1. A teacher is a person who is patient. A teacher is dedicated. A teacher helps others. Which of the following revisions to the sentence best demonstrates parallel structure?
A. A teacher is a person who is patient, dedicated, and helpful. Correct
B. A teacher is patient, likes to be dedicated, and to help.
C. A teacher is a person who is patient, dedicated, and likes to help.
D. A teacher is patient, dedicated, and helps.
Explanation
Option A maintains parallel structure by using three adjectives (patient, dedicated, helpful) in a consistent form, describing the teacher uniformly.
2. The 'old love of going' mentioned in the last line of the passage most likely refers to the
A. Kiowas' fondness for traveling during the summer Correct
B. Kiowas' fondness for spending summer in solitary contemplation
C. tendency of the Kiowas to leave their houses during the winter months
D. speaker's desire to go to his grandmother's house during the summer
Explanation
The passage describes the Kiowas' excitement and movement in summer, indicating their 'old love of going' refers to their tendency to travel during this season.
3. Which of the following sentences would be most likely to begin an essay intended to explain?
A. Even though mobile phones are seen as more convenient, there are many advantages to maintaining a landline.
B. It always calmed my nerves when my father sat on the back porch drinking tea from a flowered mug and humming 'Old Man River.'
C. Negative political ads should not be not used in campaigns because they fail to give the public any reliable evidence about candidates.
D. In order to train dogs to listen to your commands, you must set up a system that rewards their positive responses. Correct
Explanation
Option D introduces a process (training dogs) with a clear intent to explain how to achieve a goal, fitting the purpose of an explanatory essay.
4. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in the passage?
A. Describing a character's feelings about a situation
B. Exploring a character's relationship with another character
C. Describing a setting through a character's perspective Correct
D. Exploring a conflict through a character's perspective
Explanation
The passage focuses on Tom Joad's observations of the camp, using his perspective to vividly describe the setting, including the tents, sanitary unit, and quiet atmosphere.
5. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. Cause and effect
B. Chronological order
C. Compare and contrast
D. Process order Correct
Explanation
The passage outlines the sequential steps of a bill's review process, from committee to subcommittee and back, which is characteristic of a process order organization.