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... what is the cost of four candy bars and three soft drinks? a $2.10 b $2.30 c $2.60 d $3.10 42 – THEA PRACTICE EXAM – 37 Jerry was ᎏ1ᎏ as young as his grandfather 15 years ago If the sum of their ... seriousness of these fires, most often set in stairwells, by stripping the paint from the stairwell walls (4) Fed by the thick layers of oil-based paint, these arson fires race up the stairwells ... (2) The Community Patrol has been an important part ofthe city’s efforts to reduce the number of arson crimes (3) In addition to the expanded patrol, the city also has decided to reduce the...
... Part ofthe passage, would best develop the ideas in the first paragraph? a The Community Patrol keeps up a twentyfour hour a day watch of derelict buildings in four ofthe city’s boroughs b The ... would deprive the accused ofthe constitutional right to confront the accuser (4) The courtroom demeanor of a witness is crucial to a lawyer’s convincing a jury ofthe veracity of his case (5) ... Replace of which with which d Part 8: Insert a colon after is Which ofthe following revisions is necessary in Part ofthe passage? a At the very top ofthe pyramid is fats, oils and sweets; these...
... in the passage The first sentence of paragraph states that the length ofthe Maine coastline is 2,500 miles The other choices could possibly be true, but only choice b fits in the context ofthe ... not the atmosphere b The biosphere, as defined in the first paragraph, is a region (or part) ofthe Earth; it is not the envelope around the Earth, the living things on Earth, or the circulation of ... damage to the atmosphere; the passage encompasses more than that Choice c does not mention the atmosphere, which is the main focus ofthe passage Choice d is too narrow the final paragraph ofthe passage...
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... sections ofthe THEA—Reading, Mathematics, and Writing—you must figure your score on each section separately The Reading section, the Mathematics section, and the multiple-choice subsection ofthe ... passage? Which ofthe following best describes the organization ofthe passage? The sequence ofthe passage is best represented by which ofthe following? Where to Find Structure Answers in the Passage ... Questions Skim the passage or read the topic sentences to understand the general topic and the purpose ofthe passage Notice the logical sequence of ideas that the author uses The description of sentences...