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D.O.L. Test

Week #1

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 24 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. have you ever went skiing near denver colorado

(6 mistakes)

#2. has you ever been to an rodeo

(4 mistakes)

#3. im glad that elizabeth is in hour class this year

(5 mistakes)

#4. my dad got a new job and we gots to move

(3 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

What state is named after a character in a book In 1535, the Spanish explorer Cortes came to Baja, California He thought it looked like the beautiful island in a story he had read. The female ruler of the island was named Calafia Ten years later, the area was called California Awesome California was named after a powerful Spanish woman

(6 mistakes)

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Week #2

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 34 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. my friend she dont have no sisters

(6 mistakes)

#2. us dont have no pets in our family

(5 mistakes)

#3. youll need crayons scissors and glue for this project

(5 mistakes)

#4. i doesnt know who readed that pretty poem

(5 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Anteaters live in Mexico Honduras Panama and other places. They have long heads long tongues and no teeth. Woods swamps and plains are their homes. They eat ants termites and other insects. Their front claws tear open anthills. Then they stick their long tongues into the anthills lick up the insects and eat them. If you’re an anteater, you don’t mind eating insects for breakfast lunch and dinner.

(13 mistakes)

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Week #3

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 34 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. yes, park road elementary school will has a book fair in february

(8 mistakes)

#2. his shirt is missing too buttons it needs to be mended, too

(5 mistakes)

#3. we needs to be at the bus stop by 7 58 or well be late

(5 mistakes)

#4. katie kelly and frances is gonna do a play for our class on may 23 1999

(10 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Independence Day was first celebrated on July 8 1776. The Declaration of Independence was read out loud in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Church bells rang, people cheered, and bands played. On July 4 1941 the Fourth of July became an official United States holiday. Many people celebrate the Fourth of July with parades, picnics, and fireworks. All my relatives gather at 101 Center Street Lakewood Iowa, every year for a great family picnic.

(6 mistakes)

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Week #4

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 25 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. danny said nobody is going nowhere until our work is done

(6 mistakes)

#2. i hasnt played baseball since the weather turned colder

(4 mistakes)

#3. did you know that most people has too kidneys

(4 mistakes)

#4. he is washing waxing and buffing his new ford explorer

(6 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Who gets the most rain? Well in the United States it’s the Southeast. Some places there get around 1778 millimeters a year (that’s nearly 70 inches). The average yearly rainfall in northeastern India is 10922 millimeters (that’s about 430 inches). Wow the Philippines holds the record for the most rain in one day. During a typhoon they got nearly 1168 millimeters (almost 46 inches)!

(5 mistakes)

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Week #5

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 28 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. don he went to green bay wisconsin to watch our team win

(7 mistakes)

#2. tony said that baseball practice are changed to tuesday at

7 30

(5 mistakes)

#3. fay carol and gene went to the mall with there mother

(7 mistakes)

#4. the workmen telled us that the deck is gonna be finished on saturday

(5 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

The highest mountain in North America is Mr. McKinley in Alaska but its Native American name is Denali. The word Denali means “High One” and it is. Mt. McKinley is 20,320 feet high. Rev. Hudson Stuck led a four-man team to the top in 1913. Walter Harper, a Native American from Alaska, got there first but the others were right behind him. The men thanked God and they planted a cross of sticks.

(4 mistakes)

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Week #6

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 38 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. im sure you is gonna get all the answers write on your test said mother

(9 mistakes)

#2. he wants julie to keep talking she is telling about her ski trip to stowe vermont

(8 mistakes)

#3. dad asked mother does you know where our theater tickets is

(8 mistakes)

#4. at 4 20 well have a surprise party for dr andrews, our dentist

(7 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

While one half of our family stays home, my dad and I zip off to the football game. In our town, most games have sellout crowds. We arrive two hours early to find an on site parking space. We wave to fun loving fans. Then we climb to our upper deck seats. The bone chilling wind whips around us in our nosebleed seats. We don’t care. We are “All American” football fans! (6 mistakes)

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Week #7

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 38 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. the book the giving tree by shel silverstein is checked out

(8 mistakes)

#2. marty is going to visit his dad last weekend in chicago illinois

(6 mistakes)

#3. dr boren, our dentist, gived us a new toothbrush at our last appointment

(5 mistakes)

#4. mother asked alyssa did you maked your bed this morning

(7 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Have you ever read a book that you couldnt put down? Two popular childrens books are Charlottes Web and Dear Mr. Henshaw. Theyre not new books, but theyre both best sellers. Kids havent stopped reading them. With these books, maybe youll laugh or maybe youll cry. Youll feel and think about what you’ve read. Thats one reason why some books dont get dusty.

