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ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 1, Problem 6. What comparison can be made between the minimum salary and the average salary of...

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 1, problem 7. Why is this student mistaken?

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 1, Problem 8. Which is an accurate statement about the Giants' players weights in 2009?

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 1.1 Language Conventions and Usage. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 2.1 Language Conventions and Usage. Watch this video to make sure you know how misplaced modifiers work. But if...

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 2.2 Language Conventions and Usage. Which answer best fills in the blanks?

ACT English: Grammar and Usage Drill 1, Problem 1. What should replace the underlined word?

ACT English: Grammar and Usage Drill 1, Problem 2. Does the underlined word match the subject and tense?

ACT English: Grammar and Usage Drill 1, Problem 3. Which answer best matches the subject of the sentence?

This video covers what makes a strong analysis essay—you don’t even have to like the material to write a good one. With this kind of essay, itâ...

This video defines a descriptive essay—it’s just what it sounds like. It covers what makes a strong descriptive essay—from providing unique d...

Without a thesis statement, you don't have a paper. Watch this video, and get the inside scoop on how to write a killer thesis statement.

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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 Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 4. How does the narrator feel about the prediction made at his birth that he would have the ability...

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

What’s the difference between its and it’s (spoiler alert: it’s more than just an apostrophe). This video covers the use of both of these wor...

This video clears up the confusion between then and than once and for all. It explains when to use each one (one for time, one for comparison) and...

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To find similarities and differences between two topics, just compare and contrast. This video explains the difference between comparing and contra...

Modernism was the happy, optimistic bandwagon that every writer just had to jump on. Okay, so only half of that statement is true. But we want you...

This video defines coherence and covers how to arrange your thesis, evidence, analysis, and reflection into a cohesive essay. It emphasizes the imp...

ACT Reading 1.5 Prose Fiction. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "posthumous" in line 67?

ACT Reading 1.9 Prose Fiction. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "indignation"?

ACT Reading 2.4 Prose Fiction. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "impunity"?

AP® English Literature and Composition Passage Drill 3, Problem 1. Which of the following can be said of the description in lines 5 through 10?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.2 Passage Drill 3. The tone of this passage is best characterized as what?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.4 Passage Drill 3. How is Burne's view of pacifism best characterized in lines 57 through 67?

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AP English Language and Composition: Comprehension Drill 1, Problem 4. In lines 41 through 45, "composed" modifies which word?

PSAT 1.2 Reading Diagnostic. In the context of the passage, the author's use of this phrase is used to convey...what?

PSAT 1.3 Reading Diagnostic. The author mentions the navigational technique called "equal altitudes" in the third paragraph to ...what?

Take a look at this shmoopy question and see if you can figure out which device the speaker employs the most.

As much as we'd like to advocate for eating pizza and watching Game of Thrones, we think it'd be a better idea to answer this AP English Language a...

AP English Language and Composition 5.5 Passage Drill. Which of the following is suggested by the speaker?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.3 Passage Drill 1. In the context of the passage, what does the word "compass" in line 15 mean?

PSAT 1.4 Reading Diagnostic. In the fourth paragraph, the author checks his chronometer against the timepieces of other ships in order to...what?

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 1.1 Language Conventions and Usage. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.

AP® English Language and Composition: Comprehension Drill 1, Problem 1. The speaker would agree with all of the following statements except what?

AP English Language and Composition: Comprehension Drill 1, Problem 3. What can the "personality" that the speaker describes be characterized as?

AP English Language and Composition: Comprehension 1.9

ACT Reading: Social Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. According to Freud, how were dreams understood in what he refers to as the "prescienti...

ACT Reading: Social Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. Based on the passage, which of the following is not a conclusion reached by Freud in the co...

ACT Reading 1.3 Social Science Passage. According to Freud, which of the following best describes the "double-sided" nature of dreams?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.10 Passage Drill 1. The speaker's diction in this passage serves to characterize him as which of the f...

AP® English Literature and Composition Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. Which literary device is used in lines 31 to 37?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.2 Passage Drill 1. All of the following are true of struldbrugs except that what?

ACT English: Organization Drill 1, Problem 1. Which transition works best?

ACT English: Organization Drill 1, Problem 2. Picking the right transition word.

ACT English: Organization Drill 1, Problem 3. Can you find the correct transition?

PSAT 3.4 Reading Diagnostic. What main idea in the essay is confirmed by both tables?

PSAT 3.5 Reading Diagnostic. As it is used in the second-to-last paragraph, "nascent" most closely means...what?

PSAT 3.1 Reading Diagnostic. The passage most strongly suggests that people were attracted to urban areas after World War II because...what?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.10 Passage Drill 3. What tone shift is indicated by line 49?

AP® English Literature and Composition Passage Drill 3, Problem 1. Which of the following can be said of the description in lines 5 through 10?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.2 Passage Drill 3. The tone of this passage is best characterized as what?

