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Read the following passages and mark the circle next to your answer. Remember that you are NOT permitted to use dictionaries or other reference materials on this section of the test.


1 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
   
 
A Delete the comma after bed
B Change starts to start
C Change getting to geting
D Make no change
  
5 Which sentence could logically follow sentence 18?
   
 
A The research station has a summertime population of more than 1,000.
B Antarctica is buried under about 29 million cubic kilometers of ice.
C People who live in snowy climates like to ride snowmobiles.
D Some rocks might be as small as golf balls, while others are as large as footballs.
     
2 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?
   
 
F Change Add to Adding
G Change goggles to goggle’s
H Change your to you’re
J Make no change
  
6 What is the BEST way to rewrite the ideas in sentence 19?
   
 
F Every rock that is found is logged with its location. And then examined to see what secrets it might hold.
G Every rock that is found is logged with its location. Then it is examined to see what secrets it might hold.
H Every rock that is found is logged with its location, or then it is examined to see what secrets it might hold.
J Every rock that is found, logged with its location, and then examined to see what secrets it might hold.
     
3 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 13?
   
 
A Change discover to discovers
B Change amazing to amazeing
C Insert a comma after history
D Make no change
  
7 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 21?
   
 
A Change know to no
B Change yield to yeild
C Change worlds to world’s
D Make no change
     
4 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 14?
   
 
F Change live to is living
G Change mcmurdo station to McMurdo Station
H Change largest to larger
J Make no change
  
8 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 25?
   
 
F Change easy to easier
G Delete the comma after easy
H Change exitting to exciting
J Make no change
     

9 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?
   
 
A Change couldn’t to could’nt
B Delete hardly
C Change wait to weight
D Make no change
  
14 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 16?
   
 
F Change struggled to struggle
G Change right to write
H Change droping to dropping
J Make no change
     
10 What is the BEST way to rewrite the ideas in sentence 6?
   
 
F My physical education class gathered in the gymnasium, that was when Ms. Chang she waved us toward the exit.
G My physical education class gathered in the gymnasium because Ms. Chang was there, and Ms. Chang waved us toward the exit.
H Gathering in the gymnasium with my physical education class, that was when Ms. Chang waved us toward the exit.
J After my physical education class gathered in the gymnasium, Ms. Chang waved us toward the exit.
  
15 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 18?
   
 
A Change It’s to Its
B Change feel to fell
C Insert quotation marks after the comma
D Make no change
     
11 The meaning of sentence 9 can be improved by changing the first we to —
   
 
A my classmates and I
B he
C they
D the classes
  
16 Which transition word or phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 22?
   
 
F Then
G As a result,
H Next
J For example,
     
12 What is the BEST way to rewrite sentence 10?
   
 
F A few minutes later we were all gathered near the equipment it was on the field.
G A few minutes later near the equipment on the field is where we were all gathered.
H A few minutes later we were all gathered. Near the equipment on the field.
J A few minutes later we were all gathered near the equipment on the field.
  
17 What is the BEST way to combine sentences 27 and 28?
   
 
A Because the arrow hadn’t hit the center, Ms. Chang said I’d done very well for my first time.
B The arrow hadn’t hit the center, Ms. Chang said I’d done very well for my first time.
C Ms. Chang said the arrow hadn’t hit the center, and I’d done very well for my first time.
D The arrow hadn’t hit the center, but Ms. Chang said I’d done very well for my first time.
     
13 Which sentence could logically follow sentence 15?
   
 
A To nock an arrow means to fit it into a bowstring.
B Ms. Chang had been teaching archery for seven years.
C The feathers on my arrows were red and white.
D Our last unit in physical education had been a unit on badminton.
    
     

18 What is the BEST way to rewrite sentence 2?
   
 
F A boy who wanted to become a knight started training. When he was as young as seven.
G A boy who wanted to become a knight started training when he was as young as seven. To become a knight.
H A boy who wanted to become a knight, he started training when he was as young as seven to become a knight.
J A boy who wanted to become a knight started training when he was as young as seven.
  
