8th English review IXL skills K1,3,4,5,and 6

Which of the following is a thesis statement? The Peace Corps's shortened waiting time, decreased application length, and choice of service country make it an opportunity more Americans should explore. The Peace Corps is a U.S. government-run program through which American citizens volunteer to work abroad for two years, following several months of training.

The Peace Corps's shortened waiting time, decreased application length, and choice of service country make it an opportunity more Americans should explore.

Americans are obsessed with good health. Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim. Less than a quarter of Americans who own a gym membership actually use the gym on a regular basis. In 2010, Americans spent a combined twenty-eight billion dollars on vitamins and other health supplements.

In 2010, Americans spent a combined twenty-eight billion dollars on vitamins and other health supplements.

Which of the following is a thesis statement? This essay examines the effect of part- or full-time employment on college students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate-level degree programs. Maintaining a job while in school is the best way for students to learn time management, earn higher grades, and graduate on time.

Maintaining a job while in school is the best way for students to learn time management, earn higher grades, and graduate on time.

Which of the following is a thesis statement? Why was Sandra Day O'Connor one of the most influential judges on the United States Supreme Court during the last decade of the twentieth century? Sandra Day O'Connor's confidence, leadership, and well-reasoned legal opinions made her the most influential judge on the Supreme Court in the 1990s.

Sandra Day O'Connor's confidence, leadership, and well-reasoned legal opinions made her the most influential judge on the Supreme Court in the 1990s.

K-3 Boxing should be banned as a professional sport. Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim. Boxing promotes discipline, increases self-esteem, and encourages physical fitness. Boxing glamorizes aggression and physical violence against other people.

Boxing glamorizes aggression and physical violence against other people.

K-4 Select the best evidence to support the statement that the first electric cars had several drawbacks. In the late 1800s there was a race to invent the "horseless carriage.". . . a. Coal was too heavy to use for fuel, so people tried other things, including natural gas, gunpowder, and something we now think of as modern: batteries. b. For a while, batteries seemed to be the answer—by 1897 New York City had a fleet of electric taxis, and in 1899 the world land-speed record of 68 miles per hour (109 kilometers per hour) was set in an electric car. c. But the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they supplied, and they burned out if you tried to go too fast.

But the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they supplied, and they burned out if you tried to go too fast.

Electric cars are superior to gas-powered cars. Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim. Most electric cars require frequent recharges, while gas-powered cars can go hundreds of miles between fill-ups. Electric cars require much less maintenance than gas-powered cars.

Electric cars require much less maintenance than gas-powered cars.

K-1 Which of the following is a thesis statement? Mt. Everest ought to be closed to expeditions due to its dangerous conditions, the damage caused by tourists, and the depletion of local villages' water supplies. Each year, hundreds of mountaineers seeking to climb Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain, must pass through either Nepal or Tibet in order to gain access to the mountain.

Mt. Everest ought to be closed to expeditions due to its dangerous conditions, the damage caused by tourists, and the depletion of local villages' water supplies.

The most important medical advance of all time was Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin in 1928. Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim. Due to the overuse of penicillin and other antibiotics, some bacterial infections have become harder to treat. Penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, has saved millions of lives around the world.

Penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, has saved millions of lives around the world.

Which of the following is a thesis statement? The following paragraphs discuss how President Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic policies during the Great Depression helped American families. President Roosevelt's economic policies during the Great Depression had more enduring consequences than his other achievements.

President Roosevelt's economic policies during the Great Depression had more enduring consequences than his other achievements.

Which of the following is a thesis statement? Taking a year off before college makes high school graduates better students because they are more mature, experienced, and focused on their studies. The following paper discusses how taking a year off after high school affects students who plan on attending college or technical school.

Taking a year off before college makes high school graduates better students because they are more mature, experienced, and focused on their studies.

Which of the following is a thesis statement? Which twentieth-century invention has had the most widespread and significant effect on modern life? The laser's use in medical, digital, and automotive technologies qualifies it as this century's most far-reaching invention.