ACT Reading 1.6 Social Science Passage. How does Freud's attitude toward dreams differ from the attitude of "the majority of medical writers"?

ACT Reading 1.7 Social Science Passage. Based on its context in the passage which of the following is the best synonym for the word enigmatical?

ACT Reading 1.8 Social Science Passage. The "mythological hypothesis" in lines 11 and 12 refers to which of the following?

ACT English: Organization Drill 1, Problem 1. Which transition works best?

ACT English: Organization Drill 1, Problem 2. Picking the right transition word.

ACT English: Organization Drill 1, Problem 3. Can you find the correct transition?

Who doesn’t love a good argument? There’s something invigorating about persuading someone to come around to your point of view. And hey—if yo...

You should probably know what kind of essay you're writing before you actually start writing it. Just like you should probably know where you're go...

This video offers some rules of thumb for writing a good introduction. It covers everything from tone (confidence is key!) to phrases and clichés...

The rules of grammar can be confusing, but not after watching this video. This video explains the difference between a subject and an object: one d...

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AP® English Literature and Composition Passage Drill 3, Problem 1. Which of the following can be said of the description in lines 5 through 10?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.2 Passage Drill 3. The tone of this passage is best characterized as what?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.3 Passage Drill 3. From the passage, one can infer which of the following of Amory's view of pacifism?

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 2, Problem 1. What does each of the dots on the first two graphs in Figure 1 represent?

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 2, Problem 2. Compared to fem-1(-) worms, gon-2(-) worms will most likely have what?

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 2, Problem 3. Why do you think that the first experiment was performed twice?

The hyphen is used in all sorts of different situations, from making compound words to uniting adjectives to joining prefixes to words that have to...

A dash is a fun and flashy way to let your reader know that there is awesomeness coming up. It’s like the colon’s cool older cousin. This video...

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PSAT 3.4 Reading Diagnostic. What main idea in the essay is confirmed by both tables?

PSAT 3.5 Reading Diagnostic. As it is used in the second-to-last paragraph, "nascent" most closely means...what?

PSAT 3.1 Reading Diagnostic. The passage most strongly suggests that people were attracted to urban areas after World War II because...what?

PSAT 1.4 Reading Diagnostic. In the fourth paragraph, the author checks his chronometer against the timepieces of other ships in order to...what?

PSAT 1.5 Reading Diagnostic. Which sentence from the passage provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

PSAT 2.1 Reading Diagnostic. President Kennedy refers to the United Nations in the first paragraph primarily to...what?

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 2.5 Language Conventions and Usage. Which choice best completes the sentence?

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 3.1 Language Conventions and Usage. We're donating our knowledge of syntax to you. Don't worry, we got an extra...

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 3.2 Language Conventions and Usage. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

This video defines pronouns—those little words that are in pretty much every sentence we say or write. There are a lot of them, and they make sen...

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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.1 Reading Skills. What is the narrator suggesting by referring to the Buttons' decision to have a child as "t...

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.2 Reading Skills. Choose the best answer to the question: What effect does the author achieve by naming the h...

In this GED problem, figure out why the author decided to include two paragraphs of first person narration at the beginning of the paragraph. GED R...

PSAT 1.1 Writing Diagnostic. How should the underlined portion be changed in the passage, if at all?

PSAT 1.2 Writing Diagnostic. Which choice most effectively establishes the primary topic of paragraph 1?

PSAT 1.3 Writing Diagnostic. To make the paragraph most logical, sentence 2 in the second paragraph should be placed...where?

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This video defines parallel structure and analyzes what makes it powerful (spoiler alert: sticking to a consistent part of speech, like infinitives...

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PSAT 2.1 Reading Diagnostic. President Kennedy refers to the United Nations in the first paragraph primarily to...what?

PSAT 2.2 Reading Diagnostic. What is the main rhetorical effect of this phrase in the second paragraph?

PSAT 2.3 Reading Diagnostic. As used in the passage, "belaboring" most nearly means...what?

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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 5.2 Writing Skills. Which of the following describes an assumption made in the argument in Article 1?

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 5.4 Writing Skills. Which of the following situations would be the most appropriate for applying the informatio...

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 2, Problem 6. How is the data presented in Figure 2 similar to the data presented in Figure 1?

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 2, Problem 7. How is the data presented in Experiment 3 different from the data in Experiments...

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 2, Problem 8. Which experiment would be best for looking at the amount of aggregation of KIN-19?

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. What do the statistics in Figure 1 suggest?

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. Which of the following is a variable in Figure 1, but not in Figure 2?

ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 1, Problem 3. What is the strong correlation between weight and a player's salary?

AP English Language and Composition: Passage Drill Drill 1, Problem 2. What is the speaker's primary purpose in using onomatopoeia in line four?

AP English Language and Composition: Comprehension Drill 1, Problem 4. In lines 41 through 45, "composed" modifies which word?