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Remembering and Reflecting on the Holocaust Answers

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Driving Sid to the airport, the weather was cold and rainy.

A
Driving to the airport, Sid was cold and rainy.
B
The weather was cold and rainy when I drove Sid to the airport.
C
The weather was cold and rainy driving to the airport.
D
The sentence is correct as written.
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Looking up from the book, the fire alarm caught my attention.

A
Looking up from the book, my attention was caught by the fire alarm.
B
The fire alarm caught my attention, looking up from the book.
C
The fire alarm caught my attention, so I looked up from my book.
D
The sentence is correct as written.
3

What is the modifier in this sentence?

A
“her husband”
B
“on Tuesday”
C
“she would”
4

If Erin speaks to her husband on Tuesday, what word or phrase does the modifier belong to?

A
“told”
B
“husband”
C
“the store”
5

Which revision makes it more clear that Erin speaks to her husband on Tuesday?

A
She would go to the store on Tuesday, Erin told her husband.
B
Erin told her husband to the store on Tuesday she would go.
C
On Tuesday, Erin told her husband that she would go to the store.
6

What is the modifier in this sentence?

A
“almost”
B
“everyone”
C
“race”
7

If nearly all of the people in the race finished, what word or phrase does the modifier belong to?

A
“everyone”
B
“finished”
C
“race”
8

Which revision makes it more clear that nearly all of the people in the race finished?

A
The race was finished by everyone almost.
B
Almost everyone finished the race.
C
Finished the race, everyone almost did.
9

Ashley swam at the conference meet, placing second.

A
well
B
good
10

After a romp through the garbage, the puppy smelled .

A
bad
B
badly
11

There are pennies in this jar than there were last week.

A
less
B
fewer
12

Why is the shorter version more effective?

A
It makes the idea clearer.
B
It is more concise.
C
It is more easily understood.
D
It creates a stronger image.
13

What is the best way to rewrite the sentence?

A
We walked one step at a time because it seemed to most of us that was the worst.
B
We walked slowly to avoid the first day of school.
C
We walked really slowly as we tried to avoid the worst, first day of school.
14

What is the best way to rewrite the sentence?

A
A bird that looks for worms before other birds do will probably be successful.
B
Animals with feathers wake up before animals with long, soft bodies.
C
A bird that flies can get food more easily than worms that crawl on the ground.

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