Unit 1 Test Review

Shari muttered, "look sam, I don't have any idea how to play the trumpet".

• Shari muttered, "Look sam, I don't have any idea how to play the trumpet."

• Shari muttered "Look Sam, I don't have any idea how to play the trumpet".

• Shari muttered, "Look Sam, I don't have any idea how to play the trumpet."

• Correct as is

I know you have a lot to do this week she said, "but I hope you can attend the party."

• this week, she said,

• this week, "she said,

• this week" she said,

• this week,"she said.

(12) I was very confused. (13) I wanted to continue in band but I also wanted to participate in

competitive athletics. (14) I felt that I could not turn the coach down, since he had asked me to try out for

the team. (15) He told me he had been watching me, and he thought I would be an asset to the team.

(16) I decided to talk to my parents. (17) It would have been so easy if my parents had just told me to

do one thing or another, but surprisingly, they told me I would have to make that decision myself. (18)

They told me to do whatever made me happier. (19) Leaving the decision up to me was tough, but as it

turned out, it was the best thing they could have done for me.

In sentence 13, how is band but I correctly written?

• band, but I

• band, but, I

• band but I,

• As it is

Though I am into the sport and always wanted to play on the school team, I never seriously considered it.

(What is the best way to rewrite the underlined part of the sentence to improve word choice?)

• Though I crave the sport

• Though I enjoy the sport

• Though I hate the sport

• Though I think the sport is fun

(2) If a person is lucky, there will be only a few of these times, but it is likely that there will be many of these times in a lifetime.

(How could the underlined part of the sentence be revised to improve organization and word choice?)

• but it is likely that there will be many of them.

• but it is likely that there will be many times like these times.

• but it is likely that there will be more than a few of these times

• but it is likely that there will be more than a few times like them.

Anna has to describe a square and a triangle. Her teacher told her to write a paragraph about how the two shapes are alike and how they are different. What pattern should she use?

• question and answer

• sequence

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Bad drivers are responsible for more accidents on the road. Car insurance companies can raise their rates due to the increase of wrecks. New traffic laws are passed because of the behavior of dangerous drivers. What is the organizational pattern?

• cause and effect

• sequence

• question and answer

• chronological

Kathy ____ TV everyday after work.

• watch

• watches

My friend ____ on my street a few blocks away.

• live

• lives

what is the correct way to punctuate sentence (21) I knew that I had to make a decision or I would have no peace of mind.

• I knew that I had to make a decision or I would have no peace of mind.

• I knew that I had to make a decision, or I would have no peace of mind.

• I knew that I had to make a decision or, I would have no peace of mind.

• I knew that I had to make a decision, or, I would have no peace of mind.