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100

Which sentence has the most appropriate tone for persuading people to recycle?

  • Thoughtless, inconsiderate people who refuse to recycle are just wasting natural resources.
  • Everybody has to see that recycling has lots of good points and would make such a big difference.
  • If we don’t start recycling immediately, our grandchildren will have to live in a very bleak world.
  • If we recycle, we are using natural resources more responsibly for the sake of future generations.

If we recycle, we are using natural resources more responsibly for the sake of future generations.

100

Which parts of the writing process are typically used to generate ideas at the beginning of a project?

Select all that apply.

  • brainstorming
  • mapping
  • editing
  • reviewing
  • brainstorming
  • mapping
100

Which words are synonyms of succinct?

Select all that apply. 

  • important
  • justified
  • brief
  • concise
  • brief
  • concise
100

You are writing an essay about a novel and want to express that one of the major themes is unrequited love. The paragraph’s first sentence is:

The novel’s theme concerns unrequited love.

Which sentence could you add next to provide a context clue to the meaning of unrequited?

  • Noah is incredibly supportive of his friends, including Laila. 
  • Laila demonstrates her cultural awareness by learning the language and traditions of the Taiwanese people. 
  • Despite his feelings for Laila, Noah knows he needs to respect her dreams of studying abroad in Taiwan.
  • The beauty and majesty of Taiwan is communicated using vibrant imagery. 
  • Despite his feelings for Laila, Noah knows he needs to respect her dreams of studying abroad in Taiwan.
100

Which word shares a root with the word veracity?

  • verb
  • vertigo
  • verdant
  • very
  • very
200

Which option contains the correct meaning of the prefix mis- as it is used in the word misconception?

  • over
  • in an improper manner
  • in a favorable manner
  • under

in an improper manner

200

Jeremy wrote this sentence in a first draft of his essay on dangerous weather:

When a sandstorm suddenly moved across the highway, the winds blew hard against Ray’s car and he could not see anything ahead of him.

In his final draft, he revised the sentence this way:

The sandstorm that engulfed the highway grabbed Ray’s car and shook it hard, yanking a curtain of dust across his field of vision.

Which options best analyze the effect of the figurative language Jeremy used in the revised sentence?

Select all that apply.

  • Jeremy personified the storm that “grabbed” and “shook” the car, making it easy to visualize the wind’s effect
  • Jeremy used the paradox “engulfed the highway” to emphasize the chaotic nature of Ray’s situation.
  • Jeremy used the metaphor “a curtain of dust” to draw a vivid picture of the storm’s dangerous effect.
  • Jeremy applied hyperbole in the phrase “shook it hard” to exaggerate the danger of Ray’s situation.
  • Jeremy personified the storm that “grabbed” and “shook” the car, making it easy to visualize the wind’s effect
  • Jeremy used the metaphor “a curtain of dust” to draw a vivid picture of the storm’s dangerous effect.
200

Read the passage.

Zeke and Petra went to the horse show over the weekend, they said they saw Arabians and other breeds performing in the show ring.

Which answer correctly explains what is incorrect about the passage?

  • “Arabians and other breeds” is an appositive and should be set off with commas.
  • A comma is used instead of a colon between parts of a compound sentence.
  • A comma splice is used to connect two independent clauses.
  • “They said they saw” is a dependent clause and should not be preceded by a comma.
  • A comma splice is used to connect two independent clauses.
200

Which word is a synonym of the word candor?

  • honesty
  • envy
  • empathy
  • insincerity
  • honesty
200

Read the sentence. 

Before accepting any scholarship offers, Sonia researched each town’s options for off-campus-apartments that weren’t too far away.

Which option explains why the use of a hyphen in the sentence is incorrect? 



