Final Exam Review (403B)

How confident do you feel about taking the Final Exam right now?

• Not confident at all

• I'm a bit worried

• I'm feeling ok

• I'm happy and confident

For their ____, lions depend almost entirely on meat.

• Diffusion

• Seclusion

• Sustenance

• Detriment

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Doctors predict that thousands of people will ______ to this strange new ailment.

• immerse

• succumb

• comport

• deface

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Is it unusual and ______ of me to inject _____ into serious discussions?

• Tenacious...valor

• Emphatic...frequency

• Vehement...suspense

• Eccentric...levity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The poor, hungry ____, lured by the _____ aroma of spices, wandered into a dim alley.

• Zealot...reticent

• Waif...pungent

• Deity...genial

• Benefactor...vapid

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The athlete’s ______ refusal to follow the rules provoked a stern _____ from the umpire.

• Blatant...reprimand

• Complaint...longevity

• Taciturn...fiasco

• Livid...privilege

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Find the error:

The mayor promised that she would listen to all the people, consult her advisers, and making a fair decision.

• that she would

• Making a fair decision

• to all the people

• No correction needed

Answer explanation

The error is in 'making a fair decision' which should be 'make a fair decision' to maintain parallel structure with 'listen to all the people' and 'consult her advisers'.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Find the error:

The note said, “Go to the library at midnight, for a mystery awaits at you.”

• said, “Go

• No correction needed

• to the library

• a mystery awaits at you

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Fix the sentence:

Venturing bravely into the forest, the heroes come upon a wrinkled little gnome who asks them three impossible questions.

• the heroes came upon a wrinkled little gnome who ask them

• the heroes came upon a wrinkled little gnome who ask them

• the heroes come upon a wrinkled little gnome who asked them

• No correction needed

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'No correction needed' because the original sentence is grammatically correct with the verb tense matching the subject 'heroes'.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Fix the sentence:

Both Derek and myself will go to the dance on Friday night if we get permission from our parents.

• Both myself and Derek

• Both me and Derek

• Both Derek and I

• No Correction needed

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Both Derek and I' because 'I' is the correct pronoun to use after 'Both'. 'Myself' should not be used in this context.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A