ACCESS Writing Skills 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence is written correctly?
- "The boy run fast to catch the bus."
- "She eats breakfast every morning at 8 AM." (Correct answer)
- "They is going to the park later."
- "I likes to play basketball on weekends."
Correct answer: "She eats breakfast every morning at 8 AM."
The sentence 'She eats breakfast every morning at 8 AM' uses correct subject-verb agreement ('She eats') and is in the simple present tense, which is appropriate for a habitual action. The other sentences contain grammatical errors such as incorrect verb forms ('run' instead of 'runs,' 'is' instead of 'are,' 'likes' instead of 'like').
Question 2: Which sentence uses proper punctuation?
- "Can you help me with this, question?"
- "I have three pets: a dog, a cat, and a fish." (Correct answer)
- "The store is closed because it's Sunday!"
- "Lets go to the park."
Correct answer: "I have three pets: a dog, a cat, and a fish."
This sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list of items and commas to separate each item in the series. The other options contain punctuation errors, such as an unnecessary comma before a question mark, an exclamation mark used incorrectly for a statement, or a missing apostrophe in 'Let's'.
Question 3: Which is the best way to combine these sentences? "I like apples. I like oranges."
- "I like apples, and I like oranges."
- "I like apples and oranges." (Correct answer)
- "I like apples oranges."
- "Apples I like oranges."
Correct answer: "I like apples and oranges."
The best way to combine these sentences is to eliminate the redundant 'I like' and use 'and' to connect the two objects. 'I like apples and oranges' is concise and grammatically correct, forming a single, clear statement. The other options are either repetitive or grammatically awkward.
Question 4: Which sentence is written in the past tense?
- "I walk to school every day."
- "They are playing in the yard."
- "She baked a cake for her mom." (Correct answer)
- "We will go to the movies tomorrow."
Correct answer: "She baked a cake for her mom."
The verb 'baked' is the past tense form of 'bake,' indicating an action that has already occurred. The other sentences use verbs in the present tense ('walk'), present continuous tense ('are playing'), or future tense ('will go'), not the past tense.
Question 5: Choose the sentence that has proper capitalization.
- "my favorite book is 'to kill a mockingbird'."
- "My favorite book is 'To Kill a Mockingbird'." (Correct answer)
- "My favorite Book is 'To Kill a Mockingbird'."
- "My Favorite book is 'To kill a mockingbird'."
Correct answer: "My favorite book is 'To Kill a Mockingbird'."
This sentence correctly capitalizes the first word of the sentence ('My') and follows standard capitalization rules for a book title. In titles, the first word, last word, and all major words are capitalized, while prepositions and articles (unless they are the first word) are typically lowercase.
ACCESS Writing Skills 1
Which sentence is written correctly?