1. I know you'll be busy on your trip, but will you send me a postcard from Germany
Which of the following punctuation marks should be used to end the sen- tence?
A. Period
B. Colon
C. Question mark
D. Exclamation mark: C. Question Mark
2. Brady had never been skiing before. She took to the slopes like a natural. Which of the
following transition words should be used to combine these two independent clauses into one
sentence?
A. Unless
B. But
C. Therefore
D. Before: B. But
3. Which of the following is the correct tense used in the bold part in this sentence?
My grandpa WILL BE WRITING a memoir about his experience as teacher in an impoverished
area during the 1970s.
A. Future progressive
B. Past perfect
C. Future simple
,D. Present perfective: A. Future Progressive
4. Which of the following steps occurs last in the writing process?
A. Revise the content
B. Plan and conduct research
C. Select the topic and write the thesis statement
D. Organize the material into a logical format: A. Revise the content
5. His friend really digs modern classical music, even though it can be totally jarring.
Which of the following words in the sentence above is slang?
A. Digs
B. Classical
C. Totally
D. Jarring: A. Digs
6. Which of the following words is hyphenated correctly?
A. Expresident
B. Hyper-active
, C. Selfmade
D. Mid-america: D. Mid-America
7. Which of the following suffixes would change the verb "manage" into an adjective?
A. -ed
B. -ible
C. -able
D. -er: C. -able
8. "Yup, you too... hey wait, what are you up to tonight, anyways?"
Which of the following explanations identifies the speaker's situation in the sentence above?
A. A boss is asking an employee about their schedule to see if they can work late.
B. A speaker is practicing a speech for a debate about working overtime.
C. A friend is asking another friend about their plans for the evening.
D. An investigator is talking about research on acceptable work schedules.: C. A friend is asking
another friend about their plans for the evening.
9. Writing prompt: Write a research report about a national park in the United States that is
experiencing threats.
Which of the following is the best thesis statements for the report based on the writing prompt
above?
A. Florida's Everglades National Park is threatened with a rising sea level as restoration efforts
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