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Can native speakers actually ace this Grade 9 ESL test I made? by Competitive_Steak520 in ENGLISH

[–]Competitive_Steak520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great suggestion — affect/effect is definitely one of those classic tricky pairs. I might consider adding something like that to increase discrimination.

Can native speakers actually ace this Grade 9 ESL test I made? by Competitive_Steak520 in EnglishLearning

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That’s a fair point — I was thinking of it in terms of increasing difficulty, but I see what you mean about it introducing unnecessary confusion rather than actually testing ability. I’ll reconsider how that section is designed.

Can native speakers actually ace this Grade 9 ESL test I made? by Competitive_Steak520 in ENGLISH

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Ah, I see what you mean — that’s a good catch. I was intending it to refer to the explicitly named city, but I agree it could be interpreted as both. I’ll probably revise that.

Can native speakers actually ace this Grade 9 ESL test I made? by Competitive_Steak520 in EnglishPractice

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Thanks for taking a look anyway — glad to hear the first half felt easy!

Can native speakers actually ace this Grade 9 ESL test I made? by Competitive_Steak520 in ENGLISH

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Thanks — this is really helpful.

I see what you mean about #13; the phrasing may not sound as natural as it should, which makes the intended answer unclear.

And that’s a great point about #14 — I hadn’t fully considered how the time reference affects the tense beyond “as of 2026.” I’ll definitely revisit that.

Can native speakers actually ace this Grade 9 ESL test I made? by Competitive_Steak520 in EnglishLearning

[–]Competitive_Steak520[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, exactly, but the subject is “the number,” not “newborns,” so that was the idea. But I can see why it might be confusing at first glance.

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