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ACHS English I Learning Check #3

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15 questions

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Question 1

1.

A. NO CHANGE

B. and nearly transparent to the eye almost as the white sands of these dunes.

C. as these sands.

D. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.

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Question 2

2.

F. NO CHANGE

G. sand heated (by a lightning blast) melts.

H. sand heated by a lightning blast melts, 

J. sand heated by a lightning blast melts

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Question 3

3.

Which choice best builds on the preceding sentence by emphasizing the dramatic nature of the mark fulgurite leaves on the earth?

A. NO CHANGE

B. sketches

C. burns

D. sends

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Question 4

4.

F No Change

G explained, though, that even experts

H explained though that, even experts, 

J explained, though that even experts

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Question 5

5.

Given that all the statements are true, which one provides the most relevant information at this point in the essay?

A NO CHANGE

B Human-made fulgurties are not any easier to excavate than naturally occuring fulgurities.

C A fulgurite is not a geode (a crystal-lined stone), though the two are often confused.

D Still, pieces of fulgurite can be worked into jewelry.

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Question 6

6.

F NO CHANGE

G however

H so

J Delete the underlined portion,

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Question 7

7.

Which of the following sentences, if added here, best connects the preceding sentence to the information that follows in the paragraph?

A Anna told me that there had  been a brief rain shower in the area the day before.

B I could see bright pink sand verbenas blooming the distance

C Swift winds were moviing the white sands that day.

D Dig carefully

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Question 8

8.

F. NO CHANGE

G. uncovered,  I focus my gaze on the sands in distance.

H. uncovered, I looked closely

J. had it been uncovered

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Question 9

9.

Which choice most effectively concludes this sentence and leads into the information that follows in the paragraph.

A NO CHANGE

B I focus on looking for seashells, sand dollars, and smooth rocks when I'm walking the sands.

C usually, I'm not in the mood for a science project when I'm on vacation.

D on their surface, they look like piece of tree branches.

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Question 10

10.

Which choice makes clearest the light, sporadic arrangement of the bubbles in the glass.

F. NO CHANGE

G. pointed

H. speckled

J. covered

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Question 11

11.

The best placement for the underlined portion would be:

A. where is it now.

B after the word bubbles.

C after the word during.

D. after the word cooling.

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Question 12

12.

F. NO CHANGE

G. for having unearthed

H. that would unearth

J. unearthing

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Question 13

13.

If the writer deleting the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose a:

A.

B

C

D

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Question 14

14.

F. No Change

G. her

H. my

J. their

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Question 15

15.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would provide the essay with new information?

A. beaches in Florida, Utah, California, and Nevada.

B. beaches, but so far not this day in the New Mexico sands,

C beaches, in other words, sandy locales,

D beaches, even a green fulgurite