February Benchmark Review

Read the paragraph below. What is the most effective way to combine sentences 3 and 4?

• But online networking promotes short, superficial connections with teens today, which is very popular.

• But online networking promotes short, superficial connections, and it is popular with teens today.

• But online networking, which is very popular with teens today, promotes short, superficial connections.

• But online networking that promotes short, superficial connections, it is very popular with teens today,

There is a redundant sentence in the last paragraph (sentence 23-28). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?

• Sentence 27: Still others believe that it might have been a combination of these factors.

• Sentence 26: Others suggest that an earthquake was responsible.

• Sentence 24: There’s no certainty regarding this issue.

• Sentence 23: Scientists aren’t sure why Thonis-Heracleion disappeared into the water.

What is the most effective way to revise sentence 15?

• Visitors are surrounded by fish strolling through the clear shaft on their left, on their right, and over their heads.

• Strolling through the clear shaft, visitors are surrounded by fish on their left, on their right, and over their heads.

• On their left, on their right, and over their heads, fish are surrounded by visitors strolling through the clear shaft.

• Sentence 15 should not be revised.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

• Delete the comma after underlining

• Change shows to showed

• Change the comma after skills to a colon

• Make no change

What change should be made to the sentence?

• Delete the comma after night

• Change the comma after living to a colon

• Change may miss to missed

• Make no change

What is the correct way to write sentences 15 and 16?

• Sarah was asked to come to the casting call and began preparing for her role by reading out loud and she acted out her role.

• Sarah was asked to come to the casting call and began preparing for her role by: reading her role aloud and acted out her scene.

• Sarah was asked to come to the casting call and began preparing for her role; both by reading and acting her role for all to see.

• Sarah was asked to come to the casting call and began preparing for her role by reading her role aloud and acting out her scene.

What is the correct way to combine sentences 20 and 21?

• Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s; in fact, it is my favorite television show of all time.

• Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s, in fact, it is my favorite show of all time during the 1960s.

• Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s: in fact, it is my favorite show of all time.

• Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s. In fact, it is my favorite show of all time.

There is a redundant sentence in the last paragraph (sentence 11-18). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?

• A. Sentence 12

• B. Sentence 13

• C. Sentence 14

• D. Sentence 15

Which sentence is written correctly?

• A. Because the class was so noisy today, we didn’t, worst of all, get to have any guidance, help, or free time.

• B. We didn’t get to have any guidance, help or free time. Worst of all, because the class was so noisy today.

• C. Worst of all, the class was so noisy today, we didn’t get to have any guidance, help, or free time.

• D. Worst of all, we didn’t get to have any guidance, help, or free time because the class was so noisy today.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• A. Most of the students were daydreaming, unsurprisingly, about which the teacher was droning on and on about clauses, conjunctions, and phrases.

• B. While the teacher was, unsurprisingly, droning on and on about clauses, conjunctions, and phrases, most of the students were daydreaming.

• C. Unsurprisingly, while the teacher was droning on and on about clauses, conjunctions, and phrases, most of the students were daydreaming.

• D. The teacher was droning on and on about clauses, conjunctions, and phrases, while most of the students were daydreaming, unsurprisingly.