Module I: Reading and Writing

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Studies have shown that the secrets to achieving true happiness are strengthening your closest relationship and _____ care of yourself mentally and physically.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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take
if you take
taking
to take
At birth, baby birds get all of their nutrients by staying in the nest ______ directly from their parents’ mouths.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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and they eat
which they eat
and eating
that eat
Manny not only overcame his fear of standing in front of large crowds but _____ the best public speaker in his entire school.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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also became
he also became
he also had become
also becoming
During the field trip to the beach, my classmates ignore the warning signs, climbing over the dunes and _____ to the dangerous polluted water.
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exposing themselves
the exposure to
were exposing themselves
expose themselves
To predict the efficacy of an antibiotic using a computer model, scientists predicted the reduction of bacteria in a petri dish using two separate models: model X and model Y. After 3 days, the predictions based on model X were better ______ and continued to be significantly more accurate 5 days later.
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than model Y
than those based on model Y
than compared with model Y
than model Y’s predictions
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