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The information in a cookie recipe is meant to
A. teach someone how to cook meals.
B. encourage someone to sell desserts.
C. help someone bake cookies.
D. influence someone to give away cookies.
C. help someone bake cookies
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
A. It seemed as if the boy is very tired.
B. The boy laughed while we was trying to study.
C. The mother worried about his high temperature.
D. The boy cough over thirty times in a row.
C. The mother worried about his high temperature.
I have to find the best ____________________ to grow my plants from seed.
A. evacuation
B. correspondence
C. environment
D. separation
C. environment
Choose the correct punctuation.
Miss Taylor replied, “Complete your homework every night.”
A. replied, “complete
B. replied “Complete
C. replied: “complete
D. Correct as it is
D. Correct as it is
Which word is spelled correctly and best fits the sentence?
The business will _________________ you for your inconvenience.
A. compensation
B. compensasion
C. compansate
D. compensate
D. compensate
Which one of these is a myth?
A. How the West was Won
B. How Rabbit Caused the First Earthquake
C. A Christmas Carol
D. The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln
B. How Rabbit Caused the First Earthquake
People must never have to choose ______ to follow, Bill or Peter.
A. that
B. who
C. whom
D. which
C. whom
Since the dog was _____________________, I became a little nervous.
A. unrestrained
B. inoculated
C. unimpressed
D. individualized
A. unrestrained
Choose the correct punctuation.
Please purchase the following from the grocery store; fruit, bread and rice.
A. store; Fruit
B. store: fruit,
C. store: Fruit
D. Correct as is
B. store: fruit,
Bella has an _____________ sense of hearing.
A. acute
B. acuites
C. accute
D. acuite
A. acute
Read this line from a poem: My opponent was as angry as a charging bull.
This simile emphasizes both movement and -
A. color
B. mood
C. texture
D. sound
B. mood
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
A. During spring break, they visited the historic Holocaust museum.
B. In gym class, the students learned how to play basketball real well.
C. Cindy answered the question very nervous on Wednesday.
D. Marco was very afraid when he is staying after school.
A. During spring break, they visited the historic Holocaust museum.
Which means the same?
apathetic
A. affluent
B. studious
C. enthusiastic
D. unconcerned
D. unconcerned
Choose the correct punctuation.
A. “Yes, I will” said mother with a smile.
B. “Hey, I want to meet her?” said Tim.
C. “Can you lend me your coat?” asked Helena.
D. Bertha asked, “I want to live in the attic.”
C. “Can you lend me your coat?” asked Helena.
Which one is NOT spelled correctly?
A. evidently pleased
B. tremendously concerned
C. extrordinary price
D. All correct
C. extrordinary price
(extraordinary)
Which line from an advertisement uses customer popularity as a means to convince readers to buy their product?
A. Our doughnuts are baked fresh every morning.
B. Boston Crème is our best-selling doughnut.
C. Beyonce shops at our Hollywood location.
D. Our doughnuts take five full minutes to bake.
B. Boston Crème is our best-selling doughnut.
Choose the correct topic sentence.
__________. For example, people thought Bob would be good at playing basketball because he played baseball. This turned out to be false.
A. Most talented athletes have a tendency to be good at multiple sports.
B. Basketball and baseball are fun sports to play.
C. People should not tease about athletic ability.
D. Just because someone is good at one sport, doesn’t mean he or she will excel at another.
D. Just because someone is good at one sport, doesn’t mean he or she will excel at another.
Which word BEST completes both sentences?
Jenna works in the ________________.
Juan had a __________________ fracture.
A. structure
B. massive
C. compound
D. textile
C. compound
Bridgette looked at him sternly, she closed the door.
A. sternly; she
B. sternly; and she
C. sternly she
D. Correct as is
A. sternly; she
Which one is NOT spelled correctly?
A. absolutely correct
B. indescribable experience
C. exceptionally intelligent
D. All correct
D. All correct
The boat sailed down the channel on the way to its final destination.
What does “channel” mean as it is used in this sentence?
A. the direction a boat is sailing
B. a length of water
C. grooves or splashes made in the water
D. a radio transmission
B. a length of water
Which of these BEST narrows the idea for a paper on a medical occupation?
A. university – high school – science - studies
B. occupations – science – hospital – nursing
C. medical – student – study – high school
D. teachers – engineers – accountants - doctors
B. occupations – science – hospital – nursing
Which means the opposite of nominal?
A. ingenious
B. incredible
C. hospitable
D. enormous
D. enormous
Where is the secretarys new office?
A. secretaries new office
B. secretary’s new office
C. secretarys’ new office
D. Correct as is
B. secretary’s new office
Which one is NOT correct?
A. nuance
B. oblivious
C. paridy
D. All correct
C. paridy
(parody)