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Name: Index number: Date: DIRECTIONS: Read the instructions for each part of the carefully. To be sure that your instructor sees them, highlight, bold or underline your answers, except for the writing portion. PART I: Put correct punctuation marks where they belong in the sentences below. To be sure that your instructor sees them, highlight, bold or underline the punctuation marks that you add. One sentence needs no punctuation marks. 1. The sun was causing our new carpet to fade so we started keeping the shades down 2. A stack of magazines has been slowly disintegrating in a corner of the attic since 1957 3. Intending to take a short cut George made a wrong turn and ended up on an unpaved road. 4. Is the computer lab open on weekends 5. Liz wanted to wear her silk scarf but she couldn’t find it. 6. An essay by Michael Ondaatje begins On my brothers wall in Toronto are the false maps. 7. My brother offered to go to the post office for me 8. The new sofa looks great now we need new curtains carpet and lamp shades to go with it. 9. Although the traffic light had turned green James knew better than to cross the street before looking both ways. 10. The Mercury Reader contains some useful information about academic honesty. PART II: For each item below, follow the directions to write a sentence. The sentences can be silly, but they must make sense and use correct punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Each sentence is worth two points. 1|Page 1. Write a sentence that begins with the words At this moment. 2. Write a sentence that begins with the words Early next week. 3. Write a sentence that begins with the word Usually. 4. Write a sentence that begins with the words When I was five years old. 5. Write a present tense sentence that begins with the words A display of orchids. 6. Write a sentence that begins with the words Now that the store is under new management. 7. Write a sentence that includes the word then. 8. Write a sentence that includes the word its 9. Write a present tense sentence that uses the word women as the subject. 10. Write a present tense sentence that begins with the words whose. 11. Change the following statement into a question: The train is on time. 2|Page 12. Change the following statement into a question: The card will arrive in time for Max’s birthday. 13. Change the following question into a statement: Is everyone finally ready to leave? 14. Write a simple sentence. 15. Write a compound sentence. 16. Write a complex sentence. PART III: For each sentence below highlight, bold or underline the correct choice to fill in the blank. Each item is worth one point. 1. We found the elephant near the aviary; it had figured out how to unlock it’s its 2. The office is closed; all three doctor doctors are at a convention in St. Louis. doctor’s 3. The teacher told the girls to pull their sock socks 4. My parents treat theirself cage doctors’ up. sock’s socks’ to a night out once a month. themself theirselves themselves 5. Air conditioning is both a blessing and a curse. It makes hospitals, movie theaters, and other public places comfortable during the summer. 3|Page , it also keeps people indoors where they do not get much exercise. Because However Moreover Therefore 6. In most cases, capital punishment should be replaced with a sentence of life in prison without parole because mistakes can never be undone. however moreover therefore 7. Both the bride and groom come from big families. It soon became evident that the church hall was not big enough to seat all of the guests. , they decided to hold the reception at the country club. Because However Moreover Therefore 8. Online classes are good for everyone. Students who do shift work or who travel for their jobs can earn a degree without having to miss class. Instructors can attend conferences and other events without having to hire substitutes. , schools that offer online classes do not need to equip them with desks and chalk, do not need to heat and cool them, and do not need to hire staff to clean them. Because 4|Page However Moreover Therefore PART IV: Each pair of sentences below contains exactly the same words. Explain how their meanings differ on the space provided after each pair of sentences. 1. Mindy hung the picture over the book shelves that she painted last week. Mindy hung the picture that she painted last week over the book shelves. 2. Some of the gardeners pruned the trees. The gardeners pruned some of the trees. 3. Digging in the sand, the children found a tiny crab. The children found a tiny crab digging in the sand. PART V: For each sentence below highlight, bold or underline the letter of the best answer. 4. For his research paper about old cars, TJ interviewed his grandfather. A. TJ should include his grandfather in his Works Cited. B. TJ does not need to include his grandfather in his Works Cited because a person is not a book or a web site. 5. TJ found some useful information at an antique auto show, but he is not sure how to put the show into his Works Cited. He should A. Name the show and date. B. Forget it. C. Consult a current handbook. 