Exam 6: Narration

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. Japanese tattoo artists, who were real fine craftsmen, depicted heroes from folklore and history; some created pictures of entire battle scenes or of religious stories.

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. Football fans still call the "Immaculate Reception" one of the most famous and exciting plays in the history of the sport. ____ The ball bounced off Tatum and tumbled backward, end over end, toward Steelers running back Franco Harris, who scooped it up just before it hit the ground. ____ Needing to move the ball 60 yards to score again and win the game, Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw began the play by throwing the football to his fullback John Fuqua. ____ Harris ran the ball the rest of the way, down the field, to score the Steelers' game-winning touchdown with only 5 seconds remaining on the clock. ____ As the ball reached Fuqua, he collided with Raiders player Jack Tatum. ____ In the fourth quarter of a 1972 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders, with only 22 seconds left to play, the Raiders were winning 7-6, but the Steelers had the ball.

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. Tattoos are permanent colored designs. That are made on the skin by puncturing the skin and inserting dyes into the holes.

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. Vegans refrain from eating all animal products, including eggs dairy products and even honey.

Read the paragraph below and answer the question(s) that follow. (1) One of the most terrible encounters between sharks and humans in modern times occurred during World War II. (2) On July 30, 1945, the Navy ship USS Indianapolis was in the Philippine Sea when it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. (3) About 300 crewmembers were killed in the explosion. (4) Twelve minutes later, the Indianapolis sunk, tossing the 900 remaining sailors into the ocean. (5) Due to a misunderstanding, their ship was not reported missing. (6) Floating in the sea without lifeboats, the survivors began to be hounded by hundreds of sharks. (7) For four days, they had no protection against the predators. (8) Finally, on August 2, the men were spotted by the pilot of a patrol plane, who radioed for help. (9) Two days later, rescuers were able to find only 319 men alive. Select the number of the topic sentence that tells the point of the story.

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow. (1) Horace Bristol might be the only photographer to owe his fame to his child's book report. (2) Before he became an architect, Bristol had been a documentary journalist. (3) One day his teenage son was writing a report on The Grapes of Wrath , John Steinbeck's novel about an Oklahoma farm family forced off their drought-stricken land during the 1930s. (4) He asked his father if he'd ever read the book. (5) Not only had he read it, Bristol replied, he had dreamed up the idea for it, recruited Steinbeck to write it, and photographed thousands of real farm families forced to leave their homes. (6) After revealing his past to his son, Bristol the photographer came out of hiding. (7) Hoping to sell a few of his photographs, he was soon astounded by the prices they commanded. (8) Encouraged, he took up his camera once again. (9) Since then, the photographs of Horace Bristol have become famous. (10) His images of despair during the Depression, heroism in the Pacific during World War II, and postwar poverty and hope in rural Korea are among the greatest photographs of the twentieth century. Select the number of the topic sentence that tells the point of the story.

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. Through talent and fortunate timing, Vera Wang has become one of the world's top designers of women's clothing. ____ Today, upscale retailers such as Neiman Marcus sell her elegant but modern wedding and evening dresses, and Kohl's department stores carry her less expensive line of daily wear. ____ In 1971, after college, Wang became a fashion editor at Vogue , a job she held for fifteen years. ____ Soon afterward, Hollywood stars like Halle Berry, Uma Thurman, and Meg Ryan began wearing Vera Wang gowns, and Wang's reputation soared. ____ In 1990, Wang made her dream a reality, opening a high-style bridal and evening gown business. ____ The world took note when Wang designed elegant costumes for skater Nancy Kerrigan during the much-watched 1994 Winter Olympics.

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow. (1) The solution to an important AIDS puzzle came from an unlikely source, video gamers. (2) For fifteen years, researchers at the University of Washington have been trying to understand the structure of the AIDS virus, knowing that this discovery would lead to better treatments, maybe even a cure. (3) In 2010, Seth Cooper, a computer scientist at the same university, created a video game called Foldit, the purpose of which was to encourage gamers to work on real scientific problems. (4) Hearing about Foldit, the frustrated scientists decided to ask gamers for help. (5) In three short weeks, the gamers came up with such good models that the scientists found their answer. (6) The scientists are thrilled, and the gamers loved using their skills for such a worthwhile project. Select the number of the topic sentence that tells the point of the story.

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. Events in each plan are not in correct chronological order. For each plan, select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. In late 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean sent a destructive tsunami, or huge waves, racing toward many countries. ____ That Indonesian quake displaced a massive volume of water, pushing it outward in all directions. ____ On December 26, 2004, at 2:59 p.m., a powerful earthquake shook the Indian Ocean floor off the coast of Sumatra, an Indonesian island. ____ High tides surged onshore as late as sixteen hours after the earthquake occurred in South Africa and other countries thousands of miles away. ____ At 4:45 p.m., waves began pounding the coasts of Sri Lanka, Thailand, and India. ____ At 3:15 p.m., gigantic waves slammed into the northern coast of Sumatra.

