Writing in English: This is an English quiz from 7th grade curriculum in the US.
英語で書く：アメリカの中学校1年生の履修内容から、国語の問題です。
The following is a rough draft of a student’s report, which may contain errors.
(1) Sometimes I turn on the television and see people making fools of themselves. (2) I wonder why they’re willing to do this. (3) Is being seen so precious to these people that they don’t even care what others think of them? (4) Do they think having their face on TV for a few minutes makes them famous, as though they had actually accomplished something worthwhile?
(5) Are some people willing to look ridiculous merely for financeal gain? (6) Many talk shows don’t pay people to appear; in those instances, money is not a motive. (7) Other shows put people through horrible competitions, and in the end, only one person ends up with a big amount of cash. (8) The other contestants go home with nothing but faces that, to some, will be recognizable. (9) Is this such a great prize?
(10) I just can’t understand being eager to give one’s privacy away. (11) If you have a talent and want to use it to reach others in a positive way, that’s one thing being a great performer or creative artist can involve being seen and having people recognize your face. (12) Some people, though, will want to know about your private life, even if it has nothing to do with your work.
(13) I’ve heard this lack of privacy called “the price of fame.” (14) As these words suggest, being famous has a cost—something you must give up in order to gain something you desire. (15) Isn’t shame too high a price to pay, though—especially when you get hardly anything in return?
1. Before writing his rough draft, the student organized the paper by writing an outline. Here is the beginning of the outline:
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I. Introduction of topic
II. Reasons people go on television
A. Money
B.
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What subject belongs under II. B.?
A. Dare
B. Fame
C. Shame
D. Talent
2. What is the correct way to spell the underlined word in sentence 5?
A. finansial
B. financal
C. financial
D. Leave as is.
3. Which version of sentence 11 shows the correct place to put a dash?
A. If you have a talent and want to use it to reach others—in a positive way, that’s one thing being a great performer or creative artist can involve being seen and having people recognize your face.
B. If you have a talent and want to use it to reach others in a positive way, that’s one thing—being a great performer or creative artist can involve being seen and having people recognize your face.
C. If you have a talent and want to use it to reach others in a positive way, that’s one thing being a great performer or creative artist can involve being seen—and having people recognize your face.
D. If you have a talent and want to use it to reach others in a positive way—that’s one thing being a great performer or creative artist can involve being seen—and having people recognize your face.
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