In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Decide which verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Select the correct answer. Neither the buyer nor the seller____ with the lawyer's suggestion for the closing date on the house.

A) agree
B) agrees

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. With supervision, the children ____ the animals, cook soup on a hearth, and learn to use simple farm tools.

A) feeds
B) feed

Select the letter of the correct answer for each blank. ____ is failing to give proper credit to an author whose words or ideas you have used.

A) A summary
B) Plagiarism
C) A paraphrase

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Most of the ingredients in cigarettes cause serious damage to health, but three of the worst are tar, carbon monoxide, and nicotine. (2) Tar, the brown, sticky substance produced by a burning cigarette, is a messy mixture of hundreds of toxic chemicals. (3) At least forty-three of those chemicals cause cancer. (4) The other two destructive substances, carbon monoxide and nicotine, contribute to heart disease. (5) Carbon monoxide prevents red blood cells from carrying a full load of oxygen. (6) Therefore, it reduces the body's oxygen supply. (7) At the same time, nicotine is not only constricting blood vessels and impairing blood flow but also stimulating the heart, making it beat faster and crave more oxygen. (8) Consequently, carbon monoxide and nicotine work together to damage the cardiovascular system.
Which of the following sentences contains a transitional expression that signals cause or effect?

A) Sentence 4
B) Sentence 7
C) Sentence 8

The topic sentence below is followed by a brainstormed list of possible ideas for a paragraph. Decide which ideas support the topic sentence and should be kept and which ideas should be dropped. Select "keep" or "drop" for each idea. Topic sentence: In order to be a good cook, you have to be prepared in the kitchen.
Cookbooks are so expensive.

A) Keep
B) Drop