WorksheetsModule 3 exam study guide - semester 1
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 56mins
Which sentence would be inappropriate in an informational piece of writing with a formal tone?
Congress refused the secretary of war's request for funds to purchase 1,000 camels for military use in the West.
That year, army major H. C. Wayne and naval lieutenant David D. Porter were sent off in a supply ship to buy camels and bring them home.
The drivers found the camels ugly and often grumbled about their smell and how the camels spat at them and sometimes bit them.
Which sentence would be inappropriate in an informational piece of writing with a formal tone?
The loggerhead sea turtle is one marine species that is listed under the Endangered Species Act.
People need to stop throwing trash in the water and keep away from the nests of these cute creatures or they won’t survive.
These turtles face many threats in our seas, from getting caught in fishing nets, being hit by ships, and ingesting plastic debris.
What is the most reliable source of information?
a website with broken links
a website last updated in 2007
an article published in a scholarly journal
a Wikipedia article updated yesterday
What is the most reliable source of information?
a long and very detailed article on a website with no author
a website last updated in 2005
an article in the most recent volume of an academic journal
a personal blog article updated yesterday
Read the following excerpt from "Are Dogs Dumb?". Which statement best explains how the passage supports the author's purpose?
Chimps can use sign language to talk to their trainers. Monkeys can learn to count. A crow can figure out how to use a stick to get at that hard-to-reach grub. Chickens can learn to play checkers. Even worms can be taught to run mazes. So which animal is the smartest? You're probably thinking that chimps are smarter than chickens. And that crows are smarter than worms. And that you’re smarter than all of them.
The purpose is to instruct; it provides many supporting details about the abilities of chimps.
The purpose is to entertain; it uses a humorous tone.
The purpose is to persuade; it is trying to convince you that humans are the smartest of all.
The purpose is to inform; it asks a question that will be answered by the text.
Read the following first paragraph of "Dog Talk." Which statement best explains how the passage supports the author's purpose?
Listen. Do you hear it? No matter where you are, if you stick your head out a window for a minute or two you'll probably hear a dog barking. What is it they're trying to say? Does that racket actually mean something? Why do dogs bark?
The purpose is to instruct; it provides supporting details about the abilities of dogs.
The purpose is to entertain; it uses a humorous tone.
The purpose is to inform; it asks a question that will be answered by the text.
It is trying to convince you that you are the smartest animal of all.
Which author is the most credible and reliable?
an author who includes in-text citations and a works-cited page
an author with an impressive-sounding job
an author who is being paid by an advertising company to write
an author with a well-designed website
Which author has the most credible and reliable source of information?
an author with an impressive-sounding job
an author who includes in-text citations and a works-cited page
an author who is being paid by an advertising company to write
an author with a well-designed website
Read the excerpt from "Close Encounters of the Bear Kind." Which detail from the text best supports the inference that John is afraid of a bear attack?
The blinding glare of spring sunlight glinting off the snow makes it tough to make out where the bear is in the hole. John crouches down, shades his eyes with his hands and puts his face close to peer inside. With a startled look, he pulls back and whips the sleeping bag over the hole. The black bear inside is not only awake; its head is right at the entrance. John hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer.
"The black bear inside is not only awake; its head is right at the entrance."
"John crouches down, shades his eyes with his hands and puts his face close to peer inside."
“John hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer.”
What is the author's purpose of the following passage?
For the last three years, Shumaker has been working with Azy and five other orangutans at the Zoo's Think Tank building. In addition to these great apes, Think Tank researchers are studying creatures as various as hermit crabs, leafcutter ants, and macaques. They hope to learn whether-and-how animals think. Some of the scientists look at tool use. Others observe the animals' social life. Shumaker would like to know if orangutans can learn language.
To persuade
To inform
To entertain
To tell a story
What is the author's purpose of the following passage?
John is a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. His study area is the Tanana Valley, a boggy lowland in central Alaska. It's prime black bear habitat, but most of the ground is too wet for dens. Unfortunately, the only dry areas that seem good for dens also happen to be used by the U.S. Army for winter training. So to protect both bears and soldiers, the army hired John to find out where most bears in the area hibernate.
to inform
to entertain
to tell a story
to persuade
In "The Think Tank," Shumaker says, "When we started the project, I didn't think Azy would be the faster learner." Why does the author include this detail?
to show that Shumaker dislikes working with Azy
to show that animals can surprise even experts with their capacity to learn
to show that Azy began to improve as a learner only when Shumaker started to work with him
to show that researchers must sometimes do work that they consider difficult
Read this excerpt from "Are Dogs Dumb?" by Karen Hopkin. What is the author's viewpoint in this excerpt?
Chimps can use sign language to talk to their trainers. Monkeys can learn to count. A crow can figure out how to us a stick to get at that hard-to-reach grub. Chickens can learn to play checkers. Even worms can be taught to run mazes. So which animal is the smartest? You're probably thinking that chimps are smarter than chickens. And that crows are smarter than worms. And that you’re smarter than all of them.
She is curious about which animal is the smartest
She believes the readers think too highly of themselves.
She thinks that animals are smarter than humans.
She thinks that humans are smarter than animals.