(12 mistakes)

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Week #8

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 23 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. jaime and henry drinked all of there orange juice

(5 mistakes)

#2. us laughed at the joke that the comedian telled

(4 mistakes)

#3. donna asked becky if her could help babysit on sunday

(5 mistakes)

#4. will you lent me seven dollars for my lunch today asked sharon

(6 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Writer Sandra Cisneros wrote a short story called “Eleven.” She said, When I think how I see myself, I would have to be at age 11. I know I’m 32 on the outside, but inside I’m 11. When she was young, her family traveled between Chicago and Mexico. I didn’t like school because we moved so much, she said. Another problem was her looks. She said, I’m the girl in the picture with skinny arms and a crumpled shirt and crooked hair. Today, Cisneros is a well-known writer.

(3 mistakes)

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Week #9

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 50 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. who winned the game when you played matt in monopoly

(5 mistakes)

#2. hour flight to paris france left on time at 5 54 from dallas texas

(10 mistakes)

#3. me and judy maked up a dance to the song tip toe through the tulips

(11 mistakes)

#4. he agreed to cooperate with him partner the project was then able to be finished

(5 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

Elijah McCoy was born before the civil war ended. his mother and father were ex-slaves. they escaped to canada on the underground railroad. later they returned to the united states. their son elijah, went to scotland to study Engineering. when he returned, no one would hire an african american engineer. in spite of that, Elijah McCoy became a famous inventor. when people wanted a particular invention of McCoy’s, they asked for the “real McCoy.” (19 mistakes)

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Week #10

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 45 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. we dont got no plates on the table for dinner

(5 mistakes)

#2. debbie dont never talk to nobody in the class

(6 mistakes)

#3. jerry asked how was the lunch you had with mother

(6 mistakes)

#4. mrs brewer have read a book called freckle juice by judy blume to our class

(10 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

For a perfect vacation, would you go west to the rockies or east to the appalachian mountains? how about kicking around in the atlantic ocean or the gulf of mexico? Do you dream of going to yellowstone national park, niagara falls, or the grand canyon? How about a trip to europe or africa? If you want to fly to the Moon, you’ll have to wait a few years.

(18 mistakes)

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Week #11

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 35 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. does you got any puppys for pets

(5 mistakes)

#2. emily and abby is learning to do the backstroke they want to be on the swim team

(6 mistakes)

#3. my sister she dont wanna drop off moms dry cleaning

(8 mistakes)

#4. holly sara and molly finded a quarter on the sidewalk

(7 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

The buses dropped us off at the art museum. Four bronze horsemans guarded the entrance. They had swords and knifes. Angeles with halos were painted on the ceiling. Our guide led us through rooms called gallerys. Paintings of tables piled with food started making us hungry. Later, we ate box lunchs. Inside were sandwichs or tacos, a couple spoonsful of fruit salad, and big chocolate-chip cookiys shaped like leafs.

(9 mistakes)

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Week #12

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 31 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. was you asleep when i come into your room to turn off the light ralph

(7 mistakes)

#2. jessica said you got three out of for correct on your homework

(6 mistakes)

#3. me and my friend does not get to sit together in school

(5 mistakes)

#4. warren gone hiking with marvin in yosemite national park

(7 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

20,000 years ago, the first people probably wandered into North and South America from northeast Asia. Nearly 1,000,000 Native Americans were living in the United States when Columbus “discovered” them. By the year nineteen ten, wars, sickness, and starvation left only 220,000 Native Americans. 2,000,000 Native Americans live in the United States today. They are not 1 people, but many different peoples with their own histories and ways of life.

(6 mistakes)

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Week #13

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 30 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. i am concentrating on memorizing the poem blue days

(5 mistakes)

#2. johnny helped leo carry his bag to the bus stop so leo bought johnny a soda

(6 mistakes)

#3. i didnt expect to saw you hear so late

(5 mistakes)

#4. my parents telled me that we are moving to kalamazoo michigan in march

(7 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

What causes a tornado? A “front” form between a cold air mass and a warm air mass. Sometimes a cold air mass move in above the warm air. The hot air rises. It spins. Then it form a funnel-shaped cloud; a tornado. Weather experts looks for these conditions. Then they gives a “tornado watch.” The winds inside a tornado may reach 500 miles per hour. Sometimes a tornado touch the ground and destroy everything in its way.

