1. EOCT practice
Aaron wants to find the adjective form of the noun amphitheater. Which of the following sources would BEST help him?
An encyclopedia
The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature
An almanac
A dictionary

2. EOCT practice
2. From the words phonics and telephone, you can conclude that the root word phon relates to
a. speech
b. learning
c. technology
d. children

3. EOCT practice
3. How is this sentence BEST revised?
I could really use some help and assistance in getting the very difficult project done.
I could really use some assistance in getting this very difficult project done.
I could really use some help in getting this very difficult project accomplished and done
I could really use some helpful assistance in getting this very difficult project done.
I could really use some help in getting this very hard, difficult project done.

4. EOCT practice
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford, England, in It is generally believed that his birth date was April 23. Young William was the third of eight children. He probably went to the local school in Stratford starting at the age of seven. There he would have studied Latin and probably read the works of many outstanding ancient Romans.
P1 The main purpose of this paragraph is to
A give some details about Shakespeare.s early life
B encourage people to learn more about Shakespeare.s works
C describe conditions in the town where Shakespeare was born
D explain how Roman authors influenced the works of Shakespeare

5. EOCT practice
Which word in the sentence below is NOT correctly spelled?
Every early society developed its own myths,
which were an importent part of the culture.
A society
B developed
C importent
D culture

6. EOCT practice 36 Concern is to sympathy as
A affection is to forgiveness
B interest is to kindness
C dishonor is to shame
D annoyance is to rage

7. EOCT practice 37 Stitch is to seamstress as A salt is to chef
B uniform is to policeman
C computer is to programmer
D leap is to ballerina

8. EOCT practice 45 Which would be the BEST method for
reading the directions for playing a new
board game?
A skim the directions
B look for a summary or list of key points
C slowly read all of the directions
D read the first few paragraphs only

9. EOCT practice Clarissa wants to find information on the
Internet about what she can do to help the
environment. Which keywords would
probably help her find the MOST
information?
A learning about the environment
B activities for young people
C getting involved
D ways to save the earth

10. EOCT practice Where should Corinne look to find out
which pages discuss the childhood of Emily Dickinson in a biography of her life?
A the title page
B the appendix
C the table of contents
D the copyright page

11. EOCT practice 59 Use this thesaurus entry to answer the
question below.
sound a. 1. reliable 2. stable v. 3. ring out
n. 4. racket
Which meaning of sound fits the following
sentence?
The alarm sounded at the library when the
door opened.
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4

12. EOCT practice 80 How is the sentence below BEST written?
Hector saw how the problem could be solved
rapid and offered the astounded class his
answer.
A change saw to seen
B change rapid to rapidly
C change offered to offers
D change his to them

13. 21 One main reason to analyze a short story is to
A entertain your teacher and classmates
B show an understanding of the text
C take a controversial position
D narrate the events of the author’s life

14. The dog must stand still and point at the bird until the hunter flushes the bird out of hiding so he can fire at it.
14 In this sentence, the word flushes means
A escapes into
B runs ahead
C looks about
D drives out

15. 47 Sonya wants to write a report about the
various types of poetry. Which source would
probably provide Sonya with the MOST
information on her topic?
A Great Poems of the Twentieth Century
B Robert Frost’s poem, The Runaway.
C .An Interview With Gwendolyn Brooks, A
Prolific American Poet.
D Samples of Styles That Cross the Miles,
Rhymes to Prose That Everyone Knows

16. 60 The prefix astro- is related to
A technology
B space
C altitude
D distance