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Quiz 1.1 — Standard English Conventions

Test yourself on the SEC curriculum and your ability to identify, solve, and explain the questions from the deck.

You should be able to answer every question without referring back to the module or the deck. If you get stuck, that section needs another read.

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Part 1

Module Content

Answer in your own words.

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Part 2

Identify and Answer

Each question below is taken from the SEC deck. Solve it, then name the question type you'd recognize it by from the answer choices.

7The Mission 66 initiative, which was approved by Congress in 1956, represented a major investment in the infrastructure of overburdened national ______ it prioritized physical improvements to the parks' roads, utilities, employee housing, and visitor facilities while also establishing educational programming for the public. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?*

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8Despite being cheap, versatile, and easy to produce, ______ they are made from nonrenewable petroleum, and most do not biodegrade in landfills. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?*

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9Jamaican British artist Willard Wigan is known for his remarkable ______ so small that they are best viewed through a microscope, Wigan's sculptures are made from tiny natural materials, such as spider web strands. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?*

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10Over twenty years ago, in a landmark experiment in the psychology of choice, professor Sheena Iyengar set up a jam-tasting booth at a grocery store. The number of jams available for tasting ______ some shoppers had twenty-four different options, others only six. Interestingly, the shoppers with fewer jams to choose from purchased more jam. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?*

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11When they were first introduced to Australia in 1798, duck-billed, beaver-tailed platypuses so defied categorization that one scientist assigned them the name Ornithorhynchus paradoxus: "paradoxical bird-snout." The animal, which lays eggs but also nurses ______ young with milk, has since has been classified as belonging to the monotremes group. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?*

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12Ten of William Shakespeare's plays are classified as histories. Although each one of these plays, which include Henry V and Richard III, ______ on a single historical figure (specifically, an English king), some, such as Henry VI Part One and Henry VI Part Two, feature different episodes from the same monarch's life. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?*

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13To serve local families during the Great Depression, innovative New York City librarian Pura Belpré offered storytelling in both English and Spanish, an uncommon ______ celebrated el Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos, an important community holiday; and put on puppet shows dramatizing Puerto Rican folktales. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?*

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14In 1637, the price of tulips skyrocketed in Amsterdam, with single bulbs of rare varieties selling for up to the equivalent of $200,000 in today's US dollars. Some historians ______ that this "tulip mania" was the first historical instance of an asset bubble, which occurs when investors drive prices to highs not supported by actual demand. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?*

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Part 3

Teaching Scenarios

Answer as if you were in the session.

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What Comes Next

Teach-Back and Check-In

Nice work finishing Standard English Conventions. You've covered boundary punctuation, dependent and modifying clauses, colons, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun agreement, the core toolkit you'll lean on in most SEC lessons. Before moving into the next module, you'll walk a trainer through a couple of these concepts the way you'd walk a student through them. Pick who you're meeting with below, and they'll reach out to find a time.

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Thanks for completing Quiz 1.1. Our team will review your answers and follow up with you.

Before you move on to Module 1.2 (Transition Words), meet with your trainer for your teach-back and check-in. They've been notified and will reach out to schedule a time. Once that's done, you're clear to start the next module.