5|Page 6. TJ’s report includes a quotation from Henry Ford. TJ should A. put the words in quotation marks. B. tell who said the words. C. put the words in quotation marks AND tell who said them. 7. Plagiarism is A. Using someone else’s exact words. B. Using someone else’s words without giving that person credit. C. Using someone else’s work without giving that person credit. PART VI. Reading Comprehension Read the following selection carefully and answer the questions that follow. Highlight, bold or underline the best answer. One Cause of American Violence by Gerry Means vocabulary words—inception: beginning inundated: overwhelm, flood takes place malignant: destructive, evil mayhem: chaos America provides many blessings for its citizens. This country’s inhabitants enjoy freedoms and opportunities that make them the envy of many in most parts of the globe. Those freedoms, along with an almost unequaled degree of material wealth, make the United States what some term “the greatest country in the world.” But along with the blessings resides a curse, one that has afflicted the nation since its inception. That curse is random violence, and, like the blessings of freedom and prosperity, its effects have become more prominent in recent years. One of the main reasons for this increased prominence is the prevalence, glorification, and casual nature of violence as it is portrayed in the popular media. In films, television shows, comic books, and music produced for young people, the use of violence is portrayed as an acceptable way to resolve conflict, correct perceived injustice, and express anger. Youngsters who grow up in stable households or who are taught effectively that violence is not an acceptable option may find themselves resorting to more appropriate ways to resolve problems. But those from less fortunate circumstances who find themselves inundated with tens of thousands of violent images, many of which are extremely graphic, frequently succumb to the malignant instincts born of repeated exposure to those images. Generally speaking, the younger a person is, the more easily influenced he or she is. Not only is the popular culture of young people saturated with violence, but violence is frequently presented in the form of acts by “heroic” characters such as those portrayed by Arnold 6|Page Schwartzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. In their films, these actors are usually seen killing people by the dozens while pursuing some “noble” aim, with many of their victims dying in horrific ways. Young people, usually males, flock to such films, and some people say that they do so to see their heroes act out aggressive instincts that are deemed socially unacceptable. The vicarious thrill that so many enjoy while watching a “Terminator,” a “Rambo,” or a “Dirty Harry” mash, crash, and smash through his enemies must be considered as one of the reasons why violence, like sex, sells— especially among young males. There are many who say that violence as it is portrayed in the entertainment media has nothing to do with the recent upsurge in societal mayhem. They argue that most young people who watch violent television shows or who play ultra-violent video games such as the immensely popular “Grand Theft Auto” go on to lead lives that are violence-free. They also state that any attempt to curb the increase of numbingly violent scenes that youngsters are usually fed as entertainment is the first step on the road to censorship. The second idea may have merit, but the inescapable fact remains that a child or a young adult who is witness to a constant stream of glorified, glamorized violence—which often takes place with no negative consequences—is more likely to respond violently in situations of interpersonal conflict than is a child who has been free of such imagery. Young people in the twenty-first century are more violent than those of any preceding generation, just as images in the popular media are more violent than they have ever been. Films, television, “gangsta” rap lyrics, etc. are not the only factors that have contributed to what has happened in recent years. But any comprehensive analysis that seeks to find the causes of increased violence among young people in the United States must include prominently the proliferation of violent imagery that threatens to dominate popular culture. The curse of violence may be as American as apple pie, but this country’s inhabitants are threatened in a way that they have not been threatened before. I. Reading Comprehension 1. Young people who enjoy watching violence— a. Find a release for their own instincts b. Usually cannot control themselves c. Try to challenge censorship d. Are not affected by it 2. Children who grow up in a stable environment— a. Watch fewer violent movies b. Often want to be like Arnold Schwartzenegger c. Tend to be better at solving conflicts d. Are envied by children in other parts of the world 3. The last paragraph compares or connects— a. The 21st century to previous centuries b. Rap lyrics to violent behavior c. Apple pie and violence d. All of the above 4. The essay’s thesis is— a. The first sentence b. The second sentence c. The fourth sentence 7|Page d. The sixth sentence 5. According to the author, which is not a cause of violence— a. Television b. Censorship c. Rap music d. Video games 6. The author is trying to— a. Persuade b. Tell a story c. Compare d. Classify II. Context Clues Judging from their context, what do these words mean in the essay? 7. “Proliferation” (fifth paragraph)— a. Increase b. Rare c. Avoiding d. False 8. “Vicarious” (third paragraph)— a. Hard-working, respected b. Generous c. Experienced through someone else d. Done to make someone laugh 9. “Succumb” (second paragraph)— a. Admire b. Run from, avoid c. Tell others about d. Give in 10. “Deemed” (third paragraph)— a. Considered to be b. Not possible c. Contradicts itself d. Sometimes WRITING SECTION PART VII: Write an essay of four to five paragraphs on ONE of the topics below. Adherence to the topic, organization, clarity of expression, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and word choice all count. You may refer to your dictionary and/ or your handbook as you work. Type your essay here right after the listed topics. 8|Page A) Benefits of a college degree B) The characteristics of highly effective people C) The negative effects of technology D) Why we should (or should not) have school uniforms E) How to succeed in college 9|Page

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