Grammar: Precision and Concision
Grammar: Syntax
Grammar: Parallel Structure
Math: Linear and Quadratic Equations
Math: Percentages
100
Backlash against the senator’s education bill only hurled her to work harder to ensure its passage.

A) No change
B) Spurred
C) Heckled
D) Launched
B, spurred
100
Lars Kristofferson is the CEO of Kristoff Markets. He recently announced his plan to open a small chain of affordable health food stores.

Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences at between the quotation marks?

A) Lars Kristofferson is the CEO of Kristoff Markets; Kristofferson recently

B) As the CEO of Kristoff Markets, Lars Kristofferson made a recent proclamation: he

C) In a recent announcement, Lars Kristofferson, the CEO of Kristoff Markets,

D) Lars Kristofferson, CEO of Kristoff Markets, recently
D) Lars Kristofferson, CEO of Kristoff Markets, recently
100
Rwandan conservationist Edwin Sabuhoro is taking a new approach to wildlife poaching prevention: luring poachers away from crime by trained them to become farmers.

A) No change
B) Training
C) Train
D) Trains
B, Training
100
3(2n-2)-1= 9/4

Given the equation above, what is the value of 2n-2?

A) 5/12
B) 13/12
C) 7/4
D) 13/4
B, 13/12
100
BONUS!!! An empty pool has the capacity to hold 270 cubic feet of water. A particular hose fills this pool with water at a rate 25 cubic feet per minute. If the hose is placed into the empty pool and turned on, approximately what percent of the pool will be filled with water after 1 hour?

Please choose from one of the following options.
A) 10 %
B) 44 %
C) 56 %
D) 93 %
C, 56%
200
Before the Black Plague hit Europe in the 14th century, medieval people did not bathe by submerging themselves in a tub of water, which they considered an act of debauchery. Instead they quickly cleaned themselves with water and a cloth.

A) No change
B) Drowning
C)Engulfing
D) Sheathing
A, No change
200
Fans were very excited to see the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy. Hundreds of eager viewers lined up outside the movie theater days in advance.

Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences between the quotation marks?

A) Fans were very excited to see the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy; in fact, these fans were so excited that they

B) In order to ensure their viewing ability for the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy, hundreds of eager viewers

C) Fans were so excited to see the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy that they

D) Fans of the Royal Battleground trilogy, excited to see the final installment of it, numbered in the hundreds and
C) Fans were so excited to see the final installment of the Royal Battleground trilogy that they
200
Backpacking across Europe requires fortitude, stamina, and being strong.

A) No change
B) Strong
C) Strength
D) Stronger
C, strength
200
BONUS!!!!

1/5 + 4h = 1/3

What is the value of "h" in the equation above?
1/30
200
A high school's graduation rate is defined to be the percentage of the senior class that graduates. Last year 406 of Sagamore High School's 452 seniors graduated. This year the school expects the previous year's graduation rate to increase by approximately 2 percentage points. If there are 436 students in this year's senior class, which of the following best approximates the number of seniors that Sagamore High School expects to graduate this year?

A) 390 students
B) 400 students
C) 410 students
D) 420 students
B, 400 students
300
In a recent study, Scientific American magazine concluded that dog owners are somewhat less reserved than cat owners, enjoying more social interaction and communal activity.

A) No change
B) Congruous
C) Conjoint
D) Coincident
A, No change
300
In 1962, Michael Murphy and Dick Price founded the Esalen Institute. The Big Sur, California location was one of the first homes of the Western New Age movement.

Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences between the quotation marks?

A) Institute; the location, in Big Sur, California, was

B) Institute in Big Sur, California,

C) Institute in Big Sur, California; the location was

D) Institute; located in Big Sur, California, it became
B, Institute in Big Sur, California
300
The fennec fox hunts at night, digs out dens in sand, and mate for life.

A) No change
B) Mated
C) Mates
D) Has mated
C, mates
300
6-ax=5x+12

In the equation shown above, "a" is a constant.

Which of the following values of "a" results in an equation with exactly one solution?

A) 4
B) 5
C) Neither value
D) Both values
D,Both values
300
A software distributor charges $41 per license of a particular utility. The distributor offers a 10% discount on each license after the first 20. How much would a business pay to buy 40 licenses of the utility?
$1,558
400
Although their physical features were often twins in ancient art, the Greek gods Poseidon and Zeus could be identified by their accessories: the God of the Sea appeared with a dolphin and trident, while an eagle and lightning bolt indicated the King of Olympus.

A) No change
B) Equivalent
C) Tantamount
D)Indistinguishable
D, instinguishable
400
Capitalism is a controversial economic system. The argument that capitalism rewards innovation and hard work has been made by some people, while others believe it encourages greed.

Which choice most effectively combines the sentences between the quotation marks?

A) system, because some people are arguing that capitalism, rewarding innovation, also rewards hard work,

B) system: some argue that it rewards innovation and hard work,

C) system: the argument that it rewards innovation and hard work has been made by some people,

D) system, because rewarding hard work and innovation is an advantage some people argue for,
B) system: some argue that it rewards innovation and hard work,
400
To demonstrate his interest in the University of California, Los Angeles, Sam visited the campus, interviewed with the admissions officers, and has attended several classes.

A) No change
B) Attended
C) Attend
D) Attending
B, attended
400
(2x-3)(x+4)=0

Let x=a and x=b be the solutions to the equation above.

What is the value of -a-b?
5/2
400
Dyami earns a 4% commission for the first $30,000 of sales he makes per month. He earns a 5% commission for the portion of his sales over $30,000. If Dyami sells $38,000 worth of merchandise in a month, how much will he earn in commissions, in dollars?
$1,600
500
During the Victorian period, corsets became a crippling necessity. Some women wore corsets so tightly and for such prolonged periods that they couldn't remove them; they hadn’t built up enough muscle strength in their backs to maintain the top half of their body unaided.

A) No change
B) Bolstor
C) Endure
D) Support
D, support
500
BONUS!!!!

Artist Bill Domonkos manipulates old photographs, alters video footage, and will superimpose GIFs to create multimedia works of art.

A) No change
B) Has superimposed
C) Superimposes
D) Had superimposed
C, superimposes
500
(2x + 5) (-mx + 9) = 0

In the equation above, m is a constant.

If the equation has the solutions x= -5/2 and x= 3/2, what is the value of "m?"
6
500
Layla and Nathan each sent out college recruitment e-mails to different prospective students. Students followed a link to get more information from 22% of Layla's 400 e-mails and from 60 out of 350 of Nathan's e-mails.

To the nearest percent, what percent of the total students clicked on the link from the e-mails?
20%
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