For a snake, shedding their skin up to eight times a year is part of a natural process.

For a snake, shedding their skin

I was surprised by the noise peering through the window to see who was at the door.

Surprised by the noise, I peered

I was surprised by the noise peering

I was surprised by the noise, peered

The noise surprised me, peering

Rewrite the sentence: Chris heard no unusual noises when he listened in the park. Rewrite, beginning with: Listening in the park, The next words should be:

no unusual noises could be heard

then Chris heard no unusual noises

Rewrite the sentence: After three hours of walking the museum, the entire family felt in need of a rest. Rewrite, beginning with: The entire family felt in need of a rest The next words should be:

having walked through the museum for three hours

walking through the museum for three hours

and they walked through the museum for three hours

despite having walked through the museum for three hours

Rewrite the sentence: The big celebration meal was over, and everyone began to feel sleepy. Rewrite, beginning with: Everyone began to feel sleepy The next words should be:

before the big celebration meal

although the big celebration meal

Read the statement or passage: In the words of Thomas De Quincey, “It is notorious that the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it.” If, like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of those you have just met, try this: The next time you are introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself, “I’ll listen carefully; I’ll repeat each person’s name to be sure I’ve got it, and I will remember.” You’ll discover how effective this technique is and probably recall those names for the rest of your life. The quotation from De Quincey indicates that the memory

always operates at peak efficiency

Read the statement or passage: Unemployment was the overriding fact of life when Franklin D. Roosevelt became president of the United States on March 4, 1933. At the time, the government did not systematically collect statistics of joblessness; actually it did not start doing so until 1940. The Bureau of Labor Statistics later estimated that 12,830,000 persons were out of work in 1933, about one-fourth of a civilian labor force of more than 51 million. Roosevelt signed the Federal Emergency Relief Act on May 12, 1933. The president selected Harry L. Hopkins, who headed the New York relief program, to run FERA. A gifted administrator, Hopkins quickly put the program into high gear. He gathered a small staff in Washington and brought the state relief organizations into the FERA system. While the agency tried to provide all the necessities, food came first. City dwellers usually got an allowance for fuel, and rent for one month was provided in case of eviction. This passage is primarily about

the effect of unemployment on United States families

methods of estimating unemployment rates in the 1930s

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency

the creation of President Roosevelt’s FERA program

Read the statement or passage: With varying success, many women around the world today struggle for equal rights. Historically, women have achieved greater equality with men during periods of social adversity. The following factors initiated the greatest number of improvements for women: violent revolution, world war, and the rigors of pioneering in an undeveloped land. In all three cases, the essential element that improved the status of women was a shortage of men, which required women to perform many of society’s vital tasks. We can conclude from the information in this passage that

historically, the principle of equality alone has not been enough to secure women equal rights

women today are highly successful in winning equal rights

only pioneer women have been considered equal to men

historically, women have only achieved equality through force

Read the statement or passage: Many people have owned, or have heard of, traditional “piggy banks,” coin banks shaped like pigs. A logical theory about how this tradition started might be that because pigs often symbolize greed, the object is to “fatten” one’s piggy bank with as much money as possible. However, while this idea makes sense, it is not the correct origin of the term. The genesis of the piggy bank is the old English word “pygg,” which was a common kind of clay hundreds of years ago in England. People used pots and jars made out of this red “pygg” clay for many different purposes in their homes. Sometimes they kept their money in one of the pots, and this was known as a pygg bank. Over the years, because “pygg” and “pig” sounded the same, glaziers began making novelty banks out of pottery in the shape of a pig as a kind of joke. These banks were given as gifts and exported to countries where people spoke other languages and where no one had ever heard of pygg clay. The tradition caught on all over the world, and today piggy banks come in all colors and are made of all kinds of materials, including plastic. This passage is mainly about how

