Progress Probe #1606847: Week 1 - EOC Blitz - English II - March 5-March 9 (Grade HS E2) Teacher Key with Answers Ques Answer Level Skill Subskill Item # 1 B Hard Reporting Category 1: 2 D Hard Reporting Category 1: 3 A Moderate Reporting Category 1: 4 A Hard Reporting Category 1: 5 D Moderate Reporting Category 1: 6 B Moderate Reporting Category 1: 7 B Moderate Reporting Category 2: 8 C Moderate Reporting Category 2: 9 B Moderate Reporting Category 2: 10 A Moderate Reporting Category 1: 11 B Moderate Reporting Category 1: 12 B Moderate Reporting Category 1: 13 B Hard Reporting Category 1: 14 D Moderate Reporting Category 2: 15 D Hard Reporting Category 2: SPI 3002.1.1 Parts of Speech [99261] SPI 3002.1.4 Sentence- Combining Tech [99264] SPI 3002.1.12 Correct Punctuation [99272] SPI 3002.1.12 Correct Punctuation [99272] SPI 3002.1.15 Proofread [99275] SPI 3002.1.16 Use Word Sources [99276] SPI 3002.3.1 Proofread Passage [99285] SPI 3002.3.5 Combine Sentences [99289] SPI 3002.3.13 Effective Parallelism [99297] SPI 3002.1.1 Parts of Speech [99261] SPI 3002.1.4 Sentence- Combining Tech [99264] SPI 3002.1.15 Proofread [99275] SPI 3002.1.16 Use Word Sources [99276] SPI 3002.3.1 Proofread Passage [99285] SPI 3002.3.5 Combine Sentences [99289] D110576 D110703 D110590 D77036 D86437 D71752 D85347 D70040 D69913 D86626 D110699 D86774 D91356 D85303 D86073
Name: Date: Week 1 - EOC Blitz - English II - March 5-March 9 Question 1 of 15 Which of the following is NOT correct? A. My dog is faster than just about any other dog. B. I think tomorrow will be an even more perfect day than today. C. She is one of the prettiest people that I know. D. Mary wants to be the best possible teacher that she can be. Question 2 of 15 Which of the following is correct? A. The trip in the relentless, oppressive, desert heat made the people in the caravan very B. The trip in the relentless, oppressive desert heat made the people in the caravan very, C. The trip in the relentless, oppressive desert, heat made the people in the caravan very D. The trip in the relentless, oppressive desert heat made the people in the caravan very Question 3 of 15 Which of the following is correct? A. When I get home, I need to look for the following things: my sneakers, hairbrush, and sleeping bag. B. When I get home, I need to look for the following things: my sneakers hairbrush and sleeping bag. C. When I get home, I need to look for the following things: my sneakers hairbrush, and sleeping bag. D. When I get home, I need to look for the following things: my sneakers, hairbrush and, sleeping bag.
Question 4 of 15 Which of the following is correctly punctuated? A. There is no evil at work here, no dark menace, no hidden conspiracy: these events are simply a string of terrible coincidences. B. There is no evil at work here; no dark menace; no hidden conspiracy; these events are simply a string of terrible coincidences. C. There is no evil at work here: no dark menace, no hidden conspiracy: these events are simply a string of terrible coincidences. D. There is no evil at work here; no dark menace; no hidden conspiracy. These events are simply a string of terrible coincidences. Question 5 of 15 Which word(s) in the following sentence should be capitalized? The clerk in the convenience store told Jackie she would reach route 22 if she headed south on jackson street. A. convenience, route, jackson, street B. route, south, jackson, street C. route, south, jackson, street D. route, jackson, street Question 6 of 15 According to a dictionary, the prefix in is an Old English and Middle French word that means not. Terminal is a Latin word that means the ending point or extremity. Which sentence uses the word interminable correctly? A. The interminable ranch covered about five acres of pastureland. B. The awful music was interminable, and I couldn't wait to leave the concert. C. The ship, about 400 feet long, was interminable, and I couldn't wait to disembark. D. The interminable man died at the age of forty-five.
