Question

proofreading: words with /ōō/, /yōō/
read the passage. circle the best answer to each question.

a tale of treasure

(1) mia pulled the chair up to her computer desk and opened the document. (2) she had the whole afternoon free to work on her story. (3) her main characters—a brother and sister and their aunt—were adventurers searching for a jewl hidden in a sorcerer’s cave. (4) mia wrote, “they sat around the fire eating their stew and planning.”
(5) “no! that’s not exciting,” she said to herself. (6) she started over.
(7) “brianna’s heart beat faster as they approached the cave. (8) she looked around. (9) nobody was in veiw, but she felt like someone was watching her. (10) she held her magic flute tightly, ready to start playing in case of danger.”
(11) that’s better, mia thought. (12) the world around her was forgotten as she wrote on.

1 what change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?
a change adventurers to adventurors
b change aunt to ant
c change jewl to jewel
d make no change

2 what change, if any, should be made in sentence 9?
e change veiw to view
f change watching to waching
g change nobody to no body
h make no change

what do you think happens next? finish the story by writing two or three sentences about brianna and her search for treasure. use a spelling word in each sentence.

Explanation:

Question 1

• Option A: "adventurors" is incorrect spelling; correct is "adventurers", so A is wrong.
• Option B: "ant" doesn't fit the context (story has aunt as character), so B is wrong.
• Option C: "jewl" is misspelled; correct is "jewel", so this change should be made.
• Option D: Since there is a spelling error, D is wrong.

• Option E: "veiw" is misspelled; correct is "view", so this change should be made.
• Option F: "waching" is incorrect; correct is "watching", so F is wrong.
• Option G: "Nobody" is correct as one word, so G is wrong.
• Option H: Since there is a spelling error, H is wrong.

We need to continue the story about Brianna's treasure search, using a spelling word (from the /oo/, /yoo/ focus, e.g., "jewel", "view", "adventurers" etc.) in each sentence. Let's build a logical continuation:

1. First sentence: Introduce action, use a spelling word.
2. Second sentence: Develop the plot, use another spelling word.

Step-by-Step (for writing the story):

Step1: Decide the next action. Brianna enters the cave, maybe finds a clue. Use "jewel" (spelling word).

Brianna took a deep breath and stepped into the cave, her eyes scanning for any sign of the jewel.

Step2: Add tension or discovery. Use "view" (spelling word) or another.

Suddenly, a glimmer caught her view — it was the jewel, resting on a pedestal, but a giant serpent slithered in front of it!

Answer:

C. Change jewl to jewel

Question 2