Spring semester Exam R&E Practice

Mistake Read the narrative and answer the questions that follow. "Have I Made a Mistake?" 1. What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 4? Unfortunately, my hands aren't interested, they don't care what my brain is telling them to do. Unfortunately, my hands aren't interested in what my brain is telling my hands to do. Unfortunately, my hands and my brain aren't interested in what it is telling them to do. No revision is needed in this sentence. 2. What is the BEST way to revise sentence 8? A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream, and from the car behind me, it returns my focus to the world around me. A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream and returns my focus to the world around me, it came from the car behind me. A shrill scream from the car behind me snaps me out of my daydream and returns my focus to the world around me. A shrill scream snaps me out of my daydream from the car behind me, returning my focus to the world around me. 3. What is the BEST revision to make in sentence 9? All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind, the thunder of the car's metallic wheels, and the piercing shrieks of my fellow passengers. All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind and the thunder of the car's metallic wheels, I can also hear my fellow passengers who have piercing shrieks. All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind and the thunder of the car's metallic wheels and my fellow passengers and their piercing shrieks. All I can hear is the whoosh of the wind next to the thunder of the car's metallic wheels beside my fellow passengers who have piercing shrieks. 4. Isaiah would like to add some detail to support the idea he has presented in sentence 14. Which sentence could BEST follow and provide support for sentence 14? I'm thinking that the ride will be over soon. It comes out of the tunnel really fast and heads straight up into the air. The light of a beautiful day is welcome but nearly blinding after the darkness of the tunnel. While I find adventure movies intriguing, this doesn't feel intriguing at all. 5. What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 19? For example To repeat On the other hand In fact Isaiah's closing sentence is weak. Which of these sentences could replace sentence 20 and provide a more effective closing for this paper? I'm going to get right back in line and ride the Viper again! There's no doubt in my mind as to what I will do now! Finally, I'm going to do it again. In closing, riding the Viper was an amazing experience. Diving In Read the paper and answer the questions that follow. "Diving In" 23. How should sentence 2 be changed? Change They to You Change pictures to picture's Change elaberate to elaborate Sentence 2 should not be changed. 24. What change needs to be made in sentence 4? Change variety to vareity Change that to they Change involved to involve No change needs to be made in sentence 4. 25. What change should be made in sentence 6? Delete the comma Change there to their Change busyly to busily No change should be made. 26. What is the correct way to write sentences 15 and 16? When he surfaces, he usually has a heavy bag, it is filled with hundreds of golf balls that have mistakenly landed in the pond. When he surfaces, he usually has a heavy bag filled with hundreds of golf balls. That have mistakenly landed in the pond. When he surfaces, he usually has a heavy bag filled with hundreds of golf balls they have mistakenly landed in the pond. When he surfaces, he usually has a heavy bag filled with hundreds of golf balls that have mistakenly landed in the pond. 27. What change should be made in sentence 18? Change a to an Change averageto averege Change can collect to collecting Make no change 28. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 21? Change communities to community's Change requires to require Change maintenance to maintanence Make no change 29. How should sentence 24 be changed? Change are usually operating to is usually operating Delete the comma Change they to you Sentence 24 should not be changed 30. What change needs to be made in sentence 25? Change you're to your Insert a comma after diving Insert a comma after someday Change you may want to to and may want to