Read the following passage. Then answer the questions below it.

The country Fox and the city Cat were chatting one day. The Fox bragged forever about all his tricks. "I am so good! No matter what the danger, I have one hundred tricks to save myself."

Is the word good in the third sentence an adjective or an adverb?

Roll a fair six-sided die.

a. What is the probability that the die shows an even number or a number greater than 4 on top?

b. What is the probability the die shows an odd number or a number less than 3 on top?

Short-term aberrations do not affect the long run. To illustrate, suppose that you flip a coin 10 times and you get 10 heads. Find the cumulative proportion of heads, including these first 10 flips, if

(a) in the 100 flips after those 10 you get 50 heads (so there are now 60 heads in 110 flips),

(b) in the 1000 flips aft er those 10 you get 500 heads, and

(c) in the 10,000 flips after those 10 you get 5000 heads. What number is the cumulative proportion tending toward as n increases?

Choose the best way to write each underlined section and mark the letter of your answer. If the underlined section needs no change, mark the choice "Correct as is."

$\overset{(1)}{\text{\underline{{Snakes evoke real strong reactions in many people.}}}}$ Some are terrified of both poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes. Such fears are probably behind some of the far-fetched beliefs about these reptiles.

$\overset{(2)}{\text{\underline{{For example, despite the tales, flying snakes haven't never existed.}}}}$ $\overset{(3)}{\text{\underline{{In fact, snakes don't even soar good.}}}}$ They just fall gracefully out of trees. They can even fall from great heights without being hurt, and this ability can help them escape predators.

$\overset{(4)}{\text{\underline{{An even more sillier tale states that if you cut a snake into pieces, it can put itself back together.}}}}$ This is totally untrue. $\overset{(5)}{\text{\underline{{A sliced-up snake is as dead as any corpse.}}}}$

A. In fact, snakes don't even soar real good.

B. In fact, snakes don't even soar well.

C. In fact, snakes don't even soar real well.

D. Correct as is

For the following sentence, write the correct comparative or superlative form.

As they traveled on, the weather became (worse, worser).

The Pew Research Center asked a sample of adults if they had read a book in any format in the previous 12 months. The results are shown in the table.

a. If a person is randomly selected from this group, find the probability of the following:
i. the person is male
ii. the person has read a book in the previous 12 months
iii. the person is a male and has read a book in the previous 12 months.

b. Which group is more likely to have read a book in the previous 12 months: men or women? Support your answer with appropriate statistics.

Read a Book in the Previous 12 months

If an underlined word or phrase contains an error, write the correct word or phrase. If there is no error, write Correct.

There $\underline{\text{{isn't no other}}}$ animal as mysterious as the cat. In the countries formerly known as Burma and Siam, cats were held in the $\underline{\text{{most highest}}}$ regard. $\underline{\text{{Those kind of feelings}}}$ were probably based on ancient beliefs about the animal's magical powers.

Correct the illogical and double comparisons in the following sentences. If a sentence contains no error, write Correct.

In those days, film had fewer special effects than modern movies have.

For the following sentence, write the correct choice of the words in parentheses.

A woman comes home, and her dog is choking (bad, badly).

A sequence is defined by $u_{n}=3 n-2$. What is the largest term of the sequence that is smaller than 450? Which term is this?

Determine whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense, and explain your reasoning. I ran 2000 meters and you ran 2000 yards in the same time,

Read the following passage. Then choose modifiers from the list to fill in the blanks.

In $\underline{\text{{(what kind?)}}}$ legends, the griffin $\underline{\text{{(how?)}}}$guards a treasure of jewels and gold. $\underline{\text{{(which one?)}}}$ fabulous beast has the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. His only enemies are the $\underline{\text{{(what kind?)}}}$fighters known as the Arimaspians.

golden

this

one-eyed

precious

several

jealously

ancient Greek

brilliantly

always

For the following sentence, write the correct comparative or superlative form.

"I think this rock has power," Coyote said. He gave it his (better, best) blanket to keep it warm in the chill weather.

Choose the best way to write each underlined section and mark the letter of your answer. If the underlined section needs no change, mark the choice "Correct as is."

$\overset{(1)}{\underline{\text{Some people are afraid of the most tiniest housefly.}}}$ Imagine, then, how frightening a fly the size of a car would be. $\overset{(2)}{\underline{\text{Makers of horror films take them scary prospects seriously.}}}$ $\overset{(3)}{\underline{\text{Their insect fright movies are more terrifying than many horror films.}}}$

In Them! atomic testing is blamed for enormous ants roaming the New Mexico desert. $\overset{(4)}{\underline{\text{The ants are defeated in a real big battle in the Los Angeles sewer system.}}}$ In Beginning of the End, radioactivity creates a plague of giant locusts. $\overset{(5)}{\underline{\text{At first, authorities can't hardly believe that everyone in Ludlow, Illinois, has vanished.}}}$ Then a huge swarm of locusts heads for Chicago. The situation seems hopeless until the hero lures the locusts into Lake Michigan, where they drown.

A. Their insect fright movies are more terrifying than many other horror films.

B. Their insect fright movies are more terrifying than horror films.

C. Their insect fright movies are more terrifying than any films.

D. Correct as is