MAP 6th Grade Language Arts : Mechanics

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Example Question #1 :Understanding And Editing For Mechanics

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

Possible Answers:

Come downstairs Molly for dinner

Molly come downstairs for dinner

Molly, come downstairs for dinner.

Come downstairs for dinner Molly

Correct answer:

Molly, come downstairs for dinner.

Explanation:

The correct answer is, Molly, come downstairs for dinner.

Each of these sentences are addressing "Molly". When you address someone in a sentence, their name has to be set off with a comma or commas. Outlined below are the corrections for the incorrect answers:

Molly,come downstairs for dinner.

Come downstairs for dinner,Molly.

Come downstairs, Molly, for dinner

Example Question #2 :Understanding And Editing For Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

Possible Answers:

visable

shalow

predict

calory

Correct answer:

predict

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "predict". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

calorycalorie

shalowshallow

visablevisible

Example Question #3 :Understanding And Editing For Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

Possible Answers:

diamiter

pervent

remidy

skeleton

Correct answer:

skeleton

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "skeleton". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

diamiterdiameter

remidyremedy

perventprevent

Example Question #1 :Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

Possible Answers:

balince

singuler

visible

beond

Correct answer:

visible

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "visible". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

balincebalance

beondbeyond

singulersingular

Example Question #5 :Understanding And Editing For Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

Possible Answers:

achieve

萨尔ery

feild

aford

Correct answer:

achieve

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "achieve". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

萨尔ery萨尔ary

feildfield

afordafford

Example Question #2 :Mechanics

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

Possible Answers:

Alison, will you answer the door?

Answer the door Alison!

Alison will you answer the door?

Will you answer the door Alison?

Correct answer:

Alison, will you answer the door?

Explanation:

The correct answer is, Alison, will you answer the door?

Each of these sentences are addressing "Alison". When you address someone in a sentence, their name has to be set off with a comma or commas. Outlined below are the corrections for the incorrect answers:

Will you answer the door, Alison?

Alison,will you answer the door?

Answer the door, Alison!

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