English Help I Failed Once and My Teacher Is Giving Me a Chance to Redo It So I Need Help Please?
Question by Munoz: english help i failed once and my teacher is giving me a chance to redo it so i need help please?
Other than the first word of the sentence, select the word in each sentence that should be capitalized.
1. They visited their relatives in the southern part of california.
(1 point)
Their
Relatives
Southern
California
2. Last year my friend took art, calculus I, geography, and science. (1 point)
Year
Calculus I
And
Friend
3. My dad attended a special class and can make his voice sound like goofy. (1 point)
Dad
Special
Class
Goofy
4. Tami and her mom celebrate the easter holiday every year with her grandparents. (1 point)
Mom
Easter
Holiday
Grandparents
5. The national language of the country in the south is french. (1 point)
National
Country
South
French
For questions (6-10)
Words often confused
Select the correct word to fill in the blank.
6. Is that your car in the lot over ______?
(1 point)
their
they’re
there
theyr e
7. I am worried that I will not be able to ____ enough weight to fit in the tiny bikini. (1 point)
lose
looze
loose
luze
8. Sally wanted to be able to attend the meeting, ____. (1 point)
two
to
too
tou
9. Mr. Smith is the name of my school’s_____. (1 point)
principal
principul
principil
principle
10. Everyone came to the party ______ Jerry. (1 point)
except
egcept
accept
axcept
For questions (11-14)
Essays Read
Answer the following questions about the essays you read in 40 Model Essays: A Portable Anthology.
“Cultural Baggage”
11. Barbara Ehrenreich embraces what personal heritage?
(1 point)
Scottish
WASP
None
Judaism
12. How did Ehrenreich’s parents raise her as far as religion? (1 point)
They wanted her to be very religious
They wanted her to believe as she wished
They wanted her to not believe at all
They wanted her to just celebrate certain holidays
13. What did Ehrenreich’s adult children believe? (1 point)
They had no feelings of ethnic or religious identity
They felt very Jewish
They felt very Christian
They felt very Christian
14. How did Ehrenreich feel about her grown children’s beliefs? (1 point)
She was devastated
She was proud
She was angry
She was embarrassed
“The Tipping Point”
15. The Broken Windows theory states: (1 point)
If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it
Broken Windows lead to Broken Homes
Windows, like feelings, are easily broken
Crime is the inevitable result of disorder (such as a broken window)
16. Cleaning up the subway graffiti was: (1 point)
a long, but successful undertaking
a disaster
a waste of time and effort
something that was planned for way into the future
17. As the head of the New York City Police Department, William Bratton: (1 point)
jumped in and tracked down violent criminals as his first step
was not very successful
did not get along with any of the other city officials
cracked down on quality-of-life crimes first
18. The cause/effect point of this essay was that: (1 point)
good employees can do good jobs
teens will always be troublemakers
cleaning up small crimes can lead to fewer larger scale crimes
police officers need to crack down on gangs
“Why Don’t We Complain?”
19. William F. Buckley feels that Americans don’t complain because: (1 point)
they are lazy and stupid
they do not want to make a scene or bother anyone
they do not care
they believe everything in America is perfect
20. Buckley blames Americans’ “helplessness” on:
(1 point)
technology
stupidity
laziness
foreign intervention
“Neat People vs. Sloppy People”
21. Suzanne Britt illustrates her point using: (1 point)
sarcastic examples
angry attacks
childish remarks
mathematical equations
22. Britt seems to favor: (1 point)
neat people
angry people
sloppy people
neither neat nor sloppy people
Denotation and Connotation
23. Which word (or expression) shows the most negative connotation? (1 point)
budget
thrifty
money-saving
cheap
24. Which word (or expression) shows the most positive connotation? (1 point)
uneasy
petrified
scared
frightened
25. Which word (or expression) shows the most positive connotation? (1 point)
disaster
catastrophe
problem
predicament
Animal Farm
Answer the following questions about Animal Farm.
26. What animal hides during the Battle of the Cowshed? (1 point)
Mollie
Jessie
Clover
Boxer
27. Who taught the sheep to say “Four legs good, two legs better”? (1 point)
Moses
Napoleon
Squealer
Clover
28. What is Sugarcandy Mountain? (1 point)
The idea of animal heaven according to Moses, the raven
A farm owned by one of the humans
A story that Old Major told the animals
An anthem that Squealer taught the animals
29. What finally happens to Boxer?
(1 point)
He dies of old age and hard work
Napoleon sells him to a “glue factory”
He is killed in a battle with the humans
Snowball shoots him
30. Orwell designed Old Major to most resemble which real historic figure? (1 poi
Best answer:
Answer by nancirox
1. They visited their relatives in the southern part of california.
(1 point)
California
2. Last year my friend took art, calculus I, geography, and science. (1 point)
Calculus I
3. My dad attended a special class and can make his voice sound like goofy. (1 point)
Dad
4. Tami and her mom celebrate the easter holiday every year with her grandparents. (1 point)
Easter
5. The national language of the country in the south is french. (1 point)
French
For questions (6-10)
Words often confused
Select the correct word to fill in the blank.
6. Is that your car in the lot over ______?
(1 point)
there
7. I am worried that I will not be able to ____ enough weight to fit in the tiny bikini. (1 point)
lose
8. Sally wanted to be able to attend the meeting, ____. (1 point)
too
9. Mr. Smith is the name of my school’s_____. (1 point)
principal
10. Everyone came to the party ______ Jerry. (1 point)
except
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