Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Critical Reading
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In
the excerpt from Lost Moon, why is it dangerous for the spacecraft to be swaying and wobbling
on the flight to the moon? a. | The spacecraft needs to rotate uniformly to keep any one side
from getting too hot form the sun or too cold from deep space. | b. | The spacecraft
needs to rotate uniformly to keep the correct course to the moon. | c. | The spacecraft
needs to rotate uniformly or oxygen can vent from the ship, causing a lack of air for the astronauts
inside. | d. | The spacecraft needs to rotate uniformly to keep all three fuel
cells in working order. | | |
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According to Lovell’s explanation in Lost Moon, why is Apollo 13
his last flight for NASA?
I. He feels other
astronauts deserve the chance to go up.
II. He knows his wife
wishes he would stop flying.
III. He believes NASA was
careless, and flying is no longer safe.
IV. He has more hours in
space than any other American.
a. | I, II, III | c. | II, III, IV | b. | I, II,
IV | d. | I, III,
IV | | | | |
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Vocabulary and Grammar
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The
movie director ____ the actors and crew during the filming sessions. a. | tyrant | c. | tyrannized | b. | tyranny | d. | tyrannicide | | | | |
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An
artist’s reputation is a(n) ____ thing that money cannot buy. a. | intangible | c. | tenuously | b. | iridescent | d. | nihilistic | | | | |
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Identify the compound-complex sentence below. a. | His gray shirt
stuck to him, his heavy shoes were dusty. | b. | She had been waiting all day for
coffee. | c. | Naturally she asked him if he thought that they were going to
run a laundry? | d. | Sometimes when they were playful, he would rub her shoulder,
and she would arch and purr. | | |
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Identify the order of the types of clauses in the following sentence.
Although Porter submitted her story to
Harper’s Bazaar, she was not happy with the way it was edited, and she refused to allow
the magazine to publish it.
a. | independent, subordinate, independent | b. | independent,
independent, subordinate | c. | subordinate, independent, independent | d. | subordinate,
independent, subordinate | | |
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