Forward ELA Practice - MS2

Read the sentence. Janell, I am glad we are going to be on the same basketball team, Krista said with a smile. Which revision correctly add quotation marks to the sentence?

• "Janell, I am glad we are going to be on the same basketball team, Krista said with a smile."
• "Janell, I am glad we are going to be on the same basketball team," Krista said with a smile.
• Janell, "I am glad we are going to be on the same basketball team," Krista said with a smile.
• Janell, "I am glad we are going to be on the same basketball team, Krista said with a smile."

Read the sentence. Stacey shouted loudly I can't wait to for your birthday party on Friday, Takiyah! Which revision correctly add quotation marks to the sentence?

• Stacey shouted loudly "I can't wait to for your birthday party on Friday, Takiyah!"
• Stacey shouted loudly. "I can't wait to for your birthday party on Friday, Takiyah!"
• "Stacey shouted loudly I can't wait to for your birthday party on Friday, Takiyah!"
• Stacey shouted loudly, "I can't wait to for your birthday party on Friday, Takiyah!"

Read the paragraph from a student’s research report about Sonja Henie. Sonja Henie was only 5 years old when she won her first ice-skating contest. She went to the Olympics when she was 11 but finished in last place. She kept working hard to improve her skills. In the next three Olympic Games—in 1928, 1932, and 1936—she was the skating champion. After she quit skating, she worked as an actress and as a businesswoman. Which source would most likely give the student more information about the life of Sonja Henie?

• a book called Ice‑Skating Stars
• a website about the history of the Olympics
• a book called Learn How to Skate Like a Pro
• a website for a nearby ice-skating rink

Choose the sentence which correctly cites the text evidence.

• The text says, "Pablo could not stop grinning."
• The text says Pablo could not stop grinning.
• The text says "Pablo could not stop grinning."
• "The text says Pablo could not stop grinning."

Correct the following: samuel stated i want to read the book

Capitalize the following title correctly.

the lion, the witch and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Answer explanation

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

Write the following address correctly. 3870 shorebird ave oshkosh wi 54904

Write the following address correctly. 4521 newville rd waterloo, wa 31715

Read the sentence. We will meet at the old oak tree, whispered Sam. Which revision correctly adds quotation marks to the sentence?

• "We will meet at the old oak tree," whispered Sam.

• We will meet at the old oak tree, "whispered Sam."

• "We will meet at the old oak tree whispered Sam."

• We will meet at the old oak tree whispered Sam.

Read the paragraph from a student’s research report about Marie Curie. Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different sciences. She was born in Warsaw, Poland, but lived most of her adult life in France. Her research on radioactivity was groundbreaking and led to the development of X-rays. Which source would most likely give the student more information about the scientific contributions of Marie Curie?

• a biography titled The Life of Marie Curie

• a website about the history of Poland

• a science textbook covering the basics of radioactivity

• a website for a museum dedicated to X-ray technology