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CAHSEE 1.1 Passage Drill

CAHSEE 1.1 English Language Arts Passage Drill. Which line is an example of a metaphor?


ACT Aspire English Videos 72 videos

ACT Aspire English: It's All in the Past (Tense)
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Choose the best alternative to the text below.that such a thing is possible

ACT Aspire English: Revising for Clarity
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Choose the best alternative to the text below.came to be born

ACT Aspire English: "Deduce" vs. "Deduct"
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Choose the best alternative to the text below.deduce the advance

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ACT Aspire Reading Videos 60 videos

ACT Aspire Reading: Summarizing Events
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Which of the following sentences provides the best description of the events in the passage?

Recognizing Supporting Evidence
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The narrator suggests that Rayburn may be more accurately described as a "widower devoted to his only surviving child" rather than "a reserved and...

ACT Aspire Reading: Comparing Differences between Two Literary Passages
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Identify one way in which Lucy's reaction to the lady in the passage from Mrs. Zant and the Ghost differs from Huck's reaction to seeing the strang...

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ACT Reading Videos 80 videos

ACT Reading 1.5 Social Science Passage
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ACT Reading 1.5 Social Science Passage. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following would be the best definition for the word...

Prose Fiction: Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?
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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 1.10 Prose Fiction
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Prose Fiction Drill 1.10. Which of the following best describes the narrator's attitude toward his father?

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ASVAB Videos 125 videos

ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Summary
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Summary. Which of the following best describes the purpose of this passage?

ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 2.2 Summary
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 2.2 Summary. The main idea of this passage is that an ISBN...what?

ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 4.2 Vocabulary-In-Context
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 4.2 Vocabulary-In-Context. The word "alleged" most nearly means...what?

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CAHSEE ELA Videos 97 videos

CAHSEE ELA 1.1 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.1 Writing Strategies. Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would be the most effective introductory sentence?

CAHSEE ELA 1.2 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.2 Writing Strategies. Which of the following statements is supported by details or evidence from the student's draft?

CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies. What is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11?

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CAHSEE Passages Videos 61 videos

CAHSEE 1.5 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.5 Passage Drill. In this line from the story, the words buzz and pulsated suggest the crowd is...what?

CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill. Which of these sentences from the story best illustrates the sensitive side of the narrator's nature?

CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill. Which of the following is the best way to express the meaning of the word alumni in this sentence?

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CAHSEE Reading Videos 100 videos

CAHSEE 1.1 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.1 English Language Arts Passage Drill. Which line is an example of a metaphor?

CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill. Which of the following is the best way to express the meaning of the word alumni in this sentence?

CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill. Which of these sentences from the story best illustrates the sensitive side of the narrator's nature?

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CAHSEE Writing Videos 60 videos

CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies. What is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11?

CAHSEE ELA 1.4 Writing Strategies
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CAHSEE ELA 1.4 Writing Strategies. Which sentence would provide additional support that fairy tales were not intended to be ideal worlds?

CAHSEE ELA 1.5 Writing Strategies
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In this CAHSEE test question, figure out how to correct a section of the passage if any corrections are needed. CAHSEE ELA; Writing Strategies Dr...

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GED Videos 65 videos

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 5.3 Writing Skills
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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 4.5 Language Conventions and Usage
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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.5 Language Conventions and Usage. Which choice best completes the sentence?

GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.6 Language Conventions and Usage
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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.6 Language Conventions and Usage. Which choice best completes the sentence?

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PSAT Videos 12 videos

PSAT 1.17 Writing Diagnostic
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Check out this PSAT Writing Diagnostic question and determine whether the sentence in question is fine as is, or needs a change.

Behind the Scenes with Operational Medics
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PSAT 1.18 Writing Narrative Walkthrough. How would you change the underlined portion, if at all?

Understanding Outdoor Lighting
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PSAT 1.19 Writing Narrative Walkthrough

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SAT Reading Videos 211 videos

What Does the Author Mean by "Front" in this Context?
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Thoreau uses "front" to mean "face". He wants to face The Facts of Life without shying away from our natural tendencies, roots, and the simply way...

SAT Reading: Using Context to Define a Word
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What does "frittered away" mean in this context? Wasted. Wasted by the way. Thoreau claims we fritter away our lives praying to modern complex dist...

SAT Reading: Describing President Obama's Reasoning for Referencing the Founding Principles
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We need to find solutions for modern problems. The founding fathers of the country had no idea we'd have fake news. We have to adjust to modern lif...

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SAT Writing Videos 90 videos

SAT Writing and Language Drill 7.1 Sentence Structure
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What do austronauts and Michael Jackson have in common? Watch this video on sentence structure to find out!

Its...or is it it's?
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Its...or is it it's? Watch this SAT drill to help unravel that age old question.

SAT Writing & Language: Does This Sentence Support the Essay Topic?
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This SAT Writing videos goes over when to keep or ditch an extra sentence.

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TSI Videos 304 videos

Revising a Letter by Adding Transitions
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Which is the best way to revise and combine sentences 1 and 2?

TSI Writing: Adding a New Sentence to Improve a Letter's Structure
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Where would the following sentence best be placed?

TSI Writing: Choosing the Best Introductory Transition
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Which of the following is best to insert at the beginning of sentence 8?

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Texas EOC Videos 119 videos

Texas EOC English 1: 3.1 Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts
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Summarize the main idea of the following selection about women during WWII. 

Texas EOC English 1: 2.7 Understanding and Analysis across Genres
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Can you find the important difference between "Old Mistresses Apologue" and "Suggested Husbands for Fanny Burney"? Unfortunately, the answer isn't...

Texas EOC English 1: 3.5 Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts
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Time to show off your strength like Rosie the Riveter! ....Er....sorry. Not by flexing your arms. That won't help you much with this question. Why...

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Texas EOC II Videos 78 videos

Texas EOC English 2: 2.4 Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts
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Want to pull an Oliver Twist and ask us for more? We've gotcha covered. Head over to /video/subjects/test-prep/texas-eoc-ii/texas-eoc-english-ii/ f...

Texas EOC English 2: 4.2 Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts
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Want to pull an Oliver Twist and ask us for more? We've gotcha covered. Click on this link for more Texas EOC goodness. Porridge not included. 

Texas EOC English 2: 1.2 Understanding and Analysis Across Genres
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Want to pull an Oliver Twist and ask us for more? We've gotcha covered. Click on this link for more Texas EOC goodness. Porridge not included. 

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