Final Exam Spring 2023

1) Life for most American pioneers forging the frontier brought death and disease.  2) John Barton was an early American pioneer, so he must have died or contracted a disease.  3) In pioneer families, every member of the family had work to do in order to survive.  4) Even children as young as four years old had tasks such as bringing in water from outside, filling kerosene lamps, and carrying in wood for fires.

Which sentence demonstrates a fallacy or faulty reasoning?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

Matt slam dunked the ball, high fived his friend, and ______ at the coach

• grinned

• grinning

• grinner

Select the sentence that demonstrates correct grammar usage

• Ollie is fascinated with animals, including lizards, newts, frogs, and snakes,

• Kate loves to read, play all the time with her kids, she writes stories, and she is also a teacher.

• Sylvie enjoys playing outside with sidewalk chalk, she likes riding her tricycle, and sandboxes have always been enjoyable for her.

• Joe watches soccer every day, but he still manages to get his work done, he is renovating the basement, he makes all the beds in the house, and his kids like him to play board games with them.

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• Izzie had several favorite foods: they were salads, pizza, tortillas, and nuts.

• Tate decided to visit six states: Alaska, New Hampshire, Texas, Utah, New York, and Colorado.

• Lucy knew the answers to all of the questions: she also knew the names of all the states, and their capitals.

• Jackie made a list of what exercise she wanted to do over summer vacation; swimming, dancing, biking, and running.

Which sentence uses the word "execute" correctly?

• Karen was appointed as the execute of the will.

• Terry's execute of her balance beam routine was flawless.

• Because she was able to execute the task perfectly, Kristina was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious cooking school.

• Damon faced execute if Pythias did not return in time.

True or false-the sentence below contains parallel structure:

The children splashed through muddy puddles, shed their brightly colored raincoats, and celebrated the first storm of the season

• TRUE

• FALSE

Choose the sentence that uses a semicolon correctly.

• James loves to play soccer; his brother prefers baseball.

• Jacob loves to read; the weather outside today is frightful.

• Ted has a speedboat; but, he really likes to play backgammon.

• Craig, a basketball lover, is going to a professional game; next week.

Which sentence uses the word "operator" correctly?

• The operator of the ride assisted the child with the safety restraints. 

• In order to alleviate the pain in his shoulder, Brent had an operator. 

• Since Judy didn't know how to operator the computer, she inadvertently destroyed the hard drive. 

• The engine was old and outdated and stopped operator to its full capacity.

Which sentence uses the word "chastise" correctly?

• Anyone caught disobeying Miss Olsen's rules will receive severe and public chastise.

• After the age of 18, a child is not considered chastise by their parents.

• Everyone was intimidated by the notorious Judge Adams who was such a good chastise that he made all of the defendants cry and beg for forgiveness.

• The language arts teacher is known to often chastise students for their use of incorrect grammar.

What is the most precise meaning of the word "benefactor" as used in the following sentence?

"A secret benefactor contributed money to build

a new playground and recreation center."

• Man

• Presenter

• Donor

• Lawyer