Fix words in the wrong place

Grade 7 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   The mechanic showed the car to the customer [shining like new]. Bo reads a funny sentence from a class newsletter. As written, which word does the bracketed group seem to tell about?

   • customer
   • car
   • mechanic
   • showed
2. 2.

   [Bouncing down the stairs], the teacher caught the ball. Esme reads a funny sentence from a class newsletter. As written, which word does the bracketed group seem to tell about?

   • caught
   • ball
   • stairs
   • teacher
3. 3.

   I read about the explorer in a magazine [who crossed the desert]. Jun reads a funny sentence from a class newsletter. As written, which word does the bracketed group seem to tell about?

   • I
   • magazine
   • explorer
   • desert
4. 4.

   The sofa has the torn cushion. Kira wants a sentence that says exactly what is meant. Which sentence matches the meaning?

   • The movers carried the sofa up the stairs with the torn cushion.
   • The movers with the torn cushion carried the sofa up the stairs.
   • The movers carried the sofa with the torn cushion up the stairs.
   • With the torn cushion, the movers carried the sofa up the stairs.
5. 5.

   The parade is long and colorful. Luz wants a sentence that says exactly what is meant. Which sentence matches the meaning?

   • We watched the parade from the balcony, which was long and colorful.
   • Long and colorful, we watched the parade from the balcony.
   • Long and colorful, the balcony gave us a view of the parade.
   • We watched the long, colorful parade from the balcony.
6. 6.

   The homework is late, not the students. Milo wants a sentence that says exactly what is meant. Which sentence matches the meaning?

   • Late, the teacher collected the homework from the students.
   • The teacher collected the homework from the students that was late.
   • The teacher collected the late homework from the students.
   • The teacher collected the homework from the students on Monday that was late.
7. 7.

   The cabin has the green door. Noah wants a sentence that says exactly what is meant. Which sentence matches the meaning?

   • With a green door, we rented the cabin for the week.
   • We rented the cabin for the week with a green door.
   • We rented the cabin for the week, which had a green door.
   • We rented the cabin with a green door for the week.
8. 8.

   [Running for the bus], the backpack bounced on the sidewalk. Pia diagnoses a sentence from a class blog. What is wrong with the opening group of words?

   • Misplaced: it should move to the end of the sentence
   • Neither: it describes “backpack” correctly
   • Misplaced: it should move next to “sidewalk”
   • Dangling: the runner is not named in the sentence
9. 9.

   The librarian handed a book to the student [that had a torn cover]. Ren diagnoses a sentence from a class blog. What is wrong with the bracketed group of words?

   • Misplaced: it belongs beside “book”
   • Dangling: the word it describes is missing
   • Misplaced: it belongs beside “librarian”
   • Neither: it describes “student” correctly
10. 10.

    The baker handed the cake to the child [decorated with strawberries]. Zee diagnoses a sentence from a class blog. What is wrong with the bracketed group of words?

    • Neither: it describes “child” correctly
    • Misplaced: it belongs beside “baker”
    • Dangling: the word it describes is missing
    • Misplaced: it belongs beside “cake”