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CAHSEE 1.1 Passage Drill

CAHSEE 1.1 English Language Arts Passage Drill. Which line is an example of a metaphor?


ACT Aspire English Videos 72 videos

ACT Aspire English: Putting Sentences in a Logical Order
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Which of the following would be the most logical order of sentences in Paragraph 2?

Revising the Order of Sentences
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Which of the following would be the most logical order of sentences in Paragraph 4?

ACT Aspire English: Where Should the Author Add a New Sentence?
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Suppose the author wants to add the following sentence to the passage: Artists still record music and people still buy music, but not in traditiona...

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ACT Aspire Reading Videos 60 videos

ACT Aspire Reading: Summarizing Events
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Which of the following sentences provides the best description of the events in the passage?

ACT Aspire Reading: Recognizing Explicit Details
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Lucy runs to the edge of Kensington Gardens because...

ACT Aspire Reading: Understanding Sequence of Events
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Immediately before Lucy lays her hand on her father's knee, she was...

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ACT English Videos 156 videos

ACT English 2.2 Punctuation
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ACT English: Punctuation Drill 2, Problem 2. Where should the semi-colon be placed?

ACT English 3.4 Punctuation
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ACT English: Punctuation Drill 3, Problem 4. Which choice best formats this list of items?

ACT English 2.1 Punctuation
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ACT English: Punctuation Drill 2, Problem 1. Which choice of punctuation best completes the sentence?

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ACT Reading Videos 80 videos

ACT Reading 1.5 Social Science Passage
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ACT Reading 1.5 Social Science Passage. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following would be the best definition for the word...

ACT Reading 1.1 Prose Fiction
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ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.10 Prose Fiction
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Prose Fiction Drill 1.10. Which of the following best describes the narrator's attitude toward his father?

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ASVAB Videos 125 videos

ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Summary
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Summary. Which of the following best describes the purpose of this passage?

ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Vocabulary-In-Context
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Vocabulary-In-Context. In this passage, the word "illustrious" most nearly means...what?

ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.3 Vocabulary-In-Context
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.3 Vocabulary-In-Context. The word "preposterous" most nearly means what?

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CAHSEE ELA Videos 97 videos

CAHSEE ELA 1.1 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.1 Writing Strategies. Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would be the most effective introductory sentence?

CAHSEE ELA 1.2 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.2 Writing Strategies. Which of the following statements is supported by details or evidence from the student's draft?

CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies. What is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11?

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CAHSEE Passages Videos 61 videos

CAHSEE 1.5 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.5 Passage Drill. In this line from the story, the words buzz and pulsated suggest the crowd is...what?

CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill. Which of these sentences from the story best illustrates the sensitive side of the narrator's nature?

CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill. Which of the following is the best way to express the meaning of the word alumni in this sentence?

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CAHSEE Reading Videos 100 videos

CAHSEE 1.1 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.1 English Language Arts Passage Drill. Which line is an example of a metaphor?

CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill. Which of the following is the best way to express the meaning of the word alumni in this sentence?

CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill. Which of these sentences from the story best illustrates the sensitive side of the narrator's nature?

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CAHSEE Writing Videos 60 videos

CAHSEE ELA 1.2 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.2 Writing Strategies. Which of the following statements is supported by details or evidence from the student's draft?

CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies. What is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11?

CAHSEE ELA 1.4 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.4 Writing Strategies. Which sentence would provide additional support that fairy tales were not intended to be ideal worlds?

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GED Videos 65 videos

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 5.3 Writing Skills
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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 5.3 Writing Skills. Which of the following statements provides the best assessment of the argument in Article 2?

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 5.5 Reading Skills
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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 5.5 Reading Skills

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 2.3 Reading Skills
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Check out this reading comprehension question about The Metamorphosis. And maybe bring a can of Raid, too.

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SAT Reading Videos 211 videos

SAT Reading: Classifying the Relationship Between Two Passages
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How was the Beanie Baby era parallel to the Tulip Bubble? Similar events, only the TulipMania almost bankrupted Holland. Bean Babies only bankrupte...

SAT Reading: Citing Evidence to Identify a Theme in Walden
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Contemplating one's life is key to fulfilled happiness. Thoreau's theme revolves around the simple life well lived. He clearly never tried virtual...

SAT Reading: Why Does Thoreau Use the Phrase "Mechanical Aids" in this Passage?
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Thoreau was all about simplicity; anything that took away from his vision was the enemy. Mechanical aids were one of them. Guess he had to train a...

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SAT Writing Videos 90 videos

SAT Writing and Language Drill 7.1 Sentence Structure
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What do austronauts and Michael Jackson have in common? Watch this video on sentence structure to find out!

SAT Writing & Language: Em-Dashes vs. Semicolons
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Cars and dashes. Yes, we're talking dashes not dashboards in this SAT Writing video.

SAT Writing & Language: Using a Comma with a Subordinated List
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The comma is a wonderful punctuation mark that plays many roles. In this SAT Writing video we analyze how it can set off a subordinated list!

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TSI Videos 304 videos

TSI Writing: Revising a Letter by Adding Transitions
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Which is the best way to revise and combine sentences 1 and 2?

TSI Writing: Adding a New Sentence to Improve a Letter's Structure
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Where would the following sentence best be placed?

TSI Writing: Choosing the Best Introductory Transition
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Which of the following is best to insert at the beginning of sentence 8?

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Texas EOC Videos 119 videos

Texas EOC English 1: 3.1 Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts
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Summarize the main idea of the following selection about women during WWII. 

Texas EOC English 1: 2.7 Understanding and Analysis across Genres
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Can you find the important difference between "Old Mistresses Apologue" and "Suggested Husbands for Fanny Burney"? Unfortunately, the answer isn't...

Texas EOC English 1: 3.5 Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts
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Time to show off your strength like Rosie the Riveter! ....Er....sorry. Not by flexing your arms. That won't help you much with this question. Why...

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Texas EOC II Videos 78 videos

Texas EOC English 2: 2.2 Understanding and Analysis Across Genres
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Want to pull an Oliver Twist and ask us for more? We've gotcha covered. Head over to /video/subjects/test-prep/texas-eoc/texas-eoc-english-ii/ for...

Texas EOC English 2: 2.4 Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts
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Want to pull an Oliver Twist and ask us for more? We've gotcha covered. Head over to /video/subjects/test-prep/texas-eoc-ii/texas-eoc-english-ii/ f...

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