Questions in Grade High-school

Questions in Grade High-school

[Done] Which sentence has a correctly placed participial phrase? A. My mother, covered with spicy salsa, cooked tacos for my dinner. B. My mother cooked tacos covered with spicy salsa for my dinner. C. Covered with spicy salsa for my dinner, my mother cooked tacos. D. My mother cooked tacos for my dinner covered with spicy salsa.

[Done] One result of the Neolithic Revolution was?

[Done] Which of these sentences uses correct capitalization? A. Death Valley, the lowest point in the United States, is located in the Mojave Desert. B. Death Valley, the lowest point in the United States, is located in the mojave desert. C. Death Valley, the lowest point in the United States, is located in the Mojave desert. D. Death valley, the lowest point in the United States, is located in the Mojave Desert.

[Done] The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures...

[Done] Read the sentences. The South Pole is a point at the southern end of the Earth’s axis. It rests in central Antarctica. Which choice shows the punctuation and/or conjunction needed to correctly combine the sentences? A. axis; but it B. axis; it C. axis, it D. axis: but it

[Done] The precipitation that falls on the South Pole is always in the form of snow. It usually is the byproduct of cyclones. What punctuation and/or conjunction can be used to combine them? A. snow; and it B. snow, it C. snow, and it D. snow and it

[Done] Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. Within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home. sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us. B. Within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home; sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us. C. Within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us. D. Within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home, sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us.

[Done] Read the sentence. "The xylophone, whose name comes from the Greek xylon, meaning 'wood,' is a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars that are struck with mallets to produce sounds." Which choice shows the best way to simplify the last half of this sentence? A. Meaning "wood," the xylophone is a percussion instrument. Consisting of a series of wooden bars that are struck with mallets to produce sounds. B. The xylophone, whose name comes from the Greek xylon, meaning "wood," is a percussion instrument. A series of wooden bars that are struck with mallets to produce sounds. C. The xylophone is a percussion instrument with a name derived from Greek, consisting of wooden bars struck with mallets to produce sounds. D. The xylophone, meaning "wood" in Greek, is a percussion instrument made up of a series of wooden bars struck with mallets.

[Done] Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly? A. I need to leave for school right now; because I don't have all of my school supplies gathered. B. I need to leave for school right now; but I don't have all of my school supplies gathered. C. I need to leave for school right now; although I don't have all of my school supplies gathered. D. I need to leave for school right now; however, I don't have all of my school supplies gathered.

[Done] Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. We have to master the routine during this morning’s practice; otherwise, the coach says we will have to work all day. B. We have to master the routine during this morning’s practice otherwise: the coach says we will have to work all day. C. We have to master the routine during this morning’s practice otherwise, the coach says we will have to work all day. D. We have to master the routine during this morning’s practice, otherwise; the coach says we will have to work all day.