Which example is considered plagiarism?
citing someone else’s work in a research paper
reading other people’s research before writing.
quoting another source in the text of your paper
using another’s work in a paper without citing it
Which example is considered plagiarism?
asserting that the United States was the first country to put a man on the moon
using photographs that you took on vacation to illustrate a report on the Grand Canyon
using the opinion of an author you agree with without including an in-text citation
writing up your findings for a biology experiment on the nocturnal habits of banana slugs
The topic of Paul's history report is best understood in terms of different segments of time. Which organizational structure would be most appropriate for this topic?
compare and contrast
chronological
pros and cons
most-to-least important
Which detail best supports the subtopic "camels are tougher than horses"?
Thirty-three camels were purchased for $250 each.
Camels can go without water for days.
Railroads soon replaced pack animals.
Camels were a potential solution to transportation problems.
Which detail best supports the subtopic "purchase of camels"?
Thirty-three camels were purchased for $250 each.
Camels can carry more than horses.
Railroads soon replaced pack animals.
Camels were a potential solution to transportation problems.
Review the following entry from a works-cited page. Which choice correctly formats the in-text citation for this source?
"All About Global Warming." Science 9 Nov. 2010: 1283-84. Science Online. Web. 24 May 2013.
(Science Online 1284).
(Science, 1284).
(“All About” 1284).
Review the following entry from a works-cited page. Which choice correctly formats the in-text citation for this source?
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Earth." New York Times, 20 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2007.
(Cornelia Dean).
(Dean).
("Executive").
(New York Times).
Which sentence uses the word innovation (or its derivations) incorrectly?
The company's latest innovation is an updated tablet computer.
The technology company prefers to hire employees who are innovative.
My mother bought new hand towels for the guest bathroom – they are very innovative.
We came up with several innovative solutions to the problem.
Which sentence uses the word hibernate (or its derivations) incorrectly?
I hibernated at 10 p.m. last night.
Before bears settle into hibernation, they build up a thick layer of fat.
The winter woods are quiet—if you listen closely, perhaps you can hear the soft breathing of hibernating animals.
When animals hibernate, their metabolism and their breathing slows.
Which answer corrects the error in verb tense? For the upcoming bake sale at the fair, we baked the cake and frost it.
For the upcoming bake sale at the fair, we bake the cake and frosted it.
For the upcoming bake sale at the fair, we baked the cake and had frosted it.
For the upcoming bake sale at the fair, we baked the cake and frosted it.
For the upcoming bake sale at the fair, we will have baked the cake and frost it.
Which answer corrects the error in verb tense? To earn his allowance this week, Josh must mow the lawn and trimmed the bushes.
To earn his allowance this week, Josh must have mowed the lawn and trim the bushes.
To earn his allowance this week, Josh must mow the lawn and trim the bushes.
To earn his allowance this week, Josh will have mowed the lawn and trim the bushes.
To earn his allowance this week, Josh must mow the lawn and is trimming the bushes.
The main idea of a paragraph is, "Teeth can tell you what types of food an animal eats." Which detail supports the main idea?
You can also tell what an animal eats by examining its den.
Animals that are meat eaters (carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and tearing.
Mammals have teeth; insects do not.
If you don't brush a dog's teeth regularly, it can lead to decay.
When is the best time to revise a research question?
when very little information about the topic is found
while revising the final draft
during the editing and proofreading of the final draft
before beginning any research
When is the best time to revise a research question?
while revising the final draft of the paper
when a different research topic becomes more interesting
during the editing and proofreading of the final draft
before beginning any research on the topic
Read the following excerpt from "The Day the Gulls Went Crazy." Which sentence describes a cause-and-effect relationship in the text?
An experiment seemed the best way to answer this question. Larry rigged up a disguise from spare items around the house. Instead of his usual yellow stocking cap, he wore a wide-brimmed straw hat. He changed into baggy clothing that he had never worn before. And to top off the disguise, he added a green and orange Halloween mask left behind from some party. In this outfit, Larry walked out of the house, being careful to change his walk by pretending to limp. To his amazement, the colony stayed perfectly calm.
Larry walks out of the house, and he pretends to limp.
Larry disguises himself with a mask, and the gulls remain calm.
Larry looks for ways to disguise himself and finds a straw hat and baggy clothing.
Larry decides to change his yellow stocking cap and wears a wide-brimmed hat instead.
Which sentence uses the word habitat correctly?
Bears habitat in dens in the winter because food is scarce and to escape the cold.
Coastal area beaches provide a nesting habitat for sea turtles and their hatchlings.
Sitting in front of the fire in our family room is a good place to habitat during a snowstorm.
As much as she tries to be on time, my sister has a habitat of being late to almost everything.
Which sentence uses the word intimidate correctly?
Even though my brother tries to intimidate me, I don’t believe him because he’s a big teddy bear at heart.
Marcia tried to intimidate that Dad was going to take us to the cabin in the mountains this weekend.
Karla's idea for the performance was intimidate, and the audience went wild with applause.
The relaxing sound of the gurgling creek helped intimidate the poet to write a poem.
Which sentence uses the word restrain correctly?
The man took computer classes so he could restrain for a new job.
After playing video games all afternoon, Cameron's eyes felt restrain.
Tom thought it would be easy to drive the motorbike, but he found it hard to restrain it.
The mother ran after the toddler to restrain him from running into the street.
Which sentence uses the word maneuver correctly?
After some practice, Randy was better able to maneuver the remote-controlled airplane.
Adelaide went to the nail salon to get a maneuver before the big dance.
Before we set up camp, we took a maneuver down by the lake to see how far it was.
Jessica and I thought we could maneuver all the details about the party ahead of time.
