Assessment (13C and 15A,)

In "Grady the Famous Cow", what is the most effective revision to make in sentence 3?

• But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that it made national headlines for a week, so the problem-solving skills of people all over the country were engaged.

• But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that when engaged, it made national headlines for a week with the problem-solving skills of people all over the country.

• But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that it made national headlines for a week and engaged the problem-solving skills of people all over the country.

• No revision is needed in sentence 3.

In "Grady the Famous Cow", what is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

• Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, probably thinking it was an exit from the barn.

• Afterward Grady, who became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, probably thought it was an exit from the barn.

• Afterward Grady became upset because she probably thought it was an exit from the barn and ran toward the nearest source of light.

• Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, she probably thought it was an exit from the barn.

In "Grady the Famous Cow", sentence 12 lacks clarity. What is the best way to improve this sentence?

• Change When they to When Mach and the veterinarian

• Change peered to glanced

• Change they saw to he saw

• Change looking out to staring

In "Body Language", The word opposed is not the best choice for sentence 19. Which word should replace opposed in this sentence?

• contrasted

• differed

• varied

• measured

In "Body Language", what is the most effective revision to make in sentence 20?

• She found that the people had an increase in the hormone associated with dominance and a decrease in the hormone associated with stress who were holding their body in a position of power.

• She found that the people holding their body in a position of power had an increase in the hormone associated with dominance, the hormone associated with stress was decreased.

• She found that while the people were holding their body in a position of power, the hormones associated with dominance and stress were increased and decreased.

• She found that the people holding their body in a position of power had an increase in the hormone associated with dominance and a decrease in the hormone associated with stress.

In "Body Language", There is a redundant sentence in the third paragraph (sentences 11–21). Which of these sentences unnecessarily repeats information and should be deleted?

• Sentence 14

• Sentence 15

• Sentence 18

• Sentence 21

In "The Human Calculator", what is the most effective revision to make in sentence 16?

• Called an edutainer, he entertains people Flansburg has superhuman mathematical abilities and educates them with his technique.

• Called an edutainer, Flansburg entertains people with his superhuman mathematical abilities and educates them with his technique.

• Called an edutainer, Flansburg entertains people with his superhuman mathematical abilities, which educate them with his technique.

• Called an edutainer, his superhuman mathematical abilities that he entertains people with will educate his technique, too.

In "The Human Calculator", Gina did not use an effective transition to help the reader move from sentence 22 to sentence 23. Which transition word or phrase should replace In other words?

• In fact

• Apologetically

• In the end

• As a result

In "Buying local", The meaning of sentence 3 is not clear. Adam can help clarify what he is trying to say in this sentence by replacing the pronoun they with —

• the products

• shoppers

• these stores

• fruits and vegetables

In "Buying Local", what is the most effective way to revise sentence 7?

• Studies show that the average distance most food travels before it reaches your plate, it is a distance of 1,500 miles!

• Studies show this. That the average distance most food travels before it reaches your plate is 1,500 miles!

• Studies show that the average distance before it reaches your plate that most food travels is 1,500 miles!

• Studies show that the average distance most food travels before it reaches your plate is 1,500 miles!