WorksheetsEnglish 1 EOC
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
What does oppressively mean as it is used in paragraph 6?
cruel
barely
depressingly
alarmingly
The eerie impression made by that wide hall, that dark and spacious staircase, and that long, cold gallery, by the livelier aspect of my little room, I remembered that, after a day of bodily fatigue and mental anxiety, I was now at last in safe haven.
What does livelier mean in paragraph 4?
more cheerful
more spacious
more active
more crowded
The poet Samuel Coleridge, in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” poetically describes an ironic situation faced by a sailor “Water, water, everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink.”
Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text? sailor “Water,
sailor; “Water,
sailor . . . “Water
sailor: “Water
No change
Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text?
In fact, most people would not be able to survive to make it muchlonger than two or three days without having water.
In fact, most would not survive to make it two or three days without having it.
In fact, most would not be able to survive any longer than two or three days without any water.
In fact, most people would not survive longer than two or three days without it.
No change
Water plays several key roles in physical health: protecting joints, preventing injury and fatigue during exercise, and it helps keep kidneys healthy.
Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text? and it helps keep kidneys healthy.
and also your kidneys will be healthier.
No change
and it keeps your kidneys healthy.
and keeping kidneys healthy.
The vertebrae of the spinal column rely on cartilage to absorb shock caused by an array of everyday activities from walking to running to lifting as well as to sitting.
Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text? caused by an array
fired up by a whole host
made possible by a wealth
brought to pass by an immensity
No change
Human cartilage is composed of about 85 percent water. The tough yet spongy substance keeps joints lubricated and mobile...Cartilage is like a suit of armor that coats the bones beneath our skin. When you take most of the water out of the picture, cartilage would dehydrate and result in painful friction.
Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text? When you take most of the water out of the picture
If there isn’t a whole lot of water
With decreased levels of water
Running on low amounts of water
No Change
Staying well-hydrated before, during, and when you are done with exercise can reduce fatigue.
Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text? when you are done with
when finished with
being done with
after
no change
Those vital organs remove waste from the body, they also help regulate blood pressure and some bodily fluid levels.
Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text? body, they
body: they
body; they
body they
no change