(7 mistakes)

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Week #14

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 38 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. dr beckwith my eye doctor telled me that i need glasses

(8 mistakes)

#2. we getted dad to ties three shirts and a suit for his birthday

(7 mistakes)

#3. youve done a great job on your project said mrs crosby

(8 mistakes)

#4. tanya eloise and judy putted bandages on theyre dolls

(8 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Where does the deer and the antelope play? One place is Yellowstone National Park. It were created in 1872. Parts of the park is in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The park are a safe place for many animals. Bears, moose, buffalo, deer, and antelope lives there. Beavers, otters, fish, and eagles also enjoys the park. For them, Yellowstone be “home sweet home.”

(7 mistakes)

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Week #15

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 31 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. joey weared suspenders and know belt to church

(4 mistakes)

#2. charles barkely and michael jordan is my favorite basketball players (6 mistakes)

#3. our class went on a field trip to gribble dairy farms in fayetteville arkansas

(8 mistakes)

#4. me and mary takes ballet lessons on wednesdays and fridays

(8 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Have you ever seen the Liberty Bell it’s big, it’s old, and it’s cracked. The Liberty Bell weighs 2,000 pounds it was around when the United States was still a baby. It rang out to signal holidays, meetings and fire alarms. It cracked the first time it was used then it was fixed. Many years later, it cracked again this time it could not be fixed. The old bell is on display near Independence Hall in Philadelphia it no longer rings, but it’s still the bell of freedom.

(5 mistakes)

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Week #16

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 44 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. are you ready for me to take your order asked the waitress

(4 mistakes)

#2. larrys only cat topsy have gone to the vet three times since march

(8 mistakes)

#3. the ruler breaked and we dont have no number three

(5 mistakes)

#4. say did you know that lemon juice will keep apples from turn brown

(4 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Dorthea Dix. Born in Maine in 1802. She taught school for many years. Then volunteered to teach a Sunday school class in a prison. What she found was shocking. Mental patients. Shared prison cells with criminals and were treated worse than animals. Wrote a long report. Mental patients not being criminals. Many things changed because of Dorthea Dix.

(9 mistakes)

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Week #17

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 41 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. our summer vacation begin may 24 1998 and end august 13 1998

(8 mistakes)

#2. next april i gets to be in my cousins wedding

(6 mistakes)

#3. erin announced to the class we is gonna visit walt disney world in august

(11 mistakes)

#4. her and me wanted to prove that we was not in the house when the lamp breaked

(7 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Does it matter what you do with you’re trash? Yes, it does! You no how you run out of things at home. Earth could run out of things, to. It could run out of clean air and fresh water. But there are alot of ways to help. Sit up a recycling program at your school, or right an article four your school paper. Take bottles, newspapers, and aluminum cans to a recycling center. Learn others what to do. You can have a positive affect.

(9 mistakes)

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Week #18

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 41 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. in science class on tuesday we readed about energy sound and matter

(7 mistakes)

#2. the minister said to the bride and groom i know pronounce you man and wife

(6 mistakes)

#3. we rided horses from 4 45 until 6 30 amber telled her mother

(9 mistakes)

#4. we recited a poem called jennie mae to hour class for the poetry festival

(6 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

the play were schedule to begins at 9 30 Everyone was in costume? suddenly the fire alarm wen’t off and everyone exited the building. wen the bell sounded to return to the building, the doors were locked and the whole School was locked outside

(13 mistakes)

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Week #19

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 43 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. the note said bring paint paper and brushes to art class

(7 mistakes)

#2. does you like the song the star spangled banner

(8 mistakes)

#3. the handkerchief fall off the table land on the floor and blew into the living room

(6 mistakes)

#4. mother shouted i ve got the phone you can hang up now

(8 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

The Plains Indians of North America belonged to many different tribes they speaked many different languages. How could they communicate? They used their hands to make signs for creeks, rivers, and fir trees. White men wore hats the sign for a white man showed a hat. Sum signs had several meanings. If an Indian pretended to shiver, that could have meant cold it could also have meant winter whether. Sign language is a creative way of thinking.

(7 mistakes)

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Week #20

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 42 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. elvis our cat play with his toy and then he played on the scratching post

(6 mistakes)

#2. where is the dogs leash calvin asked sara

(8 mistakes)

#3. the song a whole new world is won of my favorites

(8 mistakes)

#4. mr wheeler does you have the phone number for the cub scout leader

(6 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Where is English spoken? The countries includes the United States, the United kingdom, Canada, Australia new Zealand and south Africa. English have the largest vocabulary in the world. It has “borrowed” words from European, Arabic African and asian languages. Many English words are hard to spell. Some words is often not spelled the way it sounds (night, through, and reign).

