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Batter Up!Batter Up!Single Double Triple Homer

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Home Single #1 –Things have Home Single #1 –Things have been realy busy around here. been realy busy around here. What change, if any, should be What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? made in this sentence?

Change realy to really Change busy to buzy

Change here to hear

Make no change

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Home Single #2 – I’ll call you Home Single #2 – I’ll call you soon, and we can have the soon, and we can have the bestest talk ever! What change bestest talk ever! What change should be made in this should be made in this sentence? sentence?

Change bestest to best

Change you to they Change soon to sooner

Change bestest to most best

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Home Single #3 – They had Home Single #3 – They had eight musicians, including eight musicians, including someone who played both the someone who played both the trumpet and the clarinet.trumpet and the clarinet.The meaning of this sentence The meaning of this sentence can be improved by changing can be improved by changing TheyThey to – to –

The band

My parents

Someone*

Them

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Home Single #4 – The first Home Single #4 – The first place I would go is the great place I would go is the great pyramids. What change, if any, pyramids. What change, if any, should be made in this should be made in this sentence? sentence?

Make no change

Change great pyramids to Great Pyramids

Change great to grate

Change first to First

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Home Single #5 – It is Home Single #5 – It is incredible to beleive that these incredible to beleive that these huge pyramids were built huge pyramids were built thousands and thousands of thousands and thousands of years ago. What change years ago. What change should be made in this should be made in this sentence? sentence?

*Change beleive to believe *

Change these to thees

Change incredible to increduble

Change thousands to thousand

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Home Single #6 – Just like Home Single #6 – Just like mice, bats have fur, ears a mice, bats have fur, ears a nose, and a mouth with sharp, nose, and a mouth with sharp, tiny teeth.tiny teeth.What change, if any, should be What change, if any, should be made in this sentence made in this sentence

Add a comma after ears*

Take out the comma after sharp*

Change teeth to tooths*

Make no change*

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Home Single #7 – You can see Home Single #7 – You can see all sorts of wild animals when all sorts of wild animals when you takes a boat ride on the you takes a boat ride on the Nile. What change, if any, Nile. What change, if any, should be made in this should be made in this sentence? sentence?

Change takes to take

Make no change

Change sorts to sort

Change see to saw

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Home Single #8 – There’s no Home Single #8 – There’s no light, but they dont’ run into light, but they dont’ run into things because of the sounds things because of the sounds they send out when they fly.they send out when they fly.What change should be made What change should be made in this sentence? in this sentence?

Change dont’ to don’t

Change there’s to theirs

Change send to sent

Take out the comma after light

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Home Single #9 – The sounds Home Single #9 – The sounds bounce off the things in front bounce off the things in front of them and then goes back to of them and then goes back to the bats’ ears like echoes. the bats’ ears like echoes. What change, if any, should be What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? made in this sentence?

Change goes to go

Add a comma after them

Make no change

Change bats’ to bats

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Home Single #10 – When she Home Single #10 – When she joined our troop, all the girls joined our troop, all the girls and me asked her a lot of and me asked her a lot of questions about Hawaii.questions about Hawaii.What change should be What change should be made in this sentence? made in this sentence?

Change me to I

Change joined to joinned

Change asked to ask

Take out the comma after troop

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Home Single #11 – The most Home Single #11 – The most newest girl in my Girl Scout newest girl in my Girl Scout troop is Mariana. troop is Mariana. What change, if any, should What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? be made in this sentence?

Change most newest to newest

Add a comma after troop

Make no change

Change Mariana to mariana

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Home Single #12 – We told Home Single #12 – We told her that we hopped her her that we hopped her mother could teach us the mother could teach us the hula one day.hula one day.What change should be What change should be made in this sentence? made in this sentence?

Change hopped to hoped

Change us to we*

Add a comma after her

Change the period to a question mark

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Home Single #13 – The Home Single #13 – The artists show his art in artists show his art in booths. What change should booths. What change should be made in this sentence? be made in this sentence?

