Writer's Choice Grade 8

Unit 7: Troubleshooter


1.	Kevin said, “That stream __________ by the whole town.”
		A)	are owned
		B)	have been owned
		C)	is owned
		D)	were owned


2.	By the end of the day, the trash __________ from the stream, and the water looked much cleaner.
		A)	has been removed
		B)	is being removed
		C)	had been removed
		D)	will be removed


3.	Kevin and Marco sat in their classroom before school and talked about feeling __________ with the pollution in the stream where they liked to fish.
		A)	most irritated
		B)	more irritated
		C)	irritating
		D)	irritated


4.	Which of the following is a complete sentence?
		A)	Help cleaned the stream.
		B)	Explained the situation to the other students in the class.
		C)	Why doesn't anyone?
		D)	It's easy to put responsibility onto others.


5.	Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
		A)	Everyone volunteered to help clean the stream.
		B)	Everyone, volunteered to help clean the stream.
		C)	Everyone volunteered, to help, clean the stream.
		D)	Everyone, volunteered to, help clean the stream.