Unit Test — Unit test

Question 1

Which sentence contains an infinitive?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is normal to make mistakes.

Question 2

Which excerpt from "How Should One Read a Book?” best states the author’s purpose?

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But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible fineness, from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other.

Question 3

compassionleadership skillspatiencephysical stamina

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patience

Question 4

Read the passage.To add a little color to your corkboard, cover it in fabric. First, measure your corkboard. Then, cut the fabric to be two inches larger than the board on each side. Stretch the fabric over the board and carefully staple it in place on the back. Cut off any extra material. Then display in your office or kitchen!

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Which room is best suited for a corkboard?

Question 5

Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.Bilbo Baggins called it a party, but it was really a variety of entertainments rolled into one. Practically everybody living near was invited. A very few were overlooked by accident, but as they turned up all the same, that did not matter. Many people from other parts of the Shire were also asked; and there were even a few from outside the borders. Bilbo met the guests (and additions) at the new white gate in person. He gave away presents to all and sundry—the latter were those who went out again by a back way and came in again by the gate.

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as welcoming

Question 6

Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”Then turn from your blurred and littered pages to the opening pages of some great novelist—Defoe, Jane Austen, Hardy. Now you will be better able to appreciate their mastery.

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The author might include dialogue for the roles of Defoe, Austen, and Hardy.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from "Career Planning for High Schoolers."About two-thirds of high school graduates from the class of 2013 enrolled in college that fall, according to BLS: 42 percent in baccalaureate (4-year) colleges and 24 percent in 2-year schools. Of the remaining one-third of 2013 graduates, who opted not to go to college, 74 percent entered the labor force.College-bound high school graduates may not know it, but BLS data show that wages are usually higher, and unemployment rates lower, for people who continue their education after high school.Now, read the graph.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It shows the higher salaries associated with degrees.

Question 8

Read the sentences from a set of instructions for making brownies.5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.6. Mix the ingredients with a spoon until the lumps are gone.7. Pour the batter into the greased baking pan.8. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.

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Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Question 9

Read the excerpt from "Missing in Action” by Thanhha Lai.This day Mother prepares an altarto chant for his return, offering fruit, incense, tuberoses, and glutinous rice.She displays his portrait taken during Tết the year he disappeared.How peaceful he looks, smiling, peacock tails at the corners of his eyes.Each of us bows and wishes and hopes and prays.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It builds the intensity, as it emphasizes the importance the family places on honoring a family member.

Question 10

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infer

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