ENGL-11

THS_Harris_SOL-WRemediation1

[Exam ID:26FSNV] Scan Number:2214

Read the following passage and answer questions 1 through 1.

LettertothePrincipal

Duetobudgetcuts,WestlakeHighSchoolhasdecidedtoendall
athleticprograms. Drewhasdecidedtowritealettertotheprincipal
opposingthisdecision.
1

Givenhispurposeforwriting,whichofthefollowingwouldbesthelpDrewgather
informationforhislettertotheprincipal?
A Learningmoreaboutthepersonallivesofeachcoach
B SearchingtheInternetforinformation
C Consultingalibrarycatalogtofindbooks
D Interviewingcoachesandstudentathletes

Read the following passage and answer questions 2 through 3.

Beforebeginninghisletter,Drewcreatedthisoutline. Useittoanswer
thequestionsthatfollow.

WhichfactonthelistisleastessentialtoDrew'sargumentaboutschoolsports?
F Athleteshavefuntravelingtoawaygames
Coachesmotivatestudentstoperformbetterinthe
G
classroom
H Helpsstudentsmaintain/achievephysicalfitness
J Instillschoolspiritwithbothathletesandnon-participants

Drewwantstoaddthefollowingtohisoutline.

Studentswillspendmoretimeafterschoolunsupervised

Underwhichbulletwoulditbestfit?
A Requirementofminimumgradestocompete
Studentswithnothingelsetooccupytheirtimewill
B
getintrouble
C Studentsloseaccesstosports-relatedscholarships
Coachesmotivatestudentstoperformbetterinthe
D
classroom

Read the following passage and answer questions 4 through 15.

LettertothePrincipal

Duetobudgetcuts,WestlakeHighSchoolhasdecidedtoendall
athleticprograms. Drewhasdecidedtowritealettertotheprincipal
opposingthisdecision.

ReadDrew'sroughdraft,anduseittoanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

DearMr.Stedman,

(1)IamwritingtoyouasaconcernedstudentofWestlake

HighSchool.(2)Icannotbelievesomeoneactuallymadethe

ridiculousdecisiontocutschoolsportsatourhighschool.

(3)Ourschoolhasalongstandingtraditionofathletic

excellence.(4)Wecanallconcedetheimportanceofthe

educationprovidedatWestlake,butcuttingthesportsprogram

completelyoverlookstheimportanceofextracurricularactivities

inthelivesofhighschoolstudents.(5)Allstudentsatourschool

wouldbewaythrillediftheschooldecidedtoreversethe

decisionregardingtheathleticprogram.
(6)Therearemanyadvantagestohavinganathletic

program.(7)First,weliveinacountrywherethemajority

ofresidentssufferfromobesity.(8)Highschoolathletic

programsallowstudentstohavefunwhilebeingactive.(9)The

programshelpthemachieveormaintainanappropriatelevel

ofphysicalfitness.(10)Schoolpractices,whichhelpstudents

prepareforcompetitions,encouragestudentstobephysically

fitwhilealsobeingsociallyengaged.(11)Noneofmyfriends

everwanttogotothegymwithmeafterpractice.(12)In


additiontoanincreaseinoverallhealth,athleticprogramsalso

causethestudentbodytoachievehigherlevelsofschoolspirit.

(13)Thiseffect,takingprideintheirathleticachievementsisnot

justseeninathletes,butonthewholeofthestudentbody.
(14)Conversely,therearemanydisadvantagestoeliminating

sportsatthehighschoollevel.(15)Mostimportantly,many

studentsmayfindthemselveswithoutawaytopayforcollege

becausesports-relatedscholarshipswillnolongerbeavalable

tothem.(16)Also,askanyhighschoolathleteandheorshe

willtellyoutheiracademicperformanceisdirectlyrelatedto

theirparticipationinschoolsports.(17)Mostplayersare

expectedbytheircoachestoplaceacademicperformancebefore

athleticperformance.(18)Takingawaythesportsprogram,to

motivatesomanystudents,willleadtoadecreaseofstudents

overallacademicperformance.(19)Finally,Ionceoverhearda

varsitybasketballplayertellingafriend,Ifitwerentfor

basketballpractice,whoknowswhatIwouldgetmyselfinto?

