English Word Choice
Having studied, my mother is a marine biologist.
a. No change
b. as my mother's interest is science, she is
c. my mother's occupation is that of
d. my mother is
d. my mother is
I spend most of my day working on homework it is important that I complete it.
a. No change
b. homework, it
c. homework; it
d. homework: it
c. homework; it
Define Critical Reading
The ability to examine, analyze, and raise meaningful questions about the validity of an author’s message and the strength of the perspectives or arguments put forth
In general, the results of Study 1 suggest that peony seeds that are placed in a petri dish containing damp paper are most likely to germinate when they are maintained at which of the following temperatures?
13° C
18° C
23°C
28°C
B
A car averages 27 miles per gallon. If gas costs $4.04 per gallon, which of the following is closest to how much the gas would cost for this car to travel 2,727 typical miles?
408.04
Everything was subservient to the disposal of the tides.
a. No change
b. was defenseless in the face of
c. depended on
d. trusted in
c. depended on
Often, my brother and I, joined our mother on her adventures into tidal lands.
Is the use of the second comma correct?
No. Comma splice.
Explain Text Organization.
Vital for reading comprehension, the arrangement of the relationships between words, sentences, paragraphs, and larger segments of writing.
Suppose another set of 25 peony seeds had been included in Study 2 and these seeds had a storage temperature of 25°C and a germination temperature of 18°C. Based on the information provided, the number of seeds that would have germinated after being maintained for 30 days would most likely have been closest to:
0
8
16
24
E
When x = 3 and y = 5, by how much does the value of 3x2 – 2y exceed the value of 2x2 – 3y ?
14
The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or new, so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity to create an even stronger gravitational pull.
a. No change
b. Since the moon is
c. The moon is
d. The moon
c. The moon is
For, an, nor, by, or, yet are all fanboys.
Incorrect. An should be and and by should be but.
Explain scanning and skimming.
Scanning: Reading that happens at a fast pace and often used when searching for answers to specific questions.
Skimming: Reading that happens at a fast pace and often used when trying to derive general ideas as to what a passage is about.
In Study 2, at the storage temperature of 5°C, as germination temperature increased from 13°C to 28°C, the number of seeds that germinated:
decreased only.
increased only.
decreased, then increased.
increased, then decreased.
D
What is the value of x when 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ?
7
I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table charts covering the refrigerator door; and a microscope was sitting on the kitchen table.
a. No change b. would sit c. sitting d. sat
c. sitting
There is no need to worry when Superman is here he will save us and ensure that we will be safe because he is the strong man alive, there is nothing to worry about.
Fix the sentence grammatically and add necessary words.
There is no need to worry when Superman is here. He will save us and ensure that we will be safe because he is the strongest man alive. There is nothing to worry about.
There is no need to worry when Superman is here; he will save us and ensure that we will be safe because he is the strongest man alive, so there is nothing to worry about.
Explain Comprehension Monitoring.
Ongoing observation and assessment of one’s understanding of the content while engaged in the act of reading.
Which of the following sets of seeds were exposed to the same conditions prior to being placed in the petri dishes?
The seeds from Study 1 that were stored for 8 weeks and the seeds from Study 2 that were stored at 5°C
The seeds from Study 1 that were stored for 8 weeks and the seeds from Study 2 that were stored at 15°C
The seeds from Study 1 that were stored for 10 weeks and the seeds from Study 2 that were stored at 5°C
The seeds from Study 1 that were stored for 10 weeks and the seeds from Study 2 that were stored at 15°C
G
What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210 ?
2, 6, 14, 21, 42
42
I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table charts covering the refrigerator door; and a microscope was sitting on the kitchen table.
a. No change b. waiting, by the back door,
c. waiting by the back door, d. waiting by the back door
a. No change
The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or new, so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity to create an even stronger gravitational pull.
Why is its used here instead of it's or its'? Explain all three
Its is referring to a specific entity. It's is used for ownership/membership. Its' is used for possession.
Read the passage and Answer the question.
Abshu was put into a home that already had two
other boys from foster care. The Masons lived in a
small wooden bungalow right on the edge of Linden
Hills. And Mother Mason insisted that they tell any-
body who asked that they actually lived in Linden
Hills, a more prestigious address than Summit Place. It
was a home that was kept immaculate.
The fourth paragraph (lines 31–37) establishes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. that Abshu had foster brothers.
b. that the Masons maintained a clean house.
c. how Mother Mason felt about the location of their house.
d. what Abshu remembered most about his years with the Masons.
d. what Abshu remembered most about his years with the Masons.
The experimental designs of Study 2 and Study 1 differed in that in Study 2:
storage temperature was held constant.
storage time was held constant.
germination temperature was varied.
germination time was varied.
F
Sales for a business were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales for the third year were double the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 38 million dollars, what were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year?
16