DUE RIGHT NOW HELP 70 POINTS + BRAINLIST
Which line creates a bright and cheery tone? (5 points)
a Fog rolled thickly over the fields, shrouding them in the gray and brown colors of winter.
b Light bounced across the water, shimmering on the surface like jewels.
c The house creaked and groaned like an old woman trailing a history of grief.
d The golden red leaves shimmered in the light wind, and lit the edges of the cold day.
7.
(LC)
Which line creates a dark and gloomy tone? (5 points)
a Fog rolled thickly in over the fields, shrouding the crops in the gray of a drab winter day.
b Light bounced across the water, shimmering on the surface like jewels.
c The house creaked and groaned like an old woman trailing a history of grief.
d The golden red leaves shimmered in the light wind, and lit the edges of the cold day.
8.
(MC)
Read these sentences and answer the question that follows:
a The bus passengers were rowdy.
b The driver had to turn around to discipline the passengers.
c The driver took his eyes off the road.
d The bus weaved onto the shoulder of the road.
Which of these best combines the ideas in the group of sentences above to make an interesting sentence? (5 points)
a When the driver turned around to discipline some rowdy passengers, the bus weaved onto the shoulder of the road.
b Because the bus weaved onto the shoulder of the road, the passengers became rowdy and distracted the driver.
c The rowdy passengers caused the bus to weave onto the shoulder of the road while the bus driver was not paying attention.
d The distracted bus driver disciplined the passengers for making him weave onto the shoulder of the road.
9.
(MC)
Read these sentences and answer the question that follows:
a The girl spent the day at the beach.
b The girl forgot to bring sunscreen.
c The girl was badly sunburned.
d The girl could not go to the beach the next day.
Which of these best combines the ideas in the group of sentences above to make an interesting sentence? (5 points)
a Even though she did not put on sunscreen, the girl spent the whole day at the beach and could not go back the next day.
b The girl could not spend the whole day at the beach because, without sunscreen, she was badly sunburned the next day.
c The girl was badly sunburned after spending the day at the beach without sunscreen, so she could not go back to the beach the next day.
d The next day at the beach, the girl was badly sunburned because she forgot to put on sunscreen.
10.
(LC)
Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly? (5 points)
a I need to leave for school right now; because I don't have all of my school supplies gathered.
b I need to leave for school right now; but I don't have all of my school supplies gathered.
c I need to leave for school right now; although I don't have all of my school supplies gathered.
d I need to leave for school right now; however, I don't have all of my school supplies gathered.
