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- Exam Code: SBAC
- Exam Name: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
- Certification Provider: Smarter Balanced
- Latest update: Jul 18,2025
The writer wants to create a more formal tone in this paragraph.
Which collection of words from the paragraph has the most informal language and should definitely be replaced to make the tone more formal?
The school board met to talk about funding for after-school programs next year for kids in the district. They determined that, with the current budget, only some of the stuff could be funded. While trying to figure out what to cut, they asked for the students’ input. The students didn’t want to see any of their programs cut, so it’s gonna be a tough fight.
- A . Collection 4: stuff, talk, it’s, gonna
- B . Collection 3: met, kids, current, see
- C . Collection 1: determined, some, input, fight
- D . Collection 2: programs, asked, didn’t, cut
Which of these sentences is written following the standard rules of grammar and punctuation?
- A . The bear settled in for its hibernation period after having stuffed itself with salmon and berries: two of the staple foods bears eat.
- B . When she met the man of her dreams: it was just like in the fairy tales, the birds started singing and fireworks exploded in the sky.
- C . Simone was hired to help the old woman shop for groceries, drive her to her doctor’s appointments, and spend time with her; she was not hired to clean the house or do the gardening.
- D . Harold and Megan was flagged down on their way to the party by a driver whose car had died on the side of the road, they stopped to help.
The author needs help writing a thesis statement to come at the end of this introduction paragraph.
Which of these would make the best thesis statement for this essay?
Starting college can be a difficult transition for high school graduates. Life in high school was relatively simple. Parents reminded their kids to get up on time and get to school. Teachers reminded students to turn in their homework and maybe gave extensions if it was forgotten. There was a daily routine that helped everything stay in balance. But in college, much of that disappears and students must find their new normal. Faced with a new level of independence, it can be difficult to juggle classes, studying, work, and a social life without parental supervision or house rules.
- A . Professors in college are unlikely to remind students to turn in assignments the way high school teachers did and extensions for assignments are rare.
- B . Students entering college should plan their class schedule according to when they focus best, either morning classes or afternoon classes when possible.
- C . Students should live at home, if possible, in order to increase their chances of success in college.
- D . To be successful in college, students must learn how to transition to this new world or they will quickly find themselves overwhelmed.
Which one of these sentences uses correct punctuation?
- A . Cats; though they are fickle creatures, are still one of the most beloved pets, comforting, yet short-tempered, playful, yet aloof, they run the household and don’t let their humans forget it.
- B . Cats, though they are fickle creatures, are still one of the most beloved pets; comforting, yet short-tempered; playful, yet aloof, they run the household and don’t let their humans forget it.
- C . Cats, though they are fickle creatures; are still one of the most beloved pets: comforting, yet short-tempered, playful, yet aloof; they run the household and don’t let their humans forget it.
- D . Cats though they are fickle creatures, are still one of the most beloved pets; comforting, yet short-tempered, playful, yet aloof, they run the household and don’t let their humans forget it.
What is a better way to write this sentence? “Me and Alex went to the movies last weekend and saw a great film by our favorite director Steven Spielberg.”
- A . “Alex and me went to the movies last weekend and saw a great film by our favorite director: Steven Spielberg.”
- B . “To see a great film by our favorite director: Steven Spielberg, Alex and me went to the movies last weekend.”
- C . “Alex and I went to the movies last weekend and saw a great film by our favorite director, Steven Spielberg.”
- D . “Steven Spielberg is mine’s and Alex’s favorite director, so we went to the movies last weekend to see a movie by him.”
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
- A . Swimming in the water, Mark saw a shark.
- B . Lying under the tree, Sam finished reading the last chapter of the book.
- C . The boy in the blue shirt and purple tie danced wildly across the dancefloor.
- D . I ate hardly any lunch at school today.
A student is writing a biography about a person she considers to be the most influential person of the twentieth century. She would like to conduct more research to find resources to include in her essay.
Which two sites are the least likely to offer her reliable, factual information she can use in her biographical essay?
Site 1: The Smithsonian Institution website: www.si.edu
Site 2: The blog post of a Hollywood insider: www.insidehw.com
Site 3: The Public Broadcasting Service website: www.pbs.org
Site 4: The archives of the National Library: www.nlb.gov
Site 5: The top 10 most influential people list: www.people.com
- A . sites 1 and 5
- B . sites 1 and 3
- C . sites 2 and 4
- D . sites 2 and 5
A student is writing a biography about a person she considers to be the most influential person of the twentieth century. She would like to conduct more research to find resources to include in her essay.
Which two sites are the least likely to offer her reliable, factual information she can use in her biographical essay?
Site 1: The Smithsonian Institution website: www.si.edu
Site 2: The blog post of a Hollywood insider: www.insidehw.com
Site 3: The Public Broadcasting Service website: www.pbs.org
Site 4: The archives of the National Library: www.nlb.gov
Site 5: The top 10 most influential people list: www.people.com
- A . sites 1 and 5
- B . sites 1 and 3
- C . sites 2 and 4
- D . sites 2 and 5
A student is writing a biography about a person she considers to be the most influential person of the twentieth century. She would like to conduct more research to find resources to include in her essay.
Which two sites are the least likely to offer her reliable, factual information she can use in her biographical essay?
Site 1: The Smithsonian Institution website: www.si.edu
Site 2: The blog post of a Hollywood insider: www.insidehw.com
Site 3: The Public Broadcasting Service website: www.pbs.org
Site 4: The archives of the National Library: www.nlb.gov
Site 5: The top 10 most influential people list: www.people.com
- A . sites 1 and 5
- B . sites 1 and 3
- C . sites 2 and 4
- D . sites 2 and 5
A student is writing a biography about a person she considers to be the most influential person of the twentieth century. She would like to conduct more research to find resources to include in her essay.
Which two sites are the least likely to offer her reliable, factual information she can use in her biographical essay?
Site 1: The Smithsonian Institution website: www.si.edu
Site 2: The blog post of a Hollywood insider: www.insidehw.com
Site 3: The Public Broadcasting Service website: www.pbs.org
Site 4: The archives of the National Library: www.nlb.gov
Site 5: The top 10 most influential people list: www.people.com
- A . sites 1 and 5
- B . sites 1 and 3
- C . sites 2 and 4
- D . sites 2 and 5
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