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2. Latest Version: 6.0 Question: 1 Which of the following represents the expected value of the number of tails Adam will get after tossing a coin 6 times? A.2 B.3 C.6 D.12 Answer: B Explanation: The number of tails he can expect after 6 coin tosses is equal to the product of the probability of getting tails on one coin toss and the number of coin tosses. Thus, the expected value is . 6, or 3. Question: 2 A man standing on a flat, level surface casts a shadow that is 6.2 ft in length. The man is 5.8 ft tall. Which of the following best represents the distance from the top of his head to the end of the shadow? a. 7 ft b. 7.5 ft c. 8 ft d. 8.5 ft Answer: D Explanation: The Pythagorean theorem may be used to find the diagonal distance from the top of his head to the base of the shadow. Question: 3 What is the sum of 0.77 and 0.54? A.0.131 B.0.20 C.C. 1.31 D.2.00 Visit us athttps://www.certsgrade.com/pdf/chspe/

3. Answer: C Explanation: To find the sum of two numbers with decimals, we will line the numbers vertically with the decimal and add. We will bring the decimal down into the answer where it is lined up. For this problem, when we line the numbers vertically with the decimal and add, we start by adding 7 and 4, which is 11, 1 gets carried over to the next column. Then we add 7, 5 and 1, which is 13, the 1 gets carried over again. Lastly, we add 1, 0 and 0, which is 1. Then we will bring the decimal down where it lines up with the answer, and we find that the sum of 0.77 and 0.54 is 1.31. Question: 4 A sheriff's office in a small town creates a chart of violent crimes in the area for the year of 2005. Based on the chart below, which prediction for 2006 seems the most appropriate? A.The winter months are likely to see a spike in violent crime rates. B.Holiday months will likely see an increase in personal theft. C.Violent crimes will be greatest when the weather is the warmest. D.The number of violent crimes per month will continue to grow throughout the year. Answer: D Visit us athttps://www.certsgrade.com/pdf/chspe/

4. Explanation: If the rate of violent crimes per month is anything like it is the year before, it will be greatest in the summer months, as there is a spike in the data on the 2005 graph during the summer months. While there is some fluctuation up and down throughout the entire year, these months are well beyond the numbers of the other months and represent the only upward trend in the graph. Question: 5 Which of the following choices best completes the sentence? When at last Amber was able to___________the numerous difficulties associated with the task, she concluded the that wisdom of her grandfather was not only desirable, but absolutely necessary. A.perceive B.perception C.perceptive D.perceived Answer: A Explanation: This is the correct form of the word for the sentence. Question: 6 Which of the following words best completes the sentence? The plan seemed flawless until its execution. The flames from the modified grill licked the bottom portion of the new wooden deck. Emil's elation warped into horror as he began to sweat. His grandparents had been extremely angry with the experiment on their car and his grandfather's red face hung before his eyes like a dark vision: "Before you ________some other wild plan, talk to me first so we don't need to bring in the fire department. A.concoct B.invent C.make D.design Answer: A Explanation: While the words are all very similar in meaning (denotation), concoct best matches the tone of the passage: Emil is prone to developing wild ideas that result in disaster. Invent (B) and design (D) have positive connotations, while make (C) has a neutral connotation. Question: 7 Visit us athttps://www.certsgrade.com/pdf/chspe/

5. Which of the following sentences shows the correct usage of the hyphen? A.Miriam was a real-estate-broker with Hendry and Henderson, so she understood the importance of a well-cared-for home. B.Felipe dialed Joyce's number since it was easy-to-remember and listened with bated breath. C.Although Biraju was not an accident-prone person, he knew his older brother did not share this trait. D.James and Henry, both twenty-one year old students, had been able to pass the difficult test for medical school. Answer: C Explanation: One use of hyphens is to join up a descriptive phrase before a noun, as in choice C ("accident-prone person"). Choice A uses hyphens where none are necessary ("real estate broker" is correct), although it does use hyphens correctly in "well-cared-for home." Choice B also uses hyphens unnecessarily because the descriptive phrase, "easy to remember," comes after the noun, "number." Choice D needs additional hyphens because the entire phrase, "twenty-one-year-old," describes the noun "students." Question: 8 A number of verb forms are used in headlines. These include simple tenses, infinitive forms, and auxiliary verbs dropped in the passive voice. Which headline below uses a simple tense? A.LOST DOG RETURNS B.GOVERNOR TO VISIT CITY C.GRADUATE NAMED VALEDICTORIAN D.HERO GIVEN AWARD Answer: A Explanation: This headline uses the simple tense. In this case, it's the simple present tense. B uses the infinitive form, while C and D both drop the auxiliary verb in the passive voice. Question: 9 Choose the sentence that most effectively follows the conventions of standard written English: A.Betty MacDonald became famous for her first novel, The Egg and I, which chronicles her adventures in chicken farming. B.The Egg and I, a book written by Betty MacDonald, made the book's author famous and chronicled her adventures in chicken farming. C.Betty MacDonald wrote The Egg and I, and became famous chronicling her adventures in chicken farming. D.The Egg and I chronicles the author's adventures in chicken farming, and made Betty MacDonald famous. Visit us athttps://www.certsgrade.com/pdf/chspe/

6. Answer: A Explanation: This sentence best conveys the information without using too many words or having an awkward construction. Question: 10 Which of the following is the best way to write the sentence? A.Any person who uses a cell phone in a movie theater has little respect for the other audience members. B.Any people who use a cell phone in a movie theater has little respect for the other audience members. C.Any persons who uses a cell phone in a movie theater has little respect for the other audience members. D.Any person who use a cell phone in a movie theater has little respect for the other audience members. Answer: A Explanation: The subject person is singular and must use the singular verbs uses and has. The subjects people and persons are both plural and must be paired with the plural verbs use and have. Only choice A correctly matches the subject with both verbs. Visit us athttps://www.certsgrade.com/pdf/chspe/

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