How Military Rations Changed the Way We Eat (Revising)

1. The word mixing is not the most effective word to use in sentence 6. Which word best replaces mixing in the sentence?

• A. merger

• B. mingling

• C. connection

• D. combination

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2. What is the most effective way to combine sentences 10 and 11?

• F. Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled climbing out of the ravine in time surviving the sudden flooding.

• G. Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled to climb out of the ravine in time, surviving the sudden flooding.

• H. Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled to climb out of the ravine in time, and to survive the sudden flooding.

• J. Because they are so large, the mammoths likely would have struggled to climb out of the ravine in time to survive the sudden flooding.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3. Zendaya would like to add another detail in the fifth paragraph (sentences 20–24).

Where is the best place to insert this sentence?

• A. After sentence 20

• B. After sentence 22

• C. After sentence 23

• D. After sentence 24

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4. The pronoun in sentence 27 is unclear. Which word or phrase should replace them to create a more effective sentence?

• F. woolly mammoths

• G. other tourists

• H. teenagers

• J. Baylor students and scientists

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5. Zendaya would like to add a concluding sentence to her essay that restates her thesis. Which sentence should she add at the end of her essay to accomplish this goal?

• A. The mystery of what happened to the woolly mammoths at Waco remains a total mystery to the researchers and everyone else.

• B. A complete skeleton of a woolly mammoth was recently discovered by a farmer in one of his fields in Michigan.

• C. Though there is no conclusive evidence, with continued research, scientists hope that one day they will know the specific cause of why the mammoths perished.

• D. Waco has many other interesting places to visit such as the campus of Baylor University, Magnolia Market, and the Cameron Park Zoo.