Question 1

Read the dictionary entry.

Which definition of substantial best matches the way the word is used in paragraph 8?

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Definition 3

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Definition 2

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Definition 1

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Definition 4

Question 2

In what way does the information in paragraphs 3 and 4 best support the author's argument for VR field trips?

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By demonstrating that VR technology allows students to overcome barriers of time and distance

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By suggesting that VR technology helps lessen the amount of time students spend watching videos

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By showing that some schools have been willing to provide the equipment necessary for VR field trips

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By illustrating how VR field trips are better used for some subjects more than others

Question 3

What can the reader infer about student learning based on the quotation by Corrine Hoisington in paragraph 5?

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Being fully involved in an activity helps students retain information.

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It is important for teachers to provide enjoyable reading material for students.

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Students value VR field trips more than other educational experiences.

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Students need to discuss their VR field trips in order to benefit from them.

Question 4

What is a counter argument that the author recognizes in the selection?

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Initial expenses of VR technology may be difficult to afford.

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Parents may not want their children to use VR technology.

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VR technology may be challenging for students and teachers to understand.

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Students may have trouble using VR technology on their smartphones.

Question 5

What is most likely the author's purpose for writing this selection?

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To highlight a method of improving student learning through the use of technology

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To highlight the kinds of topics that can be studied using VR

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To explain why VR field trips are uncommon in schools today

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To investigate the effectiveness of traditional school field trips in modern times

Question 6

Which audience is the author most likely addressing in the selection?

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School leaders who plan campus budget

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Parents concerned about their child's education

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Teachers responsible for designing lessons

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Taxpayers who provide money for schools

Question 7

What is the best summary of the selection?

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VR field trips allow students to have unique, lifelike experiences. Although such trips can be costly, they capture students' interest and enhance their ability to remember information. VR field trips should be used in classrooms because they eliminate travel, time, and safety concerns while making the experiences available to more students.

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VR technology allows students to go places that would otherwise be impossible for them to experience through traditional field trips.

For example, students could explore the Lincoln Memorial or life on a farm. However, some critics have expressed concerns about the costs of VR technology and the amount of screen time associated with VR field trips.

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VR field trips can help students understand historic events and the natural world by allowing students to take part in simulations of real-life experiences, which increases students' interest in the topics. Organizations such as NASA are beginning to provide these types of interactive educational experiences.

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VR technology allows students to have lifelike experiences that mimic those in the real world. A VR field trip differs from a video because students feel as though they are actually participating first-hand in the experience. Although some people worry about increasing students' screen time, students find the VR experience interesting.

Question 8

Which sentence best supports the idea that virtual-reality field trips provide engaging experiences?

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Your breath catches in your throat when your eyes land on the large blue planet-Earth. (paragraph 1)

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For example, history teachers can use VR to help students understand historic events.(paragraph 4)

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These trips allow students to experience places they might otherwise never get to visit. (paragraph 3)

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A student can take part in the simulated experience through the use of special equipment, like headsets. (paragraph 2)

Question 9

Read this information about the word diversion.

This information helps the reader understand that diversion in paragraph 15 of the story "The Antique Shop" means -

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distraction

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recreation

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competition

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commotion

Question 10

How does the use of flashback in paragraphs 2 through 9 contribute to the plot of the story "The Antique Shop"?

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It causes Jesse to remember that he once loved the treasures in the shop.

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It encourages Jesse to learn more about the value of different antiques.

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It helps Jesse see that he is lucky to work at the shop owned by his family.

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It explains why Jesse wants to spend more time away from the shop.

Question 11

Which paragraph is the best summary of the story "The Antique Shop"?

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Jesse works in his family's antique shop. As a child, he thought the items in the shop were treasures, such as a cowboy hat his grandfather's grandfather owned, but now he thinks the items are junk. Jesse cannot understand why people would want them until he finds a cool action figure in a box his aunt got at a garage sale. Jesse's feelings about the action figure help him understand why people find joy in things in the shop.

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Jesse walks from school to an antique shop where he works twice a week. He would rather spend time with his friends after school. Jesse's aunt comes to the shop with a box of items from a garage sale. He sees an action figure in its original packaging. He thinks the figure is cool. He reads the fine print on the package and wipes the dust off his shirt. Then, he waves the action figure in the air.

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Jesse's father took him to the family antique shop when he was young. He saw a cowboy hat that used to belong to the first owner of the shop-his grandfather's grandfather. He used to think the shop was full of wonders. Now Jesse works in the shop after school and finds a treasure of his own there. He is as happy as the people who find old things in the shop that make them smile.

