8th Grade Writing SOL Multiple Choice Test Prep

How is the following sentence best revised for clarity?

She told Uncle Hank and us to meet her for lunch before she left, and she seemed excited.

• She seemed excited before she left for lunch and told Uncle Hank and us to meet her.

• She told Uncle Hank and us to meet her before she left for lunch and seemed excited.

• Before she left, she seemed excited when she told Uncle Hank and us to meet her for lunch.

• Telling Uncle Hank and us, she seemed excited to meet her before lunch when she left.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

How is the following sentence correctly punctuated?

Zack just smiled, so I said, Sure, that would be great, though I was still thinking about the movie studios.

• Zack just smiled, so I said, "Sure, that would be great, though I was still thinking about the movie studios."

• Zack just smiled, so I said, "Sure, that would be great," though I was still thinking about the movie studios.

• Zack just smiled, so I said, "Sure, that would be great," though I was still thinking" about the movie studios."

• Zack just smiled, so I said, Sure, that would be great," though I was still thinking about the movie studios."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which revision of the following sentenece uses the most descriptive language?

As the door slid upward, and our eyes adjusted to the light, I was surprised.

• The door moaned as it gradually slid upward, and as our eyes adjusted to the dim, muted light, my jaw almost hit the floor.

• As the door slid open and upward slowly, and our eyes adjusted to the light, and then I was really very shocked by what I saw.

• As the door opened upward, and our eyes adjusted to the light, I was dumbfounded.

• The door slid upward as our eyes adjusted to the light, and I was amazed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which correction should be made to the following sentence?

This one's head was on the floor and Bill walked right into its open mouth.

• Change one's to ones

• Insert a comma after floor

• Insert has before walked

• Change its to it's

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Which word replaces detailed in the following sentence to make the meaning most precise?

Following that, we toured the model shop where detailed miniature models of spaceships, submarines, and a medieval castle were standing in various stages of completion.

• specific

• intricate

• particular

• thorough

• exact

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The Potato Chip: A Consuming Interest

Fran's home economics teacher asks the students to write a paper about the origins of a popular food. Fran decides to write about potato chips.

Which question would NOT help Fran narrow the topic of potato chips?

• How many potato chips do American consume each year?

• Are potato chips the favorite snack of most Americans?

• What ingredients are used to make potato chips?

• Are foods other than potatoes made into chips?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How are the following sentences best combined without changing the meaning?

One day a customer sent his serving of fried potatoes back to the chef. The customer complained that the potatoes should have been sliced thinner.

• One day a customer sent his serving of fried potatoes back to the chef who complained that the potatoes should have been sliced thinner.

• One day a customer sent his serving of fried potatoes back to the chef until he complained that the potatoes should have been sliced thinner.

• One day a customer sent his serving of fried potatoes back to the chef, complaining that they should have been sliced thinner.

• One day a customer sent his serving of fried potatoes back to the chef, yet he complained that the potatoes should have been sliced thinner.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word would best replace However, in the following sentence?

His aim was to irritate the demanding customer. Although Crum intended to upset the man, he had given him exactly what he wanted. However, the customer left the restaurant to tell everyone about the delicious, crunchy new food.

• Instead,

• Meanwhile,

• Afterward,

• For instance,

• Still,

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

An important advance in the potato chip industry came in 1926, when Laura Scudder developed the waxed paper bag at her potato chip factory in California.

Which sentence best paraphrases the information in this sentence without plagiarizing?

• In 1926, Laura Scudder made the waxed paper bag at a potato chip factory in California, which was an important advance in the potato chip business.

• Laura Scudder developed the waxed paper bag in 1926 at her potato chip factory in California, and it was a significant improvement in the potato chip industry.

• In the mid 1920s, a significant development occurred when Laura Scudder invented the wax-coated paper bag at her factory in California.

• Laura Scudder developed the waxed paper bag at her potato chip factory in California in 1926 which changed the potato chip industry.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which correction should be made to this following sentence?

Consequently, the bags kept the chips fresher so they could be shipped to customers far away.

• Change Consequently to Furthermore

• Change kept to were keeping

• Change fresher to fresh

• Change they to it

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5