The laser's use in medical, digital, and automotive technologies qualifies it as this century's most far-reaching invention.

People should not keep wild animals as pets. Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim. Certain states and cities have laws that allow for certain wild animals to be kept as pets. Wild animals often carry diseases that are incurable—and sometimes fatal—in human.

Wild animals often carry diseases that are incurable—and sometimes fatal—in human.

Consider this claim: Horseshoes is the perfect game to play at a family picnic. Now consider how someone might argue against this. Which sentence presents a counterclaim to the above claim? a. Horseshoes can be heavy, making it difficult for younger children and older adults to play the game. b. The game of horseshoes has simple rules, so you don't have to waste a lot of time teaching people how to play.

a. Horseshoes can be heavy, making it difficult for younger children and older adults to play the game.

Consider this claim: The best position to sleep in is on your stomach. Now consider how someone might argue against this. Which sentence presents a counterclaim to the above claim? a. Sleeping on your stomach can put uncomfortable pressure on your lower back. b. Many people go to the doctor with pain caused by the position they sleep in.

a. Sleeping on your stomach can put uncomfortable pressure on your lower back.

In this passage, the narrator talks about her memories of her mother. Select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator treasures her memories of her mother. a. I only had a handful of memories, and some were blurred around the edges. b. I played them over and over, remembering them slowly, And then this, and then that, as if letting a sweet lozenge dissolve under my tongue. c. Sometimes the memory would cheer me up, but often it would make me sad. d.I once heard from a counselor that children can form memories earlier than age four— and even as young as two—but they forget them as they get older.

b. I played them over and over, remembering them slowly, And then this, and then that, as if letting a sweet lozenge dissolve under my tongue.

The following passage was written by Frederick Douglass, a former slave and a leader of the abolitionist movement. Select the best evidence to support the statement that enslaved family members were often separated from one another. a. My mother and I were separated when I was but an infant—before I knew her as my mother. b. It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I ran away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age.. . c. For what this separation is done, I do not know, d. unless it be to hinder the development of the child's affection towards its mother, and to blunt and destroy the natural affection of the mother for the child. e. This is the inevitable result.

b. It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I ran away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age.. .

K-6 The word isthmus is the hardest word to pronounce in the English language. Now consider how someone might argue against this. Which sentence presents a counterclaim to the above claim? a. People in landlocked areas don't usually get a lot of practice saying isthmus since the term refers to a strip of land with seas on either side of it. b. Most people don't even know how many syllables are in Worcestershire, so they avoid the sauce completely.

b. Most people don't even know how many syllables are in Worcestershire, so they avoid the sauce completely.

Painting is the best form of art for capturing the beauty of nature. Now consider how someone might argue against this. Which sentence presents a counterclaim to the above claim? a. Paints can capture the mood of a natural setting in a unique way. b. Photography can capture even the smallest details in nature.

b. Photography can capture even the smallest details in nature.

Select the best evidence to support the statement that in the late 1800s, a law made it easier for magazine companies to do business. a. At the turn of the twentieth century, short stories were a preferred form of entertainment in the United States. b. This was a boom time for magazine publishing, owing in part to developments in offset printing technology as well as to the Postal Act of 1879, which had granted magazines discounted mailing rates. c. Publications such as Ladies' Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Delineator, all of which published short stories, sold more than a half million copies per issue. d. The authors of these stories were well known at the time and often well paid.

b. This was a boom time for magazine publishing, owing in part to developments in offset printing technology as well as to the Postal Act of 1879, which had granted magazines discounted mailing rates.

