A Special Pioneer

Nora wants to combine the ideas in sentences 5 and 6. In the box provided, write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way.

Nora wants to add a topic sentence to the beginning of the second paragraph (sentences 5 through 10). Which would be the BEST topic sentence for this paragraph?

• Cancer is a serious illness in which some of the body's cells grow faster than normal cells and hurt healthy parts of the body.

• School is very important, not just for people who want to be astronauts, but for people who want other types of jobs, too.

• Millie was very smart and wanted to learn about science so she could help others.

• Millie went to college at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and went to graduate school at Texas Woman's University.

Nora does not think that sentence 10 is appropriate for this assignment. She does not think the tone is appropriate for her audience. How should she change the sentence?

• She wrote many important papers about cancer research.

• She wrote a whole bunch of papers on cancer research!

• She wrote these papers, and they were really awesome.

• She wrote some important stuff, like, you know, papers.

Nora wants to move sentence 19 to improve the organization of her paper. Look at paragraphs 1 through 3 (sentences 1 through 20). Where is the BEST place to move sentence 19?

• A) After sentence 2

• B) After sentence 12

• C) After sentence 15

• D) After sentence 17

Nora wants to insert the following sentence into her paper. Millie studied mice, tiny jellyfish, and even her fellow astronauts as the subjects of these space experiments. What is the BEST place to insert this sentence?

• After sentence 2

• After sentence 12

• After sentence 15

• After sentence 17

What is the BEST concluding statement to add to the end of this selection?

• A) A brave astronaut and brilliant scientist, Millie Hughes-Fulford continues her important work helping people who have cancer and other diseases.

• B) Other astronauts have included engineers, teachers, and even members of Congress.

• C) Although she grew up in Mineral Wells, Texas, Millie Hughes-Fulford now lives in San Francisco, California.

• D) Millie Hughes-Fulford works at the University of California Medical Center at San Francisco.

The main purpose of Joshua's letter to the governor is to state his case.

• To request leniency for his actions.

• To state his case.

• To express gratitude.

• To present his qualifications.

Identify one correction that Joshua needs to make in his letter regarding the address format.

• Remove any extra spaces between address lines

• Correct the punctuation in the address

• Separate the city and state onto different lines

• Ensure the zip code is correctly formatted

What is the date mentioned in Joshua's letter?

• It is not specified

• January 1, 2020

• December 31, 2020

• July 4, 2020

Joshua believes a new flag would be beneficial for the school because it would instill school pride.

• It would instill school pride

• It would generate revenue

• It would reduce discipline issues

• It would increase student enrollment