people in different countries save their money

people in England made pottery centuries ago

a common term originated in a surprising way

Read the statement or passage: The wheel is considered one of the most important mechanical inventions of all time. Many technologies since the invention of the wheel have been based on its principles, and since the industrial revolution, the wheel has been a basic element of nearly every machine constructed by humankind. No one knows the exact time and place of the invention of the wheel, but its beginnings can be seen across many ancient civilizations. The passage suggests that the wheel is an important invention because it

forms the basis of so many later inventions

is one of the world’s oldest inventions

can be traced to many ancient cultures

is one the world’s most famous inventions

Read the statement or passage: Samuel Morse, best known today as the inventor of Morse Code and one of the inventors of the telegraph, was originally a prominent painter. While he was always interested in technology and studied electrical engineering in college, Morse went to Paris to learn from famous artists of his day and later painted many pictures that now hang in museums, including a portrait of former President John Adams. In 1825, Morse was in Washington, D.C., painting a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette when a messenger arrived on horseback to tell him that his wife was gravely ill back at his home in Connecticut. The message had taken several days to reach him because of the distance. Morse rushed to his home as fast as he could, but his wife had already passed away by the time he arrived. Grief-stricken, he gave up painting and devoted the rest of his life to finding ways to transmit messages over long distances faster. Morse left the art world and helped to invent the telegraph because he

experienced a personal tragedy in his life

wanted to communicate with people far away

Two underlined sentences are followed by a question or statement. Read the sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement. The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in 15 years. Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very high this year. What does the second sentence do?

It restates the idea found in the first.

It analyzes the statement made in the first.

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. Television has been introduced to almost every country in the world, reaching a large number of viewers on every continent. About 600 million people saw the first person walk on the moon, and a billion people watched the twentieth Olympic Games. Television has in many ways promoted understanding and cooperation among people. It does this by showing educational and cultural programs. From this passage, a reader can most reasonably conclude that the author believes that

television can unify people from around the world

people spend too much time watching television

not every country needs to have television

television is as important as schools

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. People have different ways of learning. Some are better at making mental pictures of new ideas. Others are more comfortable with writing lists of things to memorize. Certain people can learn best when listening to music, while others need silence to concentrate. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

Different individuals have different ways of acquiring information.

Mental pictures help many to learn.

Some people prefer lists to making mental pictures.

To learn well you need to be comfortable.

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. If you hold a piece of copper wire over the flame of a wooden match, heat will be conducted by the copper wire to your fingers, and you will be forced to drop the wire. You will, however, still be able to hold the match because wood is a poor conductor of heat. Which of the following is implied in the passage above?

Copper is a good conductor of heat.

Wood and copper conduct heat equally.

Wood is an excellent conductor of heat.

Matches should be made of copper.

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. Many people own different pets. Dogs, cats, birds, and fish are common household pets. Others pets are considered to be exotic animals. These include snakes, lizards, and hedgehogs. According to the passage, snakes are

likely to be found in a household with dogs

not allowed in people’s homes

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. Cesar Chavez was an influential leader for farmworkers. He fought for their rights and better working conditions. Chavez led many strikes that angered farm owners. Eventually he succeeded in getting increased wages and better living situations for farmworkers. The passage indicates that Chavez changed lives by

improving the conditions for farmworkers

helping to end the farmworkers’ strikes

fighting for the rights of farm owners

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. When cartoonist Charles M. Schulz was a boy in elementary school, other boys teased him for being small and not very good at sports, and his art teacher told him he had no talent for drawing. He had few friends and was too shy to talk to a red-haired girl he admired. Later in life, Schulz used his childhood experiences in his comic strip Peanuts : the strip’s main character, the sad and lonely Charlie Brown, represents Shulz as a little boy. Peanuts was unique at the time because it contained no adult characters. Readers fell in love with Charlie Brown, and Peanuts eventually became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. What is the main idea of the passage?

Schulz turned the pain of his youth into success as an adult.

Peanuts was the world’s most widely read comic strip.

Schulz was a very famous cartoonist.

