It is true that pretest may allow you to be exempt from certain assignments.
Answer: Derive
Explanation:
In this sentence the incorrect verb is derives and the correct one is derive.
Derive is considering transitional verb and the meaning of it is, for example, to receive or to take something from some source which in this case is correct since in sentence we have that something is derived from the source, in this case, hand-operated devices and other.
Answer:
You have to answer it with your opinion and have facts to back it up. It's not multiple choice.
Explanation:
Something to Help you with this is the acronym R.A.C.E
First Restate the question
Second Answer the question (in your case with your opinion)
Third Cite the passage( in your case the themes disscused in the passage)
Fourth Explain (explain it by tying your opinions about highschoolers with the themes you discussed)
Fifth- Wrap it up and make the last sentence to sum it up.
You could do it that way or to make it faster just say your opinion and explain.