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CBA #2

Quiz by S. ZAMORANO

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  • Q1
    What is the primary purpose of the selection
    To offer readers a new perspective on criticism
    To document the harm suffered by the author because of criticism
    To encourage readers to write reviews rather than criticism
    To suggest that good parenting requires criticism
    30s
  • Q2
    The author mentions the movie E.T in order to—
    Support his opinion that good movies provoke good debates
    Provide context for his experience handling criticism
    Explain his inability to view movies with a critical eye
    Indicate that the events in his article took place a long time ago
    30s
  • Q3
    “Your room could double for a city dump” The author’s purpose in including this statement is to—
    Demonstrate the importance of clear, direct statements
    Indicate how harsh parents can be
    To provide an example of unconstructive criticism
    Show that his mother was as critical as his brother
    30s
  • Q4
    What does the boxed information on constructive criticism have in common with the reading selection?
    It reminds readers that different kinds of pepople respond differently to criticism
    It emphasizes the importance of defending yourself when you have been criticized
    It employs the viewpoint of a sympathetic first-person narrator
    It offers specific pieces of advice for the reader to use
    30s
  • Q5
    The author refers to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in order to—
    Call attention to his favorite book
    Clarify the difference between reviewing and clarifying
    Offer a suggestion on how the book could have been improved
    Provide an example of a good plot
    30s
  • Q6
    Why does the author directly address the reader in paragraphs 21 through 27?
    He has changed his opinion about the purpose of criticism
    He wants to engage and instruct the reader
    He is scolding the reader for thinking too critically
    He is offering praise for well-written books
    30s
  • Q7
    What change should be made in sentence 3?
    Change “good” to “well”
    Change “years” to “year’s”
    No change should be made in sentence 3
    Change “achieve” to “acheive”
    30s
  • Q8
    What change should be made in sentence 7?
    Change “set” to “setted”
    No change should be made in sentence 7
    Change “determined” to “determmined”
    Change the comma to a period.
    30s
  • Q9
    How should sentence 16 be changed?
    Change “completed” to “completted”
    Change “recomendation” to “Recommendation”
    Change “carefully prepared to “I carefully prepared”
    Delete the comma after “handwriting”
    30s
  • Q10
    What change should be made in sentence 18?
    Change the comma to a semicolon
    Change “days” to “day’s”
    No change should be made
    Change “calls” to “called”
    30s
  • Q11
    What change needs to be made in sentence 27?
    Change “I decided” to “Deciding”
    Change “an” to “a”
    Change “loose” to “lose”
    Change “had” to “hadn’t”
    30s
  • Q12
    What change needs to be made in sentence 40?
    Change “even better” to “even more better”
    Change “occasionaly” to “occasionally”
    No change needs to be made
    Delete the comma after “want”
    30s
  • Q13
    The best way to clarify sentence 4 is to change “They” to—
    My parents
    We
    The newspapers
    The kids
    30s
  • Q14
    “I counted them and realized I was holding more than $200 in cash”. Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?
    After setentence 6
    After sentence 5
    After sentence 8
    After sentence 7
    30s
  • Q15
    The transition from the second paragraph to the third paragraph is weak. Which sentence could best replace sentence 10 and improve the transition between these two paragraphs?
    Suddenly it was a virus that we all had a lot that we needed to talk about
    We wanted to think of some unusual way to help others
    This stranger had given us cash , something our family had been without for a very long time
    Soon we began talking about what the note had instructed us to do: pay it forward.
    30s

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