by BlastRoom
Choose the sentence whose voice or mood best achieves a writer's stated purpose.
#verb_mood#us_grade_8_english

40 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
A student's lab report should keep attention on the storage step rather than on who performed it. Which sentence best does that?
An incident report must name plainly who damaged the greenhouse window. Which sentence assigns that responsibility most directly?
A recipe tells the cook exactly what to do next with the batter. Which sentence is phrased as a direct instruction?
A speaker who is not the mayor imagines what she would do in that office. Which sentence expresses that contrary-to-fact situation?
A club secretary must record a requirement that has not yet been met, not an action already completed. Which sentence does that?
A writer has evidence for only one likely cause of a delay and wants to present it as a possibility. Which sentence does that?
A reporter must describe the theft of a trophy when no one knows who took it. Which sentence fits what she can claim?
A newsletter line should credit Maria clearly for designing the school mural. Which sentence puts her front and center?
A safety notice must tell students directly what to do when a beaker cracks. Which sentence gives that instruction?
A club flyer says, "Let's clean up the park together." How is this different from "Clean up the park"?
After a budget error, a company statement says, "Mistakes were made." What does the passive voice do here?
A student ran only one trial, so her conclusion should sound possible rather than proven. Which sentence matches that caution?
A museum label traces a vase's travels, and the collectors who moved it do not matter. Which sentence keeps attention on the vase?
A club president writes an apology that accepts responsibility for the missed deadline rather than blurring it. Which sentence does that?
A guide gives visitors one direct step for reaching the observation deck. Which sentence is phrased as an instruction?
A debater argues from an imagined situation: the town has no bike lane at all. Which sentence expresses that unreal condition?
A written order must state what a company is required to do, not what it has already done. Which sentence states the requirement?
A reporter has only one witness and wants readers to treat the cause as unconfirmed. Which sentence presents it as a possibility?
A mystery writer writes, "The door was opened slowly." Why might she leave out who opened it?
A sports recap wants readers to notice the goalkeeper, not the defense, as the reason for the win. Which sentence emphasizes her?
A museum sign tells visitors directly not to handle the sculptures. Which sentence is written as a command?
A fan gives advice by imagining herself in a role she does not hold. Which sentence frames the advice that way?
A student council motion records what members are demanding, not what has happened. Which sentence states the demand?
A committee floats a change without sounding as though the decision is already made. Which sentence softens it into a suggestion?
A manager reports an error in a shared file without naming the coworker who made it. Which sentence does that?
A fire drill plan must make clear which staff member performs each step. Which sentence assigns the task clearly?
A rulebook tells the player what to do at the start of every turn. Which sentence gives that direction?
A narrator looks back at a race she lost and imagines the opposite outcome. Which sentence expresses that unreal past?
A report proposes an action for the school to take rather than describing current practice. Which sentence states the recommendation?
A weather writer wants readers to treat a snow total as an estimate rather than a fact. Which sentence signals that?
An article about the town clock keeps the clock itself as the subject of each sentence. Which sentence continues that focus?
An editorial wants readers to see exactly who cut the bus route. Which sentence states that most directly?
A teacher's email tells students exactly what to bring, without hedging. Which sentence gives that instruction?
A character states a wish about something untrue: the bus is late every day. Which sentence expresses the wish?
A field-trip letter states a condition families must meet before the trip, not one already met. Which sentence states it?
A club treasurer explains an outcome that depends on a goal the club may still reach. Which sentence presents that real possibility?
A water-testing manual describes a heating step where the operator's identity does not matter. Which sentence fits that style?
A student tightens a wordy line so the doer comes first. Which revision moves the actor into the subject position?
A writer says, "If she were taller, she could reach the top shelf." The verb "were" places the sentence in which mood?
A gate sign reads, "Latch the gate behind you." The verb in that sentence is in which mood?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Using an Ellipsis to Show Omission
40 questions