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A family heirloom is displayed behind the counter in the antique shop where Jesse works. Jesse's father brought him to the shop when he was a child. The shop was interesting to the small boy. Jesse now works in the shop, which he finds boring. Jesse cannot understand why people would want to purchase old junk or why they grin when they leave the store with their purchases.

Question 12

What is the most likely reason the poet includes the details in lines 7 through 10 of the poem "Don't Go Into the Library"?

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To emphasize the large variety of books available in the library

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To acknowledge the difficulty in choosing books from the library

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To suggest that novels are the most popular books in the library

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To provide suggestions about what to look for at the library

Question 13

In line 13 of the poem "Don't Go Into the Library," the italics mainly help convey that seeking knowledge is —

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appealing

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soothing

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challenging

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shocking

Question 14

Read line 16 of the poem "Don't Go Into the Library."

What is the most likely reason the poet uses this figurative language?

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To convey the idea that there are many options in the library

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To share the importance of certain topics found in the library

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To imply that not all library books are appealing

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To suggest that libraries are not as popular as they once were

Question 15

Which statement expresses a theme found in BOTH the story "The Antique Shop" and the poem "Don't Go Into the Library"?

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New perspectives and frames of mind can bring joy.

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People can learn when they are willing to take necessary action.

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Making judgments based on appearances alone is foolish.

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Answers to difficult questions are often found in unexpected places.

Question 16

Read this sentence from paragraph 14 of the story "The Antique Shop."

Which lines from the poem "Don't Go Into the Library" contain a SIMILAR idea?

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You may not come out/The same person who went in. (lines 23-24)

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And those no-nonsense, all muscle/Greyhounds and Dobermans, (lines 8-9)

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Cuddly when they're young,/But then the first page is turned. (lines 11-12)

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You know what will happen./It's like a pet store or a bakery- (lines 3-4)

Question 17

Which statement describes how the settings of the story "The Antique Shop" and the poem "Don't Go Into the Library" are DIFFERENT?

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Only one setting provides wisdom to those who enter.

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Only one setting contains many important objects.

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Only one setting appeals to all kinds of people.

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Only one setting invites visitors to discover something.

Question 18

What is the most likely reason the author uses a cause-and-effect structure in paragraphs 8 and 9?

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To explain the method researchers used to study horse behavior

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To explain why many people believed horses communicate better than dogs do

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To explain the reasons why horses in the study showed little interest in humans

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To explain why researchers kept food away from the horses

Question 19

Which details from the section "Flashcards for Horses" support the key idea that horses can use more than body language to communicate?

Select TWO correct answers.

Question 20

What inference about horses can the reader make based on the section "I See What You're Saying"?

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Horses can tell how people are feeling by looking at them.

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Horses use a special sense to understand human moods.

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Horses can make a limited number of facial expressions.

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Horses become suspicious around unfamiliar people.

Question 21

Based on information in the article, the reader can conclude that scientific studies have taught humans that -

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horses can alter their actions based on human behavior

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horses recognize and understand spoken language

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horses can be trained to perform a variety of difficult tasks

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horses have facial expressions that are too subtle for humans to notice

Question 22

Which phrase from paragraphs 1 and 2 best shows that human understanding of horses is changing?

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taking a fresh look at the horse-end of this long relationship (paragraph 2)

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communicating with horses (paragraph 1)

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reading our moods, and communicating (paragraph 2)

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behaved as if they understood (paragraph 1)

Question 23

In paragraph 10, the word abstract describes a symbol that -

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does not look like the object it represents

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reveals a secret code or message

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is quite easy for most people to understand

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is not likely to produce a measurable change

Question 24

In paragraph 7, why does the author include a rhetorical question?

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To introduce the research study described in the next paragraph

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To indicate a weakness in the argument that horses can communicate

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To suggest that horses might someday be able to communicate with humans

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To emphasize that there is still a lot about horse behavior that needs to be studied

Question 25

How does the organizational pattern of the article help develop the thesis?

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It classifies the results of research studies to support the idea that horses understand body language much like humans do.

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It compares and contrasts the way horses communicate and make facial expressions with how other intelligent animals do.

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It orders the events chronologically to show how horses have developed an understanding of human facial expressions.

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It explains problems that could result from the inability to communicate with horses and provides possible solutions.

Question 26

Which of the following should replace sentence 3 to more effectively state the claim Gage is making in this paper?

