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Virginia’s Economy Post-Civil War

Ben’s history class has been asked to write an essay describing the changes to Virginia’s economy after the Civil War. Answer the following questions.

1 All of these could help Ben before he begins writing his essay except –

A starting his rough draft

B reviewing the notes he took in class

C researching his topic on the Internet

D creating a cluster diagram

2 Ben has messy handwriting. To make sure his teacher can read his essay he should –

F use an erasable ink pen

G type it on the computer

H write with really large print

J include pictures

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Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use

Question Correct Answer VA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation

1 A 5.8ab – Choose planning strategies for various writing purposes.

2 G 5.8gi – Use available technology to access information.

Notes to Teacher:The writing subtest of the Grade 5 English test will have a series of brief scenarios, each of which defines a writing task for a specified audience. Items following the statement of the writing task will address planning or prewriting activities relevant to the specified task and will be coded to the Planning, Composing, and Revising reporting category. A rough draft of a response to the specified writing task will follow the planning/prewriting test items. The rough draft will be divided into sections. The first section will have errors which require revision such as the inclusion of a sentence that does not belong or two sentences that need to be combined. Items following the first section of the rough draft will require the student to correct these errors by choosing the correct revision from the answer choices provided. These items will also be coded to the Planning, Composing, and Revising reporting category.

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 second section of the rough draft and will require students to choose the answer which represents correct usage or mechanics. These items will be coded to the Editing reporting category. In some cases the underlined words will contain no error and the correct answer will be "as it is." Following the expanded blueprint is a list of usage and mechanics skills which are addressed in the Editing reporting category.

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Read the first part of Ben’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below.

(1)When the Civil War ended, industry and technology, transportation, and cities began to grow and contribute to Virginia’s economy. (2)There were many areas where Virginia began to develop. (3)All of modern-day Tidewater is growing quickly. (4)Businesses and factories contributed to the growth of cities. (5)Railroads brought bustling activity to sleepy towns.

3 Which sentence should be removed from this paragraph because it

does not focus on the topic?

A sentence 1

B sentence 2

C sentence 3

D sentence 4

4 Which of the following sentences can best be added to this paragraph?

F With all of the growth, the need for more and better roads

increased.

G I think there is too much growth in my city.

H When the Civil War ended, everyone was relieved.

J Abraham Lincoln was one of the most influential presidents ever.

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Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use

Question Correct Answer VA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation

3 C 5.8be – Organize information.

4 F 5.8de – Use precise and descriptive vocabulary to create tone and voice.

Notes to Teacher:During the revising stage of the writing process students will revise for focus, organization, and elaboration.

To assist students in developing these skills direct instruction must take place on including important details, deleting unnecessary information and varying sentences.

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 this section of the test students must be able to suggest the best way to combine provided sentences, choose a more descriptive way to write provided sentences and locate unneeded information.

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Read the next part of Ben's rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below.

(6)After the Civil War the railroads were a key to the expansion of business agriculture and industry. (7)Small towns grew around train stations. (8)The train stations facilitated the growth of small towns into cities. (9)These cities developed factories making goods that could be shipped fastest by train anywhere in the country. (10)Some of the things made in these factories were clothing, furniture and other useful items.

5 How is sentence 6 best written?

A After the Civil War; the railroads were a key to the expansion of business

agriculture and industry.

B After the Civil War, the railroads were a key to the expansion of business,

agriculture, and industry.

C After the Civil War the railroads were a key to the expansion of business,

agriculture, and industry.

D as it is

6 In sentence 9, how is fastest correctly written?

F more faster

G more fast

H most fast

J as it is

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Question Correct Answer VA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation

5 B 5.9hi – Edit for clausal fragments, run-on sentences, and excessive coordination.

6 J 5.9bb – Use adjective and adverb comparisons.

Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use

Notes to Teacher:During the editing stage of the writing process students will edit for use of language, capitalization, punctuation and spelling. Students can earn 14 multiple choice points and 8 possible score from the direct-writing component by accurately editing.On Standards of Learning Assessments writing assessments students will edit for the use of:

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

•correct and varied sentences•the word i in compound sentences•past and present verb tense•singular possessives•apostrophes in contractions and pronouns•commas in a series•correct spelling for high frequency words, including irregular plurals

•subject-verb agreement•prepositional phrases•double negatives•noun-pronoun agreement•commas in series, dates, and addresses•the incorporation of adjectives and adverbs•the articles a, an, and the •correct spelling of frequently used words, including homophones

•plural possessives•adjective and adverb comparisons•interjections•apostrophes in contractions and possessives•quotation marks with dialogue•Commas to indicate interrupters and in the salutation and closing of a letter•A hyphen to divide words at the end of a line•Edit for clausal fragments, run-on sentences and excessive coordination

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Read the next part of Ben’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below.