(20)Iwouldhavetoomuchtimeonmyhands.(21)This

playermakesanexcellentpoint:players,withouttheoutletof

practice,willhavetoomuchunsupervisedfreetimeontheir

hands,leadstoanincreaseinproblematic,possiblyillegal,

behavioramongtheseformerathleteswithanexcessiveamount

offreetime.

(22)Alackofathleticsfortheschoolwillhavea

devastatingeffectonthemoraleofallstudentsaswellasthe

academicandbehavioralperformanceofstudentathletes.(23)I

stronglyurgeyoutoconsiderallalternativesavailable.(24)For


exampletheschoolcouldraisetheticketpricesofallschool

supportedevents,requireallteamstocompleteafundraiser

topayforuniformsandthecostoftraveltoawaygames,and

considertheideaofteamshavingcorporatesponsors.(25)Allof

theseoptionsarepreferabletoeliminatingschoolsportsasa

whole.(26)Iwouldbehappytospeakwithyouaboutmore

ideasIhavetoavoideliminatingthesemuchneededactivities.

(27)Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.

Sincerely,

DrewMatthews
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Insentence21,howisleadstocorrectlywritten?
F leadingto
G willleadingto
H willhaveledto
J Asitis

Insentence18,howistomotivatebestwritten?
A motivates
B motivating
C motivate
D Asitis

Whichsentencefromthepassageiswritteninpassivevoice?
F Sentence14
G Sentence16
H Sentence17
J Sentence22

Insentence15,howisavalablecorrectlywritten?
A aveilable
B avelable
C available
D Asitis

Insentence19,howisfriend,Ifcorrectlywritten?
F friend"If
G friend,"if
H friend"if
J Asitis

Insentence20,howishands.correctlywritten?
A hands,"
B hands.
C hands."
D Asitis

10 Whichsentenceshouldbedeletedbecauseitisofftopic?
F Sentence6
G Sentence10
H Sentence11
J Sentence12

11 Howissentence2bestrevisedforappropriatetone?
Thedecisiontocutschoolsupporttoathleticactivities
A
cameasashocktomany.
Icannotbelievetheschoolhastheaudacitytodeprive
B
studentsoftheirsports.
Thedecisiontogetridofoursportsisoneofthemost
C
despicableI'veeverheardof.
Howdareyoucutourschool'sathleticactivitieswhen
D
therearesomanyotherunimportantaspectsofschool?

12 Whatisthebestwaytorevisesentence13forclarity?
Thestudentbodyasawhole,takingprideintheirathletic
F achievements,andtheathletesiswherethiseffectcanbe
seen.
Thiseffectisnotjustseenonathletes,whotakepridein
G theirathleticachievements,butonthestudentbodyasa
whole.
Takingprideintheirathleticachievementsareathletes
H whoareaffectedbythis,butonthestudentbodyasa
whole.
Asawhole,thiseffectisnotjustseenonathletes,but
J alsothestudentbody,whotakeprideintheirathletic
achievements.

13 Drewwantstoaddthissentencetohispaper.

Forexample,Ihaven'tseenthemoraleofthestudentbodyasawholeashighas
itwaswhenweweresupportingthegirls'basketballteaminthestate
championship.

Drewshouldinsertthesentencebefore
A sentence5
B sentence6
C sentence7
D sentence13

14 Howcansentences8and9bestbecombinedwithoutchangingtheirmeaning?
Highschoolathleticprogramsallowallstudentstohave
F funwhilebeingactive,buthelpingthemmaintainor
achieveanappropriatelevelofphysicalfitness.
Highschoolathleticprogramsallowallstudentstohave
funwhilebeingactive,unfortunatelyhelpingthem
G
maintainorachieveanappropriatelevelofphysical
fitness.
Highschoolathleticprogramsallowstudentstohavefun
H whilebeingactivebyhelpingthemmaintainorachieve
anappropriatelevelofphysicalfitness.
Highschoolathleticprogramsallowallstudentstohave
J funwhilebeingactiveinsteadofhelpingthemmaintain
orachieveanappropriatelevelofphysicalfitness.

15 Whichwordorphrasewouldbestreplacethewaythrilledinsentence5?
A stoked
B totallydelighted
C superhappy
D ecstatic