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. The Civil War battle between two iron-covered ships, on March 9, 1862, changed sea warfare forever. ____ Two hours into the battle, the Monitor ran out of ammunition and moved into shallow water to reload. ____ After four hours, the Merrimack , her hull leaking and her smokestack broken, escaped from the scene of battle. ____ When the Monitor returned with guns loaded, the Merrimack lured her into deep water and then suddenly swung around and rammed her, leaving barely a dent. ____ At the end of the conflict, neither ironclad ship had really won, but the wooden fighting ship was a thing of the past. ____ At first, the two ships ⎯ the North's Monitor and the South's Merrimack ⎯ just circled each other like prehistoric monsters, firing at close range but causing no damage.

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow. (1) Last September, I watched my ten-year-old grandson act like an adult in an emergency. (2) While cleaning the living room carpet, I tripped and fell over the vacuum cleaner hose. (3) At first, I was dazed. (4) Soon, I realized that my left arm hurt terribly. (5) I called to my grandson Joel, who was the only other person at home. (6) When Joel saw me on the floor, his face went pale. (7) Then he calmly took charge of the situation. (8) He went to the phone and dialed for emergency help. (9) I heard him give our address, exact details of what had happened, and a description of the position I was lying in. (10) I could tell that he was carefully listening to the instructions he was given. (11) Returning to the living room, Joel covered me with a wool blanket and told me that an ambulance was on its way. (12) He sat by my side in the ambulance and stayed with me while the doctor treated me. (13) My sprained arm bothered me for only three weeks, but I will always feel proud of what my grandson did on that day. Select the number of the topic sentence that tells the point of the story in the paragraph above.

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. Vegetarian diets can be classified into three groups, vegan, lactovegetarian, or lacto-ovovegetarian.

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. Some say that the Greek myth of Icarus teaches the importance of moderation and self-control. ____ As he strapped on their wings, Daedalus warned his boy not to fly too near the sun, or the heat would melt the wax. ____ To escape from a prison tower in the Mediterranean Sea, the inventor Daedalus made wings for himself and his son Icarus out of feathers, thread, and wax. ____ Just as his father feared, the blazing sun melted the wax, the wings fell apart, and Icarus plummeted to his death. ____ Daedalus and Icarus leapt from the tower and began flying over the sea. ____ Soaring higher and delighting in his ability to fly toward the sun, Icarus ignored his father's advice.

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. Practiced at one time or another by most cultures, tattooing serve three main purposes.

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. The debut of our singing group at the college talent show last Saturday was a total disaster. ____ Halfway through our act, our lead singer's microphone went dead for three minutes. ____ Calvin arrived so hoarse that he could hardly sing at all. ____ The announcer introduced us as the "Huge Notes" instead of the "High Tones." ____ All the lights in the theater flashed on and off throughout our last song. ____ Starting our first song a half-beat too late, Dina threw the rhythm off for the rest of us.

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. Many people throughout history have advocate vegetarianism; for example, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, and Albert Einstein ate a vegetarian diet.

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow. (1) The solution to an important AIDS puzzle came from an unlikely source, video gamers. (2) For fifteen years, researchers at the University of Washington have been trying to understand the structure of the AIDS virus, knowing that this discovery would lead to better treatments, maybe even a cure. (3) In 2010, Seth Cooper, a computer scientist at the same university, created a video game called Foldit, the purpose of which was to encourage gamers to work on real scientific problems. (4) Hearing about Foldit, the frustrated scientists decided to ask gamers for help. (5) In three short weeks, the gamers came up with such good models that the scientists found their answer. (6) The scientists are thrilled, and the gamers loved using their skills for such a worthwhile project. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a transitional expression that indicates time?

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow. (1) Last September, I watched my ten-year-old grandson act like an adult in an emergency. (2) While cleaning the living room carpet, I tripped and fell over the vacuum cleaner hose. (3) At first, I was dazed. (4) Soon, I realized that my left arm hurt terribly. (5) I called to my grandson Joel, who was the only other person at home. (6) When Joel saw me on the floor, his face went pale. (7) Then he calmly took charge of the situation. (8) He went to the phone and dialed for emergency help. (9) I heard him give our address, exact details of what had happened, and a description of the position I was lying in. (10) I could tell that he was carefully listening to the instructions he was given. (11) Returning to the living room, Joel covered me with a wool blanket and told me that an ambulance was on its way. (12) He sat by my side in the ambulance and stayed with me while the doctor treated me. (13) My sprained arm bothered me for only three weeks, but I will always feel proud of what my grandson did on that day. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a transitional expression that indicates time?

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow. (1) Walt Disney might be the only filmmaker who claimed to owe his success to a rodent. (2) At first, Disney was an animator who produced a cartoon series called "Oswald the Rabbit." (3) Then he decided to launch out on his own. (4) Realizing that he needed a new animated character, he remembered a friendly mouse from a studio he had once worked in. (5) He decided to name his new character after this old friend, whom he fondly called Mortimer Mouse. (6) Later, he changed the name to Mickey. (7) After only a few cartoons appeared, Mickey Mouse fever swept the nation. (8) Soon, he became an international figure. (9) The French called him "Michel Souris," while the Italians dubbed him "Topolo." (10) During World War II, "Mickey Mouse" became a secret password in the Allied Command. (11) Disney created many other lovable characters, but none achieved the popularity of that cute little mouse with the white gloves. Select the number of the topic sentence that tells the point of the story.

Select the part of the sentence that contains a grammar or punctuation error. The fanciest designs was the multicolored masterpieces that the Japanese developed during the nineteenth century.