Review Guide for Exam: Grade 11

Review Guide For Exam: Grade 11

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The following is the rough draft of a student essay. It may contain errors.
Ethics
(1) If you listen to the daily news, you may think that people are getting worse, that society has lost its moral compass. (2) Stories of robberies, scandals, murders, and other crimes. (3) The world seems like a scary place filled with ne’er-do-wells looking to take advantage of anyone they can.
(4) About a month ago, my grandmother became the victim of elderly crime. (5) She likes to go shopping every day and frequents her city’s mall. (6) She was walking out of her local grocery store. (7) A man ripped her purse and shopping bag out of her hands. (8) He ran off and jumped in a car that shot out of the parking lot.
(9) After talking to the police, Grandma went back home. (10) Two messages were blinking on her answering machine. (11) The first one was from a man who found some papers, notes, and receipts scattered in the alley behind his apartment complex. (12) He gathered them up and called the number he found on an insurance card.
(13) The second message was from a woman who found a dirty purse in an alley a couple of blocks away. (14) She found a phone number on a paper in the purse and called immediately.
(15) So, is society getting worse? (16) I like to think about it this way: One nefarious person stole my grandmother’s purse; two good Samaritans tried to help her in the aftermath.
1.
What is the best way to combine sentence 6 and 7?
A.As she was walking out of her local grocery store, a man ripped her purse and shopping bag out of her hands.
B.She was walking out of her local grocery store, a man ripped her purse and shopping bag out of her hands.
C.Walking out of her local grocery store, a man ripped her purse and shopping bag out of her hands.
D.She was walking out of her local grocery store; but a man ripped her purse and shopping bag out of her hands.
2.
Which sentence in the passage is a sentence fragment?
A.sentence 4
B.sentence 10
C.sentence 16
D.sentence 2
3.
Which word best fits on the blank line?
Ashley said, "Remember the time Steve accidentally his pants while in Spanish class?"
A.tears
B.teared
C.tore
D.torn
4.
Which sentence uses the correct pronoun?
A.Please give your forms to Stephanie and I.
B.The tour guide asked us to stay close.
C.Me and Charles are joining the drama club.
D.Each teacher must make their own tests.
5.
Despite protests from city council leaders, a new 60,000-square-foot shopping mall was built wealthy developers.
Which word belongs in this sentence?
A.bye
B.buy
C.bi
D.by
6.
Which sentence has correct punctuation?
A.My cousin moved to Oregon; but he has had trouble finding a job.
B.All students should read Hamlet; Julius Caesar; and Richard III.
C.On the survey, answer the question; What is your favorite song?
D.I've always been interested in photography; I think I'll take a class.
7.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A.The hottest city in the United States is Yuma, Arizona.
B.When I can, save enough money I will buy a new camera.
C.The detective asked "Where were you on May, 25 2008?"
D.Peter, Ben and, Kelley are running for class president.
8.
The Stratford sisters like rainy weather because each girl likes to wear favorite pair of galoshes to school.
Which word belongs on the blank line?
A.our
B.she
C.their
D.her
9.
Which is the correct way to rewrite this sentence?
If Danny lied about his score he could have won the golf championship but he told the truth about a penalty no one saw.
A.If Danny had lied, about his score he could have won the golf, championship but he told the truth about a penalty no one saw.
B.If Danny had lied about his score he could have won the golf championship but, he told the truth about a penalty no one saw.
C.If Danny had lied about his score, he could have won the golf championship, but he told the truth about a penalty no one saw.
D.If Danny had lied about his score he could have won, the golf championship, but he told the truth about a penalty no one saw.
10.
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A.One of the books is about the history of Japan.
B.Each one of the cheerleaders get a new uniform.
C.The audience have laughed at all your jokes.
D.He don't have to stay late after school today.
11.
Which sentence uses correct parallel structure?
A.Be sure to bring water, a hat, and bring plenty of sun block.
B.Enrique promises to arrive on time and to work with a smile.
C.Mom bakes a cake, buys a present, and can hang up decorations.
D.The class will learn knitting, quilting, and how to sew a garment.
12.
What change needs to be made to the sentence below?
Tapeworms are flatworms that live as a parasite in the intestines of animals.
A.Change "tapeworms" to "tapeworm."
B.Change "live" to "lives."
C.Change "a parasite" to "parasites."
D.Change "are" to "is."
13.
Which sentence is written correctly?
A.During the august training camp the football players have to take several water breaks.
B.Lerner can be as stuborn as a mule but he usually gets what ever he wants.
C."How can we help kids prepare for the state test"? Mrs. Ling asked the school board.
D.In the past, people used carrier pigeons to communicate over long distances.
The following passage is the beginning of a rough draft of a student essay. There may be errors.
Fahrenheit 451: From Fiction to Fact
(1) Fahrenheit 451 is a cautionary story about how bleak the future could become if we do not protect our right to read and think for ourselves. (2) This is a science fiction story by Ray Bradbury. (3) In this story, society has decided to ban books. (4) They have also decided to suppress knowledge. (5) To ensure, that people can't educate themselves “firemen” are instructed to burn any books they find. (6) The reader learns that books will burn at 451° F.