Change his the their

Change artists to Artists

Change The to These

*Change booths to boths*.

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Fly Ball! It’s Caught! Fly Ball! It’s Caught! You’re Out!You’re Out!

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It’s a Hit! Base Run Single!It’s a Hit! Base Run Single!

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Double #1 – Their big skirts Double #1 – Their big skirts twirl with brite colors.twirl with brite colors.

Change brite to bright

Change colors to colores

Make no Change

Change the period after colors to a question mark

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Double #2 – I like football, Double #2 – I like football, ______ I’ll buy tickets for the ______ I’ll buy tickets for the next game. Which word would next game. Which word would fit BEST in the sentence? fit BEST in the sentence?

so

and

but

because

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Double #3 – Double #3 – The lion is known The lion is known as the king of the jungle _____ as the king of the jungle _____ it is very strong and fierce.it is very strong and fierce.

because

and

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so

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Double #4 – It would make Double #4 – It would make more sense that way. What more sense that way. What change, if any, should be change, if any, should be made in this sentence? made in this sentence?

Make no change

Change way to weigh

Change would to wood

Change sense to cents

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Double #5 – Shouldn’t our Double #5 – Shouldn’t our girl’s teams have a different girl’s teams have a different mascot? What change should mascot? What change should be made in this sentence? be made in this sentence?

Change girl’s to girls’*

Change shouldn’t to shouldn’t’*

Change teams to team’s’*

Change mascot to mascot’s

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Double #6 – We went fishing at Double #6 – We went fishing at the lake, ________ saw some the lake, ________ saw some beautiful boats. Which word beautiful boats. Which word would fit BEST in the would fit BEST in the sentence? sentence?

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so

but

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Double #7 – Bob had fun Double #7 – Bob had fun riding his bike on the riding his bike on the mountain roads, _____when mountain roads, _____when he got home his legs were he got home his legs were very sore.very sore.Which word would fit BEST in Which word would fit BEST in the sentence? the sentence?

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because

so

and

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Double #8 – I had a great time Double #8 – I had a great time the first time I went skating, the first time I went skating, _____ I will probably do it _____ I will probably do it again. Which word would fit again. Which word would fit BEST in the sentence? BEST in the sentence?

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because

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Double #9 – Sara won the Double #9 – Sara won the soccer award _________ she soccer award _________ she practiced a lot. Which word practiced a lot. Which word would fit BEST in the would fit BEST in the sentence? sentence?

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so

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Double #10 – Another city that Double #10 – Another city that was once capital of Tennessee was once capital of Tennessee was?was?

Kingston*

Atlanta*

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Double #11 –WhoDouble #11 –Who was an was an abolitionist who led an attack abolitionist who led an attack on Harper's Ferryon Harper's Ferry??

John Brown*

Paul Revere*

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Double #12 – Who Double #12 – Who won the won the Presidential election of 1860Presidential election of 1860??

Abraham Lincoln*

George Washington*

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Double #13 – What was the Double #13 – What was the first state to secede from the first state to secede from the Union?Union?

South Carolina*

Tennessee*

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Pop Up Center Field! Pop Up Center Field! It’s Caught! Two Outs!It’s Caught! Two Outs!

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It’s a Hit! Base Run Double!It’s a Hit! Base Run Double!

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Triple #1 – Triple #1 – The rights that all The rights that all Americans should have areAmericans should have are??

Civil Rights*

The Bill of Rights*

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Triple #2 – This amendment Triple #2 – This amendment guarantees freedom of guarantees freedom of speech?speech?

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5th*

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Triple #3 – This amendment Triple #3 – This amendment protects you from protects you from incriminating yourself?incriminating yourself?

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1st*

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Triple #4 – This amendment Triple #4 – This amendment guarantees you a trial by your guarantees you a trial by your peers?peers?

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5th*

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Triple #5 – This amendment Triple #5 – This amendment gives you the right to own a gives you the right to own a gun?gun?

