Transcript FINAL EXAM REVIEW.pptx

What YOU need to know!
Read the selection and choose the best answer to
each question. Then fill in the answer on your
answer document.
Justin has become a big fan of city living. He wrote this
paper to convince others that urban life has some
important advantages. As you read Justin’s paper, look
for any revisions he needs to make. Then answer the
questions that follow.
Give Me the City Life!
(1) “We’re moving where? (2) No way!”
(3) That was my first reaction when my
parents announced we were selling our farm and
moving to the city. (4) I had lived in the country my
entire life. (5) I wasn’t interested in urban traffic,
crowded sidewalks, or air pollution. (6) The city
wouldn’t have any of the cool things the country
had to offer.
16. Justin wants to improve his
introduction. How can he rewrite
sentence 6 to provide more detail
and imagery?
A. I told my parents in every way I
could think of that the city simply
wasn’t the place for me.
B. The traffic, the busyness, and the
noises of the city would be nothing
compared with the beautiful,
amazing, lovely countryside.
C. Without fields to roam, horses to
ride, and streams to fish, what could
the city possibly have to offer?
D. The city wasn’t going to be the
great place to live that the country
had always been.
(7) Despite my protests, our family soon
moved into a small apartment inside a boxshaped building. (8) And to my surprise, that move
was one of the best things that has ever
happened to me. (9) The big city has proved to
be a wonderful place to live!
(10) First, urban life is convenient. (11) When I
want a book, it’s a short walk to the library. (12)
A few more blocks takes me to the market and to
my favorite ice-cream shop. (13) I can walk to the
bike store to get a tire fixed, and then a bike
path that takes me straight to the park. (14) City
life gives me access to basketball courts and
baseball diamonds. (15) While country living
brought long school-bus rides each day, I can now
walk or bike to school in minutes. (16) And since I
don’t have to hop right on the bus at the end of
the school day, I can participate in after-school
activities or shoot hoops with my friends on the
basketball court.
17. What is the BEST revision to
make in sentence 13?
A. I can walk to the bike store to
get a tire fixed and straight to
the park from a bike path.
B. I can walk to the bike store to
get a tire fixed, and then a bike
path that takes me straight to the
park is there.
C. I can walk to the bike store to
get a tire fixed, I can then follow
a bike path that takes me straight
to the park.
D. I can walk to the bike store to
get a tire fixed and then follow a
bike path that takes me straight
to the park.
(7) Despite my protests, our family soon
18. Justin would like to add the
moved into a small apartment inside a boxfollowing sentence to the fourth
shaped building. (8) And to my surprise, that move
paragraph (sentences10–16).
was one of the best things that has ever
happened to me. (9) The big city has proved to
It seems that everything I
be a wonderful place to live!
need is just minutes away.
(10) First, urban life is convenient. (11) When I
want a book, it’s a short walk to the library. (12)
A few more blocks takes me to the market and to
my favorite ice-cream shop. (13) I can walk to the
bike store to get a tire fixed, and then a bike
path that takes me straight to the park. (14) City
life gives me access to basketball courts and
baseball diamonds. (15) While country living
brought long school-bus rides each day, I can now
walk or bike to school in minutes. (16) And since I
don’t have to hop right on the bus at the end of
the school day, I can participate in after-school
activities or shoot hoops with my friends on the
basketball court.
Where is the BEST place to
insert this sentence?
A. At the beginning of the
paragraph
B. After sentence 10
C. After sentence 11
D. This sentence is not relevant
and should not be added to this
paragraph.
(17) Speaking of friends, a city’s large
population means there are plenty of people to
get to know. (18) In fact, I’ve made interesting
friends of all ages and types. (19) In my
opinion, this diversity is the greatest thing a city
has to offer. (20) Our neighborhood, for
example, is composed of people from various
ethnic backgrounds and with different lifestyles.
(21) The commercial district near our apartment
offers restaurants featuring foods from around
the world. (22) Although my apartment home is
smaller than the country house, it has expanded
in new ways.
19. Justin would like to tell more
about the idea he expressed in
sentence 21. Which sentence could
BEST follow and support sentence
21?
A. The restaurants offer a variety
of foods from so many different
places around the globe.
B. There are people from every
country in the world who live near
me now.
20. Justin can improve the clarity of sentence
22 by changing “it” to —
C. China, Japan, Korea, and
Thailand are thousands of miles
away from the world I know.
A. my house
B. my world
C. the yard
D. the food
D. One day I can eat a gyro, a
type of Greek sandwich, and the
next day I can enjoy pho, a
Vietnamese noodle soup.
(23) Granted, I’ve missed my weekend
horseback rides and the freedom to roam the
meadows and hills. (24) City life, however, offers
other stuff. (25) I can see major league ball
games, go to a science museum, or visit the zoo.
(26) I had expected urban life to limit my
freedom, but it has actually enhanced it. (27) I’ve
learned to navigate the city by bus, which has
given me independence and access to new
experiences.
(28) My parents have found more varied
job opportunities in the city, and I’ve found more
variety in my own life. (29) Although I never
expected to come to this conclusion, I can now say
that the city is the best place to live.
21. Justin has used a poor
choice of words in sentence 24.
He should change “stuff” to —
A. rituals
B. items
C. opportunities
D. places
During the journey some children gathered firewood and buffalo
chips, or droppings, which would be used as fuel for campfires. “We
would take a sack and fill it as we progressed. . . . They were very
thick in a certain place close to the road. . . . I thought I was in luck. I
was picking up as fast as I could when I heard the rattle of a snake.
He was almost at my feet,” recalled Rachel Emma Woolley, who was
a twelve-year-old chip collector in 1848.
24. In paragraph 6, the word
progressed comes from a Latin
root word that means to —
F. work hard
G. go forward
H. grow strong
J. face danger
Moving day for pioneer families was preceded by months of
preparation. Families could carry only those possessions that would
fit in a prairie schooner, or covered wagon. Toys, furniture, books,
extra linens and clothing—even family heirlooms—were sold to raise
money for the trip. The wagon was packed with only those things that
were needed to start a new life: farming and hunting tools, seeds,
utensils, food, essential clothing, and linens. Chicken cages were often
strapped to the back of the wagon, and farm animals walked
behind.
29. Read the dictionary entry
below:
raise \’răz\ v
1. to move something higher
2. to rear a child
3. to collect
4. to improve
Which definition matches the
meaning of raise in paragraph 2?
A. Definition 1
B. Definition 2
C. Definition 3
D. Definition 4
Can you find the metaphors and similes in this poem?
My Room
My room is heaven
with its clouds on the walls
that are lit with a luminous glow from
the gentle morning sun.
That light is the key that opens my
eyes.
The pillows on my bed are as fluffy as clouds
and as soft as a baby's bottom.
The birds' chirping is like angels singing in my
ears.
I am a God in my room and nothing else matters.
By: Michelle Krebs, Eve Elsing, Sarah Duckert, and Maria Simental
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