Question 2: Choose the best answer.

pick up his hoe and trowel, and head

Question 3: If the word Saturday were deleted from the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose:

a detail that changes the meaning of the sentence.

Question 7: Choose the best answer.

much more fun to reap than to sow.

Question 15: Does this essay show how the writer has a value as an adult very different from what he felt as a child.

Yes, because the essay shows how the writer came to value gardening when...

Question 8: The best placement for the underlined portion would be:

after the word garden (ending the sentence with a period).

Question 12: At this point, the writer wants to add the true statement on your printout. Should the writer do this?

No, because it distracts the reader from the main focus of the paragraph...

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Academic Olympics English 2

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1. Students have up to 15 minutes to prep using the practice questions. 2. All questions are from the packet but jumbled out of order. 3. Academic Olympics questions are taken from ACT Prep materials and are designed to strengthen classroom skills and college readiness.

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Questions 15

Answers

1
Question 1: Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
gardener—he still is—
gardener, he still is—
gardener and he still is
2
Question 4: Which of the choices best emphasizes how much the father wanted his son to share his interest in gardening?
Because of my indifference to his hobby,
Contrary to this thinking,
NO CHANGE
Despite his repeated attempts,
3
Question 2: Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
picking up his hoe and trowel, and headed
pick up his hoe and trowel, and head
picked up his hoe and trowel, and headed
4
Question 3: If the word Saturday were deleted from the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose:
evidence that the father was an avid gardener.
a crucial link to the following paragraph.
support for a point made earlier.
a detail that changes the meaning of the sentence.
5
Question 7: Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
the most fun reaping than if I’d had to sow.
much more fun to reap than to sow.
the most fun to reap than to sow.
6
Question 13: Choose the best answer.
were
is
NO CHANGE
OMIT the underlined portion.
7
Question 11: Choose the best answer.
wished I had spent
wish I had spent
NO CHANGE
wish to have spent
8
Question 14: For the sake of the logic and coherence of the essay, Paragraph 2 should be placed:
after Paragraph 3.
after Paragraph 4.
where it is now.
before Paragraph 1.
9
Question 9: Choose the best answer.
have gave
have given
NO CHANGE
has gave
10
Question 15: Does this essay show how the writer has a value as an adult very different from what he felt as a child.
No, because the focus of the essay is on the writer’s father’s values ...
No, because the essay is not about values; rather, it is about one man’s...
Yes, because the essay shows how the writer came to value gardening when...
Yes, because the essay shows that as an adult the writer finally learned...
11
Question 6: Choose the best answer.
enlisted
NO CHANGE
surrendered
coaxed
12
Question 8: The best placement for the underlined portion would be:
where it is now.
after the word sorry.
after the word garden (ending the sentence with a period).
after the word follow.
13
Question 12: At this point, the writer wants to add the true statement on your printout. Should the writer do this?
No, because it distracts the reader from the main focus of the paragraph...
Yes, because it informs the reader that the photograph he describes in ...
No, because it contradicts the writer’s claim that the photograph he ...
Yes, because it informs the reader that the writer is more than an ...
14
Question 5: Choose the best answer.
It stands to reason, then, that I certainly would have no qualms
NO CHANGE
I had no qualms, as a consequence of it,
More important, I had no qualms
15
Question 10: Choose the best answer.
of getting
NO CHANGE
got
with getting

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Academic Olympics English 2

15 termsStudBud Administration

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Questions 15

Answers

1
Question 1: Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
gardener—he still is—
gardener, he still is—
gardener and he still is
2
Question 4: Which of the choices best emphasizes how much the father wanted his son to share his interest in gardening?
Because of my indifference to his hobby,
Contrary to this thinking,
NO CHANGE
Despite his repeated attempts,
3
Question 2: Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
picking up his hoe and trowel, and headed
pick up his hoe and trowel, and head
picked up his hoe and trowel, and headed
4
Question 3: If the word Saturday were deleted from the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose:
evidence that the father was an avid gardener.
a crucial link to the following paragraph.
support for a point made earlier.
a detail that changes the meaning of the sentence.
5
Question 7: Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
the most fun reaping than if I’d had to sow.
much more fun to reap than to sow.
the most fun to reap than to sow.
6
Question 13: Choose the best answer.
were
is
NO CHANGE
OMIT the underlined portion.
7
Question 11: Choose the best answer.
wished I had spent
wish I had spent
NO CHANGE
wish to have spent
8
Question 14: For the sake of the logic and coherence of the essay, Paragraph 2 should be placed:
after Paragraph 3.
after Paragraph 4.
where it is now.
before Paragraph 1.
9
Question 9: Choose the best answer.
have gave
have given
NO CHANGE
has gave
10
Question 15: Does this essay show how the writer has a value as an adult very different from what he felt as a child.
No, because the focus of the essay is on the writer’s father’s values ...
No, because the essay is not about values; rather, it is about one man’s...
Yes, because the essay shows how the writer came to value gardening when...
Yes, because the essay shows that as an adult the writer finally learned...
11
Question 6: Choose the best answer.
enlisted
NO CHANGE
surrendered
coaxed
12
Question 8: The best placement for the underlined portion would be:
where it is now.
after the word sorry.
after the word garden (ending the sentence with a period).
after the word follow.
13
Question 12: At this point, the writer wants to add the true statement on your printout. Should the writer do this?
No, because it distracts the reader from the main focus of the paragraph...
Yes, because it informs the reader that the photograph he describes in ...
No, because it contradicts the writer’s claim that the photograph he ...
Yes, because it informs the reader that the writer is more than an ...
14
Question 5: Choose the best answer.
It stands to reason, then, that I certainly would have no qualms
NO CHANGE
I had no qualms, as a consequence of it,
More important, I had no qualms
15
Question 10: Choose the best answer.
of getting
NO CHANGE
got
with getting