5.07 Critical Skills Practice Unit Test

(I think the test repeated this by accident) 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. When I meet Sophia in person for the first time next week, I was sure I will enjoy her company.

I was sure

(Another repeat) Read the passage titled "The Beefsteak" on the Unit Test Reading Passages page. Then answer the questions that follow to improve elements of the passage such as sentence structure, word choice, overall organization, tone, and voice. Refer to Passage 2 to answer this question. Which of the following sentences does not belong in the first paragraph of the passage?

Sentence 6: In Australia they like to put shrimp on the grill.

Read the passage titled "The Beefsteak" on the Unit Test Reading Passages page. Then answer the questions that follow to improve elements of the passage such as sentence structure, word choice, overall organization, tone, and voice. Refer to Passage 2 to answer this question. Which of the following sentences does not belong in the first paragraph of the passage?

Sentence 6: In Australia they like to put shrimp on the grill.

Read the passage titled "The Beefsteak" on the Unit Test Reading Passages page. Then answer the questions that follow to improve elements of the passage such as sentence structure, word choice, overall organization, tone, and voice. Refer to Passage 2 to answer this question. In context, which is the best version of sentence 13 (reprinted below)? Fried or baked potatoes, pickles, lamb, and even organ meats were served by some Beefsteaks.

Some Beefsteaks served fried or baked potatoes, pickles, lamb, and even organ meats.

Read the sentence, and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. If it does, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate suggestion from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. When Dean Arnold was a child, he dislike politics, but as a grown man, he loves them.

When Dean Arnold was a child, he disliked politics

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. In line 2 commerce most nearly means __________.

buying and selling

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. When the author writes that "fresh" or "tender" fruit are "in contradistinction to such productions as nuts which may be kept without injury for a season," he means that nuts are different because they __________.

can be stored without spoiling for a long time

Refer to the excerpt from London Labour and the London Poor (1851) by Henry Mayhew on the Unit Test Reading Passages page. Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. The author's main purpose in this passage is to __________.

classify the types of fruit sold on the street

Read each sentence, and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. If it does, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate suggestion from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. In autumn crisp weather and sunny weather is ideal.

crisp, sunny weather

(Looks the same but has an error this time) 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. If the utility company had come on time, I would have been able to make the apple cobbler for they to enjoy this evening.

for they to

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. To which category of fruit does the currant belong, according to the passage?

fresh

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. In what class of fruit is a strawberry, according to the author of this passage?

green

Read the passage titled "The Beefsteak" on the Unit Test Reading Passages page. Then answer the questions that follow to improve elements of the passage such as sentence structure, word choice, overall organization, tone, and voice. Refer to Passage 2 to answer this question. In context, which is the best revision of the underlined portions of sentences 18 and 19 (reprinted below)? Today there is a Beefsteak revival in New York. Not by politicians, but just by people who want to eat plenty of beef.

in New York, not by politicians, but

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. When my parents made me spend the entire weekend inside the house, I felt like I had been __________ just for having a bad cold.

incarcerated

Read each sentence, and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. If it does, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate suggestion from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. Rigorous study habits are important for developing intelligence, but it is a healthy and active physical regime also stimulates the brain.

intelligence, but a healthy and active physical regime

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. One of the most memorable _________ I learned during childhood is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," a(n) __________ that I still try to live by today.

maxims...dictum

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. Everyone in the class need to consider how to treat others with more compassion.

need to consider how

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. If the utility company had come on time, I would have been able to make the apple cobbler for us to enjoy this evening.

no error

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 department heads do not realize that they're part of the problem with the organization of the new physics program.

no error

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. Spinning wool, which was once common in almost every rural household, is becoming popular again as a way to reconnect with the past.

no error

Refer to the excerpt from London Labour and the London Poor (1851) by Henry Mayhew on the Unit Test Reading Passages page. According to the passage, which type of fruit is sold mainly in nicer neighborhoods?

plums

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. I understand your __________ about going out to dinner if you have to bring all the baby's __________ with you, but couldn't we just carry a blanket and a bottle?

reticence...paraphernalia

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. When I meet Sophia in person for the first time next week, I was sure I will enjoy her company.

was sure

Read the sentence, and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. If it does, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate suggestion from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. To bake a delicate soufflé, you must be patient, and have gentleness and courage.

you must have patience, gentleness, and courage.

Read the sentence, and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. If it does, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate suggestion from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. To bake a delicate soufflé, you must have patience, gentleness, and a sense of being full of courage.

you must have patience, gentleness, and courage.