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Daily SOL Writing PracticeDaily SOL Writing Practice

My BikeKate’s teacher asked the students in her class to write a story about something they like to do. Kate loves to ride her bike. She made this web. Use the web to answer the questions that follow.

1 This web will help Kate to –

A choose the right title for her story

B plan and organize her story ideas

C tell her friend about her bike

D write without making any mistakes

2 Kate needs to complete the empty circle on her web. Which would be the BEST choice?

F wear my helmet

G draw a picture in art class

H my favorite bike store

J playing with my new puppy

Ride bikes

My Bike Loud bell

red

Visit friends




Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use

Question Correct Answer VA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation

1 B 3.9aa – generate ideas and develop a plan for writing

2 F 3.9aa – generate ideas and develop a plan for writing

Notes the Teacher

The multiple-choice part of the Virginia Standards of Learning Writing tests will be composed of a series of brief scenarios. The questions following the scenarios will address planning and prewriting.A rough draft will follow the planning ad prewriting questions. The rough draft will be divided into two sections. The first section will have errors that require revision such as the exclusion of a sentence that does not belong or two sentences that need to be combined.The second section of the rough draft will contain embedded errors in usage or mechanics. Items following this section will refer to underlined words or groups of words in the section of the rough draft and will require students to choose the answer which represents correct usage or mechanics. In some cases the underlined words will contain no error and the correct answer will be “as it is.”




Here is the first part of Kate’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below.

(1)I have a bike. (2)I really like to ride my bike. (3)I like the bike I have to ride. (4)My mom lets me ride my bike all over my neighborhood. (5)I especially enjoy riding my bike to my friend’s house. (6)My bike goes very fast! (7)Once, my dad rode his bike to work. (8)I know that riding my bike is great exercise. (9)It helps because my legs and heart are getting strong.

3 Which sentence should be removed because it does NOT develop the central idea?

A sentence 4

B sentence 5

C sentence 7

D sentence 8

4 How can sentence 1 be written to include the MOST specific information?

F I can bike.

G I have a red bike with a loud bell.

H I have a bike with wheels.

J I have a bike with some stuff.






3 C 3.9ei – revise to eliminate details that do not develop the central idea

4 G 3.9de – create verbal pictures, using precise nouns, verbs, and adjectives, that elaborate ideas within a sentence

Notes to Teacher:During the revising stage of the writing process students will revise for organization, specific vocabulary, and specific information.

To assist students in developing these skills direct instruction must take place on grouping like information into clear paragraphs, ordering paragraphs so there is a logical flow of information and including vivid vocabulary in their writing. Working with students to replace “tired” words in their writing with “lively” ones will boost their vocabulary. Writer’s workshop mini-lessons provide the perfect opportunity to model the use of “vivid vocabulary” and passage organization.

The Standards of Learning assessments will ask students to use their revising skills to identify ways to improve a passage that is provided. To be successful on his section of the assessment, students should be able to identify the intended audience, follow the organization of particular forms of writing andclarify writing when revising by including specific vocabulary and information.




5 Which sentence should be removed because it repeats information already provided?

A sentence 3

B sentence 4

C sentence 5

D sentence 6

6 After reading the first part of her rough draft, Kate will MOST LIKELY decide that she should –

F only write about what her bike looks like

G include information on where her mom purchased the bike

H write a sentence about her friend’s bike

J revise the beginning of somesentences to add more

variety

Here is Kate’s second draft. Use it to answer the questions below.

(1)I have a bike. (2)I really like to ride my bike. (3)I like the bike I have to ride. (4)My mom lets me ride my bike all over my neighborhood. (5)I especially enjoy riding my bike to my friend’s house. (6)My bike goes very fast! (7)Once, my dad rode his bike to work. (8)I know that riding my bike is great exercise. (9)It helps because my legs and heart are getting strong.






5 A 3.9ei – revise to eliminate details that do not develop the central idea

6 J 3.9eg – read their own writing orally to check for sentence rhythm (sentence variety)

Notes to Teacher:During the revising stage of the writing process students will revise for organization, specific vocabulary, and specific information.

To assist students in developing these skills direct instruction must take place on grouping like information into clear paragraphs, ordering paragraphs so there is a logical flow of information and including vivid vocabulary in their writing. Working with students to replace “tired” words in their writing with “lively” ones will boost their vocabulary. Writer’s workshop mini-lessons provide the perfect opportunity to model the use of “vivid vocabulary” and passage organization.

The Standards of Learning assessments asks students to use their revising skills to identify ways to improve a passage that is provided. To be successful on his section of the assessment, students should be able to identify the intended audience, follow the organization of particular forms of writing andclarify writing when revising by including specific vocabulary and information.




Here is the second part of Kate’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below.

(10)I always wear my helmet when I ride my bike. (11)I ride fast and I could get hurt if I fall. (12)One time. (13)My friend fell off her bike. (14)Once i almost fell off too. (15)I was lucky that I didn’t get hurt.

7 Sentence 10 should be written –

A I always wearing my helmet when I ride my bike.

B I always weared my helmet when I ride my bike.

C I always wore my helmet when I ride my bike.

D as it is

8 Which is NOT a complete sentence?

F sentence 10

G sentence 11

H sentence 12

J sentence 15






7 D 3.11cc – use past and present verb sentence

8 H 3.11aa – use complete sentences

Notes to Teacher:During the editing stage of the writing process students will edit for correct sentence formation, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

To assist students in developing these skills direct instruction must take place on sentence formation, grammar, capitalization and punctuation rules. Writer’s workshop conferences provide the perfect opportunity to work on these skills with a student using their own writing.

The Standards of Learning writing assessments ask students to use their editing skills to identify ways to improve a passage that is provided. To be successful on this section of the test students must be able to use complete sentences, use the word I in compound subjects, use past and present verb tenses, use singular possessives, use simple abbreviations, use correct spelling for frequently used words, including irregular plurals, e.g., men, children, punctuate correctly commas in a simple series, apostrophes in contractions with pronouns, e.g., I’d, we’ve.




9 How is sentence 14 correctly written?

A Once I almost fell off too.

B Once me almost fell off too.

C Once it almost fell off too.

D Once her almost fell off too.

10 In sentence 15, didn’t should be written –

F did’nt

G didnt’

H did’n’t

J as it is

Here is Kate’s second draft. Use it to answer the questions below.

(10)I always wear my helmet when I ride my bike. (11)I ride fast and I could get hurt if I fall. (12)One time. (13)My friend fell off her bike. (14)Once i almost fell off too. (15)I was lucky that I didn’t get hurt.






9 A 2.12ce – capitalize the word I

10 J 3.11gg – punctuate correctly

Notes to Teacher:During the editing stage of the writing process students will edit for correct sentence formation, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

To assist students in developing these skills direct instruction must take place on sentence formation, grammar, capitalization and punctuation rules. Writer’s workshop conferences provide the perfect opportunity to work on these skills with a student using their own writing.

The Standards of Learning writing assessments ask students to use their editing skills to identify ways to improve a passage that is provided. To be successful on this section of the test students must be able to use complete sentences, use the word I in compound subjects, use past and present verb tenses, use singular possessives, use simple abbreviations, use correct spelling for frequently used words, including irregular plurals, e.g., men, children, punctuate correctly commas in a simple series, apostrophes in contractions with pronouns, e.g., I’d, we’ve.

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