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Read the sentences.Akira sewed one button back on his jacket. Then, another one falls off when he put it on to go outside.Which correction of the underlined verb fixes the inappropriate shift in tense in the second sentence?

A
will fall
B
has fallen
C
fell
D
had fallen
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Read the beginning of Divya’s personal narrative, “The Graduation Speech.”“There’s no way I would ever volunteer to be our graduation speaker,” I snapped. Jill ______ surprised. “I don’t even like raising my hand in school,” I continued. “Why on earth would I put myself in a position to speak in front of our entire class?” She smiled knowingly. “I think you have a lot to say, Divya, and it’s time to finally let it out. You always give me great advice. Graduation is a major turning point, and everyone will be looking for a little advice and encouragement as they venture into the world. See? You ______ the perfect person to give this speech!”Which words correctly fill in the blanks?

A
seemed; were
B
seems; were
C
seemed; are
D
seems; are
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Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.There is a new silence. The yellow Dean’s eyebrows go circumflex. The two other Deans look to the Director of Composition. The tennis coach has moved to stand at the broad window, feeling at the back of his crewcut. Uncle Charles strokes the forearm above his watch. Sharp curved palm-shadows move slightly over the pine table’s shine, the one head’s shadow a black moon.What can be inferred from this excerpt?

A
The interview room is silent.
B
The tennis coach has a crewcut.
C
The scene is awkward and uncomfortable.
D
Uncle Charles is wearing a wristwatch.
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To avoid confusion from a misplaced modifier, a participial phrase should be placed

A
at the beginning of the sentence.
B
at the end of the sentence.
C
next to the noun it describes.
D
next to the verb it describes.
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In the beginning of "The World on Turtle's Back," why did the husband become "terrified"?

A
He was terrified the he might never see his wife again.
B
He was terrified that his wife might fall through the hole in the sky.
C
He was terrified that he would be punished for marring a sacred tree.
D
He was terrified that the Great Tree would fall into the ocean.
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Read the excerpt from a student’s argumentative essay.Students at Glenmore High demand an increase in the number of advanced placement classes. In order to compete with other college-bound students, we must have access to more rigorous courses. I mean, if we can’t show that we took tough courses, colleges will turn us down.How can the final sentence best be revised for this argument?

A
Tough work is the key to proving to college admissions that we’ve got what they want.
B
We need tougher courses on our transcripts, or else nobody’s going to notice us.
C
Without proof of challenging courses, colleges might disregard our transcripts.
D
Challenging courses separate college-bound students from the rest of the pack.
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Read the excerpts from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.Which statement best describes Johnson’s treatment of the underlined word?

Question illustration
A
Johnson uses the word to criticize established publications.
B
Johnson uses the word to express indifference about written material.
C
Johnson uses the word to assert his admiration for published writing.
D
Johnson uses the word to suggest that his writing is worthy of high praise.
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Read the paragraph from "Wilson's War Message to Congress."We have no quarrel with the German people. We have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship. It was not upon their impulse that their Government acted in entering this war. It was not with their previous knowledge or approval. It was a war determined upon as wars used to be determined upon in the old, unhappy days when peoples were nowhere consulted by their rulers and wars were provoked and waged in the interest of dynasties or of little groups of ambitious men who were accustomed to use their fellow men as pawns and tools.How does Wilson organize the text to support the viewpoint in the paragraph?

A
He switches from specific reasons to general reasons.
B
He describes a clear cause-and-effect situation.
C
He states a main idea and offers details to make his point.
D
He details events in chronological order.
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Read the rough draft of a student’s conclusion to an argumentative editorial.(1) Year-round schooling would help student achievement. (2) Not so much information would have to be crammed into nine months. (3) Furthermore, the elimination of long breaks, particularly summer break, would significantly reduce "learning loss” and the additional time wasted at the beginning of each academic year to reteach previously learned material. (4) It is clear that year-round schooling helps students learn and retain more. (5) The United States is not the only country to experiment with a year-round school schedule. (6) Although many still claim that evidence about year-round school and its link to higher achievement is inconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and see that students in these schools consistently score higher on certain assessments than students who attend schools with traditional nine-month calendars. (7) It is about time that we replaced our outdated and inefficient school calendars.

A
This would cause less frustration for teachers because they would not have to plan a lesson to reteach a concept that the students should already know.
B
Because students would not need to spend so much time reviewing previously covered material, they would then have more time to master new concepts.
C
Spending time re-learning old material is something I always dreaded at the beginning of each new academic year because it was a waste of time.
D
Students would not lose as much information because the breaks would not be long enough for them to forget everything they learned the previous year.
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Which of the following statements best describes the effect of the long lines in "Song of Myself"?

A
They remind the reader of the speaker’s liberty and self-confidence.
B
They allow the poet to describe scenes in less detail.
C
They slow down the forward progression of the poem.
D
They increase the narrative quality of the poem.
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Use the following definitions to answer the question.assent:1. (noun) an agreement2. (verb) to express agreementascent:1. (noun) an upward slope or incline2. (verb) to climbRead the sentence.The measure passed with a majority _________.Which word correctly completes the sentence?

A
assent (noun)
B
assent (verb)
C
ascent (noun)
D
ascent (verb)
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Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War.Repeatedly, I have found myself wishing that I had been the veteran of a conventional war, with dramatic campaigns and historic battles for subject matter instead of a monotonous succession of ambushes and firefights. But there were no Normandies and Gettysburgs for us, no epic clashes that decided the fates of armies or nations. The war was mostly a matter of enduring weeks of expectant waiting and, at random intervals, of conducting vicious manhunts through jungles and swamps where snipers harassed us constantly and booby traps cut us down one by one.Based on the excerpt, why might the author have titled the book A Rumor of War?

A
because the author wrote about the Vietnam War, but he did not actually fight in it
B
because many people have forgotten the events that happened during the Vietnam War
C
because the Vietnam War was fought in an especially brutal and untraditional way
D
because many of the Vietnam War stories are believed to be untrue and exaggerated
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During the revision process, which transitions can be added to sentences to show differences between ideas? Check all that apply.

A
although
B
conversely
C
for example
D
however
E
in contrast
F
in fact
G
therefore
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Read the paragraph.(1) Baseball is unique because it is the only sport in America that does not have a time clock—although tennis and softball are not timed, either. (2) Instead, games last for nine innings, unless there is a tie after the ninth, in which case they go extra innings. (3) Nine-inning games last an average of three hours. (4) Extra innings tack on time to an already long game, but the end is always the most exciting part. (5) Most people in the US watch baseball and are fans of their hometown team.

A
sentence 1
B
sentence 2
C
sentence 3
D
sentence 4
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In which sentence does the writer use the pronoun correctly?

A
Them kids play soccer together almost every weekend.
B
The lawyer said that the documents must stay with I.
C
Videos are a good way for us musicians to be noticed.
D
Sora and him painted a giant mural in the school library.

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