23. Identify the degree of comparison for the underlined word.
Mr. Martinez has a cat that is even bigger than yours!
(1 point)
positive
comparative
superlative
none of the above
24. Identify the degree of comparison for the underlined word.
She holds the school record for the fastest time for that competition.
(1 point)
positive
comparative
superlative
none of the above
25. Identify the word that has an error in capitalization.
Esther studied drama at Yale University.
(1 point)
drama
Yale
University
no error
26. Identify the word that has an error in capitalization.
During the February trial, judge Marilyn Stuart was fair and objective.
(1 point)
February
trial
judge
no error
27. Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence. (1 point)
I went to the library and checked out two books, a movie, and an audio recording.
I promised to be on time for the art show so that I could help sign up the participants.
I want to learn more about Ireland, but my classmates prefer to study Scotland.
My homework includes reading a story, writing a paragraph and finishing some math problems.
28. Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence. (1 point)
He is a tough young man.
Many friendly, eager students are here.
We try to be honest polite people.
He’s an intelligent, athletic sophomore.
29. On a Works Cited page, which of the following should not be in italics? (1 point)
title of an essay
title of an book
title of a magazine
title of a play
30. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence in each group. (1 point)
Who borrowed Celeste biology books?
Who borrowed Celeste's biology books?
Who borrowed Celestes' biology books?
Who borrowed Celestes’s biology books?
31. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence in each group. (1 point)
The man said Turn right at the corner.
The man said “Turn right at the corner.”
The man said, “Turn right at the corner.”
The man said, “Turn right at the corner”.
32. What is the best topic sentence for an article about whether or not certain genes play a
favorable role in human evolution?
(1 point)
"Jumping genes," or transposable elements, are DNA sequences that have the ability to replicate and
move from one chromosome to another.
Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock first reported this phenomenon in 1951, but few other scientists
believed her findings at the time.
Jumping genes have the unsavory reputation of causing genetic mutation or cancerous cell growth.
Challenging the notion that jumping genes are "junk" genes, recent biological research suggests that
they may actually play a major role in evolution, including human evolution.
33. Which of the following best defines a simile? (1 point)
an apparent contradiction
a type of literal speech
a comparison using like or as
an exaggeration
34. Which of the following would not always require a citation in a research paper? (1 point)
information from website
information from common knowledge
information from personal interview
information from television program
35. Which of the following parenthetical citations is placed and punctuated correctly? (1 point)
The only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip died from appendicitis (Davis 104).
(Davis, 104) Kenneth Davis explains that the only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip died from
appendicitis.
The only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip died from appendicitis. (Davis 104)
The only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip (Davis 104) died from appendicitis.
36. A ____ includes all the works an author consulted but did not necessarily cite in the actual
report.
(1 point)
Works Cited page
bibliography
footnote
parenthetical citation
37. Which of the following is a specific word as opposed to a general word? (1 point)
job
occupation
physician
profession
38. Choose the topic that best limits the broad subject history. (1 point)
history of money
history of Irish music
history of the pirate Jean Lafitte
history of smugglers in the United States
39. Use your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to determine the meaning of the italicized word
in the sentence below.
The author mercifully decided to dignify the interviewer's silly question with a response.
(1 point)
award
make worthy
misunderstand
ignore completely
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 inexpensive? (1 point)
budget
discounted
low-priced
worthless
42. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence below.
Her enormous job responsibilities precluded the option of a vacation this summer.
(1 point)
made impossible in advance
specified in advance
were in harmony with
indefinitely postponed
43. Which suffix would you add to loathe to make the word meaning “full of hatred?” (1 point)
-able
-ance
-ible
-some
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.
Sincerely,
A Student Driver
Use the passage to answer the question.
44. Which is the best supporting statement to add to this letter? (1 point)
A college degree benefits all student drivers in many ways.
Eighteen-year-olds might live away from home before they ever learn to drive.
Typically, the types of jobs most high school students have are part-time.
Most drivers in America are above the age of eighteen.
45. Jill wants to write an essay comparing books and the Internet.
She has made the following table
Internet Books
Advantages It can be used to locate information They can be read anywhere.
Disadvantages They take more space to store
Which statement belongs in the empty box?
(1 point)
Its influence is more recent.
It requires equipment that is more costly.
Its information is more widespread.
It involves less interaction with people
It involves less interaction with people.
23. comparative
24. positive
25. no error
26. no error
27. My homework includes reading a story, writing a paragraph and finishing some math problems.
28. He’s an intelligent, athletic sophomore.
29. title of an essay
30. Who borrowed Celeste's biology books?
31. The man said, "Turn right at the corner."
32. Challenging the notion that jumping genes are "junk" genes, recent biological research suggests that they may actually play a major role in evolution, including human evolution.
33. a comparison using like or as
34. information from common knowledge
35. The only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip died from appendicitis (Davis 104).
36. bibliography
37. physician
38. history of the pirate Jean Lafitte
39. make worthy
40. lazy
41. low-priced
42. made impossible in advance
43. -some
44. Typically, the types of jobs most high school students have are part-time.
45. It involves less interaction with people