6.06 Unit Test

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. The author writes that he has thought about the "schemes" of others who have tried to address the problems caused by poor children in Ireland and found these schemes to be __________.

Full of mistakes

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 alternative from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. When Gary was young, he never eats vegetables, but now he loves them.

He never ate vegetables, but now he loves them

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. According to the author, having so many poor children in Ireland leads to __________. response - correct

Increasing levels of crime in the country

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. In the first paragraph of the excerpt, the author claims that having so many poor children in Ireland is one reason for __________.

Increasing levels of crime in the country

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 alternative from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. The car was driven by Marcus even though he did not know how to get to the party.

Marcus drove the car

Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read each 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. Alaska, the northernmost state in America, is also the country's largest state.

No error

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. Since her house was broken into, Deirdre has become especially _________ about locking the doors when she leaves and particularly _______ in recruiting others to participate in the neighborhood watch program.

Vigilant...zealous

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. In line 9 importuning most nearly means __________.

Begging

Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read each 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 greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt were entombed in massive pyramids that they had built to celebrate itself.

Celebrate itself

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. An investigation into the accident on the roller coaster found that the ride's manufacturer was not __________; the accident was the ride operator's fault.

Culpable

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question. When the author writes that whoever develops a plan to make children useful should "have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation," he means that the person who solves this problem __________.

Deserves fame and admiration

Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. One of the most famous yet ________ actresses of Hollywood's golden age was Grace Kelly, whose ________, private personality made it difficult for fans to know what she was really like.

Enigmatic...demure

Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read each 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 greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt were entombed in massive pyramids that he had built to celebrate themselves.

He had built

Refer to Passage 2 to answer this question. Which of the following would be a logical insertion at the beginning of sentence 14 (reprinted below)? Once a traffic light is installed, cars that arrive at the light when it is green won't have to stop at all.

In addition,

Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read each 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. Joanie and me went to the jazz concert with all of our friends.

Joanie and me

Refer to Passage 1 of the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift on the Unit Test Reading Passages page to answer this question. The stated purpose of the author's proposal is to __________.

Make poor children beneficial rather than burdensome

Refer to Passage 1 of the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift on the Unit Test Reading Passages page to answer this question. What purpose does the author cite for writing this proposal?

To make poor children beneficial rather than burdensome

Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read each 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 you will accompany me to the pharmacy, I'll accompanied you to the dentist's office.

I'll accompanied

Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read each 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 you will accompany me to the pharmacy, I'll accompanied you to the dentist's office.

I'll accompanied you

Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read each 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. Joanie and I went to the jazz concert with all of our friends'.

All of our friends'

Refer to Passage 2 to answer this question. In context, which is the best version of sentence 2 (reprinted below)? Cars that reach this intersection are faced with a stop sign.

At this intersection cars face a stop sign

Read the passage titled "A Dangerous Intersection" 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. In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 1 (reprinted below)? Ridge Boulevard and Sherman Avenue, two of our city's busiest thoroughfares, these streets cross very close to Spaulding Park.

Avenue, two of our city's busiest thoroughfares, cross

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 alternative from the answer choices provided. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. Baseball may be America's national pastime, but it is football that is the country's most popular sport.

Pastime, but football is the

Refer to Passage 2 to answer this question. Which of the following sentences does not belong in the second paragraph of the passage?

Sentence 10

Each of the sentences provided may contain a grammar or usage error. Read each 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. Peanut butter and jelly are two products that taste great by themselves and tastes great together, too.

Tastes great