Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Soda may be one of America's favorite beverages, but many experts now believe that drinking soda is bad for our health. (2) Because soda is high in calories but offers no nutritional value, it contributes to weight gain and obesity. (3) The sugar and acid in soda can cause unhealthy tooth decay. (4) Even sugar-free drinks may cause health problems because, as some studies have indicated, artificial sweeteners may increase the risk for cancer and other diseases. (5) Other research has shown that drinking soda is harmful to bones. (6) The phosphorus in soda causes bones to lose calcium. (7) As a result, they weaken and break more easily.
How many causes or effects does the writer present?

A) one
B) four
C) seven

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. Unlike one-time life changes, chronic stress is ongoing. Like a long-term illness an unpleasant job or financial problems .

A) changes, chronic
B) is
C) Like a long-term illness an unpleasant job or financial problems

For each group of sentences below, select the letter of the sentence that is limited enough to be the topic sentence of a good paragraph. Select the good topic sentence.

A) This paragraph will be about teenage pregnancy.
B) People who want to lose weight should seriously consider joining a gym.
C) I want to write about television.

Select the letter of the correct answer for each of the following questions. Which of the following belongs in a summary?

A) the summary writer's personal opinions
B) the author, title, and source of the original
C) related ideas that were not in the original source

Read the definition below and answer the questions that follow.
Netiquette means good online manners.
The subject of the sentence is ____.

A) netiquette
B) good online manners

Read each of the following essay introductions. Then select the letter of the method the writer used to begin the composition. The essay below begins with a(n)
One day in 1946, Percy Spencer stuck a chocolate bar in his pocket and went to work. Later, standing next to the radar machine he was working on, he noticed that his chocolate bar had melted. Almost immediately, Spencer saw the possibilities, sent for unpopped popcorn, and invented the first microwave oven ⎯ marketed the following year as the "radar range." The microwave is just one of many important inventions created out of the interaction of two factors: a lucky accident and the presence of a trained person who understood what that accident meant.

A) single-sentence thesis statement.
B) contradiction.
C) illustration.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. "Madame Tussaud's. Come and find out who's in. And who's out." That's how English advertisers lure visitors to a most unusual show ⎯ a display of the rich, ____, and the infamous in the form of lifelike wax statues.

A) people who became famous
B) the famous

Select the letter of the list of words that should be capitalized. To get to kittery, maine, drive north on interstate 93; then, follow the local signs.

A) Kittery, Maine
B) Kittery, Maine, Interstate
C) Kittery, Maine, North, Interstate

In each of the following plans, one detail has nothing to do with the topic sentence; it is merely a bit of irrelevant information. Select the letter of the irrelevant detail. The beautiful bride wore traditional wedding attire.

A) long white veil
B) white satin shoes
C) floor-length white gown covered in beads and lace
D) a dainty pearl necklace borrowed from her grandmother
E) a blue garter around her leg
F) a Mickey Mouse watch

In each set of sentences below, select the letter of the sentence that includes an error. Which sentence includes an error?

A) You're going to regret this decision.
B) A debit card differs significantly from a credit card.
C) Jose plays soccer really good.