23 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 14?
   
 
A Change had to has
B Change his to your
C Change reason’s to reasons
D Make no change
     
19 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?
   
 
A Change invited to envited
B Insert a comma after squire
C Change knight’s to knights’
D Make no change
  
24 What is the BEST way to revise sentence 15?
   
 
F At the end of the ceremony, the knight tapped his squire on both shoulders with a sword and reminded him of the ideals he should honor.
G At the end of the ceremony, the knight tapped his squire on both shoulders with a sword, so he reminded him of the ideals he should honor.
H At the end of the ceremony, the knight tapped his squire on both shoulders with a sword. And reminded him of the ideals he should honor.
J No revision is needed.
     
20 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 7?
   
 
F Change rode to rides
G Change beside to besides
H Change their to his
J Make no change
  
25 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 17?
   
 
A Delete the comma after battle
B Change him to it
C Change immediately to imediately
D Make no change
     
21 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8?
   
 
A Change become to became
B Change they to their
C Change were to was
D Make no change
  
26 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 19?
   
 
F Change who to they
G Change there to their
H Change protect to protects
J Make no change
     
22 What is the BEST way to combine sentences 12 and 13?
   
 
F The next morning he knelt before his knight, his friends and family were gathered around.
G The next morning he knelt before his knight, friends, and family that were gathered around.
H The next morning he knelt before his knight with his friends and family gathered around.
J The next morning he knelt before his knight because his friends and family were gathered around.
    
     

27 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
   
 
A Change walked to walks
B Change it to them
C Insert a comma after said
D Make no change
  
31 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 19?
   
 
A Change starred to stared
B Change himself to hisself
C Change had always done to have always done
D Make no change
     
28 Which transition word or phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 9?
   
 
F In other words,
G Therefore,
H For example,
J Apparently,
  
32 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 23?
   
 
F Change seen to saw
G Change beaming to beeming
H Change the period to a question mark
J Make no change
     
29 What is the BEST way to rewrite sentence 11?
   
 
A Every day I checked outside to see whether he had returned.
B Every day checking outside, it was to see whether he had returned.
C Every day I checked outside. To see whether he had returned.
D Every day I checked outside, I wanted to see whether he had returned.
  
33 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 24?
   
 
A Change Obviously to Obvious
B Change themselves to them
C Change pleasure to plesure
D Make no change
     
30 What is the BEST way to rewrite the ideas in sentence 17?
   
 
F Coming from a cage by the window. I heard a loud squawking sound as soon as I entered the house.
G I entered the house coming from a cage by the window, and I heard a loud squawking sound.
H I entered the house, and as soon as I did, I heard a loud squawking sound, it was coming from a cage by the window.
J As soon as I entered the house, I heard a loud squawking sound coming from a cage by the window.
    
     

34 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?
   
 
F Change more hotter to hottest
G Insert a comma after fads
H Change United States to united states
J Make no change
  
38 What transition word or phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 21?
   
 
F As a result,
G Furthermore,
H In the end,
J For example,
     
35 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 13?
   
 
A Change unfold to unfolds
B Delete the comma after scooter
C Change board to bored
D Make no change
  
39 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 26?
   
 
A Change Britain’s to Britains’
B Change Prince of wales to Prince of Wales
C Change gliding to glideing
D Make no change
     
36 What is the BEST way to combine sentences 14 and 15?
   
 
F Scooters are handy and enjoyable for people of all ages, they can also be dangerous.
G While scooters are handy and enjoyable for people of all ages, they can also be dangerous.
H Scooters, which are handy and enjoyable for people of all ages, that can be dangerous, too.
J Handy and enjoyable for people of all ages, scooters they are also dangerous, too.
  
40 Which sentence does NOT belong in this paper?
   
 
F Sentence 3
G Sentence 6
H Sentence 19
J Sentence 25
     
37 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 18?
   
 
A Change have passed to had passed
B Change requireing to requiring
C Insert a comma after users
D Make no change
    
     

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