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GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read the instructions under each test. For the multiple-type of question,answer must only be written in UPPER CASE. Do not leave any item unanswered.

Test I. Sentence Analysis. Read each sentence carefully. Identify the simple subject in each sentence.

Write the word on the space provided before each item.

___________1. How heavy does a tiger get?

___________2. That tiger weighs up to 675 pounds.

___________3. Go to southwestern Asia or central India to see a Bengal Tiger.

___________4. What do Bengal Tigers eat?

___________5. Does the Bengal Tiger inhabit grassy or swampy areas?

___________6. Where do Bengal Tigers live?

___________7. Be cautious when observing tigers in their natural habitat.

___________8. Which tiger is not dangerous to man?

___________9. What is the Bengal Tigers classification?

___________10. Why are Bengal Tigers protected?

___________11. There were several types of Saber-toothed Tigers.

___________12. There are fascinating exhibits about them.

___________13. Here are Saber-toothed tiger skeletons.

___________14. Here are my answers.

___________15. There are tar pits containing tiger skeletons at Rancho La Brea in California.

Test II. Concept Recall. Identifying error. Each sentence below contains an error in pronoun antecedent

agreement. Write the appropriate pronoun on the blank space before each item.

___________16. Mary knows that you could get lost in a big city.

___________17. Either Curtis or Tim will bring their city map today.

___________18. It is the statue or that tall tree is casting their shadow over the sidewalk.___________19. The taxi drivers should know that you can only turn left on that one-way street.

___________20. The taxicab and the delivery truck made its way through the busy traffic.___________21. Tourists know that you have many cultural activities from which to choose in a big city.

___________22. Elsa is planning to go shopping in the big city, where you have a large selection of stores

from which to choose.

___________23. Either Sandra or Audrey will spend their vacation visiting relatives in a big city.___________24. Al likes to visit Manhattan, where you can do a lot of sightseeing without a car.

___________25. Joe and Marc know that you could spend a whole day in Central Park.

Test III. Sentence Analysis. Revising Sentence Structure. On your paper, rewrite the following sentences

according to the directions in the parentheses. (2 points each)

26-27. Dylan made an important contribution to rock, but he was originally a folk singer. (Break intotwo simple sentences)

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28-29. He began his career in New York City. He record in Nashville. (Combine into complex sentence)

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30-31. His early song contained a strong social message, but later Dylans music became more personal.

(Change from compound to a complex sentence)

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32-33. Later, Dylan played his songs on electric instruments. He used a strong rock beat. This style

became known as folk rock. (Combine to make one complex sentence).

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34-35. Many of Dylans original fans did not like his electrified music. They even booed at many of his

performances.

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Test IV. Identifying Sentence Structure. Identify each sentence in the following paragraph as A. Simple,

B. Compound, or C. Complex. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer on the space provided.

(36) Asian musicians use different instruments from those used by Western musicians, so their

music sounds different. (37) While most Western music has harmony, traditional Chinese music has no

harmony. (38) Two Chinese stringed instruments, the quin and the pipa, are very popular. (39) Bamboogrows extensively in Japan, and many Japanese instruments are made from Bamboo. (40) One bamboo

flute, which is called the shakuhachi can be found in every Japanese orchestra.

36. ______________________ 39. ______________________

37. ______________________ 40. ______________________

38. ______________________

Test V. Spelling. Read the paragraph below. There are ten (10) misspelled words used in the paragraph.

Identify these words by encircling each one of them.

The northern village at the border of the 38th

Parralel ever so young and snug under the brigth

high autumn sky. In the space between the two main rooms of an empty farm-house a white empty

gourd was lying against another white empty gourd. The village elders ocassionally passing turned their

long pipes behind their backs at the sight of Song-sam. The children, too, cleared the road. Their faces

were all riden with fear. The village as a whole showed few faces of distruction from the resent Korean

War.

- Excerpt, The Crane

Hwang Sun-Wontr. by Kim Se-young