Eoct Prep Passage Answers

EOCT PREP PASSAGE ANSWERS

1) What John says to his son in the last words of the passage seems to indicate that John

Answer: D

Explanation: / He realizes that firefighting is in their blood is the correct answer because the narration tells the reader that John is a second generation firefighter, and his son seems to have the desire to be the third.

2) This passage is MOST likely from what kind of piece of writing?

Answer: C

Explanation: / It is most likely the end of a short story. It is not formatted like a poem or a play. The content is not related to science.

3) The dialogue between John and his son suggests that the child thinks his father

Answer: A

Explanation: / The context of the dialogue suggests that he is proud and sees his father as a hero. This is shown most directly in the sentence, "‘Wow Dad, I can’t wait until I get big, so I can fight fires too.’"

4) The theme of this passage could be compared to which common saying?

Answer: B

Explanation: / The apple doesn't fall far from the tree is the correct answer because this adage supports the theme that children often share the traits of their parents.

5) How does John feel about being a firefighter?

Answer: C

Explanation: / He is definitely proud of his career choice. The narrator says that he feels a "surge of pride" as he looks at his name label.

Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Viewing Across the Curriculum Practice Quiz- Answer Key

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1)

labor:
1. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion.
2. Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
3. productive activity, for the sake of economic gain.
4. Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth

Which is the BEST meaning for labor as it is used in this sentence?
However, those in the labor force increased by only about 5 percent while those not in the labor force increased 28 percent. The military base closings in California during the 1990s were reflected in the 45 percent drop in the number of persons in the state who were members of the armed forces in 2000.

Answer: C

Explanation: / Definition 3 is the best definition for labor as it is used in the sentence. The context of the sentence indicates that increased labor or "work force" equals economic gain.

2)

This was probably due to the high unemployment rates in timber-related industries in 2000.

Which is the MOST effective substitution for the phrase "This was probably due to" in sentence 6?

Answer: C

Explanation: / To write "this was probably due to" suggests one's opinion, something not generally seen in a Census report. Therefore, to say the discrepancy can be attributed in part to… leaves it up to the reader to make up his/her own mind as to the cause.

3)

figure:
1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.
2. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble.
3. A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure.
4. A mathematical or numerical representation of specific information.

Which is the best meaning for figures as it is used in this sentence?
Although census data indicate a definite increase in unemployment rates between 1990 and 2000, it should be remembered that employment conditions tend to fluctuate with economic cycles and that census figures really provide only a snapshot of labor-market conditions at a specific point in the cycle.

Answer: D

Explanation: / Definition 4 is the best definition for the word figure as it is used in the sentence. The sentence indicates that figures refers to a numerical representation from a census report.

4)

However, those in the labor force increased by only about 5 percent while those not in the labor force increased 28 percent.

Which would be the MOST precise way to state the underlined words in sentence 3?

Answer: B

Explanation: / The clearest way to suggest the disparity in the two sectors of labor force vs. non-labor force is to say: However, those in the labor force increased by 4.7 percent while those not in the labor force increased 28 percent.

5) This document is MOST likely to have been written for an audience of

Answer: B

Explanation: / Because sociologists and politicians both must constantly research data and statistics, they are both quite likely to use the data from this Census report in their fields. Employees however, while they may be interested in the information, are less concerned with data and more concerned with the actual people they may hire.

Conventions Practice Quiz- Answer Key

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1) Read each passage. Look at the underlined section marked number 5. There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

Answer: B

Explanation: / Many of the colors in them were "home dyed" as commercial dyes were unknown is the correct answer because "As" correctly begins the subordinate clause and shows the relationship to the main clause.

2) Read each passage. Look at the underlined section marked number 4. There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

Answer: D

Explanation: / "Her carpets were planned for, but not woven, until she knew the size of the room in her new home in which it was to be used." The use of the conjunction "but" shows the conditional nature of the action.

3) Read each passage. Look at the underlined sections marked number 2. There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

Answer: B

Explanation: / "Our great-grandmother couldn't go to the shopping center and select what she wanted as to rugs and carpets." This sentence correctly uses the conditional form of the verb.

4) Read each passage. Look at the underlined section marked number 12. There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

Answer: B

Explanation: / "Tacking or tying was used only on the less elaborate quilts or when the need for the quilt was urgent." The use of "when" correctly links the subordinate clause to the main clause.

5) Read each passage. Look at the underlined section marked number 7. There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

Answer: C

Explanation: / Every girl was taught to sew by the time she was six years old as there were no "sewing machines" or a place to buy "ready mades," so in order to have new clothes she had to learn how to make them. "So" is the coordinating conjunction that makes sense in the context of the two main clauses.

Writing Practice Quiz- Answer Key

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1) Which sentence BEST represents a use of informal language?

Answer: A

Explanation: / There is nothing elevated about the style of the sentence: As we rode up to the gate-way, I noticed it slightly open… Its simplistic diction and straightforward tone indicates its informal style.

2) Which sentence BEST represents a use of formal language?

Answer: D

Explanation: / Word choice such as 'mere courtesy', and 'gratification of my curiosity' conveys a language that is formal in style.

3)

To this he objected- pleading haste in the first place, and, in the second, a very usual horror at the sight of a lunatic.

Which sentence BEST restates the information in the sentence found in paragraph 1?

Answer: D

Explanation: / The narrator's traveling companion spells out his objection quite clearly, saying they're in too big of a hurry, and he is horrified, as most would be, at the thought of visiting a lunatic's house.

4)

I confined my remarks, therefore, to general topics, and to such as I thought would not be displeasing or exciting even to a lunatic.

Which sentence would be the MOST concise wording for the selected sentence without changing its meaning? It is an excerpt from paragraph 7.

Answer: B

Explanation: / The best choice is, I limited my conversation to general things, like the weather, so as not to arouse or upset even a person with mental problems. At this point, he's not sure if the lady is a lunatic or not, but he wishes to play it safe and stick to general subject matter, so that in case she is a lunatic, he won't excite, enrage, or displease her. Perhaps he sticks to talking about the weather.

5) Which words BEST describe the speaker's tone in paragraph 2?

Answer: B

Explanation: / The clause, "Its aspect inspired me with absolute dread…" suggests there is anxiety and trepidation in his heart as the house came into view.