ENGL-11

THS_Harris_SOL-WRemediation2

[Exam ID:2JAE1P] Scan Number:2248

Read the following passage and answer questions 1 through 1.

WakeSurfing

GillianseleventhgradeEnglishteacherhasaskedhertowritean
essayonherfavoritehobbyorafterschoolactivity.Shehaschosento
writeaboutwakesurfingonthelakenearherhouse,SmithMountain
Lake.
1

WhichofthesewillhelpGillianorganizeherideas?
A Listingthedifferentthingsinvolvedinwakeboarding
B Lookingforboatsthatareforsale
C Researchingfamouswakeboarders
D Interviewingherfriendsabouttheirfavoritehobbies

Read the following passage and answer questions 2 through 19.

WakeSurfing

GillianseleventhgradeEnglishteacherhasaskedhertowritean
essayonherfavoritehobbyorafterschoolactivity.Shehaschosento
writeaboutwakesurfingonthelakenearherhouse,SmithMountain
Lake.

ReadGillian'sfirstdraft,anduseittoanswerthequestionsthatfollow

(1)Iliveforwarmweather.(2)LivinginSalem,Virginia,

makesmecravethemonthsofMaythroughSeptember.(3)In

thecoldweathermonths,Icanonlydreamofmydaysonthe

water.

(4)MygrandparentsdecidedtoretireatSmithMountain

LakewhenIwasonlyayearold.(5)Iamsuperhappythey

madethatdecision.(6)Theyboughtahouseonthewateranda

sweetboat.(7)Theboatisawakeboardingboatwithloud

speakers.(8)Mygrandfatherandfatheralsoboughtlotsof

waterequipment.(9)Myfatherreallylikeswakesurfingthebest.

(10)IthinkthatiswhyIlikesurfingthebest!

(11)Noteveryoneknowswhatwakesurfingis.(12)The

sportinvolvesalotofworkfromnotonlythesurfer,butalso

theboat.(13)Sometimesthewateriscold.(14)Whenwe

decidewewanttosurf,wehavetoloaduptheboat.(15)Ifits

justGrandpa,Dad,andme,wehavetoaddextraweighttothe

boattoweighdownoneside.(16)Toaddweight,webring

theselargebagscalledballastbags.(17)Thesebagsholdupto

750poundsofwater!

(18)MydadusuallydrivestheboatwhilemyGrandfather


takescareoftherope.(19)Dadstopstheboatonthesideofthe

lake.(20)Ihopoutintothewaterwithmylifejacketon.

(21)Grandfathertossesthesurfboard,andropetome.

(22)UnlikethesurfboardsusedbysurfersinCalifornia,this

surfboardismadeespeciallyforwakescreatedbyboats.(23)I

thenheldtheropeandputmyfeetonthesurfboard.(24)I

givemydadthegosignalandoffhegoes.(25)Iholdonto

theropewhileIpopoutofthewater.

(26)Whentheboatreachesabouteightmilesperhour,it

startstoformawakeabigwave.(27)Ipullmewiththerope

intothewakeandstarttosurf!(28)OnceIgetintotheright

position,Ithrowmygrandfathertherope.(29)Iamnow

surfing!(30)Icanusuallysurfbehindtheboatonthewakefor

afewminutes.(31)UsuallyIloosecontroloftheboardinthe

wakeandslowlydriftintothewater.(32)Mydadthenswings

theboataround,andwestartsurfingagain.
2

Gilliandecidestoaddthissentencetoherroughdraft.

Ifwedon'taddtheextraweight,therewillnotbeabigenoughwavetosurfon.

Thebestplacetoinsertthissentenceisafter
F sentence11
G sentence12
H sentence14
J sentence15

Whichphrasewouldbestreplacelotsofinsentence8?
A severalpieces
B loadsof
C awholebunch
D tonsof

Whichsentenceshouldbedeletedbecauseitisofftopic?
F Sentence12
G Sentence13
H Sentence14
J Sentence15

Gilliandecidestoaddthissentencetoherroughdraft.

Wehavewakeboards,waterskis,watertubes,waterfloats,andwakesurfboards.

Thebestplaceforhertoinsertthissentenceis
after
A sentence4
B sentence5
C sentence7
D sentence8

Howcansentences9and10bestbecombinedwithoutchangingtheirmeaning?
Ilikewakesurfingthebestbecausemyfather
F
enjoysit.
Becausemyfatherthinkswakesurfingisthebest,I
G
alsothinkwakesurfingisthebest.
H Ienjoywakesurfingwithmyfather.
J Ienjoywakesurfingbecauseitisthebest.

Howcansentences16and17bestbecombinedwithoutchangingtheirmeaning?
Toaddweight,webringbagsthatholdupto750
poundsofwaterthatarecalledballastbags.
Calledballastbags,toaddweight,arebroughtto
B
holdupto750poundsofwater.
Webringbags,toaddweight,thatholdalotof
C
water,calledballastbags.
Toaddweight,webringlargeballastbags,which
D
holdupto750poundsofwater.
A

Whatwordwouldbestreplacesweetinsentence6?
F cool
G superb
H rocking
J awesome

Whichwordorphrasewouldbestreplacesuperhappyinsentence5?
A ecstatic
B totallythrilled
C supersyked
D oncloudnine

10 Insentence21,howissurfboard,andropecorrectlywritten?
F surfboardand,rope
G surfboardandrope
H surfboard,and,rope
J Asitis

11 Insentence32,howisaround,andcorrectlywritten?
A aroundand
B aroundand
C around:and
D Asitis

12 Insentence26,howiswakeacorrectlywritten?
F wakea,
G wakea
H wake,a
J Asitis

13 Insentence18,howismyGrandfathercorrectlywritten?
A MyGrandfather
B Mygrandfather
C mygrandfather
D Asitis

14 Insentence23,howisheldthecorrectlywritten?
F holdthe
G holdsthe
H holdedthe
J Asitis

15 Insentence31,howisloosecorrectlywritten?
A loss
B lose
C looses
D Asitis

16 Insentence27,howispullmecorrectlywritten?
F pullmeself
G pullmyself
H pullyourself
J Asitis

17 Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter'svoiceinsentences1-3?
A
B
C
D

Reflective
Longing
Pessimistic
Suspicious

18 Whichofthefollowingrevisionsofsentence4isanineffectiveuseofsyntax?
Mygrandparents,whenIwasonlyayearoldatSmith
MountainLake,decidedtoretire.
AtSmithMountainLake,whenIwasonlyayearold,my
G
grandparentsdecidedtoretire.
WhenIwasonlyayearold,mygrandparentsdecidedto
H
retireatSmithMountainLake.
J Asitis.
F

19 Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter'stoneinsentences27-29?
A
B
C
D

Excited
Embarrassed
Depressed
Sympathetic