Reading Comprehension SE 1

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

• I took Angie, the one with the freckles to the movie last night.
• I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.
• I took Angie the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.
• I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie, last night.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

• Jeremy, and I, have had our share of arguments.
• Jeremy and I, have had our share of arguments.
• Jeremy and I have had our share of arguments.
• Jeremy and I have had, our share of arguments.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

• You are I am sure, telling the truth.
• Your are, I am sure, telling the truth.
• You are, I am sure telling the truth.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

• She left Albany, New York, on January 18 of that year.
• She left Albany New York on January 18, of that year.
• She left Albany New York, on January  18 of that year.
• She left Albany New York, on January 18, of that year.

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CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

• Although, you may be right I cannot take your word for it.
• Although, you may be right, I cannot take your word for it.
• Although you may be right I cannot take your word for it. 
• Although you may be right, I cannot take your word for it.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following is punctuated correctly?

• Jameses new car was parked in the driveway.
• James new car was parked in the driveway.
• James’s new car was parked in the driveway.
• Jame's new car was parked in the driveway.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Glen and Willma usually (      ) their washing on weekends.

• are done
• do
• having been doing 
• have done

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Sandy (          ) in the library when I saw her two hours ago.

• has studied
• was studying
• has been studying
• is studying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How Does Brain Work?

Theories about how brain works remain a topic of debate. It is agreed, though, that the hippocampus, a part of the brain, is undeniably important for memory. When we experience something, the information is sent via our senses to the hippocampus, where it is processed. Scientists believe that brain cells called neurons first transform the sensory stimuli we experience into images in our immediate memory. Then, these images are sent to the hippocampus and stored temporarily in short-term memory. In the hippocampus, information is organized, and it is during this process that parts of the image of our experience fade away. Finally, certain information is then transferred to long-term memory in a section in the frontal lobe of the brain known as the cerebral cortex. Scientists think this process may happen while we are sleeping, but exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another is a mystery.

4. This reading is mainly concerned with__________

• how to improve our memory.

• why some of the information in short-term memory fades away.

• illness that results in severe memory loss.

• how human brain processes and stores information.

• the importance of neurons in transferring sensory stimuli.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

People With Extraordinary Abilities

Fictional stories about people who have extraordinary abilities have always attracted people’s attention. One of them is the story of Vera Petrova, who is able to perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls. One day she comes into his father’s office and puts her hands on the door of a locked safe. Suddenly she asks her father why he keeps so many old newspapers locked away there. Vera’s curious talent is brought to the notice of a scientific research institute and she is given a series of tests by a special commission. During these tests she manages to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and then she describes the figures and colors of a picture hidden under a carpet. During all these tests Vera is blindfolded; and, indeed, except when blindfolded she lacks the ability to perceive things with her skin. It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers, this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.

7. As we understand from the reading, Vera Petrova_________

• can only perceive things with her fingers.

• is a curious child.

• is not the only fictional character who has extraordinary abilities.

• fails most of the tests administered by a special commission.

• perceives the objects only when her fingers are wet.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2