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- 1. Multiple Choice1. At this point, the writer wants to provide one reason why she likes to ride the subways. Which choice is the most relevant to the information provided in this first paragraph?NO CHANGEI never know what I'll see there.they are so much cheaper than taxis.they are places of enormous quiet and calm.
- 2. Multiple Choice2NO CHANGEcharcoal gray suits,charcoal, gray suitscharcoal gray, suits
- 3. Multiple Choice3NO CHANGEthatsaswho's
- 4. Multiple Choice4NO CHANGEwhereasassuch that
- 5. Multiple Choice5NO CHANGEsubways, andsubways, whichsubways actually
- 6. Multiple Choice6NO CHANGEperhaps I'veI've possiblyI've
- 7. Multiple Choice7NO CHANGETherefore, theIn conclusion, theIn other words, the
- 8. Multiple Choice8NO CHANGEIt'sIts'That's
- 9. Multiple Choice9NO CHANGEwould have openedopenmight be opening
- 10. Multiple Choice10. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?who playedas he playedplayedwho was playing
- 11. Multiple Choice11NO CHANGEtoatfrom
- 12. Multiple Choice12. The best placement for the underlined portion would bewhere it is nowafter the word womanafter the word wasafter the word composing.
- 13. Multiple Choice13. Which choice most effectively emphasizes the rapid speed of the train?NO CHANGEcontinued on its way.moved on down the tracks.proceeded towards the next stop.
- 14. Multiple Choice14. If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, this paragraph would primarily lose a statement that:provides physical descriptions of people on the subway train.supports the opening sentence of the essay .provides evidence that people can be friendly on the subway train.gives an explanation for the narrator's actions.
- 15. Multiple Choice15. Suppose the writer had intended to write a brief essay persuading readers that the subway system is New York City's most economical means of public transportation. Would this essay fulfill the writer's goal?Yes, because the essay supplies evidence of the large number of people using the subways.Yes, because the essay describes people who are able to give to the needy because they have extra money in their pockets.NO, because the essay focuses on the kinds of people riding the subways, not on how inexpensive the subways are to ride.No, because the essay focuses on the writer's love of all public transportation, not just the subways.
- 16. Multiple Choice16NO CHANGEgroup which wasgroup wasgroup
- 17. Multiple Choice17NO CHANGEtransmitting information on:transmitting information ontransmitting: information on
- 18. Multiple Choice18NO CHANGEhadwould havewill have
- 19. Multiple Choice19NO CHANGEthornystrenuousgawky
- 20. Multiple Choice20NO CHANGEseconds soseconds,seconds, whereas
- 21. Multiple Choice21NO CHANGESimilarly, theseStill, theseThese
- 22. Multiple Choice22NO CHANGEofficials, of the valueofficials of the valueofficials, of the value,
- 23. Multiple Choice23NO CHANGEmakes itmake itmake them
- 24. Multiple Choice24NO CHANGEfromwithof
- 25. Multiple Choice25. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?rare; thisrare thisrare. Thisrare, a factor that
- 26. Multiple Choice26NO CHANGEthatthisthe Navajo code's
- 27. Multiple Choice27NO CHANGEThe Navajo, who were various heights and weights,Being of various heights and weights, the NavajoThe Navajo of different sizes
- 28. Multiple Choice28NO CHANGEhazardousriskyOMIT the underlined portion.
- 29. Multiple Choice29NO CHANGEand whichandOMIT the underlined portion.
- 30. Multiple Choice30NO CHANGEhush-hush actionsconcealed, hidden effortsdoings, kept under wraps,
- 31. Multiple Choice31NO CHANGESmith, practices her artSmith, practices her art,Smith practices her art,
- 32. Multiple Choice32NO CHANGEWell,However,At once,
- 33. Multiple Choice33NO CHANGEwhowhomthat they
- 34. Multiple Choice34. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?Maryland. SheMaryland, and sheMaryland andMaryland, she
- 35. Multiple Choice35. The writer is considering deleting the phrase "at several universities" from Sentence 8. If the phrase were deleted, the essay would primarily lose:an essential link to the paragraph that followsa contrast for the purpose of making a comparison.information that qualifies the term griot-in-residence.An unnecessary detail.
- 36. Multiple Choice36. Which of the following words or phrases from the preceding sentence is LEAST necessary and could therefore be deleted?thirtyand librarianin the field of educationBaltimore public
- 37. Multiple Choice37NO CHANGEEllie. AEllie; aEllie, she was a
- 38. Multiple Choice38. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true statement:
In high school, Smith was a member of both the drama and the speech clubs.
Should the writer make this addition?Yes, because it supports the diea that Smith was telling stories throughout her life.Yes, because it supports the idea expresssed earlier that Smith organized theater groups in her community.No, because it contradicts the point made earlier that Smith worked for thirty years as a teacher and librarian.No, because it distracts the reader from the main focus of the paragraph and does not logically fit at this point in the essay. - 39. Multiple Choice39NO CHANGEfriend, Alex Haleyfriend Alex Haley;friend Alex Haley,
- 40. Multiple Choice40NO CHANGEforimportant tothat was essential to
- 41. Multiple Choice41NO CHANGEgriot" thatgriot." Thisgriot,"
- 42. Multiple Choice42. Given that all the choices are quotations from Mary Carter Smith, which one would best support the argument the writer is making concerning Smith's belated discovery of her own talent?NO CHANGE"You've got to reveal truths to your listeners," she says."Through his novel Roots, Alex Haley was in some ways performing the function of a griot for America," she says."I'd say that one of the most crucial moments in my development as a storyteller is the few hours I once spent listening to a griot in West Africa," she recalls.
