Warm-up 4-3 & 4-4

What does the metaphor "He is a night owl" mean?

• He likes to stay up late.

• He is very quiet.

• He is very wise.

• He likes to wake up early.

Which word is a synonym for "studious"?

• Negligent

• Scholarly

• Artificial

• Lazy

Which root means "to write"?

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Correct the underlined mistake in the sentence: "I had walk nearly 4 miles."

• had walked

• had walking

• had walks

• had walk

Use commas to combine the sentences: "Today, we read about George Washington. We read about Thomas Jefferson. We read about Ben Franklin." Which sentence combines the sentences correctly?

• Today, we read about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin.

• Today, we read about George Washington Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.

• Today we read about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin.

• Today we read about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.

Fill in a future tense verb that completes the sentence: "I __ in the race tomorrow."

• will be running

• ran

• am running

• run

Which sentence contains an incorrect shift in verb tense?

• I want to visit Florida and saw the ocean.

• I want to visit Florida and see the ocean.

• I wanted to visit Florida and saw the ocean.

• I wanted to visit Florida and see the ocean.

Which root means "to look or examine"?

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Circle the style of language used in the sentence: "Hey, what’s going on?"

• Formal

• Informal

• Technical

• Academic

There are 3 errors in this sentence. "No thank you,” I replied. ”I don’t preferred tomatos on my sandwich." Which sentence is written correctly to reflect the changes?

• "No, thank you," I replied. "I don’t prefer tomatoes on my sandwich."

• "No thank you," I replied. "I don’t prefer tomatoes on my sandwich."

• "No, thank you," I replied. "I don’t preferred tomatoes on my sandwich."

• "No, thank you," I replied. "I don’t prefer tomatos on my sandwich."