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Some of the tickets __________ to have been misplaced.
a. seeming
b. seems
c. seem
d. both a and c
16. Choose the word in which the verb (singular or plural) agrees with the subject for the sentence below :
Everyone selected to serve on this jury _______ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
a. have
b. has
c. having
d. none of the above
17. Choose the word that uses the correct past or present participle for the sentence below:
I like Harry, but he can be very __________ at times.
a. annoying
b. annoys
c. annoyed
d. annoy
18. Identify the proper noun in the sentence below:
Lisa works as a pharmacist at Walgreens.
a. pharmacist
b. Walgreens
c. Lisa
d. both b and c
19. Identify the subject of the following simple sentence:
Jack Smith loved to read mystery books in his spare time.
a. loved
b. Jack Smith
c. to read mystery books in his spare time.
d. mystery books
20. "Bob plays guitar in his spare time"
The above sentence represents a
a. multiple sentence
b. single sentence
c. semi single sentence
d. none of the above
21. Stephen seemed angry after he finished the new book.
Identify the adjective in the sentence above.
a. angry
b. finished
c. book
d. Stephen
22. Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
Their hard teeth make a loud sound.
a. sound
b. teeth
c. hard
d. their
1. In order to use context clues to figure out the meaning of an unknown word, a reader would do all of the following EXCEPT
a. Read the words and phrases before and after the unknown word.
b. Check for restatements of the word in question.
c. See if the word is defined by an example.
d. Notice whether the next-to-the-last letter of the word is a vowel or a consonant.
2. For items 2-5, refer to the reading selection, Concord Hymn, by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The word rude in the first line most likely means
a. Impolite
b. Impassable
c. Small
d. Roughly made
3. What do the “foe” and the “conqueror” in stanza 2 have in common?
a. Neither of them won the battle of Lexington-Concord.
b. They were both fighting for independence.
c. Everyone who fought is now deceased.
d. Time spared them both.
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4. According to stanza 3, what will redeem the heroes who died?
a. The actions of their children and grandchildren.
b. The memory of what they did, represented by the monument.
c. The tendency to keep fighting wars.
d. The power of nature.
5. In stanza 4, Emerson asks that
a. The heroes’ reputations be treated gently.
b. The heroes’ children remain free.
c. Neither natural forces nor time will harm the monument.
d. Time will be kind to the heroes.
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1. Sometimes readers will verbalize what they are thinking as they read a selection, either taking notes or saying it to themselves. This reading strategy is called
a. Comparison
b. Brainstorming
c. Thinking aloud
d. Context Clues
2. Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Stadiums _____ filled with cheering fans.
a. Is
b. Are
3. Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence ______ the cat lovers?
a. Where's
b. Where are
4. Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Here _____ a bowl of cherries.
a. Is
b. Are
5. Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: There _____ fourteen beavers working on the dam.
a. Was
b. Were
Step-by-step explanation:
I apologize for not being able to answer a few of the questions. I tried my best to answer everything the best way I could and I hope you ace this test! :D Please let me know if you need anything else.