ENGLISH 1
What change should be made in the sentence below?
She never would of wanted him to be alone.
A. change would of to would have
B. No change
A. change would of to would have
Which word best replaces changes in the sentence below?
Having to get out of bed to turn it off CHANGES the likelihood of hitting the snooze button.
A. Decreases
B. Varies
A. Decreases
Kidneys are part of the excretory system in a human body. They purify the impure blood and send it back to the rest of the body. Which system is mainly responsible for the transport of plasma to the kidneys?
A.Respiratory system
B.Circulatory system
C.Muscular system
D.Nervous system
B.Circulatory system
What is the primary aim of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001?
A.To limit the amount of foreign investments in the United States
B.To promote the growth of locally owned small businesses
C.To prevent acts of terrorism against the United States
D.To increase funding for military contracts
C.To prevent acts of terrorism against the United States
Which Expression is equivalent to:
2x₂ + (4x - 6x₂) + 9 – (6x +3) ?
A.-4x² - 2x + 12
B.-4x² - 2x + 6
C.-10x + 6
D.18x + 12
B.-4x² - 2x + 6
Which of these is an example of a thesis statement?
A San Antonio has rich culture, nice people, and good sports. These things make San Antonio the best city in Texas.
B San Antonio has rainy weather sometimes which makes me sad.
A San Antonio has rich culture, nice people, and good sports. These things make San Antonio the best city in Texas.
What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of the second sentence?
Most people think if they are tired when they first wake up they must need more sleep. They are mistaken when they conclude that any sleep is good sleep.
A Even though
B However
B However
In 2010, scientists excavated a skull fossil that provides evidence of a newly discovered species of big cat. Based on the evidence, scientists hypothesize that big cats branched off from smaller wild cats about 6 million years ago. Which of these resources did the scientists most likely rely on to form their hypothesis?
A.A food web showing feeding relationships of organisms where the fossil skull was found
B.Population and migration data for small wild cats living in the ecosystem where the skull was found
C.The fossil record and DNA comparisons of big cats and small cats
D.The historical record of interactions between different species of big cats
C.The fossil record and DNA comparisons of big cats and small cats
•Escape from religious persecution
•Hope for freedom and equality
•Hope for better economic conditions
•Escape from political turmoil and war
A high school teacher wrote these bullet points on a whiteboard. What was the most likely topic of discussion?
A.Goals of U.S. assimilation policies
B.Objectives of the Grange movement
C.Reasons for immigration to the United States
D.Principles of social Darwinism
C.Reasons for immigration to the United States
What value of x makes the equation
-5x – (-7– 4x) = -2(3x– 4) true?
A.x = 3
B.x = 5
C.x = 1/3
D.x = 1/5
D.x = 1/5
The sentence below is an example of which literary device.
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
A. Simile
B. Alliteration
A. Simile
Kelly wants to end her essay with a call to action. Which sentence should she add after the following:
Though a few extra minutes of sleep may seem to promise a better start to the day, hitting that snooze button creates an unhealthy sleep pattern.
A) the snooze button contributes to unhealthy sleep habits.
B) Banish the snooze button and develop healthier sleep patterns to feel rested.
B) Banish the snooze button and develop healthier sleep patterns to feel rested.
Which of the following is most likely to cause the greatest disruption to the ecosystem?
A.Emptying an aquarium containing non-native species into a local waterway
B.Cutting down a small cedar tree to make holiday decorations
C.Cleaning the windshield of a car with an alcohol-based glass cleaner
D.Mowing the lawn at a city park
A.Emptying an aquarium containing non-native species into a local waterway
Which of the following is most characteristic of the cold war?
A.The growth of nuclear arsenals in the U.S. and the Soviet Union
B.The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries
C.The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China
D.The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries
A.The growth of nuclear arsenals in the U.S. and the Soviet Union
A sports magazine prints 12 issues per year, and a technology magazine prints 10 issues per year. The total number of pages in all the issues of the sports magazine for one year is 32 more than the total number of pages in all the issues of the technology magazine for one year. Each issue of the sports magazine has 18 fewer pages than each issue of the technology magazine. Which system of equations can be used to find s, the number of pages in each issue of the sports magazine, and t, the number of pages in each issue of the technology magazine?
A.s = t -18
12s = 10t + 32
B. t = s -18
10t = 12s + 32
C. s = t -18
10s = 12t + 32
D. t = s -18
12t = 10s + 32
A.s = t -18
12s = 10t + 32
An idea that reoccurs throughout the text is the passages____________.
A. Theme
B. Summary
A. Theme
What change if any should be made to the sentence?
Students at the high school should eat there vegetables.
A) change there to their
B) change there to they're
C) no change
A) change there to their
Chickens can have different types of feathers. Frizzled feathers curl toward a chicken’s head. Assume that feather type is determined by a single gene and that the allele for frizzled feathers is dominant over the allele for straight feathers. In a cross between two chickens with straight feathers, what percentage of the offspring can be expected to have frizzled feathers?
A.0%
B.25%
C.50%
D.100%
A.0%
Which of these is an example of a successful innovation of the assembly-line production model?
A.a social-media company initiates a new privacy policy for its subscribers.
B.a financial adviser redistributes money throughout a customer’s portfolio.
C.a computer is built to a purchaser’s specifications using the available inventory of supplies.
D.a cable-television company updates its system to include more channels.
C.a computer is built to a purchaser’s specifications using the available inventory of supplies.
Which statement about k(x) = -x² - 2x + 15 is true?
A.The zeros are -3 and 5, because k(x) = -(x + 3)(x – 5)
B.The zeros are -5 and 3, because k(x) = -(x + 5)(x – 3)
C.The zeros are -5 and -3, because k(x) = -(x + 5)(x + 3)
D.The zeros are 3 and 5, because k(x) = - (x – 3) (x – 5)
B.The zeros are -5 and 3, because k(x) = -(x + 5)(x – 3)
Which of the following is an alliteration?
A. Apples Always are Appealing
B. i have no idea what you're talking about
A. Apples Always are Appealing
The word "exhilarating" means...
Though there were bouts of homesickness, and the occasional longing for new music and old friends, it was exhilarating to have entered such an isolated realm."
A creating happiness and excitement
B provokes fear of the unknown
A creating happiness and excitement
Oncogenes are mutated forms of genes. Oncogenes can transform a cell into a tumor cell. Some tumor cells are benign, while others are malignant. How does the presence of an oncogene lead to the formation of a tumor?
A.ATP production is inhibited
B.Cell division is unregulated
C.Somatic cell growth is inhibited
D.Antibody activity is unregulated.
B.Cell division is unregulated
How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the U.S.?
A.By raising the consumer price of agricultural products.
B.By increasing the variety of locally grown crops
C.By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
D.By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives.
C.By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
A manager purchased a total of 21 coffee mugs and key chains. Each coffee mug cost $8.50, and each key chain cost $2.75. If the manager spent a total of $132.50, how many coffee mugs did the manager purchase?
13