Select the best evidence to support the statement that Patroclus relies on his father to know what to do. a. "I am Patroclus, son of Menoitius." My voice sounded high, and scratchy with disuse. b. "I am here as a suitor for Helen. My father is a king and the son of kings." c. I had no more to say. My father had not instructed me; he had not thought that Tyndareus would ask me to speak. d. I stood and carried the bowl to the pile of gifts, placed it where it would not topple. I turned and walked back to my bench. e. I had not disgraced myself with trembling or tripping, and my words had not been foolish. Still, my face burned with shame.

c. I had no more to say. My father had not instructed me; he had not thought that Tyndareus would ask me to speak.

This passage is about a young boy, Carter, replacing a lamp on a ship's mast. Select the best evidence to support the statement that Carter enjoys the task of replacing the lamp. a. As soon as he'd pocketed the old lamp in his rain slicker, he pulled out the new one and fitted it into the fixture, making sure not to let go before he'd tightened it down. b. Carter had changed plenty of lightbulbs before, but never like this. c. If anything, it was all too easy and over too fast. d. When he was done, he unwound his safety line and gave a hand signal to Dex's first mate, Joe Kahali, down below. e. Joe put both hands on the winch at the base of the mast and started cranking Carter back down the deck.

c. If anything, it was all too easy and over too fast.

K-5 Select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator's house doesn't have running water. a. My house stood silently peeking back at me through the trees, a square box painted dark green. . . . It was the only home I'd ever known, and I loved it. b. I loved its silver painted corrugated iron roof, which slanted down into gutters that flowed into the round water tank in the back. It made nice sounds in the rain. c. The only water we had was what we caught off the roof. Not like Billy's house, where they had water pipes from the street, and a bathroom inside the house. d. "Hey," Billy whispered, quickly moving off the trail into the trees. His blond hair glowed where the sun hit it, but mostly he was in the shade.

c. The only water we had was what we caught off the roof. Not like Billy's house, where they had water pipes from the street, and a bathroom inside the house.

Select the best evidence to support the statement that fungi play an important role in disposing of decaying material in conifer forests. a. Vast forests of pines, firs, spruces, and other needle-leaved, cone-bearing trees often lack bright colors—apart from bright fungi dotting the carpet of fallen needles. b. In a thick conifer forest, the year-round layer of evergreen leaves high above casts a permanent shade on the ground. c. The fallen needles decay slowly and contain a lot of acid. So, compared to broad-leaved woods, there are few bushes, ferns, mosses, and flowers.. d. Fungi are detritivores, also called scavengers or saprobes. e. They feed on dead and decaying matter known as detritus. f. In conifer woods, fungi recycle more than 80 percent of all once-living material. g. Other detritivores, such as worms, millipedes, insects, and microscopic bacteria, recycle the rest.

f. In conifer woods, fungi recycle more than 80 percent of all once-living material.

Select the best evidence to support the statement that some lizards darken their skin color in cooler temperatures. a. Most fish, reptiles, and amphibians have a body temperature that is always close to that of their surroundings. b. A reptile's body temperature increases if conditions around it are hot, and falls if they are cold. c. Reptiles have adaptations that prevent them from reaching dangerous temperature extremes. d. The simplest of the reptile's strategies is to bask in the sun to get warm and move to the shade to cool down.. e. Some lizards can adjust their temperature by changing color. f. In the morning their skins are darkened because dark colors are better at absorbing heat. g. As the day warms up, their skin gets lighter. h. The lighter color reflects some of the sun's rays and helps to prevent the lizard from overheating.

f. In the morning their skins are darkened because dark colors are better at absorbing heat.

Select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator doesn't like doing dangerous things. a. If you started to squeeze your brakes right in the middle of heading down Maple Hill, just as you were passing old Mr. Normore's mailbox, b. you could coast into the bike rack in front of Lippy's Market without making a single tire squeak. c. That was the fastest way to go, and the most fun too.. d. I didn't do that anymore, though. e. Now I hopped off my bike at the top of the hill and walked it. f. It took five times as long but it was lots safer. g. I got to the store at 7:58—that's what it said on the clock inside.

f. It took five times as long but it was lots safer.