1. February 13, 2017 In paragraph 2, the word quivery means that Ramona –
“Ha-ha, I get to ride the bus to school all by myself,” Ramona bragged to her big sister, Beatrice, at breakfast. Her stomach felt quivery with excitement at the day ahead, a day that would begin with a bus ride just the right length to make her feel a long way from home but not long enough-she hoped- to make her feel care-sick.
In paragraph 2, the word quivery means that Ramona –
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2. February 13, 2017 What change if any, should be made in sentence 1?
(1) “Mom, do I have to practice the piano, “ I complained.
What change if any, should be made in sentence 1?
Delete the comma after Mom
Change the comma after piano to a question mark
Change the period after complained to a question mark
No changes need to be made
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3. I love reading! February 14, 2017
Happy Valentines Day!
Ramona had reached the age of demanding accuracy from everyone, even herself. All summer, whenever a grown-up asked what grade she was in, she felt as if she were fibbing when she answered, “third,” because she had not actually started the third grade.
In this paragraph, the word fibbing means -
surprised
angry
disappointed
lying
I love reading!
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4. I love writing! February 14, 2017 “Yes you do,” she answered.
Happy Valentines Day!
“Yes you do,” she answered.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
Add a comma after Yes
Change the comma after do to a period
Change she to She
Make no change
I love writing!
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5. February 15, 2017
She thought about her father’s new part-time job zipping around in a warehouse on a fork-life truck, filling orders for orange juice, peas, fish sticks, and all the other frozen items the markets carried.
Read the dictionary entry.
Which meaning of zipping is used in the paragraph?
A. Meaning 1
B. Meaning 2
C. Meaning 3
D. Meaning 4
zipping - \‘zip’ing\ verb
to move with speed
to wake up or make more active
to collect for a purpose
to care for and help grow
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6. February 15, 2017 “Whos Duke Ellington?” I asked.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?
Change Whos to Who’s
Change the question mark after Ellington to a comma
Change the period after asked to a question mark
Make no change
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7. February 16, 2017 Read these sentences from the story –
What do the author’s comments about dogs show?
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I’m only afraid of dogs when there’s a pack of them, running furiously after me, drooling hungrily, eager to tear me to tiny shreds.
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8. February 16, 2017
(10) He quit the lessons. (11) He forgot about the piano.
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 10 and 11?
He quit the lessons and forgetting about the piano.
Forgetting about the piano, he quit the lessons.
After quitting the lessons, he was forgetting about the piano.
He quit the lessons and forgot about the piano.
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9. February 17, 2017
The growls turned to low whimpers. The dogs backed up, started to retreat. The huge black dog with the black eyes lowered his head and loped slowly away. The others followed.
What does the word retreat mean?
become aggressive
run towards
go away
howl and growl
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10. February 17, 2017
(12) Later he heard ragtime music and he changed his mind about the piano.
Change heard to herd
Add a comma after music
Change changed to changes
Make no change
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