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Multiple Choice

Which is the BEST transition word to use at the beginning of sentence 3?

• For example,

• However,

• First of all,

• Last but not least,

Multiple Choice

Which transition word takes you from sentence 2 to sentence 3 the best?

• however

• therefore

• meanwhile

• furthermore

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a simple sentence?

Lobstering is a business.

It is an exciting business.

• Lobstering is an exciting business.

• An exciting business is lobstering.

• Lobstering is a business, and it is exciting.

• Exciting lobstering is a business.

Multiple Choice

What should you consider when evaluating sentences 10 and 11?

• Does this sentence sound right?

• Is it punctuated correctly?

• Pick the BEST choice

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?

• Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
• We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
• You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
• Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

Multiple Choice

8 According to the American Heart Association, walking provides numerous benefits related to health and well-being. Members of the Chamber of Commerce might share suggestions about designing transportation and parking facilities to support local businesses.
The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the sentence be kept or deleted?

• Kept, because it provides supporting evidence about the benefits of walking.
• Kept, because it provides an additional example of a community stakeholder with whom transportation planners work.
• Deleted, because it blurs the paragraph’s focus on the community stakeholders with whom transportation planners work.
• Deleted, because it doesn’t provide specific examples of what the numerous benefits of walking are.

Multiple Choice

Koko was devastated by the loss of her kitten. What emotions did she express to Francine?

• happy

• sad

• angry

• confused

Multiple Choice

What should you consider when determining if a sentence is a main idea or detail sentence?

• Read the whole paragraph

• Look for specific word choice

• Plug in each answer choice

• Identify the topic

Multiple Choice

Which of these could follow sentence 26 and add to the main idea of this paragraph?

• I think that it’s good that Koko always had another gorilla with her.

• Koko loved playing with her kittens and her friends.

• Ndume and Koko formed a friendship that lasted until her death.

• Ndume weighed about 350 pounds.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the male gorilla that Koko first lived with?

• Michael

• Ndume

• Koko

• Gorilla

Multiple Choice

What can be inferred about Koko's relationship with Ndume?

• Koko was always alone

• Koko loved playing with her kittens

• Koko and Ndume were friends until her death

• Koko weighed more than Ndume

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a detail that adds to the paragraph?

• A main idea sentence

• A detail sentence

• An unrelated sentence

• A concluding sentence

Multiple Choice

Which sentence can be added at the end of this paper to close it more effectively?

• Koko lived longer than other gorillas do.

• Koko’s ability to communicate with humans changed views on the intelligence of gorillas.

• I think Koko was an amazing gorilla.

• That is the end of this paper about Koko, the gorilla, who can communicate with humans.

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph. Choose the best concluding sentence.

• Overall, there are several other important vaccines a person should get throughout the year.

• In conclusion, getting the flu vaccine is an easy way for a person to care for his or her health.

• Because of this, people should wash their hands often in October to avoid getting the flu.

Multiple Choice

What year did Koko pass away?

• 2016

• 2017

• 2018

• 2019

Multiple Choice

What should you consider when deciding whether to insert a MAIN IDEA sentence or a DETAIL sentence?

• The length of the sentence

• The context of the passage

• The number of sentences before

• The type of conclusion needed