Question

Leila is preparing a presentation on how an increase in college expenses affects students’ career decisions. After researching student loans, she creates a table showing an increase in the amount of money that students borrow to pay for college.

Which element could Leila add to her presentation to most effectively add new value?

a graph that plots out the data on her table, emphasizing the increase in debt
a paragraph explaining why students borrow money
an audio clip of an interview with graduates in debt, discussing their current jobs
a photocopy of a loan application from a bank, filled in with sample information
What should Horus add to his evaluation to make it more effective? Select two options.

a statement summarizing Smith's claim
examples of Smith's reasoning and evidence
an evaluation of Smith's reasoning and evidence
a sentence introducing the topic of the argument
a conclusion summarizing the claim and evaluation

Read the sentence.

Reyna will have finished all the essays required for the class by this Friday.

Which verb tense is underlined?

future perfect
past
present
past perfect

What is the author’s claim?

When large portions of the population cannot vote, it results in “political stagnation.”
By way of “intelligence and friendly race relations, all cheating at the ballot-box in the South will cease.”
The South will see that allowing everyone to vote “pays better, from every standpoint.”
People will see that someone who cheats people out of voting is a dishonest person who will “[end] his career of dishonesty by . . . serious crime.”
Which sentences use the active voice? Select three options.

You'll have to hurry if you want to catch the next bus into the city!
Shakespeare's plays may have been written by more than one person.
The tree was struck by lightning, and then had to be cut down by Maria.
You should use wool cloth to make a winter coat, and line it, too.
Jake threw the laundry into the machine and put quarters in the slots.
How does the simile in these lines contribute to the fantastical mood in this part of the text?

It suggests that Macbeth would like to spend more time with the witches.
It implies that Macbeth is terrified by the witches’ sudden departure.
It indicates that Macbeth believes that the witches flew away in the wind.
It emphasizes that Macbeth saw the witches fade away slowly, like a dream.

Answer 1

1) Which element could Leila add to her presentation to most effectively add new value?
- an audio clip of an interview with graduates in debt, discussing their current jobs

2) What should Horus add to his evaluation to make it more effective? (Select two)
- examples of Smith's reasoning and evidence
- an evaluation of Smith's reasoning and evidence

3) Read the sentence. Which verb tense is underlined?
"Reyna will have finished all the essays required for the class by this Friday."
- future perfect

4) What is the author’s claim?
- When large portions of the population cannot vote, it results in “political stagnation.”

5) Which sentences use the active voice? (Select three)
- You'll have to hurry if you want to catch the next bus into the city!
- You should use wool cloth to make a winter coat, and line it, too.
- Jake threw the laundry into the machine and put quarters in the slots.

6) How does the simile in these lines contribute to the fantastical mood in this part of the text?
- It emphasizes that Macbeth saw the witches fade away slowly, like a dream.