Language Arts 8 Writing Traits

Question 1

Choose the correct spelling of the following word.

Accepted Answer

illustrious

Question 2

Why is voice important in your writing?

Accepted Answer

so you can distinguish different writers style, so your writing sounds nice and loud for your readers

Question 3

Which sentence is more descriptive?

Accepted Answer

Shawn ate three chocolate chip cookies and birthday cake.

Question 4

Confusion occurs when to use 'may' or 'might'. Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

The win against Australia may have been a turning point.

Question 5

When would you use the following "Aw!"?

Accepted Answer

When you are writing dialogue.

Question 6

Which of the following exhibits sentence fluency?

Accepted Answer

Snowflakes are falling gently to the ground.

Question 7

Define 'definition'.

Accepted Answer

what a word means

Question 8

What is sentence fluency?

Accepted Answer

the way words and phrases sound together and flow

Question 9

The man next door has a garden that is being overrun with cats. Choose the correct one.

Accepted Answer

Whose cats are using our neighbors's garden?

Question 10

How do I want my readers to feel?

Accepted Answer

comprehensible

Question 11

Joyride. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

to steal a car and put the pedal to the metal

Question 12

Can you have a question mark and an exclamation mark ending a sentence?

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 13

Word choice is more than just adjectives.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 14

The wind howled through the woods as I trudged to my campsite. Is this an example of voice?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

I feel chilled to the bone when winter settles in. The writer is using which writing trait?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 16

Which sentence is punctuated properly?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy went to the store.

Question 17

What is the goal of learning about writing traits?

Accepted Answer

to make my writing stand out, its part of Language arts curriculum

Question 18

"Get back here Emma" What punctuation is lacking?

Accepted Answer

exclamation mark

Question 19

Pick out the most vivid sentence.

Accepted Answer

Grandma baked scrumptious cookies.

Question 20

Sometimes one should use 'that' and sometimes use 'which'. The incorrect sentence is

Accepted Answer

The car which ran me over was speeding.

Questions 20