English Pre-test

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• In the dead of night. The van pulled up.
• Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.
• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Which sentence uses a conjunction correctly?

• I cannot play in the game until I practice more.
• I hid in the basement my brother was mad at me.
• Victor erased the answering machine message Nora would not find out.
• She scored a goal won the game.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which red word(s) could be deleted without changing the meaning of this sentence:
Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.

• different
• incentive
• plans
• employees

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which green word is unnecessary:    Many experts consider the stained glass in that church to be the very best.

• experts
• stained
• that
• very

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Choose the best conjunction to combine these sentences:
We can ask directions. We can use a map.

• and
• but
• or
• because

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

If these four sentences were in the same paragraph, which would be the topic sentence?

• He was born in 1818.
• He was educated in the universities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
• In 1852, he abandoned poetry and drama and devoted himself to fiction.
• Ivan Turgenev was a critically acclaimed Russian author.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following red words is considered a transition?
We did not catch any fish; as a result, we ate baked beans.

• did not
• any
• as a result
• baked

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify whether the following sentence is fact or opinion:
The voting age should be raised to 21.

• fact
• opinion

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which of the following sentences does NOT use informal language?

• Everybody said his car was a "sweet ride."
• Susanne totally couldn't believe that she had won the lottery.
• The letter arrived in the morning, and he opened it immediately.
• I always feel cooped up in my cubicle at work.

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CCSS.W.11-12.1D

CCSS.W.11-12.2E

CCSS.L.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Identify the appropriate type of language to use in a letter requesting information from a government agency.

• formal
• informal

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CCSS.W.11-12.1D

CCSS.W.11-12.2E

CCSS.W.11-12.4