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POWER PRESENTATIONS ANSWER KEY
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADE 6
1—The Sentence and Its Parts
Practice and Apply Possible Answers:
1. declarative
2. interrogative
3. exclamatory
4. Comic strips are cartoons that tell a story.
5. Early comics included Superman, Dick Tracy, and Little Orphan Annie.
6. The boxes with the scenes are called panels, and the spaces with the dialogue are
called speech balloons.
7. Early comic strips were quite popular. Many people called them “funnies.”
2—Verbs
Practice and Apply Possible Answers:
1. present
2. present participle
3. past participle
4. has been
5. are developing
6. burns
7. will replace
3—Subject-Verb Agreement
Practice and Apply Possible Answers:
1. A medical worker is also known as a health care provider.
2. Nurses form an important part of the health care team.
3. A nurse doesn’t just work in a hospital.
4. Today, nurses are working with family members as well as patients.
5. Have you seen the sleek, pencil-thin boat used in rowing races?
6. To fully appreciate the efforts of Olympic rowers, some information about their
training is helpful.
7. Our rowers are the best team in the state.
8. The rowers, under their leader’s strict supervision, glides past the other team.
4—Pronouns
Practice and Apply Possible Answers:
1. my, she
2. he, his
3. I, you
4. They, jokes
5. her, Sheila; him, Reggie
6. She, Sheila

7. they, Reggie and mom; them, jokes
6—Elaboration
Practice and Apply Possible Answers:
1. Having a broken wrist can make life pretty difficult. The white plaster cast may help
bones heal, but it is heavy and scratchy. It weighs down my hand, which now swings
like a pendulum at my side. My fingers peek through rounded holes in the plaster and
rub uncomfortably against it when I try to write.
2. Summer is my favorite season. I love to hear the mechanical whir of the sprinkler in
the early morning as it scatters cool, wet drops to the thirsty ground. I’ll listen intently
for the fait tinkle of the ice cream truck’s familiar tune, and then run with my little
brother to the curb to choose a red, white, and blue icy treat.
3. The roller coaster was not just fast; it was exhilarating! The wind whipped through
our hair and slapped our faces. We could see the horizon coming up to meet us at an
alarming speed, but we ignored that fact and threw our hands blithely in the air.
4. It isn’t right to kill geese just because they inconvenience people. It is true that more
and more geese are nesting in city parks and airports. And these geese are definitely
causing problems. For example, the geese can cause plane crashes by flying into
airplanes. However, killing the geese is not the only solution to these problems.
Experts say that geese love to eat well-tended grass. An easy solution, therefore,
would be to let lawns grow wild, fence off nesting areas, and use scarecrows. These
techniques have proved successful in making geese less likely to nest.
7—Revising Sentences
Practice and Apply Possible Answers:
1. That novel is the best ever. The engaging plot is full of twists and turns; in the end,
you’ll never believe who did it.
2. The library’s book fair had books for everyone.
3. Our family went camping last weekend. We went to a state park in the mountains. I
pitched the tent on a little hill. Then I went in the tent, got in my sleeping bag, and
slid right out of the tent and down the hill!
5. The crowd applauded as Jose scored by kicking the ball hard.
Jose scored by kicking the ball hard as the crowd applauded.
6. Dear Jennifer
Have you ever been to a play? Our drama club is performing The Miracle Worker.
We rehearsed every day for four weeks. You can imagine how excited I was on
opening night. I hope you will see our performance. You would really enjoy it! So
should I audition for the next play?
Trish