Diagnostic Test

Each underlined portion of thesentences contains one or more errorsin grammar, usage, mechanics, orsentence structure. Circle the choicewhich best corrects the error withoutchanging the meaning of the originalsentence.1. Mr. Smith respectfully submittedhis resignation and had a new job.(Average Rigor)A. respectfully submitted hisresignation and hasB. respectfully submitted hisresignation before acceptingC. respectfully submitted hisresignation because ofD. respectfully submitted hisresignation and had2. There were few pieces of evidencepresented during the second trial.(Easy)A. fewer peacesB. less peacesC. less piecesD. fewer piecesSelect the best answer in each group ofmultiple choices.3. Sometimes readers can be askedto demonstrate theirunderstanding of a text. Thismight include all of the followingexcept (Average Rigor)A. role playing.B. paraphrasing.C. storyboarding a part of the storywith dialogue bubbles.D. reading the story aloud4. In the following quotation,addressing the dead body ofCaesar as though he were still aliving being is to employ an(Average Rigor)O, pardon me, thoughBleeding piece of earthThat I am meek and gentle withThese butchers.-Marc Antony from JuliusCaesarA. apostropheB. allusionC. antithesisD. anachronism4 | Copyright © 2010 XAMonline, Inc. www.XAMonline.com