  • Hyphens should not be used when a modifying phrase follows a noun. 
  •  Hyphens should not be used for an adverb modifier that uses the -ly, form. 
  • Hyphens should not be used between a modifier and a noun. 
  • Hyphens should not be used in all elements if a series of compounds modifies the same noun. 
  • Hyphens should not be used between a modifier and a noun.
300

Which options describe data and statistics that can be used as evidence in informational text?

Select all that apply.

  • the results of a credible research study presented to support a claim
  • numbers or facts that accurately represent proof of concepts or ideas
  • historical examples that provide analogies to help prove a claim
  • direct quotations from expert, unbiased sources presented to support a main idea
  • the results of a credible research study presented to support a claim
  • numbers or facts that accurately represent proof of concepts or ideas
300

Which options describe the potential weaknesses of using anecdotes as evidence in informational text?

Select all that apply.

  • Anecdotes may describe only one person’s experience, rather than the typical experience of many people.
  • Anecdotes could apply to anyone, so they are not relevant to the text.
  • Anecdotes are stories that have not been scientifically tested, so their accuracy is questionable.
  • Anecdotes are typically short and simple, and are therefore insufficient to support complex ideas.
  • Anecdotes may describe only one person’s experience, rather than the typical experience of many people.
  • Anecdotes are stories that have not been scientifically tested, so their accuracy is questionable.
300

Read the passage.

The youth group members are baking cookies tonight they plan to sell them at a bake sale. To raise money for the local food bank.

Which options show ways to revise the passage and make it correct?

Select all that apply.

  • The youth group members are baking cookies tonight. They plan to sell them at a bake sale to raise money for the local food bank.
  • The youth group members are baking cookies tonight, and they plan to sell them at a bake sale to raise money for the local food bank.
  • The youth group members are baking cookies tonight they plan to sell them at a bake sale to raise money for the local food bank.
  • The youth group members are baking cookies tonight, and they plan to sell them at a bake sale; to raise money for the local food bank.
  • The youth group members are baking cookies tonight. They plan to sell them at a bake sale to raise money for the local food bank.
  • The youth group members are baking cookies tonight, and they plan to sell them at a bake sale to raise money for the local food bank.
300

Your teacher requires that you write an argumentative essay on the subject of privacy. You have narrowed the topic and created your claim:

Personal lives of celebrities and politicians should be kept private.

Which evidence would provide the most relevant support for your claim?

  • Testimony from legal experts containing their observations about how rights of others might be violated.
  • Anecdotes from victims explaining how public attention has negatively impacted their mental health.
  • Factual references regarding what other countries do to protect their citizens.
  • Statistics on how many individuals have been publicly scrutinized.
  • Anecdotes from victims explaining how public attention has negatively impacted their mental health.
300

Read the sentence.

When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things, yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.

What is the best way to revise the sentence?

  • When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things. Yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience
  • When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things: yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
  • When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things; yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
  • When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things. ... yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.

When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things: yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.

400

Read the paragraph.

Desert ecosystems are typically harsh environments for their occupants. Excessive heat and little rainfall make survival difficult. Animals in the North American deserts include tortoises, jackrabbits, and kangaroo rats. Life forms inhabiting the desert must adapt accordingly.

What information from the paragraph is not relevant to the main idea of the paragraph?

  • Life forms inhabiting the desert must adapt accordingly.
  • Excessive heat and little rainfall make survival difficult.
  • Animals in the North American deserts include tortoises, jackrabbits, and kangaroo rats.
  • Desert ecosystems are typically harsh environments for their occupants.
  • Animals in the North American deserts include tortoises, jackrabbits, and kangaroo rats.
400

You have found an excellent source for your essay on sleep deprivation, and this source contains all the information you need to support your claim.

What are the best reasons to use additional sources as support in your essay?

Select all that apply.

