Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The cotton gin was commonplace on many nineteenth century farms.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete

each of the following exchanges.

George: – “In my opinion, action films are exciting.”

Frankie: – “_____.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

So far this term, the students (A) in the writing class have learned (B) how to write (C) thesis

statements, organize their material, and summarizing (D) their conclusion.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The film was not interesting. However, he tried to watch the whole film.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

He was overconfident. Therefore, he ruined our plan completely.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Only in the Civil War _____ killed or wounded.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

At least three-quarters (A) of that book on famous (B) Americans are (C) about people who

lived (D) in the nineteenth century.