Question 1
The baby was obviously getting too --hot, then Sam did-- what he could to cool her.
A) hot, then Sam did
B) hot. Sam did
C) hot; Sam, therefore, did
D) hot; Sam trying to do
CORRECT ANSWER
hot. Sam did.
Question 2
SENTENCE SKILLS2
She hoped to find a new --job. One that-- would let her earn money during the school year.
A) job. One that
B) job. The kind that
C) job, one that
D) job, so that it
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 3
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--Knocked sideways, the statue looked-- as if it would fall.
A) Knocked sideways, the statue looked
B) The statue was knocked sideways, looked
C) The statue looked knocked sideways
D) The statue, looking knocked sideways,
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
SENTENCE SKILLS4
--To walk, biking, and driving-- are Pat's favorite ways of getting around.
A) To walk, biking, and driving
B) Walking, biking, and driving
C) To walk, biking, and to drive
D) To walk, to bike, and also driving
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
SENTENCE SKILLS5
--When you cross the street in the midle of the block, this-- is an example of jaywalking.
A) When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this
B) You cross the street in the middle of the block, this
C) Crossing the street in the middle of the block
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,D) The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 6
SENTENCE SKILLS6
Walking by the corner the other day, --a child, I noticed, was watching-- for the light to
change.
A) a child, I noticed, was
B) I noticed a child watching
C) a child was watching, I noticed,
D) there was, I noticed, a child watching
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 7
SENTENCE SKILLS7
In his songs, Gordon Lightfoot makes melody and lyrics intricately intertwine.
Rewrite, beginning with
--Melody and lyrics--
Your new sentence will include
A) Gordon Lightfoot has
B) make Gordon Lightfoot's
C) in Gordon Lightfoot's
D) does Gordon Lightfood
CORRECT ANSWER
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, C
Question 8
SENTENCE SKILLS8
It is easy to carry solid objects without spilling them, but the same cannot be said of liquids.
Rewrite beginning with
--Unlike liquids,--
The next words will be
A) it is easy to
B) we can easily
C) solid objects can easily be
D) solid objects are easy to be
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 9
SENTENCE SKILLS9
Excited children ran toward the loud music, and they told others about the ice cream truck
outside.
Rewrite beginning with
--The excited children, who had run toward the loud...--
The next words will be
A) music, they told
B) music told
C) music, telling
D) music and had told
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The baby was obviously getting too --hot, then Sam did-- what he could to cool her.
A) hot, then Sam did
B) hot. Sam did
C) hot; Sam, therefore, did
D) hot; Sam trying to do
CORRECT ANSWER
hot. Sam did.
Question 2
SENTENCE SKILLS2
She hoped to find a new --job. One that-- would let her earn money during the school year.
A) job. One that
B) job. The kind that
C) job, one that
D) job, so that it
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 3
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--Knocked sideways, the statue looked-- as if it would fall.
A) Knocked sideways, the statue looked
B) The statue was knocked sideways, looked
C) The statue looked knocked sideways
D) The statue, looking knocked sideways,
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
SENTENCE SKILLS4
--To walk, biking, and driving-- are Pat's favorite ways of getting around.
A) To walk, biking, and driving
B) Walking, biking, and driving
C) To walk, biking, and to drive
D) To walk, to bike, and also driving
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
SENTENCE SKILLS5
--When you cross the street in the midle of the block, this-- is an example of jaywalking.
A) When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this
B) You cross the street in the middle of the block, this
C) Crossing the street in the middle of the block
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,D) The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 6
SENTENCE SKILLS6
Walking by the corner the other day, --a child, I noticed, was watching-- for the light to
change.
A) a child, I noticed, was
B) I noticed a child watching
C) a child was watching, I noticed,
D) there was, I noticed, a child watching
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 7
SENTENCE SKILLS7
In his songs, Gordon Lightfoot makes melody and lyrics intricately intertwine.
Rewrite, beginning with
--Melody and lyrics--
Your new sentence will include
A) Gordon Lightfoot has
B) make Gordon Lightfoot's
C) in Gordon Lightfoot's
D) does Gordon Lightfood
CORRECT ANSWER
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, C
Question 8
SENTENCE SKILLS8
It is easy to carry solid objects without spilling them, but the same cannot be said of liquids.
Rewrite beginning with
--Unlike liquids,--
The next words will be
A) it is easy to
B) we can easily
C) solid objects can easily be
D) solid objects are easy to be
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 9
SENTENCE SKILLS9
Excited children ran toward the loud music, and they told others about the ice cream truck
outside.
Rewrite beginning with
--The excited children, who had run toward the loud...--
The next words will be
A) music, they told
B) music told
C) music, telling
D) music and had told
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