Semester One Test - Study Guide

What change should be made in this sentence?

The cafeteria is serving hamburgers on wednesday.

• Change cafeteria to Cafeteria

• Change wednesday to Wednesday

• Change hamburgers to Hamburgers

• No change is needed

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

May we open one present on christmas eve?

• Change present to Present

• Change christmas eve to Christmas eve

• Change christmas eve to Christmas Eve

• Make no change

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

I am craving a chalupa and burrito from taco bell!

• Change chalupa to Chalupa

• Change taco bell to Taco Bell

• Change burrito to Burrito

• Make no change

What is the correct way to write this sentence?

The winter months are december, january, and february.

• The Winter months are December, January, and February.

• The Winter months are december, january, and february.

• The winter months are December, January, and February.

• The winter Months are December, January, and February.

What is the correct way to write this sentence?

My father can speak german and french.

• My Father can speak German and French.

• May Father can speak german and french.

• My father can speak German and french.

• My father can speak German and French.

School uniforms are far cheaper than the currently popular fashions. Many students work long hours at a paying job instead of doing homework because they feel they have to "keep up appearances." If students wore uniforms, there would be no need for most of them to have jobs that take away from their study time.

This passage is mostly about?

• popular fashions being expensive

• school uniforms being a good idea.

• students working many hours at jobs.

• teens enjoying wearing uniforms.

In 1972, five men broke into offices of the Democratic Party in Washington, D.C. Members of the media and Congress connected the burglary to members of President Nixon's reelection campaign. Nixon and his staff denied the accusations and committed illegal acts to hide the truth. As the House of Representatives debated impeaching Nixon, he resigned in disgrace rather than face a vote of impeachment. This episode will forever be known as the Watergate scandal; named after the office building that was burglarized.

What is this paragraph mostly about?

• The U.S. Congress

• Impeachment

• The Watergate scandal

• President Nixon

Whales are the biggest creatures that have ever lived on the earth. They are even bigger than the biggest dinosaurs were. Scientists think that whales once walked on land. They believe this because whales are not fish—they are mammals

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Whales are bigger than the dinosaurs were.

• Whales are the biggest creatures on earth.

• Whales are mammals.

Depression is a common illness that is easy to treat. Unfortunately, many people don't take their symptoms seriously and don't talk to their doctors about their problems. They don't know that depression has a physical cause; it is not a sign of weakness or a mood that will just go away.

Which of the following details would best support the main idea of this passage?

• Jorge doesn't feel like himself anymore.

• Girls are more likely to suffer from depression than boys.

• Depression often runs in families.

• Many people try to hide their depression and avoid getting help.

Find the central idea

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business

• Being a clown isn't all fun and games.

• Rodeos are exciting.

• Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

• Clowns are good at riding bulls.