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HAMSTERS FOR SALE: Humble Pet Store, in the mall: We have a large selection of hamsters for sale this week. They are interesting pets, and you will enjoy having one! They are only $17.99 this week!! Come and buy yours today! (A) Entertain (B) Inform (C) Persuade
What is to
(C) Persuade
Can the lack of imagination in kids be caused by the overwhelming number of electronic devices? Gone are the days of inventing your own adventure, now toys have buttons with prerecorded messages and prewritten scripted adventures. The use of refrigerator boxes as a fort, and gift wrap paper rolls as swords to defend the fort are gone. In are the days of nearly virtual reality video games of weapons and castles. Can kids have imagination when everything they play with creates everything for them? Is this why kids have short attention spans but can play video games for hours?
(A) Problem/Solution. (B) Compare/Contrast.
(C) Cause/Effect
(C) Cause/Effect
My birthday present sat there. I tried pushing the lawn mower toward our garage, but it didn’t seem to want to move. Even turning around to put my back against it and push with my legs—which I thought might give me better leverage— didn’t help; it still sat there.
I can infer that he
(A) Is afraid the mower won't start.
(B) Does not know how to start the lawn mower.
(C) Needs more time to examine the mower.
(B) He does not know how to start the mower.
The student replied to the teacher with a rather witty answer and the class laughed.
The meaning of the word witty is
(A) funny (B) mean (C) uninterested
(A) funny
A good way to learn about animals is to track them from space. Scientists pick individual animals and fit them with lightweight, comfortable radio transmitters. Signals from the transmitters are received by special instruments on certain satellites as they pass overhead.
Transmitters are
(A) devices that receive signals
(B) devices that monitor signals
(C) devices that send out signals
(C) Devices that send out signals.
Calligraphy is a form of handwriting. A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using up and down strokes. Most old documents were written in this form. Diplomas, certificates, and other awards are often written in calligraphy. (A) Entertain. (B) Inform. (C) Persuade
What is to
(B) Inform
When I was a child, I thought my parents were out of touch, and just did not understand what it was like to be a kid. If they weren’t embarrassing me in front me of my friends, they were lecturing me after breaking some minor rules. However, as a parent, I think it is frustrating that my children think I have no clue as to what they are feeling, or who they are as a kid. I have been through it all before. Although I couldn’t stand it myself, I continue the tradition of giving lectures, and punishments for minor rule breaking. If that wasn’t enough, they are now embarrassing me in public. Some things never change.
(A) Compare/Contrast. (B) Problem/Solution (C) Chronological order
(A) Compare/Contrast
They have been too long in the blind mine,
5 Their hooves have trodden only stones
And the soft, thick dust of fine coal,
And they do not understand the grass.
For over two years their sun
Has shone from an electric bulb
In line 7, the ponies "do not understand the grass" because
(A) They are sick because they have breathed in too much coal and dust.
(B) They have lived in a dark and stony place.
(C) They are ponies and they do not understand grass.
(B) They have lived in a dark and stony place.
Keeping long-term goals in mind will also help when your work doesn’t seem to be paying off. Sometimes you just have to slug along. It’s the old “no pain, no gain” thing.
The following best explains what the expression “no pain, no gain” means?
(A) sometimes things are harder than you thought.
(B) its okay if the work doesn't pay off if you work so hard it hurts.
(C) If you work through hard times the rewards will be worthwhile.
(C) If you work through hard times the rewards will be worthwhile.
"Thank you so very much for the contributions you have made to our American history."
Contributions means
(A) kindness or help
(B) actions that change lives
(C) gifts or payments
(B) actions that change lives
Katrina and her brother Jesse were playing with the water hose outside one day. Jesse ran to the house to hide from Katrina so she wouldn't squirt him with the water. The back door opened, and Katrina pointed the water hose toward the door ready to squirt Jesse. To Katrina's surprise it was Mom who was now dripping wet!
(A) Entertain (B) Inform. (C) Persuade
What is to
(A) Entertain
This sentence would be irrelevant to a problem/solution passage about the Wright Brothers.
(A) Two brothers succeeded but not without a lot of trial and error. (B) The brothers also invented many other things and became very well known. (C) One problem was to design a wing that would lift the plane. (D) Their scientific method of analyzing problems and testing solutions paid off.
