English Bell Ringer Quiz

If the writer were to delete the words tiny and disproportionately from the preceding sentence would primarily lose.

A contrast emphasizing the unusual number of sites.

Based on the passage, the primary purpose for the 1970s redefinition of insanity proposed by the American Law Institute was to:

B. More precisely define the concepts of responsibility and intellectual capacity.

Use of the word appreciate in the phrase "to appreciate the wrongfulness" instead of know implies which of the following?

C. The word appreciate suggests that an action and that actions implications must be understood for there to be legal responsibility.

.My younger brother, conversely, readies his fishing paraphernalia a month in advance, and gathers a medley of nets and an assortment of containers to capture and imprison the insect specimens that he intends to collect. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would be least acceptable?

Consequently

John realized that he had been _____ in his duties. If he had been more ____, the disaster may have been avoided.

Derelict- Vigilant

Which of the following does the author use as a metaphor for the culture in which she was born?

Garment

Flashing on and off like flashlights or twinkling holiday lights, a firefly is just one of the many organisms that can produce its own light. This feature, known as bio luminescence or cold light actually appears in nature quite often. Which of the following is not an acceptable alternative for the capitalized portion?

Light, this feature

Having studied, my mother is a marine biologist. Our household might have been described as uncooperative. Our meals were not always served in the expected order of breakfast, lunch, and supper.

My mother is

Edna Gellhom, a leader in the Missouri Equal Suffrage League, planned a "silent parade" without movement or music speech.

NO CHANGE

I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the back door; hipwaders hanging in the closet; tide table charts covering the refrigerator door; and a microscope was sitting on the kitchen table.

NO CHANGE

Knowledge cannot thrive where their is ____.

Nescience

This tiny country about one sixth of a square mile i'm all is also home to a disproportionately larger number of sites with great historical, artistic, and which have religious significance!

No change

In 1916, as the democratic party's national convention met in St.Louis, Missouri, to nominate candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency and to establish a platform, a set of positions on issues!

No change (For The Presidency)

In 1916 as the democratic party's national convention met in St. Louis Missouri, to nominate candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency and to establish a platform, a set of positions on issues.

OMIT the underlined portion

This tiny country about one sixth of a square mile in all is also home to a disproportionately larger number of sites with great historical, artistic, and which have religious significance .

OMIT the underlined portion ( Which Have)

Which of the following is the best transition and accomplishes the purpose of the paragraph where the second underlined portion is located.

Papa would also pick up his-guitar and strum familiar tunes, playing all of our favorite songs, of which there were many.

For the sake of the logic and coherence of the paragraph, sentence 2 should be:

Placed after sentence 4

One of the main points made in the paragraph is that insanity pleas were:

Unconvincing in most juries in California in 1980

It is most reasonable to conclude that while in college the author:

Understood her own culture in new or different ways

.In this paragraph, the writer wants to suggest the significance of his grandfather's cabin to the writers upbringing. Given that all the choices are true, which one would best accomplish that purpose where the first underlined portion is located?

Where I had spent many childhood summers.

The passage suggests that individuals that use the insanity defense:

might risk a life long confinement even if acquittal based on insanity.

Given that all the choices are true, which one best supports the sentences claim about Vatican City's status as an independent nation?

with its own government, banking system, postal service and army