Wolf Spider

Which of the following is NOT a complete sentence?

• Because they carry their young on their backs.

• Wolf spiders are skilled hunters and move quite quickly.

• With their excellent eyesight, can easily spot prey.

• Often found in gardens, forests, and even inside homes.

A wolf spider is an arachnid __________ many people find quite frightening.

Choose the correct relative pronoun or relative adverb to complete this sentence.

• who

• where

• which

• when

Answer explanation

The correct answer is which. The relative pronoun "which" is used to refer to animals and things. In this sentence, "wolf spider" is an animal, so "which" is the appropriate word to connect the descriptive clause "many people find quite frightening" to the main clause "A wolf spider is an arachnid." The other options are incorrect because "who" refers to people, "where" refers to places, and "when" refers to times.

Which of the following sentences contains correct capitalization?

• Many people mistakenly believe that the wolf spider is a dangerous brown recluse.

• Many people mistakenly believe that the Wolf Spider is a dangerous Brown Recluse.

• Many people mistakenly believe that the wolf spider is a Dangerous Brown Recluse.

• Many people mistakenly believe that the Wolf spider is a dangerous brown recluse.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "Many people mistakenly believe that the wolf spider is a dangerous brown recluse." In standard English, common nouns like "wolf spider" and "brown recluse" are only capitalized when they begin a sentence. Options B and C incorrectly capitalize these common nouns as if they were proper nouns. Option D incorrectly capitalizes "Wolf" while leaving "spider" lowercase within the common name.

What is the BEST possible way to combine the following sentences?

Wolf spiders are hunters. Wolf spiders do not spin webs to catch prey.

• Wolf spiders are hunters, and wolf spiders do not spin webs for catching prey.

• Wolf spiders are hunters, and they do not spin webs to catch prey.

• Wolf spiders are hunters, and also wolf spiders do not spin webs for prey.

• Wolf spiders are hunters, and also they do not spin webs to catch their prey.

Answer explanation

Option "Wolf spiders are hunters, and they do not spin webs to catch prey." is the best way to combine the sentences because it uses a coordinating conjunction ("and") to smoothly connect the two related ideas while avoiding unnecessary repetition. The pronoun "they" effectively replaces the second instance of "wolf spiders," making the sentence concise and clear.

Even though the small mouse scurried quickly across the forest floor, the wolf spider caught it with no effort, as if it were a walk in the park.

The underlined phrase in the sentence above most nearly means __________.

• an exciting adventure

• a common outdoor activity

• a task that requires careful planning

• a task that is easy to do

Answer explanation

The idiom "a walk in the park" is used to describe something that is not difficult and requires little effort.

Choose a sentence that shows adjectives arranged in the correct order.

• The large, hairy wolf spider scurried quickly across the leaf litter.

• Several brown, small wolf spiders hid beneath the damp, cool rock.

• The gray, ugly spider stalked its unsuspecting insect prey nearby.

• A tiny, brown wolf spider rested briefly on the green, broad leaf.