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7) Excerpt from New Nevada Palominos Enlisting in the U. S. Marines US Dept. of the Interior--Carson City Field Office Background: The U. S. Marine Corps first adopted a BLM wild horse for the Mounted Color Guard in 1988. A two-year old horse called "Okinawa" became an integral part of the equine unit, quickly learning to lead a parade with flags flapping, jets flying overhead, audiences clapping and dealing with unexpected loud noises. (2) His calm performances encouraged the Marines to adopt seven other wild horses. (3) The Mounted Color Guard has since participated in every Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, since 1990, as well as dozens of other annual parades and shows.

Which sentence, if inserted between sentence (2) and sentence (3), would make the BEST addition to bridge the gap between what the two sentences are saying?
A) The Tournament of Roses parade is the granddaddy of them all.
B) These seven other wild horses may not be as calm as ’Okinawa.’
C) For Okinawa’s calmness, he has earned the privilege of doing what equines do…perform.
D) There are many examples of how these horses can be both entertaining and extremely disciplined.

8) Excerpt from Red Cloud Part A Charles A. Eastman

This powerful tribe then roamed over the whole extent of the Mississippi valley, between that river and the Rockies.

There may be a mistake in the way the above sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose ‘Correct as is.’
A) Correct as is
B) This powerful tribe then roams over the whole extent of the Mississippi valley, between that river and the Rockies.
C) This powerful tribe then roam over the whole extent of the Mississippi valley, between that river and the Rockies.
D) This powerful tribe then did roam over the whole extent of the Mississippi valley, between that river and the Rockies.

9) Claim: Kids benefit from their time plugged into devices like TVs, tablets, and smartphones.

Which presents an alternative, or different, view on this topic?
A) Preschoolers often get help learning the alphabet on public television shows.
B) Teens can conduct research on any subject using credible sources on the internet.
C) Elementary school children can play educational apps and games on tvs, tablets, and smartphones.
D) Middle school children sometimes copy negative behaviors of characters on TV and in video games, such as smoking and drinking.

10) Excerpt from Mrs. Bullfrog Nathaniel Hawthorne

The same morning that Mrs. Bullfrog and I came together as a unit, we took two seats in the stage-coach and began our journey towards my place of business. There being no other passengers, we were as much alone and as free to give vent to our raptures as if I had hired a hack for the matrimonial jaunt.

The author is considering changing sentence 1 of the above paragraph to read:

The same morning that Mrs. Bullfrog and I came together and got hitched, me and her took two seats in the stage coach and began our journey towards my place of business.

The proposed revision would not be good because it:
A) changes the point of view of the passage.
B) changes the chronological order of events.
C) puts too much emphasis on the fact that they got married.
D) adds informal language that is inconsistent with the passage.

11) Jenna just finished her story. Because Jenna's story has a character who is passionate about saving endangered species, which would Jenna MOST LIKELY have her character do?
A) Volunteer to care for animals in local petting zoos.
B) Create drawings of all endangered and exotic species.
C) Study the feeding and mating problems of exotic animals.
D) Support coalitions that protect habitats of animals in danger of extinction.

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