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In fact, community celebrations should be viewed as essential.

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In fact, there are different types of community celebrations.

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In fact, the size of a community is really not that important.

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In fact, both children and adults have a great deal of fun at them.

Question 27

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 22 to avoid repeating an idea?

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Depending on how large or complex a celebration is, volunteers may have to start planning a whole year in advance.

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Volunteers may have to start and begin planning a whole year in advance, depending on how large or complex a celebration is.

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Depending on if it is large or complex, volunteers may have to start planning a whole year of celebration in advance.

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Volunteers may have to start planning, depending on how large or complex it is, a whole year in advance for a celebration.

Question 28

Which sentence can BEST follow and support sentence 24?

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As a result, there can be times when those in charge are forced to take on too much.

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Furthermore, not everyone will want to do some of the jobs required for a community celebration.

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In addition, the weather may be a factor when deciding whether to hold an event indoors or outdoors.

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Similarly, a sign-up sheet is an efficient way to find out how many people are available to help.

Question 29

Which sentence should replace sentence 31 to bring this paper to a more effective conclusion?

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Community celebrations can be good for the health of both individuals and the community they have chosen to call home.

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Community celebrations are happening all over the country, and they will continue to happen for many years to come.

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People should consider attending a community celebration to meet others in their community and make good friends.

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The best community celebrations are the ones in which many people participate in the planning and maintain good attitudes.

Question 30

What is the MOST effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 6?

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In exchange

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In comparison

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As a result

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For instance

Question 31

Which sentence should come before sentence 11 to serve as an introductory sentence for the third paragraph (sentences 11-13)?

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Thomas's father continued to offer encouraging words.

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Thomas's father had nine other children back at the family farm.

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Thomas's father knew almost all of the craftsmen in town.

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Thomas's father looked at the dark clouds forming in the sky.

Question 32

What revision, if any, should be made in sentence 23?

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No change is needed.

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Mr. Lamb showed Thomas to a tiny room, where he gratefully sank down after a simple supper and a straw mattress.

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Mr. Lamb showed Thomas to a tiny room and straw mattress after a simple supper where he gratefully sank down.

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After a simple supper, Mr. Lamb showed Thomas to a tiny room, where he gratefully sank down on the straw mattress.

Question 33

Johar wants to use a more effective word than told in sentence 31. Which word should replace told in this sentence?

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assured

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prompted

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educated

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notified

Question 34

What is the correct way to write sentences 2 and 3?

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As the competitors placed their chess pieces on the board, Kyle asked Jordan how long she had been playing the game.

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The competitors placed their chess pieces on the board, after that Kyle asked Jordan how long she had been playing the game.

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The competitors placed their chess pieces on the board. Then Kyle asking Jordan how long she had been playing the game.

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As the competitors placed their chess pieces on the board, Kyle asked Jordan. How long she had been playing the game.

Question 35

What change needs to be made in sentence 5?

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Change good to Good

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Change by saying to with saying

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Change opened to will open

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Insert a comma after match

Question 36

What change is needed in sentence 7?

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Insert a semicolon after pawn

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Change countered to countering

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Change signal to signel

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Change hit to hits

Question 37

Choose the correct response for sentence 9.

Even though Kyle was just half her age, he _________ to be an exceptional player.

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was known

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would be known

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is known

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has been known

Question 38

What change should be made in sentence 2?

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Change planets' to planet's

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Change radiating to radiated

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Change response to responce

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Change These to Them

Question 39

What change should be made in sentence 3?

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Change colide to collide

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Change Earth's to Earths

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Change push to pushed

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Insert a comma after form

Question 40

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4?

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Change Himalayan mountains to Himalayan Mountains

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Change began to were beginning

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No change is needed.

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Change years to year's

Question 41

What is the correct way to write sentence 6?

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The Indian and Asian plates continue to hit each other, forcing rock upward.

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The Indian and Asian plates has continued to hit each other, forcing rock upward.

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The Indian and Asian plates continuing to hit each other, forcing rock upward.

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The Indian and Asian plates continued to hit each other, forcing rock upward.

Question 42

What is the correct way to write sentence 7?

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For this reason, Mount Everest is getting taller; in fact, it grows about half an inch every year.

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For this reason, Mount Everest is getting taller in fact; it grows about half an inch every year.

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For this reason, Mount Everest is getting taller, in fact it grows about half an inch every year.

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For this reason, Mount Everest is getting taller, in fact, it grows about half an inch every year.

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