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Highlight (underline) the adjectives in pink, and highlight (underline) the prepositions in orange.

My stomach growled as I sat down at the table. In front of me was a colorful array of food I'd never seen before. There were tiny rolls of seaweed filled with rice and fish, bright pink slices of something called salmon, and even a mound of what looked like orange caviar. My parents smiled at me, their eyes twinkling with excitement.

Choose the best beginning sentence to introduce the character.

• Sushi is a very popular food in the country of Japan.

• I had been begging my parents to take me to a sushi restaurant.

• I was a little nervous, but mostly just curious about the food.

• There are several different ways to prepare sushi.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the best way to revise the following sentence?

Tentatively biting, David picked up a piece of sushi and took a bite.

• Biting a piece of sushi, David picked it up tentatively.

• David picked up a piece of sushi and took a tentative bite.

• David was tentative and took a piece of sushi.

• Biting tentatively, David picked up a piece of sushi.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose TWO sentences that are punctuated correctly.

• Can we try sushi tonight? "Ben begged his mother."

• "This is delicious!" exclaimed Ben, his mouth full of rice and tuna.

• Ben said, "I'm not sure I like the seaweed."

• "Can I try some of yours? asked Ben's sister, pointing to the salmon."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

David sat at the table, his eyes wide with excitement. He had never eaten sushi before, and he was eager to try it. He picked up a piece of salmon nigiri and nervously took a bite. The flavors exploded in his mouth, a mix of salty and sweet. He quickly reached for another piece, his initial nervousness replaced by pure delight.

The student wants to revise the draft by adding dialogue to the story to make it more exciting.  Which choice best replaces the underlined sentence?

• The flavor "exploded in his mouth," a mixture of salty and sweet.

• "I don't like this!" he told his disappointed parents.

• "Mmm, the flavors are incredible!" he said, his eyes lighting up.

• "David wasn't sure if he liked sushi."

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The seaweed, ​ (a)   David disliked the most, was wrapped around the rice.

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• who
• whose
• whom

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A