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4 th Grade Writing TAKS Practice. CHALLENGE!. Baseball Challenge!. Today’s Game is pitched by. Ms. Johnson’s 4th Grade Writing TAKS Practice. Batter Up!. Play Ball!. * Change realy to really *. * Change busy to buzy *.
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4th Grade Writing TAKS Practice CHALLENGE! Baseball Challenge!
Today’s Game is pitched by Ms. Johnson’s 4th Grade Writing TAKS Practice
Batter Up! Play Ball!
*Change realy to really* *Change busy to buzy* Home Single #1 –Things have been realy busy around here. What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change here to hear* *Make no change*
*Change bestest to best* *Change you to they* Home Single #2 – I’ll call you soon, and we can have the bestest talk ever! What change should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change soon to sooner* *Change bestest to most best*
*The band* *My parents* Home Single #3 – They had eight musicians, including someone who played both the trumpet and the clarinet.The meaning of this sentence can be improved by changing They to – The Pitch! *Someone* *Them*
*Make no change* *Change great pyramids to Great Pyramids* Home Single #4 – The first place I would go is the great pyramids. What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change first to First* *Change great to grate*
*Change beleive to believe* *Change these to thees* Home Single #5 – It is incredible to beleive that these huge pyramids were built thousands and thousands of years ago. What change should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change thousands to thousand* *Change incredible to increduble *
*Add a comma after ears* *Take out the comma after sharp* Home Single #6 – Just like mice, bats have fur, ears a nose, and a mouth with sharp, tiny teeth.What change, if any, should be made in this sentence The Pitch! *Change teeth to tooths* *Make no change*
*Change takes to take* *Make no change* Home Single #7 – You can see all sorts of wild animals when you takes a boat ride on the Nile. What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change see to saw* *Change sorts to sort*
*Change dont’ to don’t* *Change there’s to theirs* Home Single #8 – There’s no light, but they dont’ run into things because of the sounds they send out when they fly.What change should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Take out the comma after light* *Change send to sent*
*Change goes to go* *Add a comma after them* Home Single #9 – The sounds bounce off the things in front of them and then goes back to the bats’ ears like echoes. What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change bats’ to bats* *Make no change*
*Change me to I* *Change joined to joinned* Home Single #10 – When she joined our troop, all the girls and me asked her a lot of questions about Hawaii.What change should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change asked to ask* *Take out the comma after troop*
*Change most newest to newest* *Add a comma after troop* Home Single #11 – The most newest girl in my Girl Scout troop is Mariana. What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change Mariana to mariana* *Make no change*
*Change hopped to hoped* *Change us to we* Home Single #12 – We told her that we hopped her mother could teach us the hula one day.What change should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Add a comma after her* *Change the period to a question mark*
*Change his the their* *Change artists to Artists* Home Single #13 – The artists show his art in booths. What change should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change The to These* *Change booths to boths*.
Fly Ball! It’s Caught! You’re Out! You're Out! Next Batter!
It’s a Hit! Base Run Single! Base Run! Next Batter!
*Change brite to bright* *Change colors to colores* Double #1 – Their big skirts twirl with brite colors. The Pitch! *Change the period after colors to a question mark* *Make no Change*
*so* *and* Double #2 – I like football, ______ I’ll buy tickets for the next game. Which word would fit BEST in the sentence? The Pitch! *but* *because*
*because* *and* Double #3 – The lion is known as the king of the jungle _____ it is very strong and fierce. The Pitch! *but* *so*
*Make no change* *Change way to weigh* Double #4 – It would make more sense that way. What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change would to wood* *Change sense to cents*
*Change girl’s to girls’* *Change shouldn’t to shouldn’t’* Double #5 – Shouldn’t our girl’s teams have a different mascot? What change should be made in this sentence? The Pitch! *Change teams to team’s’* *Change mascot to mascot’s*
*and* *because* Double #6 – We went fishing at the lake, ________ saw some beautiful boats. Which word would fit BEST in the sentence? The Pitch! *but* *so*
*but* *because* Double #7 – Bob had fun riding his bike on the mountain roads, _____when he got home his legs were very sore.Which word would fit BEST in the sentence? The Pitch! *and* *so*
*so* *because* Double #8 – I had a great time the first time I went skating, _____ I will probably do it again. Which word would fit BEST in the sentence? The Pitch! *and* *but*
*because* *so* Double #9 – Sara won the soccer award _________ she practiced a lot. Which word would fit BEST in the sentence? The Pitch! *and* *but*
*Kingston* *Atlanta* Double #10 – Another city that was once capital of Tennessee was? The Pitch!
*John Brown* *Paul Revere* Double #11 –Who was an abolitionist who led an attack on Harper's Ferry? The Pitch!
*Abraham Lincoln* *George Washington* Double #12 – Who won the Presidential election of 1860? The Pitch!
*South Carolina* *Tennessee* Double #13 – What was the first state to secede from the Union? The Pitch!
Pop Up Center Field! It’s Caught! Two Outs! You're Out! Next Batter!
It’s a Hit! Base Run Double! Double! Next Batter!
*Civil Rights* *The Bill of Rights* Triple #1 – The rights that all Americans should have are? The Pitch!
*1st* *5th* Triple #2 – This amendment guarantees freedom of speech? The Pitch!
*5th* *1st* Triple #3 – This amendment protects you from incriminating yourself? The Pitch!
*7th* *5th* Triple #4 – This amendment guarantees you a trial by your peers? The Pitch!
*2nd* *1st* Triple #5 – This amendment gives you the right to own a gun? The Pitch!
*1st* *2nd* Triple #6 – This amendment guarantees freedom of religion? The Pitch!
*Preamble* *Bill of Rights* Triple #7 – The introduction to the Constitution is called the? The Pitch!
*The Declaration of Independence* *The Constitution* Triple #8 – This document was a letter addressed to the King of England stating that the colonies wanted to be free? The Pitch!
*people growing their own food* *importing goods from other countries* Triple #9 – Which of the following is an example of economic independence? The Pitch!
*banks buying and selling bank stocks* *people investing in the stock market* Triple #10 – Which of the following contributed to the Stock Market crash of 1929? The Pitch!
*many people lost their jobs* *many people had jobs* Triple #11 – During the Great Depression…? The Pitch!
*The Great Depression* *World War I* Triple #12 – Hoovervilles were during which time period? The Pitch!
*World War II* *World War I* Triple #13 – What war did the bombing of Pearl Harbor get American involved in? The Pitch!
Ground Ball! Thrown to Base!Two Outs! Two Outs! Next Batter!
It’s a Triple Base Hit! Triple! Next Batter!
*consumer* *producer* Homer #1 – Someone who buys goods is a? The Pitch!
*the President vetoes it* *the states veto it* Homer #2 – How can a bill that passed in Congress NOT become a law? The Pitch!