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What is your first name? *
What is your family name? *
What is your student ID number? *
Select the best version of the capitalized part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.
1. PAINTING, DRAWING, AND TO SCULPT are some of the techniques artists such as Picasso used to express themselves.
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2. Playing sports in school WHICH IS AN ACTIVITY meant to teach teamwork and leadership skills students can use later in life.
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Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence.
3. If I want your opinion, I will ask for it.
Rewrite, beginning with "I won't ask for your opinion" The next words will be
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4. It began to rain, and everyone at the picnic ran to the trees to take shelter.
Rewrite, beginning with "Everyone at the picnic ran to take shelter" The next words will be
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Read the statement or passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or implied in the statement or passage.
5. In the words of Thomas DeQuincey, "It is notorious that the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If, like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of those you have just met, try this: The next time you are introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself, "I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be sure I've got it, and I will remember." You'll discover how effective this technique is and probably recall those names for the rest of your life.
The writer believes people remember names best when they
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6. Many people have owned, or have heard of, traditional "piggy banks," coin banks shaped like pigs. A logical theory about how this tradition started might be that because pigs often symbolize greed, the object is to "fatten" one's piggy bank with as much money as possible.  However, while this idea makes sense, it is not the correct origin of the term. The genesis of the piggy bank is the old English word "pygg," which was a common kind of clay hundreds of years ago in England. People used pots and jars made of this red "pygg" clay for many different purposes in their homes. Sometimes they kept their money in one of the pots, and this was known as a pygg bank. Over the years, because "pygg" and "pig" sounded the same, glaziers began making novelty banks out of pottery in the shape of a pig as a kind of joke. These banks were given as gifts and exported to countries where people spoke other languages and where no one had ever heard of pygg clay. The tradition caught on all over the world, and today piggy banks come in all colors and are made of all kinds of materials, including plastic.
This passage is mainly about
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For the questions that follow, two sentences are followed by a question or statement. Read the sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement.
7. * Studies show that the prevalence of fast food restaurants corresponds with the rates of obesity in both children and adults. * Obesity is now on the rise in countries outside the U.S., where fast food restaurants are becoming more common.
How do the two sentences relate?
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Read each passage and then answer the question that follows:
8. Cesar Chavez was an influential leader for farmworkers. He fought for their rights and better working conditions. Chavez led many strikes that angered farm owners. Eventually he succeeded in getting increased wages and improved living situations for farmworkers.
Chavez changed lives because he
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9. When cartoonist Charles M. Schulz was a boy in elementary school, other boys teased him for being small and not very good at sports, and his art teacher told him he had no talent for drawing. He had few friends, and was too shy to talk to a red-haired girl he admired. Later in life, Schulz used his childhood experiences in his comic strip "Peanuts," using the strip's main character, the sad and lonely Charlie Brown, to represent himself as a little boy. "Peanuts" was unique at the time because it contained no adult characters. Readers fell in love with Charlie Brown, and "Peanuts" eventually became one of the most popular comic strips of all time.
What is the main idea of the passage?
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10. Money has existed for thousands of years in nearly every culture as a means of exchange. However, today, the use of cash is becoming less and less common in modern societies all over the world. Every year, a higher percentage of purchase is made online, and even in stores customers are now using credit cards more often than cash. Many people today do all of their banking on the Internet rather than going to the bank in person.
The author of this passage probably assumes that
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Each problem contains one or two sentences followed by a question. Choose the correct answer to the question.
11. Elena found a tomato that was much bigger than all the others in the garden.
How did the tomato compare to the others in the garden?
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12. When the popular entertainer canceled her appearance, the Latin American festival was postponed indefinitely.
When will the festival likely take place?
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13. Janet is never late to meet her friends, and sometimes arrives early.
Which best describes Janet?
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14. Bram Stoker is best known for his classic horror novel Dracula, which was published in 1897.
What did Bram Stoker do?
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15. Exhausted from her transatlantic flight, Judy could not stay up past 9 p.m.
What did Judy do at 9 p.m.?
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16. This semester many students are enrolled in a new course, African Dance, which is being taught by a first-time instructor, Sheila Duncan.
How long has the university offered the African dance class?
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17. Samantha sleeps late whenever she can, leaves work early, and never does anything unless she absolutely has to.
Which best describes Samantha?
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The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.
18. ____ children learn to read, whole new worlds and experiences open up to them.
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19. When ____ get to the hotel?
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Read the two sentence below and choose the best way of combining them.
20. Wolves are pack animals. They are rarely spotted alone.
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