Trouble with Talent

Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 3?

• Yingtao's Father even teaches violin.

• Playing the violin can be very difficult.

• Yingtao's brother and sisters are very talented.

• Yingtao is the only one who can not play the violin well.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 10 and 11?

• Yingtao is supposed to perform with his brothers and sisters, he knows he is not good enough.

• Yingtao knows he is not good enough, so he is supposed to perform with his brothers and sisters.

• Yingtao is supposed to perform with his brothers and sisters, but he knows he is not good enough.

• Yingtao is supposed to perform with his brothers and sisters because he knows he is not good enough.

The meaning of sentence 15 can be improved by changing He to-

• His brother

• His father

• Matthew

• Yingtao

What changes should be made in paragraph 2 (sentences 4-7)?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Change tell to tells in sentence 6

• Change say to says in sentence 7

• Change he's to hes in sentence 5

• Change can't to cant in sentence 6

• Change thinks to think in sentence 4

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 18?

• Change their to they're

• Change two to too

• Change Family to family

• Make no change