Testing Skills
Which is NOT a good strategy for testing?
A) Staying up all night studying before the test.
B) Studying a few times a week leading up the test, then giving your brain a break for a couple days right before test day.
C) Getting enough rest, drinking water, and eating a good breakfast before a test.
A) Staying up all night studying before the test.
Identify whether the following sentence is written in active or passive voice:
New York City is visited by millions of people each year.
New York City is visited by millions of people each year.
PASSIVE
Choose the correct sentence:
A) They moved across town, their new house has a huge backyard.
B) They moved across town; their new house has a huge backyard.
C) They moved across town their new house, has a huge backyard.
B) They moved across town; their new house has a huge backyard.
US traffic signals didn’t always contain the familiar three lights (red, yellow, and green). Traffic lights only ______ red and green lights until the three-light traffic signal was developed in 1923.
A) avoided
B) featured
C) appreciated
D) disregarded
B) featured
Which honey-producing insect is very important to our environment?
the bee
In a testing situation, if you encounter a difficult question that confuses you, it is best to stay with that question and figure it out no matter how long it takes.
FALSE: It is okay to occasionally skip a question and knock out ones that are more manageable, then return to the excessively challenging ones later.
Pizza was eaten at the party by the hungry kids.
The hungry kids ate pizza at the party.
The hungry kids ate pizza at the party.
ACTIVE VOICE
Choose the correct sentence:
A) Cheryls' award was well deserved.
B) Cheryl's award was well-deserved.
C) Cheryls award was well deserved.
B) Cheryl's award was well-deserved.
Scientists previously thought that all electric eels belong to a single species, but a team of researchers led by zoologist C. David de Santana proved this idea wrong by ______ that there are in fact three distinct species of electric eels.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:
B) demonstrating
About how long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
28 days
Select all that apply. Which options are good strategies for multiple choice questions?
A) Read the excerpt carefully and look out for tricky words.
B) Eliminate bad choices.
C) Choose a pattern, such as A, C, B, C and stick with it.
D) Pay extra close attention to words or phrases that are underlined.
A) Read the excerpt carefully and look out for tricky words.
B) Eliminate bad choices.
D) Pay extra close attention to words or phrases that are underlined.
Rephrase this passive voice sentence into active voice:
Sarah was selected to be captain of the basketball team by the coach.
The coach selected Sarah to be captain of the basketball team.
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Choose the correct sentence:
A) Dante's baseball team made it to the playoff's.
B) Dantes baseball team made it to the playoffs'.
C) Dante's baseball team made it to the playoffs.
C) Dante's baseball team made it to the playoffs.
Visual artist Gabriela Alemán states that the bold colors of comics, pop art, and Latinx culture have always fascinated her. This passion for the rich history and colors of her Latinx community translates into the ______ artworks she produces.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:
Which animal can lift up to 50 times its body weight?
the ant
Context clues are _______________.
hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
In newspapers and informational writing, approximately what percentage of text is written in active voice?
75% - active
25% - passive
Choose the correct sentence:
A) Having forgotten his homework at home Stan had to complete it during recess.
B) Having forgotten his homework at home, Stan had to complete it during recess.
C) Having forgotten his homework, at home Stan had to complete it, during recess.
B) Having forgotten his homework at home, Stan had to complete it during recess.
According to statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the best way to predict the amount of time a nonperishable entity (such as a building or a technology) will continue to exist is to examine how long it has survived so far. In this view, an item’s age is the strongest ______ how much longer it will last.
A) uncertainty about
B) motivation for
C) indicator of
C) indicator of
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Oftentimes, multiple choice questions include 4 options, which create the acronym "STOP"
Silly
T_______
O_______
Perfect
Silly
Tricky
Opposite
Perfect
Which sentences are written in active voice and which are passive?
(1) The state of Minnesota was visited by the Wrigley family. (2) They started in Minneapolis. (3) The two Wrigley brothers wondered why their parents took them to Minnesota in January. (4) Each time they walked outside, they complained of the cold. (5) The air was breathed in by them and it burned their lungs.
ACTIVE: (2) They started in Minneapolis. (3) The two Wrigley brothers wondered why their parents took them to Minnesota in January. (4) Each time they walked outside, they complained of the cold.
PASSIVE: (1) The state of Minnesota was visited by the Wrigley family... (5) The air was breathed in by them and it burned their lungs.
Identify all four mistakes:
The Mets swept the Yankees that was their 53rd win of the season. The Mets turned their season around, they have been playing much better since June. Meanwhile, the Yankees's hitting has gone downhill. Strike out too much.
The Mets swept the Yankees that was their 53rd win of the season. RUN ON
The Mets turned their season around, they have been playing much better since June. COMMA SPLICE
Yankees's SHOULD BE: Yankees'
Strike out too much. FRAGMENT
[Jay Gatsby] was balancing himself on the dashboard of his car with that resourcefulness of movement that is so peculiarly American—that comes, I suppose, with the absence of lifting work in youth and, even more, with the formless grace of our nervous, sporadic games. This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.
As used in the text, what does the word “quality” most nearly mean?
B) Standard
C) Accomplishment
D) Prestige
What is the only mammal capable of flight?
the bat