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1. Which of the following pieces of information would NOT support a thesis about the importance of hands-on learning in early education?

• A. Building structures with blocks helps develop fine-motor skills.
• B. Using modeling clay helps strengthen small finger and hand muscles.
• C. Learning to take good notes helps young students become better listeners.
• D. Hopscotch helps children develop coordination and counting skills.

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C. Taking good notes is not a hands-on activity; it is a cognitive skill that does not involve physical interaction or manipulation. Choices A, B, and D all involve physical activities that directly engage a child's hands and body, supporting the thesis about the importance of hands-on learning in early education. Building structures with blocks, using modeling clay, and playing hopscotch all require physical manipulation and engagement, which are key aspects of hands-on learning.

2. Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?

• A. Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path.
• B. As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand.
• C. By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
• D. The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher.

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C. 'Raze' is a homophone of 'raise,' which means to destroy completely. The other choices do not contain homophones. Choice A talks about a young woman walking on a canal path, choice B discusses water heating up and expanding, and choice D mentions a previous tenant who was a chemistry teacher, none of which involve homophones. Therefore, choice C is the only sentence that contains a homophone, making it the correct answer.

3. How should the following sentence be correctly punctuated: 'She asked me if I wanted to go to the movies with her'?

• A. She asked me, if I wanted to go to the movies with her.
• B. She asked me: if I wanted to go to the movies with her?
• C. She asked me, if I wanted, to go to the movies with her.
• D. She asked me if I wanted to go to the movies with her.

Correct answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D because it uses a question mark within the quoted material as it is a direct question. In this case, the sentence is a reported question, so it does not need additional punctuation within the reported speech. Choice A is incorrect as it incorrectly adds a comma before 'if.' Choice B is incorrect because a colon is not appropriate before 'if' in this context. Choice C is incorrect as it adds an unnecessary comma after 'wanted.'

4. In the sentence 'The very lively lady was riding a beautiful parade float,' what part of speech is 'lively'?

• A. Verb
• B. Adverb
• C. Adjective
• D. Noun

Correct answer: C

Rationale: 'Lively' is an adjective in this sentence as it describes the noun 'lady.' It is used to provide more information about the characteristics of the lady, indicating how she is lively. This makes 'adjective' the correct answer. The other options are incorrect: 'Verb' is a word that expresses an action or state of being, 'Adverb' modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, and 'Noun' is a person, place, thing, or idea.

5. Typically, water that has evaporated remains in the sky in cloud form for less than ten days before falling to Earth again as precipitation. Which of the following parts of speech is 'remains' as used in the sentence?

• A. noun
• B. verb
• C. adjective
• D. adverb

Correct answer: B

Rationale: In the sentence, 'water that has evaporated remains in the sky,' the word 'remains' is functioning as a verb. It is describing the action of water staying in the sky in cloud form for a certain duration. Verbs are words that express actions, occurrences, or states of being, and in this case, 'remains' is indicating the state of the water being in the sky in cloud form. The other choices are incorrect: 'noun' refers to a person, place, thing, or idea; 'adjective' describes or modifies a noun; and 'adverb' typically modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, but in this sentence, 'remains' is not being modified by an adverb.

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