CCMS ENG 2ND TEST BEL 4

How would you address the recipient of an informal letter?

• Dear + the name of the person

• Hello Sir/Madam

• Dear Sir/Madam

• Dear Mr

      Rachel was on her way to volunteer at the animal shelter.  She was very excited!  She really liked dogs.  Her brother was allergic to dogs, however, so she was rarely around them.  Rachel had a lot of fun playing with the puppies.  But after her shift, itchy bumps appeared on her arms. It is likely that:

• Mosquitoes bit Rachel.

• Rachel is allergic to dogs, too.

• Rachel fell in poison ivy.

• Racheal was bitten by mosquitoes.

      Choose the correct answer about the order of the formal letter.

• Writer's Address, Date, receiver’s Address, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature

• Writer's Address, receiver’s Address, Date, Greeting, Body, Signature, Closing

• Writer’s Address, receiver's Address, Date, Greeting, Body, Signature, Closing

• Writer's Address, Greeting, receiver’s Address, Date, Body, Closing, Signature

      For a noun that ends in -ss, -x, -s, -ch, -z, or -sh, add which of the following as the plural ending?  

• -ies

• -s

• -es

• -'s

  Which is an abstract noun in this sentence? ‘The student showed great courage during his speech

• speech

• during

• student

• courage

      If I could have one more dance, I'd love to dance with my father once again.  What parts of speech are the underlined words? 

• adjective, verb

• adjective, noun

• verb, noun

• noun, adjective

1.       Change the underlined phrase into a possessive noun. The makeup of Moriah, Katie, and Chelsie (They are all girls).  

• the womans' makeup

• the womens' makeup

• the women's makeup

• the womenes’ makeup

       She was great; her performance was impeccable. Impeccable means __.

• perfect, faultless

• acclaimed

• impossible

• slow

Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in a small village in Jamaica. He became one of the world’s most popular and well-loved musicians. Marley moved from the countryside to the big city of Kingston when he was a teenager. There, he found himself in the middle of a thriving music scene. He formed a music group with his friends. They called themselves ‘The Wallers’. They very first song they recorded went to number one on the charts!

What sentence in the text shows that Marley was successful early in his career?

• The entire paragraph

• He became one of the world's most popular and well-loved musicians.

• They very first song they recorded went to the number one on the charts.

• There, he found himself in the middle of a thriving music scene.

1.       How _______ apples did you buy yesterday?

• much

• many

• some

• any