Question

1. Alec Blackmon stated that. "the use of the printing press during the seventeenth century enabled the emergence of newspapers, which helped convey news and information to a large number of people."
A) Ever since the seventeenth century, newspapers contain information, news, and advertisements.
B) In the seventeenth century, the use of the printing press led to the emergence of newspapers.
C) More news and information became available through newspapers after the seventeenth-century invention of the printing press.
D) The use of the printing press during the seventeenth century enabled the emergence of newspapers, which helped convey news and information to many people.

2. Many burglaries have occurred in our area recently. 2.It seems that the perpetrators pose as workers for a lawn service. 3. They travel from house to house asking if homeowners would like to have their lawns mowed. 4. Once they identify which homes seem to be currently unoccupied, they enter the homes by breaking through a back window or door. 5. Summer is a popular season for vacationing for many families in our neighborhood.

A) Most houses in our neighborhood have fenced backyards.
B) The number of fires in our neighborhood has decreased since last spring.
C) These individuals even have lawnmowers and landscaping tools on their trucks.
D) Police have repeatedly been notified about leash laws and speeding violations.

3. Sydney is presenting a speech about endangered birds and the different places they live to her biology class.
Which image would be the BEST visual aid to accompany this speech?

A) a poster showing the life cycle of a bird
B) a map showing the habitats of endangered birds
C) a graph detailing the diets of endangered birds
D) a slideshow presenting different endangered animals

4. Tara was so tired after softball practice that she __________ and went to bed.
Which word provides the most vivid description?
A) lumbered
B) ran
C) sashayed
D) went

5. Which transition word or phrase would work best at the beginning of a concluding paragraph?

A) Also
B) Finally
C) Otherwise
D) First of all

6. You have been assigned to give an oral presentation in which you defend a particular interpretation of a book you have read. Which is the best course of action for your speech?

A) Summarize the book, and tell how you feel about it.
B) Summarize the book, and tell what you think it means, and why.
C) Summarize the book, and tell different ways it might be interpreted.
Eliminate
D) Summarize the book, and compare it to another, similar book you have read.

Answer 1

the answer is c i just tried

Answer 2

I think it is A.Ever since the seventeenth century, newspapers contain information, news, and advertisements. 
B) In the seventeenth century, the use of the printing press led to the emergence of newspapers.