- 43. Multiple Choice43NO CHANGEcontinuously nonstopperpetuallyOMIT the underlined portion.
- 44. Multiple Choice44NO CHANGEIt's unlikely,Its unlikely,Its unlikely
- 45. Multiple Choice45. Suppose the writer had intended to write a brief essay focusing on the various ways that storytelling influences community values. Would this essay successfully fulfill the writer's goal?Yes, because the essay indicates that Smith believes storytelling pulls a community together.Yes, because the essay shows that Smith's Baltimore community valued her gift as a storyteller.No, because the essay focuses on the griots of West Africa, not on community values.No, because the essay's main focus is one storyteller and the way in which she practices her art.
- 46. Multiple Choice46NO CHANGEchildrenhesome of them
- 47. Multiple Choice47NO CHANGEhand, bugs, butterflies, dirthand: bugs, butterflies, dirthand: bugs, butterflies, dirt,
- 48. Multiple Choice48NO CHANGEifwhetheras to whether
- 49. Multiple Choice49 The writer wishes to add the following sentence in order to emphasize the uncertainty already expressed about an idea in the paragraph:
I still have doubts.
The new sentence would best amplify and be placed after Sentence:1234 - 50. Multiple Choice50NO CHANGEWhileAlthoughUnless
- 51. Multiple Choice51 Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?umpire patiently givesumpire, who is patient, givesumpire, who patiently givespatient umpire gives
- 52. Multiple Choice52 If the writer were to delete the word repeatedly and the phrase "and lots of them do" (and the dashes) from the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose:a tone of admiration for the work of the umpires.details about the rules of T-ballan explanation of why children often tfail to hit the ball.a sense of how difficult the task is for the children.
- 53. Multiple Choice53NO CHANGEaccomplishes a result ofattains the consequence ofresults in
- 54. Multiple Choice54NO CHANGEinstead,likewise,meanwhile,
- 55. Multiple Choice55NO CHANGEregulation-sized ball.ball, which is regulation sized.ball, which is the same size as a regular basball.
- 56. Multiple Choice56NO CHANGEthen, look up, to seethen look up to see,then look up to see
- 57. Multiple Choice57NO CHANGEThat'sIt'sThats
- 58. Multiple Choice58NO CHANGEgrown-ups'grown-upsgrown-ups,
- 59. Multiple Choice59NO CHANGEthey would not have beenthey're notthey're not to be
- 60. Multiple Choice60 Suppose the writer had intended to write an essay describing one child's experiences playing T-ball. Would this essay accomplish the writer's goal?Yes, because it reveals the narrator's son Joe is now playing T-ball, and then it goes on to describe one of Joe's experiences at one of his games.Yes, because it discusses the narrator's son Joe's T-ball skills, such as the fact that he can throw a baseball a few feet.No, because while it mentions the narrator's son Joe plays T-ball, it also notes he is more interested in things such as dirt and bugs.No, because although the T-ball experiences of the narrator's son Joe are alluded to, it is primarily about the general features of T-ball games.
- 61. Multiple Choice61 The writer wants to describe the way raptors shed feathers. Which choice would be most consistent with the way the feather-shedding process has been described up to this point?NO CHANGEin an all-at-once blizzardoften losing them in clumpsleaving them flightless for long periods of time
- 62. Multiple Choice62NO CHANGEraptors,raptors, most of which are mainly active during the day- that is, diurnal.raptors, daytime hunting creatures for the most part.
- 63. Multiple Choice63 Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?sound.complete.total.intact.
- 64. Multiple Choice64 Given that all of the choices are true, which one most clearly provides a reason for the statement that follows in this sentence?NO CHANGEfasten deeply,break occasionally,are very light,
- 65. Multiple Choice65NO CHANGEthey arethose arethat is
- 66. Multiple Choice66 Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?imping, which is theimping: theimping. Theimping, the
- 67. Multiple Choice67NO CHANGEbirds, by havingbirds, which havebirds have
- 68. Multiple Choice68NO CHANGEslight differently.slightly differently.slightly more different.
- 69. Multiple Choice69 The writer is considering revising the preceding sentence to read as follows:
If necessary, a number of six or eight feather can be cut to the shape of a number seven feather.
If the writer did this, the sentence would primarily lose a sense of how:limited rehabilitators' feather collections are.delicate the work being described is.different each of a bird's flight feathers is.easy it is to replace a number seven feather. - 70. Multiple Choice70NO CHANGEbe equally longequal the lengthequal in length
- 71. Multiple Choice71NO CHANGEHowever,Indeed,Finally,
- 72. Multiple Choice72NO CHANGEa touch of glue is applied by the rehabilitator.the application of a touch of glue follows.the rehabilitator applies a touch of glue.
- 73. Multiple Choice73 Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?feather; eventually, itfeather, eventually, itfeather, which eventuallyfeather that eventually
- 74. Multiple Choice74NO CHANGEgrow in itshave grow in itshave grow in it's
- 75. Multiple Choice75 At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true statement:
This imping procedure is just one of the many repsonsibilities bird rehabilitators have.
Should the writer make this addition here?Yes, because it reveals the relative importance of imping compared to the other work of bird rehabilitators.Yes, because it reinforces the idea that imping is of great benefit to raptors.No, because it goes beyond the scope of the essay, which focuses on how the feathers of certain types of birds are repaired.No, because it undermines the essay's earlier claim that imping is the most important work that bird rehabilitators do. - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags