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Our father bought new bicycles for my sister and __________.
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
A) I
B) her
C) me
D) she
"Me" is the correct answer because the objective case is used for the object of a preposition. Me is the object of the preposition for.
Since Tom and __________ missed the test because of a track meet, Mr. Evans will let us take it on Thursday after school.
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
A) I
B) her
C) him
D) me
"I" is the correct answer because a subjective pronoun is needed for the subject of the dependent clause.
APRIL 26, 1986... KABOOM!!! A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION
We didn’t expect that ___________ would win first prize in the talent show.
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
A) he and IB) he and me
C) him and I
D) him and me
"He and I" is the correct answer because subjective forms of the pronouns are used as the compound subject of the dependent clause.
If you give them enough time, they will reveal their secret themselves.
Which of the underlined words in the sentence is a possessive case pronoun?
A) theirB) them
C) themselves
D) you
The correct answer is "their." The pronoun their indicates ownership.
Choose the sentence that is correct.
A) We went too the store.
B) He is too big for those pants!
C) I had too doughnuts for breakfast.
D) Do you want too come over this afternoon?
The correct answer is "He is too big for those pants!" Each answer choice has a homophone; only this sentence uses the correct one. A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two and too.
1Jogging provides many positive health benefits.
2______________, joggers tend to have a lower incidence of heart attacks than do non-joggers.
Which choice BEST connects sentence 1 to sentence 2?
A) AlthoughB) For example
C) In addition
D) Nevertheless
"For example" is the best choice to connect sentence 1 to sentence 2.
Identify the sentence fragment.
A) Chicken is always best.
B) My favorite dish is chicken parmigiana.
C) My brother's favorite dish, spaghetti and meatballs.
D) Since my family is Italian, we eat spaghetti frequently.
"My brother's favorite dish, spaghetti and meatballs." is the sentence fragment because it lacks a verb.
(1) Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow
we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. (2) This momentous
decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves
who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. (3) Not even the Negro in South Africa is free. (4) It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But 100 years later, the Negro still is not free.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech
Which sentence is irrelevant or does not apply to the passage?
A) sentence 1
B) sentence 2
C) sentence 3
D) sentence 4
"sentence 3" is the correct answer. Mr. King's primary focus in this paragraph is America, not South Africa.
"If you get out your cell phone ONE MORE TIME while I'm talking," Mrs. Gradgrind howled, "I will personally flush it down the toilet!"
What narrative technique is used to characterize the English teacher in this sentence?
A) description
B) dialogue
C) pacing
D) reflection
This sentence primarily uses "dialogue" to characterize the English teacher, Mrs. Gradgrind. She doesn't sound like the most patient or kind teacher around.
He wasn't very tall, but Coach Tucker was clearly massively muscled and earned his nickname as the "mad little man" with his ferociously hard workouts.
What narrative technique is used to characterize the wrestling coach in this sentence?
A) description
B) dialogue
C) pacing
D) reflection
This sentence primarily uses "description" to characterize the wrestling coach as small in height, but with very powerful muscles.
Which sentence uses vivid imagery?
A) Blue is the best color in the world.
B) My dog is asleep in the backyard.
C) We went to the store to buy apples.
D) The puffy, white clouds sailed across the sky.
D. "The puffy, white clouds sailed across the sky."
The dry, cracked leaves rustle in the breeze.
The autumn air is cold and just about to freeze them.
A rainbow-colored swirl: orange, brown, red— the leaves are flying fast as many trees shed 5 them.
Leaves raked into piles like old, discarded trash— until a group of kids jumps in and tries to smash them.
Which vivid word choice does the poet use to describe the piles of leaves?
A) flying fastB) tries to smash
C) old, discarded trash
D) just about to freeze
C. The poet uses vivid word choice when she describes the piles of leaves as "old, discarded trash".
"Farming father’s dingy hat,"
"like his fallen father had," and
"While the hat witnessed worse"
Which kind of figurative language do the selected phrases have?
A) satire
B) simile
C) alliteration
D) internal rhyme
C. alliterative
"Farming father's," "fallen father," and "while…witnessed worse" because in each line there is a repeated consonant sound.
The final paragraph of an essay must include
A) a very funny joke.
B) a restatement of the main idea.
C) a new point to support the main idea.
D) a quote from a well-known author.
B. "A restatement of the main idea: is needed to remind the reader what your essay has been working to prove. Hopefully, the reader will be convinced!
When I got into third grade, my parents decided that I needed more responsibility. Now, every day after school, I have a list of chores I have to do including making my bed, making my lunch for the next school day, and making sure my dirty clothes are put away and my new clothes set out. They even give me a different list of chores on Saturday to do that mostly involve outside yard work. At first, I didn't like all the new jobs I was getting.
Which sentence provides the best conclusion to the paragraph?
A) My sister is younger than me, so she doesn't have any chores at all!
B) Now I've grown to like my jobs and sense of accomplishment they bring.
C) The worst chore that I have to do is take the smelly garbage out to the curb.
D) I don't like having to get up and do chores on Saturday because I like sleeping in.
B. The best concluding sentence is the following one: "Now I've grown to like my jobs and sense of accomplishment they bring". This sentence provides an effective conclusion of the speaker's opinion of chores.
In my class, we go to the library once a week. The librarian's name is Mrs. Bigham, and she's really nice. She reads us stories, and she also points out the different areas of the library. Some shelves are filled with picture books, and others are either storybooks or information books. We learned the rules of the library, and next week we get to check out a book for the first time.
Which sentence provides the best conclusion to the paragraph?
A) Some of my friends don't really like to read, but I certainly do.
B) I've never really liked reading books that are filled with science facts.
C) I sometimes also go to the public library after school to check out books.
D) I can't wait to pick out a new book to read when we visit the library again!
D.The best concluding sentence is the following one: "I can't wait to pick out a new book to read when we visit the library again!". This sentence provides an effective conclusion to the story of visiting the library.
My mother and I argue almost every day about what I'm going to wear to school. The clothes I like to wear are the ones my mother calls "boy" clothes. She would rather me dress in pretty dresses and wear bows in my hair to look like all the other girls. We can't even agree on what clothes to buy at the store for each season.
Which sentence provides the best conclusion to the paragraph?
A) We have a compromise that I pick my clothes two days a week, and my mom picks for the other three.
B) She never fights with my younger brother about what he's wearing because he actually doesn't care.
C) I don't know why my mother is so against me wearing clothes that are both comfortable and athletic.
D) There's this one outfit that I really hate that she makes me wear that actually has polka-dots on it.
A. The best concluding sentence is the following one: "We have a compromise that I pick my clothes two days a week, and my mom picks for the other three". This sentence provides a solution to the mother and daughter's problem.
I tried to tell him, but my older brother does not believe anything I say. For almost two weeks he was fascinated by a skateboarding video game and the unbelievable tricks mastered by his avatar. He thought real skateboarding would be a snap. When the package came, he ripped it open and lifted out his own specially designed maple wood skateboard. Out the door he flew, dropping the skateboard at the edge of our driveway and stepping on the skateboard's deck.
Which sentence provides the BEST conclusion for this narrative paragraph?
A) Splat! Down went my big brother and his big ideas that real skateboarding would be easy.
B) "Watch this!" he shouted as he rolled away. I didn't see him again for almost two hours.
C) "Jump on!" invited my brother before he nudged the front board, making it spin 180 degrees.
D) Wow! He put one foot on the tail and one just behind the front bolts, mastering the board in minutes.
A. "Splat! Down went my big brother and his big ideas that real skateboarding would be easy". This sentence is the BEST concluding sentence for the paragraph because it stays closest to the topic.
This week, our PE coach is making us pretend to be in the Olympics. First, he divided our class into different countries, and we had to research our assigned country and make its flag. Then we had to decide which event students on our team were going to compete in. Coach even had a real flame Olympic torch that we ran around through the neighborhood surrounding our school. All of the events for our "mini-Olympics" were super fun.
Which sentence provides the best conclusion to the paragraph?
A) I don't know where Coach gets these crazy ideas sometimes.B) The week before Coach had a plan for us to work on our ultimate frisbee skills.
C) We have a suggestion box in the gym that we can put ideas into for Coach to use.
D) Coach even had an awards ceremony with bronze, silver, and gold medals at the end.
D. The best concluding sentence is the following one: "Coach even had an awards ceremony with bronze, silver, and gold medals at the end". This sentence provides an effective conclusion of the speaker's story told in the order in which events occurred.
All birds have wings. But not all birds can fly. Birds that do not fly are called flightless birds. The penguin is one example. It uses its wings to swim underwater. Ostriches and emus flap their wings when they want to scare an enemy. Rheas use their wings like rudders when they are running from an enemy. There is even a kind of small parrot that climbs trees and then uses its wings to parachute to the ground.
What can you say in general about flightless birds?
A) All flightless birds are large.
B) Flightless birds are fast runners.
C) All flightless birds are very small.
D) Flightless birds have different uses for their wings.
D. "Flightless birds have different uses for their wings."
The text supports the uses of the wings of these flightless birds.About 20% of Americans have allergies. Allergies can range from mildly annoying to deadly. An allergy is an overreaction of a person’s immune system to something that is harmless. Many people are allergic to dust, pollen, or mold. Some people are allergic to certain kinds of food, perfume, or medicines. An allergy might cause sneezing, coughing, or a rash. Sometimes, an allergy is so severe, it can lead to death.
What generalization can be made about allergies based upon the text?
A) Everyone has allergies.
B) Allergies do not exist.
C) All allergies are deadly.
D) Allergies can cause different reactions in different people.
D. "Allergies can cause different reactions in different people. "
The text lists the various reactions that people have to different allergens.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A) My brother a truck driver, spends a great deal of time on the road.
B) My brother, a truck driver spends a great deal of time on the road.
C) My brother, a truck driver, spends a great deal of time on the road.
D) My brother, a truck, driver spends a great deal of time on the road.
C is correct. "A truck driver" is an appositive phrase, it renames "my brother" and is set a part with commas.
Everyone on the girls' volleyball team needs to bring in a permission slip signed by ___ parent or guardian.
Supply the proper pronoun.
A) her
B) its
C) their
D) there
A. The correct answer is "her" .
The antecedent is "everyone," which is singular, and since we know everyone on the girls' team is female, "her" is the correct possessive pronoun.
Select the pronoun that correctly completes this sentence:
Each of us is willing to do ______ part to ensure the project is completed in time.
A) my
B) our
C) their
D) his or her
D. "his or her" correctly completes this sentence:
Each of us is willing to do her part to ensure the project is completed in time.