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What is best to do when you don't know an answer?
Guess
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Identify the noun: The works of many great poets have been placed on reserve. A:Placed B: Great C:Reserve
C: Reserve is the only noun. Placed = verb GreaT = adjective
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Define infer or inference
to come to a conclusion based on implications or suggestions
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The books have been cataloged last week. A:have been cataloged B:would have been C:were cateloged
C: were cateloged "Last week" dictates simple past tense.
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How many paragraphs are in a standard essay?
5!
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What is the first thing you should do before answering the questions?
Skim the entire passage
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Identify the verb: Thomas Edison tried many filaments for his electric blub. A: Many B: For his C:Tried
C: Tried
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A SLEUTH can be very helpful in solving crimes. What is a sleuth?
A detective or private eye. Like Sherlock Holmes!
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She claims that cats made the best pets. A: No Error B: make of the bestest pets. C: make the best pets.
C: Make the best pets This phrase fits with the verb "claims"
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How many sentences are in each paragraph?
4-5
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What is the best way to narrow down answer choices?
Process of Elimination
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Where should the comma go? The badger, a shy animal sometimes makes friends with a coyote. A: shy animal, B: friends, with C: No Error
A: shy animal, A modifying phrase between subject and predicate should be set off by commas.
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Jack started seeing red; as his rancor for his brother grew. Using context clues, what does rancor mean?
Anger!
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The helium ballon rose in the air. A: was in the air B: would rise to the air C: rose into the air
C: Rose into the air. Things rise into the are, not just in it. Into is the best proposition to express this movement.
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What kind of words do you use to move from one idea to another?
Transition words!
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What are two answers you shouldn't aviod choosing?
"No Change" or "Omit"
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Where does the comma go? This fishing pole Nathan has seen better days. A: has, seen B: pole, Nathan, C: This, fishing pole
B: pole, Nathan. Names in the middle of a sentence need to be set off by commas
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Jenna is thought of as gregarious, while Beth is rather quiet. What does gregarious mean? *Hint- quiet is an antonym for gregarious
Loud or outgoing!
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The gloves have lay on the ground all week, ew!! A: have lain on B:had lied on C:No Error
A: Have lain on Present perfect transitive of "to lie" is "have lain"
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What do you need to do in you concluding paragraph?
Summarize your main points and expand on them!
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It is best to know __________ before going into the test, to save time.
The Directions!
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What punctuation can go between two independant clauses? London is an old city__ it has many new buildings.
Semicolon!
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The girls languidly put on thier jackets as if they had no energy at all. What does languidly mean?
Energy-less, sleepy, tired
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The settong of a story effect the plot. A: effects the plot B: affects the plot C: affects the plots
B: affects the plot. Affect is to have influence on.
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What is the easiest way to create a thesis statement?
Restate the question with your opinion!