Which of the following would be the best thesis statement in support of uniforms at Vine?

Vine should have uniforms to help prevent bullying.

Combine the sentences: He hoped to study biology. He also wanted to study geology.

He hoped to study biology and geology.

Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?

My brother, team leader for prepared foods, works very hard.

Combine: We had a lot of food. We had nachos, cheese, chili, and salsa.

We had a lot of food: nachos, cheese, chili, and salsa.

Combine: She wants to spend the night at a friend's house. Her mom says no.

She wants to spend the night at a friend's, but mom says no.

Which of the following sentences contains an abverb?

Prescription pill abuse is rising quickly in the states...

Which of the following is NOT a good test taking strategy?

Read the passages very quickly.

Combine: Jhiya and Micah push into the crowd. They are blocked.

Jhiya and Micah push into the crowd; they are blocked., Jhiya and Micah push into the crowd but are blocked.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

Ellen and Raymond are running for class President.

Which of the following would make the best conclusion for the paragraph?

Not only is the giraffe tall, it has a hearty plant diet.

Which of the following would be the best concluding sentence for this paragraph.

More advertisements and PSAs need to be made and utilized.

Which of the following is the most reliable source related to the Holocaust?

An interview with a survivor of the Holocaust.

Which of the following sentences has a prepositional phrase?

My dog, Django ran underneath the house 100 times!

Which of the following is the most focused research topic?

The effects of Global Warming on Polar Bears.

Which of the following sentences uses the correct adjective form?

Malcom's halloween costume was the creepiest!

Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for taking a test?

Give up when you do not know an answer.

Read the sentence: My sister was preapproved for a mortgage loan to buy a house.

She was given the go ahead to buy.

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1
Which of the following would be the best thesis statement in support of uniforms at Vine?
Vine should have uniforms to help prevent bullying.
Vine should have uniforms.
Vine should have uniforms for many reasons.
Vine should have uniforms because they are good.
2
Combine the sentences: He hoped to study biology. He also wanted to study geology.
He hope for both.
He hoped to study biology and geology.
He wanted and hope to take both biology, and geology.
He hope to study biology, and wanted geology, too.
3
Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?
My brother, team leader for prepared foods, works very hard.
My brother is a team leader, at Whole Foods Market.
My brother is team, leader, at whole foods market.
My brother is a team leader at Whole Foods.
4
Which sentence is irrelevant to the passage?
2
4
3
1
5
Which of the following would best replace the word vegetation?
dirt
foliage
meats
desserts
6
Correct the following: Usain Bolt run so quick around the track that he is lightening!
runs so quickly
runs so quick
run so quickly
7
Replace the bold word: If I had to rank them, the giraffe is the greater zoo animal.
more great
most great
great
greatest
8
Myari studied for her exam and participated in class. What is the likely effect?
She passed her exam.
She went to a friend's house.
She studied her notes.
She went home sick.
9
Combine: We had a lot of food. We had nachos, cheese, chili, and salsa.
We had a lot of food; nachos, cheese, chili, and salsa.
We had a lot of food: nachos, cheese, chili, and salsa.
We had a lot of food, nachos, cheese, chili, and salsa.
10
Combine: She wants to spend the night at a friend's house. Her mom says no.
She wants to spend the night at a friend's, mom says no.
She wants to spend the night at a friend's, or mom says no.
She wants to spend the night at a friend's, but mom says no.
She wants to spend the night at a friend's; but mom says no.
11
Which of the following sentences contains an abverb?
The United States needs to conquer the war on drugs.
Despite doctors repeated warnings of the harmful effects....
Prescription pill abuse is rising quickly in the states...
12
Which of the following is NOT a good test taking strategy?
Look over the passages for important text features.
Use process of elimination to rule out incorrect answers.
Read the questions first before reading a long passage.
Read the passages very quickly.
13
It is okay to:
Skip a question if I do not know it but come back later.
Write on the benchmark text; Mark it up.
Each of them is okay.
Take the entire class period to do the exam.
14
Combine: Jhiya and Micah push into the crowd. They are blocked.
Jhiya and Micah push into the crowd; they are blocked.
Jhiya and Micah push into the crowd but are blocked.
Jhiya and Micah push into the crowd are blocked.
15
Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
James or Kelly are running for class President.
Josiah, Mary, and Juan is running for class President.
Emily are running for class President.
Ellen and Raymond are running for class President.
16
Which of the following would make the best conclusion for the paragraph?
Not only is the giraffe tall, it has a hearty plant diet.
The giraffe is the most fantastic animal at the zoo,
The giraffe and the whale are similar.
17
Which of the following would be the best concluding sentence for this paragraph.
Action needs to be taken to prevent drug abuse.
The war on drugs is a big issue.
More advertisements and PSAs need to be made and utilized.
18
Which of the following is the most reliable source related to the Holocaust?
An interview with the niece of a survivor of the Holocaust.
Journal entries from someone who read Anne Frank's diary.
An interview with a survivor of the Holocaust.
19
Which of the following would best replace the word quench?
take in
stop
pile up
start
20
Which of the following sentences has a prepositional phrase?
My dog, Django ran underneath the house 100 times!
My dog likes to run fast.
My dog, Django, is only 10 months old.
My dogs like the play with the frisbee.
21
In a group, who is responsible for making sure everyone in the group finishes on time?
Time Keeper
Leader
Presenter
Researcher
22
Which of the following is the most focused research topic?
The effects of Global Warming.
The effects of Global Warming on Polar Bears.
The effect of Global Warming in Canada.
The effects of Global Warming on caribou and reindeer.
23
Which of the following sentences uses the correct adjective form?
That man was the creepy on Halloween!
Malcom's halloween costume was the creepiest!
His costume was the creepier on Halloween.
His Halloween costume is creepiest than hers.
24
Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for taking a test?
Reread a passage to help clarify understanding.
Give up when you do not know an answer.
Preview the test and answer the questions you know first.
Take your time and focus even if others finish early.
25
Read the sentence: My sister was preapproved for a mortgage loan to buy a house.
She was given the go ahead to buy.
She had to go to a meeting.
She was denied.

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