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Read the following sentence on the left and answer the corresponding question on the right:

Don’t spend time with Spencer’s circle of friends; they are the wolves of the school, and they are incredibly rude.

There is only ONE correct answer.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadowing

Read the following sentence on the left and answer the corresponding question on the right:

Some members of my extended family were selected to speak at the party, including _____________.

Which of the following options completes the sentence on the left properly?

• "me and my mom"

• "my mom and me"

• "I and my mom"

• "my mom and I"

Read the sentences.

Deep beneath the Western Pacific Ocean lies the Mariana Trench, the deepest oceanic trench in the world. An oceanic trench is an underwater canyon. Studying the Mariana Trench helps scientists learn more about earthquakes and ocean life.

Which of the underlined phrases is a prepositional phrase?

There may be more than one correct answer.

• lies the Mariana Trench

• in the world

• an underwater canyon

• about earthquakes and ocean life

Read the following sentence on the left and answer the corresponding question on the right:

It’s like what Walker always says: Your true colors should have no color at all.

Which of the following revisions must be made to the above sentence?

Revisions are indicated in bold, red print.

There is only ONE correct answer.

• It's like what Walker always says: your true colors should have no color at all.

• It's like what Walker always says; Your true colors

  should have no color at all.

• It's like what Walker always says: You're true colors should have no color at all.

• It's like what Walker always says: "Your true colors should have no color at all."

Read the sentences.

Julia was thirteen years old last week. Julia is too young to attend the local arts school. The school only accepts 14-year-olds or older. Julia's last name is Smith.

Which is the best way to combine the sentences above?

• Julia Smith, who turned thirteen last week, is too young to attend the local arts school, which only accepts 14-year-olds or older.

• Julia Smith, who is too young to attend the local arts school but only accepts 14-year-olds or older, turned thirteen last week.

• Julia Smith would like to go to the local arts school, but it only accepts 14-year-olds or older and she is too young, because she is only thirteen.

• Julia, whose last name is Smith, is too young to attend the local arts school which only accepts 14-year-olds or older.

Which of the following sentences includes an example of vague pronoun use?

• Callie styled her hair in a French braid, in spite of the heavy rain outside, which was the reason she was late for work.

• Don't listen to them about anything.

• Amelie and Jemma went to the mall to try on clothes, and they had a great time.

• It isn't wise to have a tank of fish without a filter because it will get dirty.

Which of the following sentences does not use the word "then" or the word "than" correctly?

• More then one quarter of marine species live in coral reefs.

• Our team was behind by one point, but then we scored a goal.

• Mumbai is closer to Hyderabad than to New Delhi.

• If you go to sleep early, then you will be well-rested tomorrow.

DeAngelo is writing an article about the accomplishments of the city government this year.

Which of the following sentences supports this objective the best if it appears in the article?

• There was a record number of candidates in the recent election.

• The President's nominations for the Supreme Court have attracted a lot of attention.

• Politicians have a reputation for being very corrupt, yet I aspire to run for public office and reform the system dramatically.

• After the repaving of the highways and the "Feed the Homeless" project in June, the Mayor's approval rating reached a new high.

Read the following sentence and choose the correct case for the first letter of each word in the brackets:

My [Mom/mom] was born in France, so she tries to teach us how to speak [French/french].

• mom

• Mom

• French

• french

Read the sentence.

The Tuvan people are famous for their singing and wrestling.

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

• Tuvan people

• are famous

• are famous for their singing

• are famous for their singing and wrestling