1' Below is one section of the Dewey Decimal system that is used to organize materials in

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1. Below is one section of the Dewey Decimal
system that is used to organize materials in most
school libraries. Which section would you go to
in order to get a list of English words that come
from Spanish and French? A. 300-399 Social
Sciences B. 400-499 Language (including
dictionaries) C. 500-599 Pure sciences
(mathematics, physical sciences, biology) D.
600-699 Applied Sciences and Technology
(medicine, engineering, agriculture, business)
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2. Joe is going to write a report on tigers. He
made the following list of things he would
do (1) make an outline (2) skim the material (3)
select sources (4) organize and write report (5)
take notes (6) formulate questions Which activity
will Joe do LAST? A. select sources B. organize
and write report C. take notes D. formulate
questions
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3. Use the table of contents below to
answer question 5. The World of Charcoal
Drawing Table of Contents Chapter 1 History of
Charcoal Drawing Chapter 2 Tools Used in Charcoal
Drawing Chapter 3 Techniques and Styles
of Charcoal Drawing Chapter 4 Examples of Famous
Charcoal Drawings Chapter 5 Learning Tips for
Beginning Charcoal Drawing Artists Which chapter
might have information about types of materials
used in charcoal drawings? A. chapter 1 B.
chapter 2 C. chapter 3 D. chapter 5
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4. Maureen is writing a report on Canada. She
wants to find detailed information on its land
features, plants, and animals. What would be the
BEST resource for Maureen to use? A. a
thesaurus B. a dictionary C. an atlas D. a
newspaper
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5. Miesha is writing a report on the human brain.
Which research question does NOT relate to the
rest of the questions below and should not be
used? A. What is Sigmund Freud's view of the
human brain? B. What are the main areas of the
human brain? C. What functions are associated
with major areas of the human brain? D. What
happens if the human brain is injured?
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6. Which would be the BEST source for information
about the years in which Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. was alive? A. atlas B. thesaurus C.
dictionary D. encyclopedia
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7. Christopher is reading a book about dinosaurs.
Where should he look to find the definition of a
word he doesn't know? A. the title page B. the
table of contents C. the index D. the glossary
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8. Use the outline below to answer this
question. The Great Wall of China I. How the Wall
Began A. About 3,000 years ago as defense from
warring states B. 221 B.C. walls were linked as
protection from Huns C. Other rulers rebuilt and
extended walls over the centuries II. Hard
Labor A. It took 300,000 troops at first B. Built
with local materials over nine years C. Laborers
often had little to eat Which outline point
could be listed as point D in section II
above? A. Some of the wall was built in the Ming
era. B. Some of the wall is made of sand. C.
Workers had difficult temperatures, 95F to -5F,
to work in. D. The wall's height varies.
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9. Tina is collecting information about Mexico
from the Internet. Which key words could she type
if she is interested in the different tourist
attractions of Mexico? A. Mexico-food B.
Mexico-sights C. Mexico-culture D. Mexico-cities
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• 10.In the paragraph below, which is the sentence
  fragment?
• 1After going to the beach. 2We went home. 3The
  sun tired us out. 4We fell asleep quickly.
• A. sentence 1
• B. sentence 2
• C. sentence 3
• D. sentence 4

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12. What is the structure of the sentence
below? Trent is two years old, and he still
takes an afternoon nap. A. a simple sentence B.
a compound sentence C. a complex sentence D. a
compound/complex sentence
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13. What is the structure of the sentence
below? The girl and the boy are both athletes,
but they compete in different sports. A. a
simple sentence B. a compound sentence C. a
complex sentence D. a compound/complex sentence
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15. In order to describe the cat, which of the
following could be added to the
sentence below? I like the cat. A. better than
the dog B. with the yellow eyes C. every day D.
most of all