LeMoyne-Owen College Academic Placement Assessment (ELA)

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

This selection is about the Golden Gate Bridge. Which sentence does NOT belong in the selection?

(1) The Golden Gate Bridge is a bridge that crosses over the San Francisco Bay. (2) It goes from San Francisco to Marin County, in the U.S. state of California. (3) It was opened for use in 1937. (4) It is 9,266 feet long. (5) When the bridge was finished, it was the longest bridge in the world. (6) Today, the longest bridge is the Danyang-Kunshan bridge, in China. (7) For many people, the Golden Gate Bridge is still one of the most beautiful bridges in the world.

• Sentence (7)

• Sentence (4)

• Sentence (3)

• Sentence (6)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This selection is about the dessert called cheesecake. Which sentence does NOT belong in the selection?

(1) A cheesecake is a dessert made of cream cheese, milk, eggs, and flour. (2) It usually has a graham cracker crumb base. (3) The graham cracker crumb base is sometimes held together by melted butter. (4) The filling is mostly cream cheese with some sugar to sweeten it and sometimes sour cream to make it easier to shape and fill the crust. (5) Sour cream is also used in some brownies and cakes. (6) Cheesecake has a smooth texture, and comes in a variety of flavors such as strawberry, blueberry, lemon, and so on. (7) It is often topped with fruit or chocolate. (8) Cheesecake is a pie although its name has the word "cake" in it.

• Sentence (7)

• Sentence (5)

• Sentence (2)

• Sentence (3)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The word that a pronoun refers to or replaces is known as:

• a contraction

• an antecedent

• a conjunction

• a noun

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• Gary was in the restaurant with John when Gary got a phone call.

• Gary was in the restaurant with John when him got a phone call.

• Gary was in the restaurant with John when he got a phone call.

• Gary was in the restaurant with John when they got a phone call.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the best order for the sentences in the paragraph.

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Put the pizza in the oven. Take the pizza out after 8 minutes.

• Put the pizza in the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Take the pizza out after 8 minutes.

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Take the pizza out after 8 minutes. Put the pizza in the oven.

• Put the pizza in the oven. Take the pizza out after 8 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3