Level 9 Unit 2 Test

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    The following sentence has poor word ordering.  Choose the answer that has a correct word order:                              Students should run in the hallway never.

    • Should students run in the hallway never.
    • Students should never run in the hallway.
    • Hallway students should never run in.
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Unit 2 Level 9 Test for Wizard Philadelphia September 2009. This test includes questions regarding Salvation by Langston Hughes.

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  • 2. 

    The following sentence has poor word ordering.  Choose the answer that has a correct word order:                       Should not babies play with knives.

    • Babies not should play with knives.

    • Knives babies should not play with.

    • Babies should not play with knives.

    Correct Answer
    A. Babies should not play with knives.
    Explanation
    C. is the correct answer. A. not and should are inverted. B. Is a very bad sentence.

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  • 3. 

    My class will be over in October and I will need to _______________ for level 10 if I want to continue studying

    • Incur

    • Register

    • Accreditation

    Correct Answer
    A. Register
    Explanation
    When we register we officially add our name to something. People register to vote, register for classes, register their cars....

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  • 4. 

    I am very behind on my work.  I need to ________________.  (get done)

    • Incur

    • Catch up

    • Call off

    • Hold out for

    Correct Answer
    A. Catch up
    Explanation
    "to catch up" is used to say that you need to make up something you missed or should have done already.

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  • 5. 

    You need to choose a subordinate clause to complete the complex sentence:           My teacher Donna _______________________________ teaches English.

    • Who lives in New Jersey

    • But lives in New Jersey

    • , lives in New Jersey

    Correct Answer
    A. Who lives in New Jersey
    Explanation
    A. is correct. B. is not correct because you have nothing to dispute or contrast so 'but' can not be used here. Also but is coordinator and you need a subordinator or relative pronoun to join the clauses in a complex sentence.

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  • 6. 

    Replace the underlined nouns with an object pronoun:                        I see Bob & Mike everyday.   ________________

    • Hims

    • Us

    • Them

    Correct Answer
    A. Them
    Explanation
    C. is correct. A. 'hims' is not a word the plural for him would be them B. Us can not be used here

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  • 7. 

    Which is a simple sentence:

    • John and Mary like to swim but they don't like the ocean.

    • John and Mary have a pool.

    • John and Mary who are my friends have a pool.

    Correct Answer
    A. John and Mary have a pool.
    Explanation
    B. is simple. A. is compound C. is complex

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  • 8. 

    I feel ______________________ because there is so much to do and I only have an hour to do it.

    • Accredited

    • Partnered

    • Overwhelmed

    • Unwinded

    Correct Answer
    A. Overwhelmed
    Explanation
    Overwhelmed is the past of Overwhelm. When we are Overwhelmed we feel like there is too much to do or too much information to process at one time. We feel "stressed".

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  • 9. 

    You need to choose an independent clause to complete the compound sentence:              I like to watch action movies _______________________________________.

    • After I get home from work

    • And my wife likes to watch love stories.

    • And my wife.

    Correct Answer
    A. And my wife likes to watch love stories.
    Explanation
    b. is the correct answer,"My wife likes to watch movies" is a good sentence by itself. A. would make it a complex sentence. B. is not a complete clause of any kind.

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  • 10. 

    You are interested in taking courses at a local college.  You are writing an email to the admissions office.  You need to ask at least three questions, you need to say what you want to study, when you want to study and how the office can contact you.  GOOD LUCK!

  • 11. 

             The first sentence of "Salvation"--"I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen"--is an example of irony. After reading the essay, how might we reinterpret this opening sentence?

  • 12. 

         Why does Westley get up to be saved?

  • 13. 

             Why does young Langston pretend to see Jesus and be saved?  Do you think he was right or wrong to pretend to be saved? What would you have done in his place?  Explain.

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