(11)Many cities became bustling centers of activity. (12)They’d all benefited from the railroad. (13)Roanoke was a prominent railroad center. (14)Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News were also full of activity. (15)The railroad brought new jobs. (16)And people to the areas. (17)Other areas that grew rapidly were Petersburg, Alexandria, and Lynchburg.

7 In sentence 12, how is They’d best written?

A theyhad

B they’had

C theyd

D as it is

8 Which sentence is a fragment?

F sentence 11

G sentence 14

H sentence 16

J sentence 17

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Question Correct Answer VA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation

7 D 5.9da – Use apostrophes in contractions an possessives.

8 H 5.9hg – Edit for clausal fragments, run-on sentences, and excessive coordination.

Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use

Notes to Teacher:During the editing stage of the writing process students will edit for use of language, capitalization, punctuation and spelling. Students can earn 14 multiple choice points and 8 possible score from the direct-writing component by accurately editing.On Standards of Learning Assessments writing assessments students will edit for the use of:

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

•correct and varied sentences•the word i in compound sentences•past and present verb tense•singular possessives•apostrophes in contractions and pronouns•commas in a series•correct spelling for high frequency words, including irregular plurals

•subject-verb agreement•prepositional phrases•double negatives•noun-pronoun agreement•commas in series, dates, and addresses•the incorporation of adjectives and adverbs•the articles a, an, and the •correct spelling of frequently used words, including homophones

•plural possessives•adjective and adverb comparisons•interjections•apostrophes in contractions and possessives•quotation marks with dialogue•Commas to indicate interrupters and in the salutation and closing of a letter•A hyphen to divide words at the end of a line•Edit for clausal fragments, run-on sentences and excessive coordination

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Read the next part of Ben’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below.

(18)As the railroad brought development to many areas of Virginia, so did other types of industry. (19)Coal deposits were discovered in Tazwell County. (20)As a result Tazwell County became a mining community. (21)The coal industry became a great source of livelihood for residents of southwest Virginia. (22)It remains important to those communities even today. (23)In other parts of Virginia, tobacco farming and tobacco products became the biggest business. (24)Industry after the Civil War certainly did lead to significant development of the cities in Virginia.

9 How is sentence 20 best written?

A As a result, Tazwell County became a mining community.

B As a result, Tazwell County, became a mining community.

C As a result; Tazwell County became a mining community.

D as it is

10 In sentence 23, how is biggest best written?

F bigger

G more bigger

H most big

J as it is

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Question Correct Answer VA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation

9 A 5.9hh – Edit for clausal fragments, run-on sentences, and excessive coordination.

10 J 5.9bc – Use adjective and adverb comparisons.

Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use

Notes to Teacher:During the editing stage of the writing process students will edit for use of language, capitalization, punctuation and spelling. Students can earn 14 multiple choice points and 8 possible score from the direct-writing component by accurately editing.On Standards of Learning Assessments writing assessments students will edit for the use of:

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

•correct and varied sentences•the word i in compound sentences•past and present verb tense•singular possessives•apostrophes in contractions and pronouns•commas in a series•correct spelling for high frequency words, including irregular plurals

•subject-verb agreement•prepositional phrases•double negatives•noun-pronoun agreement•commas in series, dates, and addresses•the incorporation of adjectives and adverbs•the articles a, an, and the •correct spelling of frequently used words, including homophones

•plural possessives•adjective and adverb comparisons•interjections•apostrophes in contractions and possessives•quotation marks with dialogue•Commas to indicate interrupters and in the salutation and closing of a letter•A hyphen to divide words at the end of a line•Edit for clausal fragments, run-on sentences and excessive coordination