(14 mistakes)

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Week #21

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 38 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. his car breaked down on peek road so we called a toe truck

(7 mistakes)

#2. we heard mrs talley tell mr ogelvie that we is gonna have a

fire drill at 2 30

(11 mistakes)

#3. well, does you wanna take golf lessons with me mrs mermis asked

(9 mistakes)

#4. glenn has goed to the dentist on wednesday and was gave a blew toothbrush

(6 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

The following facts might sound fishy to you, but it’s true. Atlantic salmon can leap fifteen feet into the air. However that’s a small distance compared to flying fish. They don’t actually fly they glide through the air. They can travel more than ninety feet if they’re being chased. The most fast fish of all is the sailfish. It has been clocked at sixty miles per hour. Say that’s fast enough to get a speeding ticket.

(5 mistakes)

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Week #22

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 46 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. dontcha wish you’re braces were coming off soon maria

asked liza (Hint: Liza is speaking.)

(10 mistakes)

#2. the poem called at the seaside by robert louis stevenson is

six lines long

(8 mistakes)

#3. marissa said i couldnt get to sleep until 11 00 last night

(7 mistakes)

#4. my moms a nurse she works at columbia hospital dan told michael

(11 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

The poodle is a popular breed of dog in the United States and poodles tend to be intelligent and they are good with kids. Some of the following dogs make good pets golden retrievers Labradors and collies. They are all friendly playful and good natured dogs. You should talk to your dog walk your dog and teach your dog to lie down. If you treat your dog well, you will have a friend for life. (10 mistakes)

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Week #23

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 37 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. him and her sung a duet at the talent show on march 31 1998

(7 mistakes)

#2. clare the whether girl gave us the five day forecast for kalamazoo michigan

(8 mistakes)

#3. the baby bird waited for it’s mother to brought it a worm

(4 mistakes)

#4. the ice cream was sweet rich creamy and covered in raspberries

(5 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

The teacher said, “Students on a map of the United States, you will see a ‘finger’ in the southeast. Thats the peninsula called florida. It separates the gulf of mexico from the atlantic ocean. The Gulf Stream, a powerful, warm-water current, moves like a river within the ocean. it flows northeast arround Florida. Find the united kingdom on a world map. It has a higher latitude than Maine, but its much warmer. the Gulf Stream warms it up.” (13 mistakes)

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Week #24

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 45 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. id like to thank my mother father and sister for helping me said margaret

(8 mistakes)

#2. mr and mrs alvarez gots a new yellow sports car

(8 mistakes)

#3. carla kristopher and david went fishing last saturday and catched three fish

(8 mistakes)

#4. suzanne asked does you wanna go with me to visit mrs williams and his baby

(11 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

About 50000 of Minnesota’s 4657758 people are native americans. The name of the state comes from a Sioux word. It means “many-tinted waters.” Two famous minnesotans are Judy Garland and Charles Lindbergh. They took trips everyone remembers, but they didn’t start from their home state. Judy Garland as Dorothy traveled from Kansas to oz in the movie The wizard of Oz. Charles Lindbergh flew the first solo Airplane flight from New York to Paris in 1927.

(10 mistakes)

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Week #25

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 43 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. mrs deal mrs martinez and mr elmore is in charge of the wrestling team

(13 mistakes)

#2. in dayton ohio, we rode go carts at the county fair

(5 mistakes)

#3. louanne will fed the shee, and then she will took him for a walk around the farm

(4 mistakes)

#4. were saving hour points to by something for mrs ellisons classroom

(9 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Although a dessert may be hot or cold, it is always dry. Deserts cover about one-fifth of the earth. The biggest desert in north america is the sonoran desert. Death valley is alot smaller, but it is scarier. It is the hottest driest place in north America. The gold miners in 1849 past through Death Valley. They were unprepared. Many didn’t have enough food or water, so many hungry thirsty miners dyed in that desert. (12 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #26

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 51 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. mr peterson how much does these baseball cards cost

aaron asked

(9 mistakes)

#2. dad said we needs to stop to bye bait before we get to

lake jordan

(9 mistakes)

#3. guy leaved his job and moved to sacramento california to become a teacher

(6 mistakes)

#4. dr riley read a poem called family time, and then he singed a song called we is family

(12 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

One early American flag a rattlesnake printed on it. The flag had this motto “Don’t tread on me. That’s another way of saying “Don’t step on me. When the thirteen colonies became the United States. They made a new flag. It had thirteen stripes. And 13 stars in a circle. That worked good until knew states came on the seen. Then it was decided to add a new star four every new state. The last pare of stars was added in 1959 for Alaska and Hawaii.