  • Using multiple sources means that you have looked at research from multiple time periods.
  • Using multiple sources shows that you worked harder at writing your essay.
  • Using multiple sources helps you develop your own original ideas for your essay.
  • Using multiple sources demonstrates a more diverse and likely more accurate range of evidence.
  • Using multiple sources means that you have looked at research from multiple time periods.
  • Using multiple sources shows that you worked harder at writing your essay.
400

Suppose you are writing an essay titled “Affluence in 16th-Century England.” Which sentence from the first paragraph would provide a context clue to the meaning of the word affluence? 

  • Some nobles owned multiple estates.
  • Some nobles traveled throughout Europe.
  • Some nobles were friends with the king.
  • Some nobles spoke three languages.
  • Some nobles owned multiple estates.
400

You are writing an argumentative essay based on your claim that the use of cell phones while driving should be banned because it seriously endangers other drivers and their passengers on the road.

Which options present a viable counterclaim?

Select all that apply.

  • Arguing with a friend or spouse in the car is extremely distracting, but it is not against the law.
  •  Eating in the car is not outlawed even though it takes the driver’s attention away from the road. 
  • Cell phone use is as dangerous as driving drunk, but it shouldn’t be a criminal act.
  • Talking on a cell phone is not as bad as texting while driving.
  • Arguing with a friend or spouse in the car is extremely distracting, but it is not against the law.
  •  Eating in the car is not outlawed even though it takes the driver’s attention away from the road.
400

In the chain of legal reasoning, the rule must be _[blank]_and _[blank]_.

Which words correctly complete the sentence?

  • issued; analyze
  • cited; explained
  • cited; stated
  • claimed; stated
  • cited; stated
500

Brandon wrote this sentence in an essay.

Everyone in the stadium rose to their feet.

In peer review, Cara changed their to his or her, but Brandon disagreed. Why are both Brandon and Cara correct?

  • When writing an essay, an author can choose between their and his or her because usage rules do not apply to essays.
  • Our language is changing, and many style guides now permit either their or his or her to follow everyone.
  • Both their and his or her are correct because rose is an active verb and tells what everyone did.
  • Both their and his or her are correct because both are plural expressions and feet is also plural.
  • Both their and his or her are correct because rose is an active verb and tells what everyone did.
500

Read the paragraph.

1) Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore in 1908. 2) Thurgood Marshall died in 1993, but his achievements in the world of law live on. 3) Throughout his life, he served as a lawyer on many landmark civil rights cases. 4) His career culminated when he became the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.

What is the best order for the sentences in this paragraph?

  • 2, 3, 4, 1
  • 1, 3, 4, 2
  • 1, 3, 2, 4
  • 2, 4, 1, 3
  • 1, 3, 4, 2
500

Read the text that Marcia sent to a friend.

I had to come up with a service project as part of my grade in social studies, so I did a food drive in the spring. Everyone does them at the holidays, right?

Which option shows how Marcia could best revise this information to use in an application for a summer leadership program?

  • I had to come up with a service project for social studies, so I conducted a food drive after the holidays.
  • For social studies, I conducted a food drive in the spring, because everyone does them during the holidays.
  • I did a service project as part of social studies in the spring, since food banks need more contributions after the winter holidays.
  • When I devised my service project for social studies, I chose to conduct a food drive in late March, since food banks often run low on supplies after the winter holidays.
  • When I devised my service project for social studies, I chose to conduct a food drive in late March, since food banks often run low on supplies after the winter holidays.
500

Read the sentence.

While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways; lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.

Which option revises the sentence correctly? 



  • While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways lessening the stress of daily life, help develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
  • While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice—it can benefit teens in three ways—lessen the stress of daily life, help develop empathy, and aid in concentration.
  • While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice; it can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aid in concentration.
  • While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
  • While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
500

Which sentence correctly omits hyphens in a phrase?

  • Adrianne and Gina rented an off campus apartment together.
  • The equipment that the IT department ordered was state of the art.
  • I made an end of the year financial checklist in December.
  • The pastor was a well respected member of his community.
  • The equipment that the IT department ordered was state of the art.
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