(7) Though the novel was written in 1953, bradbury’s vision has some eerie similarities to our modern-day culture. (8) People in the story are not interested in books because they spend they’re time watching giant televisions. (9) In addition, people drive cars so fast that billboards on the sides of the roads have to be 200 feet long. (10) If they were any shorter, people could not see them as they zoom by. (11) Think about how these fictional events are similar to current events. (12) People in the real world also spend much time watching televisions that are growing larger every year. (13) They also are attempting more hectic and rushed schedules, so they tend to move through their activities faster than a generation ago.
14.
What is the best way to combine sentences 2 through 4?
A.In this story—a science fiction story—society has decided to ban books, and they also have decided to suppress knowledge.
B.In this science fiction story by Ray Bradbury, society has decided to ban books and to suppress knowledge.
C.This is a Ray Bradbury science fiction story, and society has decided to ban books and knowledge.
D.This is a science fiction story by Ray Bradbury, and in this story, society has decided to ban books, and they have decided to suppress knowledge.
15.
Which sentence in the passage has a capitalization error?
A.sentence 12
B.sentence 6
C.sentence 7
D.sentence 10
16.
What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 8?
A.Change "watching" to "watches."
B.Make no change.
C.Add a comma after "because."
D.Change "they're" to "their."
17.
Which sentence in the passage has a punctuation error?
A.sentence 13
B.sentence 6
C.sentence 5
D.sentence 10
18.
Which sentence uses affect or effect correctly?
A.Your protest has no affect on my final decision.
B.Jeremy's injury will affect the outcome of the game.
C.A good persuasive essay can effect the reader's opinion.
D.The weather will not effect me if I stay indoors.
19.
Which word best fits on the blank line?
Although Celia cheated on her schoolwork in the past, she has learned her lesson and now to let anyone copy off her assignments.
A.refuses
B.has refuse
C.refused
D.refusing
20.
Which of these is a complex sentence?
A.You have to assist customers and answer the phone.
B.When the bell rings, students race for the door.
C.On Friday mornings, Stephanie has trouble waking up.
D.Carly thinks algebra is easy, but Kim does not agree.
21.
Which sentence uses correct capitalization?
A.Janice and Lara are twins who were born just five minutes apart on December 24, 1990.
B.Janice and Lara are Twins who were born just five minutes apart on december 24, 1990.
C.Janice and lara are twins who were born just five minutes apart on december 24, 1990.
D.Janice and Lara are twins who were born just Five Minutes apart on December 24, 1990.
22.
Which word belongs on the blank line?
Six dollars you a club sandwich, a bag of potato chips, and a small soda at Prescott's Grill in New York.
A.buys
B.buying
C.buyed
D.buy
23.
People think Jeff Lewis is intolerable, but they would definately like him if he was more gracious and showed some humility.
Which word in the sentence is misspelled?
A.humility
B.intolerable
C.definately
D.gracious
24.
Which word in this sentence needs to be capitalized?
The juniors at my high school have to take a history class and write a report about the Louisiana purchase.
A.high
B.juniors
C.purchase
D.report
25.
When Stacy saw Patty she said Did you hear about that house fire on Garland Street?
What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence above?
A.When Stacy saw Patty, she said, Did you hear about that house fire on "Garland Street?"
B."When Stacy saw Patty, she said, Did you hear about that house fire on Garland Street?"
C.When Stacy saw Patty, she said, "Did you hear about that house fire on Garland Street?"
D.When Stacy saw Patty, "she said, Did you hear about that house fire on Garland Street"?
26.
Mrs. Rustman maintains an impeckable art room. She cleans all the counters, desks, and even the floor after every art class.
What is the correct way to spell the underlined word?
A.immpecable
B.impeccable
C.impecable
D.impeccible
27.
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A.'I should have known she was lying when she said "I'll meet you there," ' Mark complained.
B."When the thief said, 'Give me all your money,' I panicked," Kito told his friend Pablo.
C."Did your class have to read "The Raven" last week?" Rachel asked her twin sister.
D."Ron whispered to his lab partner," Can I see your answers on the homework?
28.
The students with failing grades will go on the school field trip get their high school diploma.
Which words belong on the blank lines?
A.neither, or
B.not only, or
C.also, but
D.neither, nor
29.
This year, the prom will be held in a ballroom at the hotel.
Which is the most vivid word to add before "ballroom" to strengthen the description?
A.good
B.nice
C.lavish
D.pretty
30.
Which sentence is written correctly?
A.Kyles immune system must be made of steel because he never get sick.
B.The United States Congress was able to overturn the president's veto.
C.Stores start setting up christmas merchandise as early as October.
D.Unemployment rates went up after another large factery shut down.

Answers
1.A
2.D
3.C
4.B
5.D
6.D
7.A
8.D
9.C
10.A
11.B
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.C
16.D
17.C
18.B
19.A
20.B
21.A
22.A
23.C
24.C
25.C
26.B
27.B
28.D
29.C
30.B
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