English Cumulative Exam 80% Already
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Read the sentence.
The canyon, formed by years of erosion, was a breathtaking sight to behold.
What best describes the underlined part of this sentence? ✔✔D. nonrestrictive clause
Look at the frames from Iqbal. How does the author achieve his purpose of highlighting Iqbal's
bravery in these frames? ✔✔C. by showing the factory owner making a threat directed at Iqbal
Read the sentence below.
The students are working on a mystery message and they have found a computer program to help
them with the process of encoding their message.
Which word could best substitute the underlined portion of the sentence? ✔✔D. cryptanalyst
Read the paragraph.
(1) Baseball is unique because it is the only sport in America that does not have a time clock—
although tennis and softball are not timed, either. (2) Instead, games last for nine innings, unless
there is a tie after the ninth, in which case they go extra innings. (3) Nine-inning games last an
average of three hours. (4) Extra innings tack on time to an already long game, but the end is
,always the most exciting part. (5) Most people in the US watch baseball and are fans of their
hometown team.
What is the best way to revise sentence 4 to eliminate bias? ✔✔A. Extra innings tack on time to
an already long game, but they are necessary to determine a winner.
Which claim is the most effective for the argument that learning another language has many
advantages? ✔✔C. Learning another language has many advantages for people, including
improved memory and ability to multi-task
Read the paragraph on William Shakespeare.
Many students study William Shakespeare's plays today, though Shakespeare lived nearly 400
years ago. In his day, Shakespeare's plays were performed in London at small playhouses and at
large, open-air amphitheaters such as the Globe Theater. Audiences in the late 1500s eagerly
attended the performances of the bard's comedies, tragedies, and histories (Kline 110).
This writing requires a works cited page because ✔✔B. researched facts are included.
Adam writes this sentence in his analysis of The Code Book.
The Code Book contains many specialized terms.
Which line from the book best supports his analysis? ✔✔C. Eve's task is made considerably
easier if Alice sends her invitations by e-mail
, Which detail best supports the claim that we are in an Information Age? ✔✔B. Individuals,
businesses, and governments rely on digital information daily.
Read the excerpt from My Story.
More of us rode the buses than Caucasians did, because more whites could afford cars. It was
very humiliating having to suffer the indignity of riding segregated buses twice a day, five days a
week, to go downtown and work for white people.
How is this excerpt structured? ✔✔A. cause and effect
Read the paragraphs from "Lather and Nothing Else."
He came in without a word. I was stropping my best razor. And when I recognized him, I started
to shake. But he did not notice. To cover my nervousness, I went on honing the razor. I tried the
edge with the tip of my thumb and took another look at it against the light.
Meanwhile he was taking off his cartridge-studded belt with the pistol holster suspended from it.
He put it on a hook in the wardrobe and hung his cap above it. Then he turned full around toward
me and, loosening his tie, remarked, "It's hot as the devil, I want a shave." With that he took his
seat.
Which words contribute to the tense mood of this passage? ✔✔A. shake; nervousness
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Read the sentence.
The canyon, formed by years of erosion, was a breathtaking sight to behold.
What best describes the underlined part of this sentence? ✔✔D. nonrestrictive clause
Look at the frames from Iqbal. How does the author achieve his purpose of highlighting Iqbal's
bravery in these frames? ✔✔C. by showing the factory owner making a threat directed at Iqbal
Read the sentence below.
The students are working on a mystery message and they have found a computer program to help
them with the process of encoding their message.
Which word could best substitute the underlined portion of the sentence? ✔✔D. cryptanalyst
Read the paragraph.
(1) Baseball is unique because it is the only sport in America that does not have a time clock—
although tennis and softball are not timed, either. (2) Instead, games last for nine innings, unless
there is a tie after the ninth, in which case they go extra innings. (3) Nine-inning games last an
average of three hours. (4) Extra innings tack on time to an already long game, but the end is
,always the most exciting part. (5) Most people in the US watch baseball and are fans of their
hometown team.
What is the best way to revise sentence 4 to eliminate bias? ✔✔A. Extra innings tack on time to
an already long game, but they are necessary to determine a winner.
Which claim is the most effective for the argument that learning another language has many
advantages? ✔✔C. Learning another language has many advantages for people, including
improved memory and ability to multi-task
Read the paragraph on William Shakespeare.
Many students study William Shakespeare's plays today, though Shakespeare lived nearly 400
years ago. In his day, Shakespeare's plays were performed in London at small playhouses and at
large, open-air amphitheaters such as the Globe Theater. Audiences in the late 1500s eagerly
attended the performances of the bard's comedies, tragedies, and histories (Kline 110).
This writing requires a works cited page because ✔✔B. researched facts are included.
Adam writes this sentence in his analysis of The Code Book.
The Code Book contains many specialized terms.
Which line from the book best supports his analysis? ✔✔C. Eve's task is made considerably
easier if Alice sends her invitations by e-mail
, Which detail best supports the claim that we are in an Information Age? ✔✔B. Individuals,
businesses, and governments rely on digital information daily.
Read the excerpt from My Story.
More of us rode the buses than Caucasians did, because more whites could afford cars. It was
very humiliating having to suffer the indignity of riding segregated buses twice a day, five days a
week, to go downtown and work for white people.
How is this excerpt structured? ✔✔A. cause and effect
Read the paragraphs from "Lather and Nothing Else."
He came in without a word. I was stropping my best razor. And when I recognized him, I started
to shake. But he did not notice. To cover my nervousness, I went on honing the razor. I tried the
edge with the tip of my thumb and took another look at it against the light.
Meanwhile he was taking off his cartridge-studded belt with the pistol holster suspended from it.
He put it on a hook in the wardrobe and hung his cap above it. Then he turned full around toward
me and, loosening his tie, remarked, "It's hot as the devil, I want a shave." With that he took his
seat.
Which words contribute to the tense mood of this passage? ✔✔A. shake; nervousness
