40. Which of the following is the most negative connotation of the word inactive? (1 point)
lazy
unhurried
sedentary
unenergetic
41. Which of the following is the denotation of the word assertive? (1 point)
bold
bossy
overambitious
overconfident
lazy
bold
what about the first one?
40. Which of the following is the most negative connotation of the word inactive? (1 point)
lazy
unhurried
sedentary
unenergetic
An umpire should be impartial, showing no preference for either team.
biased
fair
focused
cold
fair
43. Which prefix would you add to moderately to make the word meaning “not moderately?” (1 point)
im�mid�pre�un
im-
Which of the following is the denotation of the word inexpensive?
O budget
O discounted
O low-priced
O worthless
low-priced
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence below.
(1 poin
After the CEO was found guilty in court, he had to pay retribution to his customers.
O a reward given out of respect
O a charitable donation
O fees for services
O compensation as punishment
compensation as punishment
Which prefix would you add to moderately to make the word meaning "not moderately?"
(1 poi
O im-
Omid-O pre-
Oun-
im-
Which prefix would you add to moderately to make the word meaning "not moderately?"
O im-
Omid-
O pre-
Oun-
im-
45. Mazo wants to write an essay persuading people to walk more and drive less.
He has made the following table.
Reasons Why People Choose to Walk or to Drive
Walk
Drive
• Inexpensive
• Requires no license
• Environmentally responsible
•Can travel more quickly
• Can carry more cargo
• Can travel long distances more easily
Which of the following reasons belongs on the blank line?
O Requires special training
O Physically demanding
O Requires sturdy footwear
O No need to find parking
No need to find parking
Suppose the state is considering a proposal to raise the legal driving age from 16 to 18. The following letter addresses this proposal.
Dear Editor,
I understand that the state wants to raise the driving age to 18. That change would be a great mistake.
The reason usually given for raising the driving age is that it would prevent more accidents
Of course it would prevent more accidents, but if we insist on that logic, why stop at 18? If we make the legal driving age 25, we would prevent even more accidents, and thirty would
prevent even more.
If we required a college degree, ten years work experience, and a good credit rating, our roads would be so safe that in a few short years the state would have to start laying off highway patrolmen. And since married people seem to have safer driving records than single people, we should require someone to marry in order to get a driver's license.
You say I'm being silly. You say twenty-year-old singles have real reasons for driving. I say you are right. And so do many sixteen-year-olds as well. Students can begin working at age
16. Do you really want to force those high schoolers out of a job? If they cannot drive, many will have a difficult time getting to work. Sometimes their families depend on the extra income they earn.
Let us be reasonable. Raising the driving age significantly hurts a segment of our population and gives us little in return. This proposed increase in the driving age makes no sense
44. Which is the best supporting statement to add to this letter? (1 point)
O A college degree benefits all student drivers in many ways.
O Eighteen-year-olds might live away from home before they ever learn to drive.
O Typically the types of jobs most high school students have are part-time.
O Most drivers in America are above the age of eighteen.
Typically the types of jobs most high school students have are part-time.
35. Which of the following parenthetical citations is placed and punctuated correctly? (1 point)
O Edgar Allan Poe was bor in Massachusetts in the early nineteenth century (Freeman 311).
O Edgar Allan Poe (Freeman 311) was bor in Massachusetts in the early nineteenth century.
O Edgar Allan Poe (Freeman, 311) was born in Massachusetts in the early nineteenth century.
O Edgar Allan Poe was born in Massachusetts in the garly nineteenth century. (Freeman, 311)
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Massachusetts in the early nineteenth century. (Freeman, 311)
14. Read the following lines from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door,
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor, And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted nevermore!
Which of the below words best helps create the mood of despair in the poem?
Odreaming.
Ochamber
Oshadow
Onevermore