2nd*

1st*

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Triple #6 – This amendment Triple #6 – This amendment guarantees freedom of guarantees freedom of religion?religion?

1st*

2nd*

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Triple #7 – The introduction to Triple #7 – The introduction to the Constitution is called the?the Constitution is called the?

Preamble*

Bill of Rights*

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Triple #8 – This document was Triple #8 – This document was a letter addressed to the King a letter addressed to the King of England stating that the of England stating that the colonies wanted to be free?colonies wanted to be free?

The Declaration of Independence*

The Constitution*

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Triple #9 – Which of the Triple #9 – Which of the following is an example of following is an example of economic independence?economic independence?

people growing their own food*

importing goods from other countries*

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Triple #10 – Which of the Triple #10 – Which of the following contributed to the following contributed to the Stock Market crash of 1929?Stock Market crash of 1929?

*banks buying and selling bank stocks*

*people investing in the stock market*

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Triple #11 – During the Great Triple #11 – During the Great Depression…?Depression…?

*many people lost their jobs*

*many people had jobs*

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Triple #12 – Hoovervilles were Triple #12 – Hoovervilles were during which time period?during which time period?

*The Great Depression*

*World War I*

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Triple #13 – What war did the Triple #13 – What war did the bombing of Pearl Harbor get bombing of Pearl Harbor get American involved in?American involved in?

*World War II*

*World War I*

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Ground Ball! Thrown to Base!Ground Ball! Thrown to Base!Two Outs!Two Outs!

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It’s a Triple Base Hit!It’s a Triple Base Hit!

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Homer #1 – Someone who Homer #1 – Someone who buys goods is a?buys goods is a?

*consumer*

*producer*

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Homer #2 – How can a bill that Homer #2 – How can a bill that passed in Congress NOT passed in Congress NOT become a law?become a law?

*the President vetoes it*

*the states veto it*

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Homer #3 – Ghost towns were Homer #3 – Ghost towns were formed when?formed when?

*mines ran out of gold and silver*

*Native Americans attacked the settlers*

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Homer #4 – The vertical lines Homer #4 – The vertical lines on a map are called?on a map are called?

*longitude*

*latitude*

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Homer #5 – Why is democracy Homer #5 – Why is democracy referred to as self-referred to as self-government?government?

*people elect representatives to make decisions for them*

*the government runs itself*

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Homer #6 – Why did President Homer #6 – Why did President Hoover drop atomic bombs on Hoover drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

*to save the lives of American soldiers by ending the war*

*as revenge for Pearl Harbor and to win votes in the election*

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Homer #7 – What is Homer #7 – What is economics?economics?

*The study of the production and distribution of goods and services*

*The study of past events and the impact they’ve had on people*

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Homer #8 – The 15Homer #8 – The 15thth amendment, which was amendment, which was passed after the Civil War, passed after the Civil War, gave the right to vote to gave the right to vote to whom?whom?

*black americans*

*women*

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Homer #9 – The 19Homer #9 – The 19thth amendment granted the right amendment granted the right to vote to whom?to vote to whom?

*women*

*non citizens*

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Homer #10 – The government Homer #10 – The government can NEVER take your rights can NEVER take your rights way.way.

*false*

*true*

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Homer #11 – Because of our Homer #11 – Because of our system of checks and system of checks and balances, Congress can balances, Congress can override which of the override which of the following?following?

*a Presidential veto*

*a Supreme Court decision*

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Homer #12 – What was the Homer #12 – What was the cause of the Korean War?cause of the Korean War?

*North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism*

*South Korea attacked North Korea to stop communism*

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Homer #13 – Which of the Homer #13 – Which of the following did the Cold War following did the Cold War involve?involve?

*an arms race*

*a battle in Germany*

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Fly Ball! It’s Caught!Fly Ball! It’s Caught!Three Outs!Three Outs!

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Out of the Ball Park!Out of the Ball Park!Home Run!Home Run!

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