9.06: unit test:

1.) for this question, refer to the excerpt from the lost prince by francis hodgson burnett on the unit test reading passages page.

on the night before this story begins, what happened?
a. traffic jeopardized a boy's safety.
b. a boy's father lost his job as a stone-mason.
c. a boy was left by his father at house no. 7.
d. london experienced rain and fog.

2.) choose the word or words that best complete the sentence.

although the popular candidate received from most of her constituency, there were still those who her because of a past mistake in her personal finances.
a. opulence … mollified
b. sagacity … embellished
c. adulation … censured
d. longevity … compelled

3.) the sentence provided may contain a grammar or usage error. read the sentence, and then identify its error, if there is one, by selecting the appropriate answer choice. if there is no error in the sentence, choose no error.

when marilene works quick at a project, she often makes careless mistakes.
a. when marilene
b. works
c. quick
d. project, she
e. no error

He believes in tow articles,- two instruments, shall i say? - the golden rule and the declaration of independence; and he used the expression in conversation here concerning them, "better that a whole generation of men, women, and children should pass away by violent death than one word of either should be violated in this country." there is a unionist.- there is a strict constructionist of you. he believes in the union of the united states, and he concevies that the only obstruction to the union is slavery, and for that reason as a patriot he words for it's abolition. which statement best demonstrates how emerson uses this excerpt in his defense of john brown?

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Read the rough draft of a student's conclusion to anargumentative editorial.(1) year-round schooling would student achievement.(2) not so much information would have to be crammed intonine months. (3) furthermore, the elimination of long breaks,particularly summer break, would significantly reduce"learning loss" and the additional time wasted at thebeginning of each academic year to reteach previouslylearned material. (4) it is clear that year-round schooling students learn and retain more. (5) the united staleis not the only country to experiment with a year-roundschool schedule. (6) although many still claim that evidenceabout year-round school and its link to higher achievement isinconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and seethat students in these schools consistently score higher oncertain assessments than students who attend schools withtraditional nine-month calendars. (7) it is about time that wereplaced our outdated and inefficient school calendars.which best revises sentence 6 to create a more appropriate and respectful tone