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Which of these expresses the idea most clearly?
a) Martin phoned his friend every day when he was in the hospital.
b) When his friend was in the hospital, Martin phoned him everyday.
c) When in the hospital, a phone call was made every day by Martin to his friend.
d) His friend received a phone call from Martin every day while he was in the hospital. b)
When his friend was in the hospital, Martin phoned him everyday.
Which of these expresses the idea most clearly?
a) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that doesn't bother one if
they are interesting.
b) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that doesn't bother you if
they are interesting.
c) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that doesn't bother a person
if they are interesting.
d) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that doesn't bother me if they
are interesting. d) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that
doesn't bother me if they are interesting.
Which of these expresses the idea most clearly?
a) In search of the missing teenagers, who still had not been found through snake-ridden
underbrush all day, the exhausted volunteers had struggled.
b) All day, the exhausted volunteers had struggled through snake-ridden underbrush in search
of the missing teenagers, who still had not been found.
c) All day, the exhausted volunteers had struggled through snake-ridden underbrush who still
had not been found, in search of the missing teenagers.
d) The exhausted volunteers who still had not been found in search of the missing teenagers
when they struggled through snake-ridden underbrush. b) All day, the exhausted
, volunteers had struggled through snake-ridden underbrush in search of the missing teenagers,
who still had not been found.
Choose the group of words that best completes this sentence.
As soon as she realized that the hurricane was going to strike, _______.
a) the mayor told the residents to evacuate the city.
b) the city residents were told to evacuate by the mayor.
c) the mayor tells the city residents of her decision to evacuate.
d) the residents of the city were told to evacuate by the mayor. a) the mayor told the
residents to evacuate the city.
Which of the following topics is best for a one page essay?
a) How to make a collage
b) The complete history of collage making
c) An index of the great collage artists
d) Great works in collage from 1800-2000 a) How to make a collage
Which of these best fits under the topic, "Help for the Nearsighted"?
a) Eye surgeons perform delicate operations with the use of magnifying lenses.
b) The pupil is the round aperture in the iris of the eye; it contracts and expands in relation to
the amount of light.
c) Tiny, transparent rings that are implanted into the cornea might correct mild to moderate
nearsightedness.
d) Most children in the US have their eyes tested by the time they are in the third or fourth
grade. c) Tiny, transparent rings that are implanted into the cornea might correct mild to
moderate nearsightedness.
Which sentence does NOT belong in the paragraph?
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Which of these expresses the idea most clearly?
a) Martin phoned his friend every day when he was in the hospital.
b) When his friend was in the hospital, Martin phoned him everyday.
c) When in the hospital, a phone call was made every day by Martin to his friend.
d) His friend received a phone call from Martin every day while he was in the hospital. b)
When his friend was in the hospital, Martin phoned him everyday.
Which of these expresses the idea most clearly?
a) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that doesn't bother one if
they are interesting.
b) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that doesn't bother you if
they are interesting.
c) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that doesn't bother a person
if they are interesting.
d) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that doesn't bother me if they
are interesting. d) Some of the reports I have to type for school are very long, but that
doesn't bother me if they are interesting.
Which of these expresses the idea most clearly?
a) In search of the missing teenagers, who still had not been found through snake-ridden
underbrush all day, the exhausted volunteers had struggled.
b) All day, the exhausted volunteers had struggled through snake-ridden underbrush in search
of the missing teenagers, who still had not been found.
c) All day, the exhausted volunteers had struggled through snake-ridden underbrush who still
had not been found, in search of the missing teenagers.
d) The exhausted volunteers who still had not been found in search of the missing teenagers
when they struggled through snake-ridden underbrush. b) All day, the exhausted
, volunteers had struggled through snake-ridden underbrush in search of the missing teenagers,
who still had not been found.
Choose the group of words that best completes this sentence.
As soon as she realized that the hurricane was going to strike, _______.
a) the mayor told the residents to evacuate the city.
b) the city residents were told to evacuate by the mayor.
c) the mayor tells the city residents of her decision to evacuate.
d) the residents of the city were told to evacuate by the mayor. a) the mayor told the
residents to evacuate the city.
Which of the following topics is best for a one page essay?
a) How to make a collage
b) The complete history of collage making
c) An index of the great collage artists
d) Great works in collage from 1800-2000 a) How to make a collage
Which of these best fits under the topic, "Help for the Nearsighted"?
a) Eye surgeons perform delicate operations with the use of magnifying lenses.
b) The pupil is the round aperture in the iris of the eye; it contracts and expands in relation to
the amount of light.
c) Tiny, transparent rings that are implanted into the cornea might correct mild to moderate
nearsightedness.
d) Most children in the US have their eyes tested by the time they are in the third or fourth
grade. c) Tiny, transparent rings that are implanted into the cornea might correct mild to
moderate nearsightedness.
Which sentence does NOT belong in the paragraph?
