Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Composing and Writing Process—Prewriting Skills—RIT
171-180
Which one would be the main topic in an outline?
a. | Glacier | c. | National Parks | b. | Red Woods | d. | Mount Rushmore |
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Which would you write to thank your uncle for the gift he sent?
a. | poem | c. | list | b. | play | d. | letter |
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Which genre is this passage?
Soft white clouds rolled in
Large raindrops
fell from the clouds
Smooth white shells washed in with the waves
While rains pound the
surf.
a. | short story | c. | nonfiction | b. | poem
| d. | autobiography |
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Read the following passage and identify the audience the
appropriate
audience.
The 4th grade is having a book exchange on Friday, October 14, in
Room
16 at the Liberty School. Come, browse and bring a book to exchange.
a. | teachers | c. | students | b. | ministers | d. | nurses |
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Once there was a funny clown.
This sentence might be used to:
a. | tell about a trip to the store | c. | tell about a
fish | b. | thank a friend | d. | begin a story |
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A) Our family went on a camping trip.
B) Then, we went home.
C) When we
got there, we set up our tent.
Which sentence is out of order in the paragraph?
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Composition Structure—Use Composition Forms—RIT
171-180
Once there was a talking dragon.
This sentence might be used to:
a. | tell something sad | c. | tell about a class | b. | thank someone for a gift | d. | write a make believe
story |
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Choose the correct greeting for a friendly letter.
a. | May 19, 2001 | c. | Dear Lucy, | b. | Dallas, Texas | d. | Sincerely
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Choose the first step for how to make a peanut butter sandwich.
a. | Next, put the two pieces of bread together. | c. | First, get two pieces of
bread. | b. | Last, but the sandwich and eat it. | d. | Then, spread peanut butter on one
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Which telephone message is most complete?
a. | Mr. Peterson called. | c. | Mr. Peterson called. Please call him at
555-1234. | b. | Mr. Peterson called today. | d. | Mr. Peterson 555-1234 |
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Choose the correct way to start a business letter.
a. | a phone number | c. | a greeting | b. | an address | d. | a closing |
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Which example shows correct capitals in a greeting and closure?
a. | dear Sam,
Sincerely, Joe | c. | dear sam,
Sincerely,
joe | b. | Dear sam,
sincerely, joe | d. | Dear Sam,
Sincerely, Joe
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What parts would you use for a story?
a. | comma | c. | ABC order | b. | beginning, middle, end | d. | map skills |
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Composition Structure—Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to
Purpose—RIT 171-180
Which sentence asks a question?
a. | The girl won the skiing contest | c. | The class worked hard on their
projects | b. | Who is the school librarian | d. | Ann likes social studies better than science |
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Thunder boomed
This sentence is:
a. | a statement | c. | a question | b. | a command | d. | an exclamation |
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My sister and I are friends
This sentence is:
a. | a command | c. | a statement | b. | a question | d. | an exclamation |
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Kick the ball with the side of your foot
This sentence is:
a. | a question | c. | an exclamation | b. | a command | d. | a statement |
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Which sentence asks a question?
a. | Put the mop away | c. | The mop fell on the floor | b. | We used a mop for
the floor | d. | Who has the
mop |
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Dear Grandma,
I’m having a great time.
Love, Luis
Identify the
above passage.
a. | poem | c. | ad | b. | story | d. | letter |
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Dear Mom and Dad,
I had a good time at the farm.
Love, Kim
Who is this
letter written to?
a. | a friend
| c. | a brother
| b. | Mom and Dad
| d. | a teacher
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Rain in falling
From the sky
Clouds are quickly
Drifting
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Which rhyming word fits best in this poem?
a. | along | c. | by | b. | through | d. | around |
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. Which letter has the greeting in the correct place?
a. | Dear Bill How are you?
| c. | Dear Bill,
How are
you?
| b. | Dear Bill How
are you?
| d. | Dear bill How
are
you?
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Capitalization—Capitalize Pronoun “I”--RIT
161-170
Choose the correct missing words.
__________________ are going to the
movies.
a. | Jim and i
| c. | jim and I
| b. | jim and i
| d. | Jim and I
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Which sentence is written correctly?
a. | I think I need to do my homework before playing.
| c. | i think I need to do my homework
before playing.
| b. | I think i need to do my homework before
playing.
| d. | i think i need
to do my homework before playing.
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