Grammar
13. Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 6 (reproduced below)?
A. NO CHANGE
9. Which choice best describes an idea found in both "The Landlord's Mistake" and Jefferson?
A. People's appearances are not important.
10. Which statement is true of both "The Landlord's Mistake" and Jefferson?
D. Both passages emphasize Jefferson's desire to blend in with ordinary citizens.
Which is the best way to punctuate sentence 5 (reproduced below)?
“Are you kidding?” I replied in disbelief."'
Which of the following is the best question to ask yourself when choosing a book for independent reading?
C. After reading the first few pages of a book, do I want to keep reading?
15. Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 8 (reproduced below)?
C. that he saw in the culture of Harlem
3. Which sentence best explains how the landlord is affected when Jefferson’s identity is revealed?
C. He regrets turning the dirty traveler away from his hotel.
4. According to this excerpt, which statement best describes the landlord?
D. He often judges people based on their appearance.
The writer wants to use a vivid verb and create a mood of excitement. To achieve this, which choice is the best replacement for the word "started" in sentence 2 (reproduced below)?
"The truth is that the whole plan was started during Mr. Jasper's homeroom class."
Which choice is a complete sentence?
C. When can you come?
11. Which version of sentence 2 (reproduced below) most effectively creates sentence variety in the passage?
B. During this period a significant movement began called the Harlem Renaissance.
1A. Which statement best summarizes the theme of “The Landlord’s Mistake”?
B. One should not judge others based on their appearance.
5B. Which excerpt provides the best evidence to support the answer to Part A?
B. Humbly he confessed that “I shall often go wrong through defect of judgment,”
"What she saw nearly made her heart stop. It was an enemy ship: a small, light-gunned British raider."
What best explains why the author uses the phrase "made her heart stop" in the excerpt?
to show the shock Rebecca felt upon seeing the British ship
Using context clues, which word most nearly means the same as "savoring"?
"I woke up early that morning and lay in bed, looking at the stars and savoring the thought of not going to work and of starting sixth grade for the first time that year. "
12. Which version of sentence 5 (reproduced below) most effectively uses a transition?
A. NO CHANGE
2. Which two statements best explain why the author initially hides Jefferson's identity from the reader as well as the landlord?
B. to allow the reader to experience the landlord’s surprise
C. to intensify the dramatic effect of the ending
1B. Which excerpt from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
D. "No," answered Mr. Jefferson. "A farmer is as good as any other man; and where there's no room for a farmer, there can be no room for me."
What best describes what the author was most likely trying to achieve by writing the story from a third-person omniscient point of view?
to show the reader what different characters are thinking and doing
5A. Which word best describes the author's description of Thomas Jefferson?
D. modest
14. In context, which is the best way to punctuate the underlined portion of sentence 7 (reproduced below)?
D. 1920s, and it
7. According to the passage, which three statements best summarize characteristics of Jefferson's political philosophy?
A. Government is for the common man.
C. A president will not always be right.
D. Americans are better together than apart.
6. Which choice best supports the idea that Jefferson thought of himself as equal to other people?
A. At noon, dressed “like a plain citizen without any distinctive badge of office,” Jefferson left Conrad’s boardinghouse flanked by several members of Congress and ambled the two blocks to the Capitol.
"At another time a whiner would mewl, “I hate plowing. That packed-down dirt ain’t got no reasoning, and mules ain’t got good sense. . ."
Which word provides the best context for understanding the meaning of the word "mewl"?
8. Which choice best paraphrases the excerpt?
B. We share the same beliefs but have different ideas about them.