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1. We were all honored to meet governor Phillips and his staff. Which correction should be made to the sentence above?
Change were to was
Insert a comma after honored
Change governor to Governor
Insert a comma after Phillips
No correction is necessary

2. Which of the following is the smallest unit in a living thing?
tissue
organ
cell
muscle
capillary

3. Early colonists of North America looked for settlement sites with adequate water supplies and access by ship.  For this reason, many early towns were built near
mountains
prairies
rivers
glaciers
plateaus

4. It was Susan’s dream machine.  The metallic blue paint gleamed, and the sporty wheels were highly polished.  Under the hood, the engine was no less carefully cleaned.  Inside, flashy lights illuminated the instruments on the dashboard, and the seats were covered by rich leather upholstery. The subject (“it”) of this excerpt is most likely
an airplane
a stereo system
an automobile
a boat
a motorcycle

5. If a grocery bill totaling $15.75 is paid with a $20.00 bill, how much change should be returned?
$5.25
$4.75
$4.25
$3.75
$3.25

6. Last month the balance in Trisha’s checkbook was $1219.17.  Since then she has deposited her latest paycheck on $2425.66 and written checks for $850.00 (rent), $235.89 (car payment), and 418.37 (credit card payment).  What is the current balance in Trisha’s checking account?
$ 921.40
$2140.57
$3215.27
$3929.92
$5149.09

7. A worker is placing cement blocks on an inclined board to move them up to a platform.  However, some of the blocks slide down the board when put in place.  The supervisor suggests that if a longer board were used so that the incline was reduced, the blocks would be less likely to slide back down. Which statement would provide the greatest support to the supervisor’s conclusion?
a longer board requires more worker strength to overcome friction
the strength of the board decreases as the length of the board increases
reducing the angle of the incline reduces the block’s downward motion
more work is performed when the incline is reduced
the lighter the blocks, the less likely the blocks will slide down

8. The warehouse is shipping 6832 calculators.  If each box can contain 28 calculators, how many boxes will be needed for the shipment?
79
154
169
244
239

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