1st 9 Weeks Exam Review

On the first day of class students read an article about school safety.

• class, students

• class students,

• class

• no change

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

The article is entitled Twenty-First Century Safe Schools written by the school’s principal.

For this question, consider the punctuation of the title of the article.

• Twenty-First Century Safe Schools

• “Twenty-First Century Safe Schools”

• “Twenty-First Century Safe Schools”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Students may be uncertain of their own schools safety, but this article helps clear that up.

• schools' safety

• school’s safety

• schooles safety

• No Change

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Principal O’Brian explains, we have all of our students’ interests at heart.

What is the best way to punctuate Principal O’Brian’s quote?

• Principal O’Brian explains “We have all of our students’ interests at heart.”

• Principal O’Brian explains, “we have all of our students’ interests at heart”.

• Principal O’Brian explains, “We have all of our students’ interests at heart.”

• No Change

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Teachers read the article to the students, and students in the school is encouraged to ask questions and discuss their feelings.

• school are encouragement

• school is encouraging

• school are encouraged

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CCSS.L.3.1F

These sentences are from a student essay. One of the sentences is incomplete. You should identify the one that you think is incomplete.

• Right from the start you can notice Norman’s innocence in the war, his good and pure nature.

• After eight weeks of being in the Army trained as a clerk typist.

• Norman was not trained to be a soldier, much less part of a mean killing machine.

• Mitchell lied to us. All of these sentences are complete

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CCSS.L.4.1F

This example is from a paragraph in a student essay. One sentence has a word that is clearly misspelled. Which one is it?

• The dictionary defines arson as "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".

• Sartoris Snopes, is the son of the tenant farmer Abner Snopes.

• Abner is a serial arsonist who seeks revenge on anyone he feels has done him wrong by burning there barns.

• We need to report Mitchell for compulsive dishonesty.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

This sentence is from a student essay. There is a key word missing in one sentence. Which one is it?

• Throughout the movie, Anton has been characterized as a bloodthirsty psychopath.

• He has hunted Llewellyn Moss relentlessly in search of his money and has left in his wake a path of destruction.

• According to the movie, he killed at least 12 people.

• All needed words are present. Oh, the deceitfulness!

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

This example is from a student essay. One sentence has a word that has a different meaning from how it is used in the sentence. Which sentence has the awkward wording?

• The prince took action by gathering a thousand of his friends and bordering them into a castle-no one enters and no one leaves-while inside the castle.

• They continuously have a never ending party; escaping reality seems like the goal.

• In the end the Red Death still finds its way in.

• Poe’s works have many levels that make them intense but effective.

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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

This example is from a paragraph in a student essay. In one sentence the student has used a word in a way that is different from its meaning. Which sentence has the awkward wording?

• Anthem was published in 1938, about 81 years ago.

• Before the book was conscripted, the book’s author was living in Soviet Russia.

• Soviet Russia was exploring the concept of collectivism, as was many other countries around the globe.

• Rand felt very strongly about collectivism, as she believed that it was the root of all evil.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C