The comic strip Peanuts featured children as its only characters.

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. Money has been used for thousands of years in nearly every culture as a means of exchange. However, today, the use of cash is becoming less and less common in modern societies all over the world. Every year, a higher percentage of purchases are made online, and even in stores customers are now using credit cards more often than cash. Many people today do all of their banking on the Internet rather than going to the bank in person. The author of the passage probably assumes that

cash will become virtually obsolete in the near future

using cash will become popular again

paying with credit cards all the time is dangerous

societies that do business online will struggle

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. Before giving first aid to an accident victim, you should obtain his or her consent. Asking for consent takes a simple question. Say to the victim, “I know first aid, and I can help until an ambulance arrives. Is that okay?” According to the passage, it is wrong to

attempt to help an accident victim without permission

use first aid on an accident victim without medical training

help a victim before an ambulance arrives

call for an ambulance instead of helping the victim

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. Dr. Ellen Ochoa is an inventor and is also the first female Hispanic astronaut. Her inventions include technology to help robots inspect equipment in space to maintain safety and quality control on spacecraft. Before retiring, she logged more than 1,000 hours in space across several space missions. According to the passage, Dr. Ochoa is the first

Hispanic woman to travel into space

Hispanic person to travel into space

Read the information below, then choose the best answer. Dogs and cats make very different types of pets. Before deciding whether to buy or adopt a dog or a cat, prospective owners need to carefully consider their own lifestyles and personalities. Dogs may make more affectionate companions, but they require more care and attention. They must be taken out several times a day and should not be left alone for more than a few hours. Larger dogs require significant exercise to remain fit and healthy. Cats are usually more independent in nature and interact less with their owners. Also, a cat can be left on its own all day, or even for several days, as long as it has food and clean water to drink. From this passage a reader can conclude that

owning a cat requires less work than owning a dog

people who are away from home during the day should not own a cat

people who like to play with their pets should own a cat

owning a cat is more responsibility than owning a dog

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1 min • 1 pt

Stamp collecting being a hobby that is sometimes used in the schools to teach economics and social studies.

being a hobby that is

is a hobby because it is

which is a hobby

is a hobby

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Knocked sideways, the statue looked as if it would fall.

Knocked sideways, the statue looked

The statue was knocked sideways, looked

The statue looked knocked sideways

The statue, looking knocked sideways,

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To walk, biking, and driving are Pat’s favorite ways of getting around.

To walk, biking, and driving

Walking, biking, and driving

To walk, biking, and to drive

To walk, to bike, and also driving

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CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking.

When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this

You cross the street in the middle of the block, this

Crossing the street in the middle of the block

The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Walking by the corner the other day, a child, I noticed, was watching for the light to change.

a child, I noticed, was watching

I noticed a child watching

a child was watching, I noticed,

there was, I noticed, a child watching

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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1 min • 1 pt

Going back to his old school, everything there looked smaller than Don remembered.

Going back to his old school,

When he went back to his old school,

To go back to his old school,

As he went back to his old school,

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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1 min • 1 pt

Painting, drawing and to sculpt are some of the techniques artists such as Picasso used to express themselves.

Painting, drawing and to sculpt

To paint, to draw, and sculpting

Painting, drawing, and sculpting

To paint, draw, and sculpting

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CCSS.L.8.1A

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Stamp collecting being a hobby that is sometimes used in the schools to teach economics and social studies.

Knocked sideways, the statue looked as if it would fall.

To walk, biking, and driving are Pat’s favorite ways of getting around.

When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking.

Walking by the corner the other day, a child, I noticed, was watching for the light to change.

Going back to his old school, everything there looked smaller than Don remembered.

Painting, drawing and to sculpt are some of the techniques artists such as Picasso used to express themselves.

Playing sports in school which is an activity meant to teach teamwork and leadership skills students can use later in life.

Glancing at his watch, Daniel picked up his speed.

For a snake, shedding their skin up to eight times a year is part of a natural process.

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