
CBA #2
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- Q1What is the primary purpose of the selectionTo offer readers a new perspective on criticismTo document the harm suffered by the author because of criticismTo encourage readers to write reviews rather than criticismTo suggest that good parenting requires criticism30s
- Q2The author mentions the movie E.T in order to—Support his opinion that good movies provoke good debatesProvide context for his experience handling criticismExplain his inability to view movies with a critical eyeIndicate that the events in his article took place a long time ago30s
- 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 statementsIndicate how harsh parents can beTo provide an example of unconstructive criticismShow that his mother was as critical as his brother30s
- Q4What 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 criticismIt emphasizes the importance of defending yourself when you have been criticizedIt employs the viewpoint of a sympathetic first-person narratorIt offers specific pieces of advice for the reader to use30s
- Q5The author refers to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in order to—Call attention to his favorite bookClarify the difference between reviewing and clarifyingOffer a suggestion on how the book could have been improvedProvide an example of a good plot30s
- Q6Why does the author directly address the reader in paragraphs 21 through 27?He has changed his opinion about the purpose of criticismHe wants to engage and instruct the readerHe is scolding the reader for thinking too criticallyHe is offering praise for well-written books30s
- Q7What change should be made in sentence 3?Change “good” to “well”Change “years” to “year’s”No change should be made in sentence 3Change “achieve” to “acheive”30s
- Q8What change should be made in sentence 7?Change “set” to “setted”No change should be made in sentence 7Change “determined” to “determmined”Change the comma to a period.30s
- Q9How 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
- Q10What change should be made in sentence 18?Change the comma to a semicolonChange “days” to “day’s”No change should be madeChange “calls” to “called”30s
- Q11What 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
- Q12What change needs to be made in sentence 40?Change “even better” to “even more better”Change “occasionaly” to “occasionally”No change needs to be madeDelete the comma after “want”30s
- Q13The best way to clarify sentence 4 is to change “They” to—My parentsWeThe newspapersThe kids30s
- 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 6After sentence 5After sentence 8After sentence 730s
- Q15The 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 aboutWe wanted to think of some unusual way to help othersThis stranger had given us cash , something our family had been without for a very long timeSoon we began talking about what the note had instructed us to do: pay it forward.30s