ExamView - CCE Practice Test - Williamson County Schools

Name: ________________________
ID: A
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Directions
Read the persuasive essay and answer the questions that follow.
(1) It’s 7:45 in the evening, and you’re still trying to finish your homework.
(2) You’re exhausted. (3) You’re frustrated. (4) You can’t believe you’ve been doing
homework since you arrived home four hours earlier. (5) This situation might sound familiar to
you. (6) Many students are overwhelmed by too much homework. (7) To remedy this problem
schools should implement plans that restrict the amount of homework students have each week.
(8) The first reason that schools should implement homework plans is that large quantities
of homework often result in poor quality. (9) Students works quickly in order to finish the
mounds of homework assigned to them. (10) A student would spend more time on homework if
he or she had only two assignments to complete instead of four. (11) Fewer assignments would
benefit both students and teachers. (12) Students would have more time to focus their efforts.
(13) In addition teachers would have a better understanding of how students are doing in their
classes.
(14) Another reason for limiting homework is that many students participate in
extracurricular activities or hold after-school jobs. (15) These activities benefit students. (16)
These activities limit the amount of available homework time. (17) A plan that limited
homework each night would allow ample time for activities, jobs, and schoolwork.
(18) Another reason for instituting homework plans is that students would be able to spend
more time with their families. (19) Hours and hours of homework prevent students from
spending quality time with their parents, guardians, and siblings. (20) Less homework would
increase family communication. (21) Less homework would provide more bonding time at
home.
(22) It is rare for a student to have less than two hours of homework each night. (23) As a
result student free time has never been so low. (24) Homework schedules are necessary to give
students the time they need to produce quality work, to participate in activities and jobs, and to
spend more time with their families. (25) Schools need to recognize this growing problem before
student learning and growth is permanently damaged.
____ 33. Choose the best way to vary the beginnings of sentences 15 and 16.
A. The activities benefit students. The activities limit the amount of available homework time.
B. Activities benefit students. Activities, however, limit the amount of available homework
time.
C. Students benefit from these activities. Students have limited available homework time.
D. These activities benefit students. However, they also limit the amount of available
homework time.
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