One day during her summer internship, Marcy returned home to write this update in her work journal: We were all sitting at our desks, lost in our workday routines, when the fire alarm sprang to life. We jumped in our seats, but seated we stayed. One by one, we called to each other across the cubicle tops, “Do we have a drill?” “Are they testing the system?” “Should we go outside?” Five minutes later, the fire alarm still beeping, we casually grabbed our purses and our mp3 players, our sunglasses and our key fobs, and strolled out the back door.

What conclusion can you draw about Marcy’s workplace given the evidence?

A.
The building’s managers were testing the fire alarms.
B.
The workers failed to follow proper fire safety procedures.
C.
The workers had too much work to do to pay attention to fire safety procedures.
D.
The employees where Marcy works have had no training in fire safety procedures.

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

Which revision fixes the dangling modifier in this sentence? while reading a new mystery book, my dog curled up in my lap and slept. a.) curled up in my lap, my dog slept while reading a new mystery book. b.) while i was reading a new mystery book, my dog curled up in my lap and slept. c.) my dog, while reading a new mystery book, curled up in my lap and slept. d.) curling up in my lap while reading a new mystery book, my dog slept.

Which of the following identified malala yousafzai’s main claim in the text?