2.08 Unit Test: Critical Skills Practice 3
In sentence 13, the word it is best replaced by which of the following phrases (reprinted below)?Today it is one of Hickory College's most beloved campus features.
McCauley Arboretum
I wish you would come to the party with Sally and me.
no error
Their cousins are coming to visit this summer from Germany.
no error
For the most part, my dad was very __________, rarely showing his emotions; but once in a while he would grow __________ and sentimental about the past.
stoic...wistful
Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. What is the author's main purpose in this passage?
to describe the place and time in which the story is set
Today I enjoy sculpting, but when I was young I hate it.
when I was young I hated it.
I wish you will come to the party with Sally and me.
will come
Plum pudding, a traditional holiday season dessert in England looks more like a cake than a pudding. Responses
England looks
In baseball, hitting, throwing, and to catch the ball all require good hand-eye coordination.
In baseball, hitting, throwing, and catching the ball
Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. What does the author think of the region of England in which the story takes place?
It is beautiful and full of history.
Refer to Passage 2 to answer this question. In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 1 (reprinted below)? In the winter of 1980, Dr. Keith Farrow and Emily Lane, a professor and a graduate student at Hickory College, they began to discuss turning a parcel of land on the west side of campus into an arboretum.
Lane, a professor and a graduate student at Hickory College, began
Edinburgh is a beautiful and friendly city.
No improvement or correction is required.
Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. According to the author, the king of England during the time in which the story is set was __________.
Richard I
Which of the following sentences does not belong in the first paragraph of the passage?
Sentence 2
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare sometime in the early 1600s.
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet
In context, which is the best version of sentence 7 (reprinted below)? In 1981 a fundraising drive was begun by the Hickory College Green Thumb Club to raise additional money for the project.
The Hickory College Green Thumb Club began a fundraising drive to raise additional money for the project in 1981.
Sherlock Holmes is a far more __________ hero than a character such as Sir Lancelot, King Arthur's greatest knight, because Holmes solves problems with his mental abilities rather than with physical strength.
cerebral
Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. Which word means nearly the same as gallant in line 7?
courageous
When the author writes that the nobles had "resumed their ancient license in its utmost extent," he means that the nobles had again sought to __________.
gather as much power for themselves as possible
The last time I went to see Mr. Evans, he will be glad to know that his sister finally sold her house.
he will be
Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read the sentence, and then identify the section that contains the error, if there is one, by selecting the appropriate answer choice. If there is no error in the sentence, choose no error. The last time I went to see Mr. Evans, he will be glad to know that his sister finally sold her house.
he will be glad
Not every rich person was born with a silver spoon in their mouths.
in their mouths
The Revolutionary War gave America its independence, but it was the Civil War that gave all Americans their freedom.
independence, but the Civil War
The damage those rumors did to the actor's reputation is __________, so it is somewhat understandable that he became so __________ and bitter towards the members of the press who spread lies about him.
irrevocable...vindictive
Now that the old house has been __________ and restored to its original splendor, it is one of the finest examples of nineteenth-century architecture in the city.
refurbished
