Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Alonso’s English teacher asked each of her
students to write a report about an admirable person. Alonso wrote this report about a famous
neurosurgeon. He would like you to read his paper and think about the corrections and improvements he
should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.
Dr. Benjamin Carson gives a motivational speech to students in New
Mexico.
(1) Dr. Benjamin Carson is the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns
Hopkins
hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. (2) He is renowned for his expertise
in separating conjoined
twins. (3) He has also refined some brain surgery techniques that control seizures. (4) His list of
accomplishments and honors is long. (5) Because of his success, you might be surprised to learn what
Carson’s childhood was like.
(6) Carson was born in 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. (7) Today
about one million people live in Detroit. (8) When he was only eight, his father left the family, and
his parents subsequently divorced. (9) His mother had only a third grade education and worked long
hours as a maid to support her two sons.
(10) The family lived in poverty.
(11) Carson
went to school, but he was not a good student. (12) He called himself the dumbest kid in the class.
(13) The other children frequently teased him. (14) Carson’s mother knew that it was the answer
for her children, education. (15) She made Carson and his brother limit there television viewing to
two programs a week. (16) Each week they were also required to read two books and submit a written
report to her on each one. (17) Years later Carson learned that his mother had never even been able
to read the reports.
(18) Eventually Carson’s life begun to improve. (19) In fifth grade
he visited an eye doctor and was fitted for glasses. (20) For the first time since he had started
school, he could see the chalkboard. (21) He was thrilled to watch his grades go from Fs to Ds. (22)
But his mother continued to insist, “You can do better than that.”
(23) As time
went on, Carson rose to the head of his class, won the respect
of others, and started to recognize
his own abilitys. (24) He became an avid reader, and this offered him new possibilities. (25) He
started to believe that he could create his own future. (26) And became determined to achieve his
potential.
(27) Today Carson is an unquestionably gifted neurosurgeon. (28) He is also a
motivational speaker. (29) He encourages people of all backgrounds.
(30) He reminds his
audiences that education is the key to success and that children need to reach for excellence. (31)
Although his early days were quite challenging Ben Carson overcame the obstacles in his path and is
now making a profound impact on the world.
Photo courtesy
of © AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record, Aaron J.Walker.
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What change, if any, should be made in sentence
15?
a. | Change limit to
limits. | b. | Change there
to their. | c. | Change
viewing to veiwing. | d. | Make no
change. |
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What change, if any, should be made in sentence
18?
a. | Change Eventually to
Eventualy. | b. | Insert it
after life. | c. | Change begun
to began. | d. | Make no
change. |
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3.
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What change should be made in sentence
23?
a. | Change rose to
rised. | b. | Delete the comma
after class. | c. | Change
started to starting. | d. | Change
abilitys to abilities. |
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4.
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What change, if any, should be made in sentence
31?
a. | Change quite to
quiet. | b. | Insert a comma
after challenging. | c. | Change
profound to profounder. | d. | Make no
change. |
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