Standardized Writing Test Prep for Middle School

by Brielle Viscidi

Price: 250 points or $2.5 USD

Subjects: ela

Grades: 5,6,7,8

Description: For grades 5-8, this is a test preparation multiple choice replication for grammar: Use the rules of and make intentional decisions about standard English grammar and conventions to write single and multi-paragraph compositions with varied sentence structure. When writing: a. apply knowledge of rules for capitalization; b. use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive clauses; c. use a colon to introduce a quotation; use a hyphen in a compound adjective with numbers (e.g., two-hour movie, 30-minute class); d. determine and correct pronouns with unclear or ambiguous antecedents; e. explain the function of definite and indefinite articles; f. distinguish between and use simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to add variety; g. distinguish between and use different types of phrases (prepositional and appositive); h. identify and revise sentence fragments, run-on sentences, pronoun- antecedent agreement, and inappropriate shifts in verb tense; and use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives; i. use hyphenated compound words (e.g., mother-in-law); j. use phrases and clauses (noun, relative, adverbial) within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers; k. identify and revise sentence fragments, run-on sentences, pronoun- antecedent agreement, and inappropriate shifts in verb tense