Grade 8 - English: Writing (2002 VDOE Released Items)

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1. Listing questions about her topic
2. Asking her teacher if she likes violets
3. Rereading papers she has written in the past
4. Writing a rough draft of her paper
Which of these books would probably provide Arlene with the most useful information?
1. Flowers and the Perfumes They Have Produced
2. How to Grow Healthy African Violets and Care for Them Too
3. The Language of Flowers
4. Life in France Under King Louis XIV
1. nice-smelling wildflowers
2. tons of purple
3. some attractive flowers
4. a fragrant carpet of purple
How is sentence 5 best written?
1. In spite of it all,
2. However,
3. Secondly,
4. For example,
1. As it is
2. people loves violets
3. people, loved violets
4. people, love violets
1. As it is
2. have it carve
3. had them carved
4. has it carved
1. As it is
2. the monks' succeded
3. the monks succeeded
4. the monks suceeded
1. flowers delightful scent.
2. flowers' delightfull scent.
3. As it is
4. flowers' delightful sent.
1. anyone who is looking
2. As it is
3. anyone who was looking
4. any one who looked
1. Making notes about the committee's responsibilities
2. Looking in the school directory for potential committee members
3. Drawing a sketch of the entry hall
4. Asking his English teacher for tips on writing letters
The main difference between paragraph 1 of Draft A and paragraph 1 of Draft B is --
1. paragraph 1 of Draft B has more specific information about what the committee will do
2. paragraph 1 of Draft B uses a number of technical terms
3. paragraph 1 of Draft A tells a story to capture the audience's attention
4. paragraph 1 of Draft A elaborates on the idea of creating displays for the school
Paragraph 2 of Draft B contains information that does not appear in paragraph 2 of Draft A. This information --
1. explains how the reader can join the committee
2. gives more details about how the artwork will be displayed
3. repeats ideas that are written in the first and third paragraphs
4. introduces the main idea of the letter
Which paragraph should be rewritten to add more variety to the sentence beginnings?
1. Paragraph 2 of Draft B
2. Paragraph 1 of Draft A
3. Paragraph 2 of Draft A
4. Paragraph 1 of Draft B
Which of these could best be added at the end of paragraph 3 in either draft?
1. Each tag will have a brief description of the student artist and the title of the artwork.
2. Last year the committee was given an award by the PTA.
3. Students who have practices after school may not be able to participate.
4. Each committee member will need to fill out a form at the end of the year.
How is interested in serving correctly written?
1. interested in serveing
2. intrested in serving
3. intristed in serving
4. As it is
How is her plans correctly written?
1. their plans
2. our plans
3. you're plans
4. As it is
How is the first months' display correctly written?
1. As it is
2. the first month's display
3. the first months display
4. the first months's display
How is Social studies classroom correctly written?
1. Social Studies Classroom
2. As it is
3. social studies classroom
4. Social Study's classroom
How is youll come. We're going correctly written?
1. you'll come, we're going
2. you'll come. We're going
3. you'll come. Were going
4. As it is

Grade 8 - English: Writing (2002 VDOE Released Items)

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2002 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved.
No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

**Which of these books would probably provide Arlene with the most useful information?**

**How is sentence 5 best written?**

The main difference between paragraph 1 of Draft A and paragraph 1 of Draft B is --

**Paragraph 2 of Draft B contains information that does not appear in paragraph 2 of Draft A. This information --**

Which paragraph should be rewritten to add more variety to the sentence beginnings?

**Which of these could best be added at the end of paragraph 3 in either draft?**

How is interested in serving correctly written?

How is her plans correctly written?

How is the first months' display correctly written?

How is Social studies classroom correctly written?

How is youll come. We're going correctly written?

Grade 8 - English: Writing (2002 VDOE Released Items)

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2002 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Which of these books would probably provide Arlene with the most useful information?

How is sentence 5 best written?

The main difference between paragraph 1 of Draft A and paragraph 1 of Draft B is --

Paragraph 2 of Draft B contains information that does not appear in paragraph 2 of Draft A. This information --

Which paragraph should be rewritten to add more variety to the sentence beginnings?

Which of these could best be added at the end of paragraph 3 in either draft?

How is interested in serving correctly written?

How is her plans correctly written?

How is the first months' display correctly written?

How is Social studies classroom correctly written?

How is youll come. We're going correctly written?

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2002 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved.
No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

**Which of these books would probably provide Arlene with the most useful information?**

**How is sentence 5 best written?**

**Paragraph 2 of Draft B contains information that does not appear in paragraph 2 of Draft A. This information --**

**Which of these could best be added at the end of paragraph 3 in either draft?**