Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question



Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. Then fill in the answer on your answer document.Shawn wrote a biography about a favorite author. Read his paper and look for any corrections he should make. Then answer the questions that follow.Beverly ClearyBy Shawn Jones(1) Beverly Cleary is the author of many children’s books that are bestsellers. (2) She has won awards. (3) For stories about characters such as Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins. (4) Yet, Beverly struggled to learn to read when she was young.(5) She was born Beverly Atlee Bunn in 1916, in McMinville, Oregon. (6) Until she was six years old, she lived on a small farm. (7) Her mother loved to read stories to Beverly.(8) When Beverly was six years old, she and her family moved to Portland, Oregon. (9) It was hard for Beverly to adjust to the new school. (10) She thought the reading schoolbooks were very dull. (11) The characters were not interesting to her. (12) At this same time, Beverly became ill. (13) And missed many days of school. (14) When she returned, she struggled to read at the same level as other students. (15) School became a dark cloud of frustration for her. (16) When she entered third grade, Beverly’s reading skills improved. (17) The school librarian helped her find interesting books to read. (18) She also encouraged Beverly to write.(19) When Beverly graduated from high school, she went to college. (20) One day she met Clarence Cleary and fell in love. (21) They later got married. (22) Beverly still dreamed of writing stories, but she knew that she also needed a steady job. (23) She worked as a librarian in a small town in the state of Washington. (24) There, she found that some of the children were bored with reading, just as she had been when she was young. (25) “Where are the books about the kids like us?” asked one of the boys.(26) Beverly thought about that boy when she began to write her first book, Henry Huggins. (27) The main character of her story was like many of the children she had worked with in the library. (28) His name was Henry, and he was an ordinary third-grade boy. (29) Henry wasn’t rich or super-smart. (30) He was just an average kid. (31) Was an only child, just like Beverly.(32) In the story, Henry lives on Klickitat Street. (33) This is a real street only a few blocks from where Beverly used to live in Portland, Oregon. (34) Henry, his dog Ribsy, and his friends were similar to the children Beverly grew up with.(35) Henry Huggins was published in 1950, when Beverly was 34 years old. (36) The book became a bestseller. (37) Beverly went on to write many other books for children. (38) In all her books, Beverly writes about characters that kids can understand. (39) beverly’s books are still read by children all over the world. What is the correct way to write sentences 2 and 3? She has won awards for stories about characters such as Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins.She has won awards, for stories about characters such as Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins.She has won awards for stories about characters. Such as Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins.Sentences 2 and 3 are written correctly in the paper. What is the correct way to write sentences 12 and 13?At this same time, Beverly also became ill and missed many days. Of school.At this same time, Beverly also became ill and missed. Many days of school.At this same time, Beverly also became ill and missed many days of school.Sentences 12 and 13 are written correctly in the paper.What change, if any, should be made in sentence 23?Change worked to workingChange librarian to LibrarianChange Washington to washingtonMake no changeWhat change needs to be made in sentence 31?Change Was to Henry wasChange the comma to an exclamation markChange an to aNo change should be made in sentence 31. How should sentence 39 be changed?Change beverly’s to Beverly’sChange books to book’sInsert a comma after readSentence 39 should not be changed.INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ANSWER KEY FOR GRADE 4Beverly Cleary (Editing)Item #Answer SkillTEKS1AEdit Sentence Fragment4.20 C2CEdit Sentence Fragment4.20 C3DEdit Sentence Structure4.20 C4AEdit Sentence Fragment4.20 C5DCapitalization4.21 ................
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