(B) The brothers also invented many other things and became very well known.
This sentence shows Debbie's concern.
(A)Debbie checked her wish for loopholes, because of all those stories about wishes that come true but cause disasters at the same time. (B) Like King Midas turning his daughter and all of his food into gold. (C) Even in her own life, Debbie remembered that once, when she was little, she had shouted that she wished everyone would just leave her alone. (D) And then everyone did.
(A) Debbie checked her wish for loopholes, because of all those stories about wishes that come true but cause disasters at the same time.
The following BEST describes the meaning of the word repay.
(A) to pay someone back
(B) to pay for something late
(C) to pay for something in advance
(A) to pay someone back
The object to be tested is fastened in the tunnel so that it will not move.
Fastened means
(A) joined or connected
(B) breaking apart
(C) stopped
(A) joined or connected
Skin Miracle's amazing Wrinkle Remover Cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less. This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $25.99. You'll be amazed at what you see!
(A) Entertain (B) Persuade. (C) Inform
What is to
(B) Persuade
In the early 1900s many inventors were trying to become the first to fly. Two brothers succeeded but not without a lot of trial and error. The Wright Brothers faced many problems on the road to the first successful flight in an airplane in 1903.
One problem was to design a wing that would lift the plane and control the side-to-side and forward motion as the plane flew. To solve this problem they built a wind tunnel to test different wing shapes and how they performed. As a result of these tests, they were able to design better wings for better gliders and planes. Their scientific method of analyzing problems and testing solutions paid off. Orville and Wilbur Wright are famous for their contributions to aviation.
(A) Compare/Contrast. (B) Problem/Solution (C) Cause/Effect
(B) Problem/Solution
The first carousel-like contraption was created in France and was designed to help men practice for their “little war” games. It didn’t look as fancy as the carousels you see today, but the structure was similar. The umbrella-like construction had a wooden pole with spokes radiating from the top. Chains hanging from the spokes held carved wooden horses. Men, real horses, or mules turned the center pole while riders practiced putting their lances through a brass ring hanging to one side.
The BEST reason why people first created carousels is (A) to provide people with a thrilling ride
(B) as a training device for soldiers
(C) as a game for horses
(B) as a training device for soldiers
The following best describes the meaning of the word telegram.
(A) a way to send a message
(B) a way to watch a program
(C) a way to see what someone looks like
The statues were passed on to the other ministers and courtiers, but all were baffled.
In this sentence, baffled means
(A) frustrated
(B) easily tricked
(C) confused
(C) confused
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin to Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She met and married Almanzo James Wilder in 1885. She published many books based on her travels to the west. Her writing became the basis for the " Little House" series She died in 1957.
(A) Inform (B) Entertain. (C) Persuade
What is to
(A) Inform
Like many slaves, Sojourner Truth spent much of her young life unable to read or write. At the age of 30, Sojourner already had 5 children. Although her master promised her freedom, he changed his mind.
At this point, she decided to run away to New York. While there, she earned money as a maid and cook. Sojourner was much happier, but she wanted more.
As time passes, she felt a calling. Sojourner left New York at the age 46 to go on a lifelong trip. She left with a bag of clothes and twenty-five cents.
(A) Cause/Effect (B) Chronological Order (C)Problem/Solution
(B) Chronological order
This sentence BEST explains how a wind tunnel works
(A) NASA uses wind tunnels to test scale models of aircraft and spacecraft.
(B) The object to be tested is fastened in the tunnel so that it will not move.
(C) The air moving around the still object shows what would happen if the object were moving through the air.
(D) Smoke or dye can be placed in the air and can be seen as it moves.
(C) The air moving around the still object shows what would happen if the object were moving through the air.
As I saw her coming down the mountain the first thing I noticed was how brisk her stride was. Each step seemed to be measured to reach as far as it could, and when each foot touched the ground it seemed to immediately bounce up and trade places with the other one.
The following best describes the word brisk.
(A) slow
(B) fast
(C) strong
(B) fast
"Lee says there's no evidence that mountain bike tires cause any more erosion than hikers do."
Erosion means
(A) waste
(B) harm
(C) drought
(B) harm