(15 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #27

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 35 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. how many fish does you want to catch the fishing guide asked us

(5 mistakes)

#2. how many books did you reed this summer asked miss smith

(7 mistakes)

#3. i just finished reading a book called harriet the spy alex told bradly

(9 mistakes)

#4. the audience clapped loud at the end of the play beauty and the beast

(6 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

You have probably heared the saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Did you know that there are safety engineers who figure out what can go wrong. They look at things like machines, factories, and roads. Does a machine have a sharp uncovered moving part. Workers could get hurt. Is there a super-sharp turn. drivers could run off the road. Safety engineers work on ways to avoid accidents

(8 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #28

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 31 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. because the sign on monroe road was turned around we went the wrong way

(5 mistakes)

#2. on july 4 1776 the declaration of independence was sign

(8 mistakes)

#3. polly has broke her pencil so shell get up to sharpen it

(5 mistakes)

#4. gimme all your threes milo said oliver

(8 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Born in England in 1737 Thomas Paine eventually came to American as an adult and then started to write about freedom. He published a little book called Common Sense. It sold more than 500000 copies. The birthday of a new world is at hand, Paine said. A general named George Washington read Paine’s words to the troops at Trenton. After hearing the reading the soldiers were inspired, attacked the British, and won. It was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

(5 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #29

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 39 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. to make the pizza crust, edna through the dough in the air

(4 mistakes)

#2. he called colleen his best friend to find out when the party will began

(6 mistakes)

#3. watch out there is a nail under your car tire yelled mark

(7 mistakes)

#4. i dont have no time to waste shouted tonya as she run out the door

(8 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

In 1698, Spain had a colony in pensacola, florida. In 1719, the french fighted and pushed out the Spanish for 3 years. Then the Spanish took over again. Next came the british in 1763. They ruled for 20 years but then the Spanish took over again. Britain controlled pensacola during the war of 1812. In 1814, Pensacola was captured by the United States forces. Then Spain recaptured the city for 1 last time. Finally, florida became a state in 1821 and Pensacola became part of the United States.

(14 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #30

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 36 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. well thats easy for you to say replied the tortoise to the hair

(7 mistakes)

#2. yes sam i want you to make this paper neater said mrs tuttle

(11 mistakes)

#3. mario elvin and percy helped there mother plant flowers in her garden

(7 mistakes)

#4. heath will buy a new camera he will take pictures at the party

(4 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

The word dinosaur means “terrible lizard. Dinosaurs weren’t never really lizards. Also, they weren’t really terrible. Many dinosaurs had big bodys and small brains. Some dinosaurs were plant eater, and some were meat eaters. One of the most large plant eaters was Seismosaurus (131 feets long). The biggest meat eater was Giganotosaurus (49 feets long). Dinosaurs ruled the earth for 100 million years and then disappeared.

(7 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #31

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 33 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. darryl don’t got no more room to display all his trophies

(5 mistakes)

#2. we have drew a diagram of the heart lungs and liver of an mouse

(6 mistakes)

#3. him an i got a reward for finding kellies lost cat

(7 mistakes)

#4. after staying up all night we need a hour nap

(5 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

People once thought that earth was the center of the universe. Now we know more better. Once we believed our galaxy was the only one in the universe we were wrong about that, too. A galaxy is a collection of stars, planets, and space dust. Our galaxy is called the milky way there are billions of galaxies. In the 1920s, Edwin Hubble, an american astronomer, proved that. The hubble telescope in Palomar California, is named after him.

(10 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #32

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 38 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. im visiting chicago illinois for to week said the tourist

(10 mistakes)

#2. weve got a long weigh to go before we get to las vegas nevada (8 mistakes)

#3. me and her went to first federal bank to make a deposit monday (9 mistakes)

#4. george asked did you here the phone ring

(6 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Some families have television-viewing rules some parents let their kids watch only public television and kids’ shows. Some keep the television turned off on school nights. Although there’s junk on tv there’s good stuff, too. For example cooking and drawing shows teach you something. Other shows answer questions about everything from movie special effects to life on aircraft carriers. Parents and kids can make well informed choices.

