DCA #2 Review

(13) As a teen in the junior ranks, Ortiz became the first Mexican of any age to compete in the world freestyle kayak championships.

What change is needed in sentence 13?

• Change became to becomes

• Insert a comma after age

• Change world freestyle kayak championships to World Freestyle Kayak Championships

• Change the comma after ranks to a semicolon

(11) Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities, they rarely think about the fact that human civilization has been around for a long time. (12) They don’t realize their lives are connected to the lives of the people who came before them.

What is the correct way to write sentence 11?

• Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities. Rarely thinking about the fact that human civilization has been around for a long time.

• Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities and rarely think about human civilization. Which has been around for a long time.

• Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities and rarely think about this fact, human civilization has been around for a long time.

• Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities and rarely think about the fact that human civilization has been around for a long time.

(10) The sides below the balcony railing was enclosed in plexiglass to make the area safer for pets and young children.

What change should be made in sentence 10?

• Change was enclosed to were enclosed

• Change to make to this was supposed to make

• Change safer to more safer

• No change should be made.

(23) The fascinating city of Coober Pedy has become a popular destination for both tourists and filmmakers.

Which of these ideas could best follow and support sentence 23?

• Today the people in this town get the vast majority of their water from underground from a source 24 kilometers away that has to be pumped in via an underground pipeline.

• Coober Pedy residents now make their livelihood.

• More than 150,000 people visit the small town each year, and a host of movies, including Kangaroo Jack, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and Opal Dream, have been filmed there.

• Since February of 1915, many of the highest-quality opals in the entire world have been found in Coober Pedy; in fact, Coober Pedy is sometimes even referred to as the opal capital of the world.

Above Title: Mimi has written this essay to express her opinion about reusable water bottles.

Title of Article: Make the Switch!

Thesis: Consumers pay far too much for a drink of water, and those same bottles clog oceans and contaminate the soil. These problems can be solved, however, if people choose to drink water from reusable containers instead of plastic bottles.

Mimi wants to conclude her essay by motivating her readers to take action. Which of the following statements should she insert after sentence 29 to accomplish this goal?

• The future of our planet depends on people like you doing away with a terrible threat—plastic water bottles.

• We should make the decision today to be smart about our finances and responsible with our planet by opting for reusable water bottles.

• Think of how much you can help the fish in our lakes, rivers, and oceans by avoiding bottled water.

• Choose reusable water bottles, and watch your savings grow.

(8) The collective action is a carefully choreographed display of synchronized walking. (9) Identically dressed students walk forward and backward to form lines and shapes, even crossing between one another at times. (10) There are no musical cues for the students to use as they march in the changing formations. (11) Furthermore, they walk in perfect step by following the direction of an announcer. (12) Directors bellow loud, sharp commands, such as “Front row, turn left!” and “Cross walk,” over a loudspeaker

J.T. wants to use a more appropriate transition in sentence 11. Which of the following can best replace Furthermore in this sentence?

• For example

• In conclusion

• Overall

• Instead

Which word in the passage means “climbed awkwardly on all fours”?

• Regurgitating

• Clambered

• Hindered

• Stride

Which sentence suggests that Cook benefited from his experience as a coach?

• He said that the biggest lesson he had learned was to be grateful, and he also noted that he learned patience—both on and off the court.

• And when the opposing team’s coach called a play, sometimes Cook could communicate that message to his team.

• It hadn’t had a championship-filled history, so it was Cook’s mission at Gallaudet to change the team’s record from a losing one to a winning one.

• Although it was an impressive turnaround, Cook knew the team could play better.

From dawn to dusk in darkling air

we glean and gulp and pluck and snare,

then find a roost that’s snug and tight

to brave the long and frozen night.

5 We fluff and preen each downy feather,

Sing fee-bee—and laugh at the weather!

For if we’re quick and bold and clever,

winter’s chill won’t last forever.

The actions described in the first stanza (lines 1–4) suggest that the speaker is —

• surprised

• hardworking

• carefree

• greedy

Had you entered that afternoon

you would have thought you saw a man

planting something in a boy’s palm,

15 a silver tear, a tiny flame.

Had you followed that boy

you would have arrived here,

where I bend over my wife’s right hand.

In line 15, the speaker uses figurative language to --

• Describe how the splinter looks and feels.

• Suggest that the boy is crying.

• Emphasize the heat of the splinter.

• Show the tree the father has planted.