Title Worksheet - Administration



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Name: _________________________________ Period: _____ Date: ________________

1) Kim is writing a persuasive essay calling for stricter enforcement of clean air regulations. One of her paragraphs starts with the following topic sentence:

Communities all over the nation are affected by air pollution.

What type of detail would be best to support this topic sentence?

  A) anecdotes about children suffering with asthma in the Mid-West

  B) description of factory processes which cause air pollution

  C) statistics that show how many states are reporting dangerous air quality

  D) scientific comparison of clean air molecules to dirty air molecules

2) Which of the following support sentences does NOT fit this topic sentence:

The government is supposed to serve the people.

  A) Citizens should expect to be protected from outside threats.

  B) Representatives should provide a voice for their communities.

  C) The government can not satisfy most people[pic]s specific needs.

  D) Sometimes legislators need to be reminded of their duty to the citizens.

3) Which of the following would REQUIRE a bibliography?

  A) personal narrative

  B) persuasive speech

  C) character analysis essay

  D) research paper

4) Read the four sentences and determine which answer shows the best order.

1. While some people only consider the cute little bundle of fur, there are many daily rituals of pet ownership.

2. One of the biggest surprises of adopting a puppy is how much exercise it needs on a daily basis.

3. The cost of food, the veterinarian and general supplies is another surprise to many new dog owners.

4. Adopting a puppy is a hefty responsibility.

  A) 2, 3, 1, 4

  B) 1, 4, 3, 2

  C) 4, 2, 3, 1

  D) 4, 1, 2, 3

5) Which of the following sentences contains an error in pronoun-antecedent agreement?

  A) That company makes most of its profits through catalog sales.

  B) The debate team, which has a debate scheduled next Friday, will hold its first practice on Wednesday.

  C) Neither of the girls wanted to return their books to the library.

  D) All of the players have had their checkups.

6) Choose the sentence in which the underlined portion is correct.

  A) Ask anybody who the first president of the United States was and they will say George Washington.

  B) Everybody in our American History class said that they thought he was a good president.

  C) Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned for not paying a tax; he was proud to be one of the few who adhered to his principles.

  D) Both Emerson and Thoreau expressed his views in writing.

7) Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.

After staying up all night to see the comet, I needed to _______ down for a nap.

  A) lay

  B) lie

  C) laid

  D) layed

8) Before you decide to buy a car, you need to have a clear sense of your monthly budget. This is fairly easy to calculate. Add up all of your fixed monthly expenses, such as your rent, cell phone bill, etc. Subtract that from your net income. Then subtract your estimated additional expenses, such as food, utilities, entertainment, etc. The result should be the amount of money you have to work with.

Which sentence would most logically fit next in this paragraph?

  A) Sedans are often more economical because they get better gasoline mileage.

  B) Your budgeting will need to include licensing and registration as well as monthly insurance costs and maintenance.

  C) Some people lease cars because they want to avoid maintenance costs associated with older cars.

  D) Insurance companies charge higher rates for newer cars because the replacement cost is higher.

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9) How should the sentence below be correctly punctuated?

After the basketball game the students had a dance at the school.

  A) Change the period to a question mark.

  B) Add a comma after game.

  C) Add an apostrophe before the last s in students.

  D) Add a comma after dance.

10) Choose the sentence in which the underlined pronoun is correct.

  A) Most of the players placed his pads on top of the cart.

  B) Some of the bread had mold on their bottom.

  C) One of the girls brought her pictures from the trip.

  D) One of the coaches left their clipboard on the bus.

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