Dead Giveaways
Authored by Anne Wadsworth
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a dead giveaway?
Vague
Repetition
No Flow
Metaphor/Simile
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An example of vague writing is--
I put my stuff away.
I went shopping at Target this weekend.
I was up too late last night watching Tik Toks.
I'm going to tell you why I think friendship is important.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Kenny can clarify the meaning of his sentence by changing they to --
the stuff he worked on
this and that
items and things
his pencils and pencil tips
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 12 and 13?
Huge flames shot out of the burner inside the balloon, which was heating the air.
Huge flames shot out of the burner because the air inside the balloon was heated.
Huge flames shot out of the burner, the flames heated the air inside the balloon.
Huge flames shot out of the burner, heating the air inside the balloon.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following sentence is an example of which dead giveaway?
Huge flames shot out of the burner inside the balloon, which was heating the air.
No Flow
Repetition
Throwaway Writing
Vague
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following sentence is an example of which dead giveaway?
Huge flames shot out of the burner because the air inside the balloon was heated.
No Flow
Repetition
Throwaway Writing
Vague
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following sentence is an example of which grammatical error?
Huge flames shot out of the burner, the flames heated the air inside the balloon.
sentence fragment
comma splice
throwaway writing
missing subject
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
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