Question 7 of 15 Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession? A. Ted is the man who's uncle is a musician in California. B. The children's stuffed animals were scattered throughout the room. C. The dog could not find it's bone yesterday. D. The mens' room at the park was overcrowded on Saturday afternoon. Question 8 of 15 Which sentence pair best applies a variety of sentence structures to create an interesting rhythm? A. The size of the mountain was intimidating while its jagged rocks and high precipices enhanced its sense of inhospitality. We climbed up its shear face with fear as its outcroppings seemed to push us away from the mountain. B. It is easy to criticize other people, so we decided to adopt a more positive working relationship with the older employees. We tried not to behave as if we knew everything, and they knew absolutely nothing about the job at hand. C. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, particularly the First Movement, addresses the common humanity of people in conflict with a cruel but irresistible fate. It touches the soul! D. The girl walked with an exquisite elegance. Her gracefulness reminded me of a beautiful tigress walking through the jungle. Question 9 of 15 (1)I have many responsibilities in my Life. (2) Some of them are at home, and others is at school. (3) I am responsible fore my actions at school. (4) Also I am responsible to do my homework. (5) If I don't do my assignments or study for tests, I could get a poor grade. (6) That would be bad, also at home I have to cut the grass. (7) If I don't do this, the grass grows until it getting out of control. (8) My Chores are very importunt because if I don't complete them they will probably not get done and I will as a result get into trouble. (9) So it is important for me to do my chores and care of my responsibilities. What is the best way to rewrite sentence seven to correct the parallel structure? A. If I don't do this, the grass grows until it getting out of control. B. If I don't do this, the grass grows until it is out of control. C. If I don't do this, the grass grows until it get out of control. D. If I don't do this, the grass grows out of control.
Question 10 of 15 Which sentence uses beside(s) correctly? A. My mother placed her keys beside the magazines. B. I do not want to go to the mall; beside, I have to study for my English test. C. Carlos did not know what to do with the neighbor's newspaper, so he put it besides their telephone. D. Beside a larger office, Julie's new job offered a significant increase in pay. Question 11 of 15 Which of the following is correct? A. I found a bright, shiny, copper penny on the ground. B. I found a bright, shiny copper penny on the ground. C. I found a bright, shiny copper, penny on the ground. D. I found a bright shiny, copper penny on the ground. Question 12 of 15 Find the misspelled words in the following text. After loosing the game in the last minute, they didn't think it was very humorous when the other team started laughing. It definately was not apropriate behavior. A. loosing, minute, definately B. loosing, definately, apropriate C. minute, humorous, apropriate D. minute, apropriate, behavior
Question 13 of 15 Frederica heard her history teacher tell a student how Napoleon Bonaparte successfully ruled France after a coup d'état in 1799 and Muammar al-gaddafi became head of Libya in 1969 through a coup d'état. She wondered what the words meant until she found this information in a book about the history of language: Coup d'état 1646, from French, literally means "stroke of the state." What does coup d'état mean? A. taking over a government after the leader suffers a stroke B. taking over a government abruptly C. taking over a government with a French army D. taking over a government by election Question 14 of 15 Which answer is correct regarding the following sentence? The teacher was disatisfied with the essay because it was illegible. A. The word illegible is spelled incorrectly; the correct spelling is illegable. B. The word illegible is spelled incorrectly; the correct spelling is ilegible. C. The word disatisfied is spelled incorrectly; the correct spelling is disatissfied. D. The word disatisfied is spelled incorrectly; the correct spelling is dissatisfied. Question 15 of 15 Which sentence uses a subordinate clause to effectively revise the following run-on sentence? Judy played the piano in the talent show she performed many of her mother's A. Judy played the piano in the talent show and performed many of her mother's B. Judy played the piano in the talent show, but she performed many of her mother's C. Judy played the piano in the talent show, and she performed many of her mother's D. When Judy played the piano in the talent show, she performed many of her mother's