Question
(1) Garrett looked at his dad sitting quietly next to him in their fishing boat.
(2) Although Garrett’s dad looked peaceful and calm, Garrett were unable to sit
still. (3) He was itching to get off the boat. (4) Because he just wanted to play
video games on his computer. (5) After the long winter they had endured, Garrett
had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm
weather and that day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep
his promise. (6) So here he was, sitting in a boat in the middle of a lake, waiting
for a bite on his line. (7) It had been hours, and neither of them had caught a fish.
(8) Before he could complain, Garrett felt a tug on his line, he jumped up to reel
in the fish. (9) Maybe this day won’t be so bad, Garrett thought as Dad snapped a
picture of his catch.
22 LEVEL 6
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Name: _______________________________________________ Assessment Unit 1
1 What change should be made in sentence 2?
A Insert a comma after Although
B Change peaceful to peacefull
C Change were to was
D Change the period to an exclamation point
2 What is the BEST way to combine sentences 3 and 4?
A He was itching to get off the boat because he just wanted to play video games on his computer. B He was itching to get off the boat he just wanted to play video games on his computer. C He was itching to get off the boat, he just wanted to play video games on his computer. D He was itching to get off the boat, to play video games, and on his computer.
3 What is the correct way to write sentence 5?
A After the long winter they had endured. Garrett had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm weather. That day had arrived this weekend. Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.
B After the long winter they had endured, Garrett had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him. On the first day with warm weather and that day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.
C After the long winter they had endured, Garrett had promised his dad. That he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm weather and that day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.
D After the long winter they had endured, Garrett had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm weather. That day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.
4 What is the correct way to write sentence 8?
A Before he could complain, Garrett felt a tug on his line he jumped up to reel in the fish. B Before he could complain, Garrett felt a tug on his line, so he jumped up to reel in the fish. C Before he could complain Garrett felt a tug on his line because he jumped up to reel in the fish. D Before he could complain Garrett felt a tug on his line, and he jumped up to reel in the fish.
(2) Although Garrett’s dad looked peaceful and calm, Garrett were unable to sit
still. (3) He was itching to get off the boat. (4) Because he just wanted to play
video games on his computer. (5) After the long winter they had endured, Garrett
had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm
weather and that day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep
his promise. (6) So here he was, sitting in a boat in the middle of a lake, waiting
for a bite on his line. (7) It had been hours, and neither of them had caught a fish.
(8) Before he could complain, Garrett felt a tug on his line, he jumped up to reel
in the fish. (9) Maybe this day won’t be so bad, Garrett thought as Dad snapped a
picture of his catch.
22 LEVEL 6
Copying permitted for classroom use. ©Curriculum Associates, LLC Downloaded by S. HALLAM at RODEO PALMS JHS. This resource expires on 6/30/2025.
Name: _______________________________________________ Assessment Unit 1
1 What change should be made in sentence 2?
A Insert a comma after Although
B Change peaceful to peacefull
C Change were to was
D Change the period to an exclamation point
2 What is the BEST way to combine sentences 3 and 4?
A He was itching to get off the boat because he just wanted to play video games on his computer. B He was itching to get off the boat he just wanted to play video games on his computer. C He was itching to get off the boat, he just wanted to play video games on his computer. D He was itching to get off the boat, to play video games, and on his computer.
3 What is the correct way to write sentence 5?
A After the long winter they had endured. Garrett had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm weather. That day had arrived this weekend. Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.
B After the long winter they had endured, Garrett had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him. On the first day with warm weather and that day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.
C After the long winter they had endured, Garrett had promised his dad. That he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm weather and that day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.
D After the long winter they had endured, Garrett had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm weather. That day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.
4 What is the correct way to write sentence 8?
A Before he could complain, Garrett felt a tug on his line he jumped up to reel in the fish. B Before he could complain, Garrett felt a tug on his line, so he jumped up to reel in the fish. C Before he could complain Garrett felt a tug on his line because he jumped up to reel in the fish. D Before he could complain Garrett felt a tug on his line, and he jumped up to reel in the fish.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
1. What change should be made in sentence 2?
**C Change were to was**
*This is because "Garrett" is singular, so it should be followed by "was."*
2. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 3 and 4?
**A He was itching to get off the boat because he just wanted to play video games on his computer.**
*This sentence correctly combines the two ideas with a subordinating conjunction and maintains clarity.*
3. What is the correct way to write sentence 5?
**D After the long winter they had endured, Garrett had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm weather. That day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.**
*This option correctly combines the ideas in a clear and grammatically correct manner.*
4. What is the correct way to write sentence 8?
**B Before he could complain, Garrett felt a tug on his line, so he jumped up to reel in the fish.**
*This version uses appropriate punctuation and conjunctions to clearly connect the ideas.*
**C Change were to was**
*This is because "Garrett" is singular, so it should be followed by "was."*
2. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 3 and 4?
**A He was itching to get off the boat because he just wanted to play video games on his computer.**
*This sentence correctly combines the two ideas with a subordinating conjunction and maintains clarity.*
3. What is the correct way to write sentence 5?
**D After the long winter they had endured, Garrett had promised his dad that he would go fishing with him on the first day with warm weather. That day had arrived this weekend, and Garrett felt compelled to keep his promise.**
*This option correctly combines the ideas in a clear and grammatically correct manner.*
4. What is the correct way to write sentence 8?
**B Before he could complain, Garrett felt a tug on his line, so he jumped up to reel in the fish.**
*This version uses appropriate punctuation and conjunctions to clearly connect the ideas.*