote the following sentence to describe this picture:

The children are pulling the rope.

Which sentence below is a more descriptive sentence?

• They are on the beach.

• The teenagers are competing in a Tug-a-War contest on the beach while two boys cheer them on.

• The teenagers are tugging the rope on the beach.

• The boys and girls are competing against each other.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Read the sentence written about the picture. It contains 2 errors.

The childrens is tugging the rope.

Which sentence below corrects the errors?

• The children is tugging the rope.

• The childrens are tugging the rope.

• The children are tug the rope.

• The children are tugging the rope.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Look at these two sentences.

The boys are competing against the girls. The boys and girls are on the beach.

Which sentence below BEST combines these two sentences?

• The boys and girls are competing on the beach.

• The boys are competing against the girls, but they are on the beach.

• The boys and girls are on the beach. They are competing.

• Competing on the beach are the boys and girls.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which sentence BEST describes what the kids may do next?

• They will go swimming.

• The boys who are refereeing will shout for the winning team once the rope moves past the line.

• The losing team will be sad.

• A rainstorm will begin.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which claim is BEST supported by the graph?

• Rabbits are popular pets.

• Goldfish are more popular than dogs.

• Hamsters are the least popular pet.

• More students own cats than any other pet.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which claim is NOT supported by the graph?

• Wolverine was the least popular movie.

• Almost half of the movie earnings went to Superman and Ironman.

• Batman was the most popular super hero movie.

• Superman earned the least amount of money.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Which claim is NOT supported by the Venn diagram?

• Whales breathe water.

• Both whales and fish have fins.

• Fish do not give birth to live young.

• Whales have hair.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Select ALL of the claims that can be supported by the venn diagram.

• Bats and birds both have two legs.

• Birds do not have fur.

• Both bats and birds have teeth.

• Bats are cold-blooded.