(5 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #33

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 35 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. the magician selected marco my classmate two come onto the stage to be his helper

(6 mistakes)

#2. have you saw my black hat i want to wear it when i go skiing

(6 mistakes)

#3. my sisters friend allison has swam across the pool holding her breath

(7 mistakes)

#4. we waited for mr and mrs ottowa to tell us if they has a baby boy or girl

(8 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

Do you like tales of knights in shining armor. Do you love beautiful ladys-in-waiting. If you said yes and hopefully you did you’ll enjoy The Legend of King Arthur. A legend is partly true and partly made up. There probably was a British leader long ago named Arthur. We don’t know much about them. We do, however, have storys about the legendary King Arthur and his reign in a kingdom called Camelot (8 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #34

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 40 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. thats the funnier joke that i have ever heard laughed ellen

(8 mistakes)

#2. erin said when i grew up i want to be a astronaut

(9 mistakes)

#3. im allergic to dust pollen and shrimp angie telled rosa

(10 mistakes)

#4. he had losed his book so i decided to help him find them

(6 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

This is how the writer Shel Silverstein described his childhood, “I couldn’t play ball, I couldn’t dance, luckily, the girls didn’t want me, so I started to draw and to write. His first hit was the book The Giving Tree. He also wrote Where the Sidewalk Ends. His books have sold more than 14 million copys. Mr Silverstein died on May 10 1999, in Key West Florida. The world has lost a wonderful writer.

(7 mistakes)

D.O.L. Test

Week #1

Name: _______________________

Date: _____/_____/_____

Score: _____ out of 30 = _____%

Directions: Correct these sentences that we practiced with throughout the week. Check for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

#1. have you ever went skiing near denver colorado

(6 mistakes)

#2. has you ever been to an rodeo

(4 mistakes)

#3. im glad that elizabeth is in hour class this year

(5 mistakes)

#4. my dad got a new job and we gots to move

(3 mistakes)

Directions: Correct this paragraph by checking for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please make the corrections directly on the sentences (do not rewrite the sentences).

im very excited to begin this year with a knew class. so far, i thinks you are a great class and im sure you are gonna work hard. the reason we are doing this is because this is what the CSAP test is like. do you like correcting sentences like this

(12 mistakes)

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Pay close attention to end punctuation.

Pay close attention to where the commas need to be.

Pay close attention to where the commas need to be in dates.

Pay close attention to where the commas go in numbers and after transitions.

Pay close attention to where the commas go in compound sentences.

Pay close attention to where the hyphens go in compound words like step-father.

Pay close attention to where the apostrophes go in contractions. For example: WON’T

Pay close attention to where the quotation marks go when someone is saying something.

Make sure you capitalize all proper nouns and the beginning of each sentence.

Make sure you capitalize all pronouns and the beginning of each sentence.

Watch out for the correct spelling of plural nouns.

Watch out for writing numbers correctly in paragraphs.

Watch out for subject-verb agreement.

Watch out for subject-verb agreement.

Watch out for run-on sentences.

Watch out for incomplete sentences and make them sound correct.

Make sure the correct word is being used. Watch out for homophones!

Watch out for using the correct word, irregular verbs, and run-on sentences.

Watch out for commas, pronoun-antecedent agreement, subject-verb agreement, and capitalization.

Watch out for adjectives, pronoun-antecedent agreement, commas for interjections, and semicolons.

Watch out for commas in a series, hyphens, run-on sentences, and colons.

Watch out for commas in a direct address, spelling, capitalization, and apostrophes.

Watch out for commas in numbers, underlining, and capitalization.

Watch out for capitalization, comma for equal adjectives, semicolons, and using the right word.

Watch out for quotation marks, Sentence Fragments, Commas to set off dialogue, and using the right word.

Watch out for commas to separate equal adjectives, irregular verbs, capitalization, and end punctuation.

Watch out for commas to keep numbers clear and to separate introductory phrases and clauses, quotation marks, italics and underlining.

Watch out for commas in compound sentences, capitalization, numbers, and irregular verbs.

Watch out for quotation marks for special words, plurals, double negatives, and adjectives.

Watch out for capitalization, commas in addresses, run-on sentences, and comparative/superlative adverbs.

Watch out for commas to set off appositives and interruptions, abbreviations, run-on sentences, and hyphens.

Watch out for pronoun-antecedent agreement, commas for appositive phrases, plurals, and punctuation.

Watch out for commas in an address, quotation marks, plurals, periods, and italics /underlining.

Pay close attention to where commas need to be.

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