ELA GA Milestones Practice #23 Mixed Bag Question Preview (ID: 30175)


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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Mr. Thomas the coach of the football team, inspired his players.
b) Mr. Thomas the coach, of the football team, inspired his players.
c) Mr. Thomas, the coach of the football team, inspired his players.
d) Mr. Thomas, the coach of the football team inspired his players.

Which word in the following sentence needs to be capitalized? Malcolm visits his cousin and his aunt every summer in alabama.
a) cousin
b) aunt
c) summer
d) alabama

My purple flowers ______ every year since I planted them.
a) will sprout
b) sprouts
c) are sprouting
d) have sprouted

Which is a run-on sentence?
a) Eve, Ginger, and Tim came over to my house last night.
b) I don't like lima beans, but I do like green beans.
c) Layla won't be able to talk on the phone until later.
d) Greg is good at studying he is even better at taking tests.

Caroline had pitched on a softball team for more than six years; ____, she was our obvious choice for pitcher.
a) besides
b) therefore
c) but
d) however

Which sentence uses incorrect punctuation?
a) Yesterday, I read a book; and cleaned my room.
b) Derek was first in line for tickets; Amy was second.
c) Where in the world is my math book?
d) It's not my turn to walk the dog.

Which is the best way to combine the following sentences? Mary did well on her science project. She did not win first place.
a) Mary did well; on her science project she did not win first place.
b) Mary did well on her science project, or she did not win first place.
c) Mary did very well on her science project, but she did not win first place.
d) Mary did very well on her science project, so she did not win first place.

Which would be a good supporting sentence for the following? I've never much cared for strawberry shakes.
a) Dad buys us ice cream after our softball games.
b) Green beans is another food that I don't like.
c) I don't like to eat things that are red.
d) Banana shakes are very popular at my house.

Which sentence contains an error?
a) On cold nights, it's good to have a fire in the fireplace.
b) If you eat that whole bag of candy, you are going to get sick.
c) Dad buys us ice cream after our softball games.
d) Chandra ran out of paper before she was finished printed her report.

Which transitional word would MOST LIKELY be used to show comparison between paragraphs?
a) similarly
b) before
c) afterward
d) in contrast

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