Tennessee Practice EOC 9-10

Read this sentence...I, however, had the foresight to realize that cute baby chicks quickly become adults, and one is still responsible for taking care of them as fully grown chickens.

The prefix -fore in the word foresight indicates that the narrator has looked...

• at every aspect of the situation

• ahead to the expected outcome

• at personal feelings as well as the facts

• closely at personal decisions

Read the Sentence: I have all the flowers except the Columbian windflowers in another scrapbook, they are common back home.

How should the underlined part of the sentence be revised to correct this comma splice?

• another scrapbook because they

• another scrapbook; because they

• another scrapbook; because, they

• another scrapbook. Because they

When we reached the top of Angel's rest, we scaled huge boulders we walked out to the edge of the cliff and saw miles of the Columbia river.

How should the underlined part be revised to correct this run-on sentence?

• huge boulders, we walked

• huge boulders; we walked

• huge boulders we; walked

• huge, boulders we walked

Us ate lunch with Alice Jensen, another hiker who was carrying the same book as Aunt Jenny.

Which pronoun is the correct replacement for the underlined word?

• Them

• She

• Her

• We

Today was a beautiful, sunny day, and Aunt Jenny said it was perfect for hiking.

Which is the best replacement for the underlined pronoun?

• its

• them

• those

• no change

Which is the correct order for the sentences?

1) I will cherish the memories from this trip and the strong bond I formed with my aunt this summer. 2) Well, the hiking part of my trip is over and I won't forget it. 3) I have always loved Aunt Jenny, but now we have become good friends. 4) I took so many wonderful pictures.

• 1,2,4,3

• 4,1,3,2

• 2,4,3,1

• 3,4,1,2

Jill wants to run for student council president and has to deliver a speech in front of the entire student body. It will be particularly important for Jill to engage her audience by...

• making direct eye contact.

• lowering her speaking voice.

• including long dramatic pauses.

• tapping on the podium as she speaks.

^{Mark Twain kept a Journal of all the details of the Mississippi River as he traveled up and down it. Writing helped him become a competent riverboat pilot. He also wrote down interesting language and stories he heard.}

^{Before using the name Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens was a riverboat pilot. He had to learn the Mississippi River, knowing all the details of the river. He had to recognize those details, like shallow water, landings to pick up people, and sunken logs.}

^{Which Statement synthesizes information from both works?}

• Samuel Clemens's experience as a riverboat pilot contributed to his becoming a successful writer.

• Writers like Samuel Clemens tend to become successful by writing everyday with journals.

• Understanding how a river worked made Samuel Clemens a successful writer

• Samuel Clemens used a journal to help remember details and become a successful riverboat pilot.

Complete this Analogy

Limousine is to transportation as helmet is to _________________.

• protection

• injection

• infection

• solution

Adams attempted different methods to make money his attempts continuously seemed to fail.

What is the correct way to write the underlined portion of the run-on sentence?

• money: his attempts

• money, so his attempts

• money; and his attempts

• money, but his attempts