Purpose
Use context: The writer wants to emphasize that geologists are now conducting a more thorough study of the age of bryozoan fossils. Which choice best accomplishes that goal?
A. starting to consider
B. looking into at times
C. thinking a little about
D. digging deeper into
D. digging deeper into
Which is more precise?
A. Archaeologists have found jewelry, tools and pottery from there.
B. Archaeologists have found jewelry, tools and pottery from locations where Ancient Egyptians lived.
B. Archaeologists have found jewelry, tools and pottery from locations where Ancient Egyptians lived.
Modern audiences praise Mozart’s music for its liveliness, expressiveness, and the fact that it is sophisticated.
A. NO CHANGE
B. it shows sophistication.
C. for being sophisticated.
D. sophistication.
D. sophistication.
The O'odham in the 1700s first encountered the guitars of Spanish missionaries.
All of the following would be acceptable placements of the underlined portion EXCEPT:
A. where it is now
B. at the beginning of the sentence
C. after the word guitars
D. after the word missionaries
C. after the word guitars
Some colleges offer yoga classes, which can help students learn to reduce their stress. _____, other schools offer meditation clubs.
A. For example
B. Similarly
C. Accordingly
D. Therefore
B. Similarly
Use context: The writer wants to emphasize the idea that climbing the mountain is a difficult and dangerous feat. Which choice best accomplishes that goal?
A. hike up the tall hill
B. effortlessly scale the peak
C. wander around the slopes
D. transverse the formidable heights.
D. transverse the formidable heights.
Which is more precise?
A. In light of this achievement, we will now be able to offer tax preparation services to our clients.
B. Considering this action, we will now be able to offer tax preparation services to our clients.
A. In light of this achievement, we will now be able to offer tax preparation services to our clients.
A true mathematical virtuoso, Tarski was concerned with neither the application of his research nor publishing his findings.
A. NO CHANGE
B. the publication of his findings.
C. making his findings public.
D. having published his findings.
B. the publication of his findings.
Which is correct?
A. The monster sent long letters full of details about his life to his new friend.
B. The monster sent long letters to his new friend full of details about his life.
A. The monster sent long letters full of details about his life to his new friend.
My car broke down over the weekend. ____, I wasn't able to go to the school dance.
A. In contrast
B. Nonetheless
C. Therefore
D. Similarly
C. Therefore
Given that all choices are true, which one most clearly suggests the song-writing collaboration between Lennon and McCartney?
A. listened to the song.
B. liked the song more than he though he would.
C. heard one part of the song, then added his own.
D. thought about the song a lot the next day.
C. heard one part of the song, then added his own.
It is Pugh's ability to create an apparent mystery in the middle of everyday life that makes his work speak to so much people.
A. NO CHANGE
B. more
C. most
D. many
D. many
Curie was proficient in the fields of physics and chemistry, though her education was somewhat unusual, which prevented her from attending university due to a lack of money, Curie initially studies in a laboratory run by her cousin.
A. NO CHANGE
B. unusual, prevented
C. unusual. Prevented
D. unusual prevented her
C. unusual. Prevented
Which is correct?
A. With tears running down her cheeks, Susie’s sadness was obvious.
B. Because there were tears running down Susie's cheeks, Susie’s sadness was obvious.
B. Because there were tears running down Susie's cheeks, Susie’s sadness was obvious.
Two students stand, looking uncertainly at a pleasant seating area just ahead. There are two tables: one is occupied by a young woman, but the other is empty. Nevertheless, no one else seems to be considering walking in.
Which of the following alternatives would NOT be acceptable?
A. However,
B. Therefore,
C. Still,
D. And yet,
B. Therefore,
Marie Curie is famous today for two reasons: her scientific discoveries and her defiance of gender stereotypes. She, along with her husband, identified two elements, polonium and radium. She then coined the term "radioactive" and developed a theory to explain the phenomenon.
The writer is considering deleting the underlined phrase. If the phrase is removed, the paragraph would primarily lose:
A. a specific detail that provides information about the result of Curie's research.
B. an explanation of how Curie was able to make such a variety of important discoveries.
C. information that identifies the reason Curie was awarded two Nobel prizes.
D. a definition of radioactivity included by the writer and necessary to the paragraph as a whole.
A. a specific detail that provides information about the result of Curie's research.
I was eighteen, in the city, and had to face the world.
Which choice most effectively expresses the narrator's confidence about her new life?
A. NO CHANGE
B. ready to take on
C. all alone in
D. about to enter.
B. ready to take on
The plan liberalized the economy by abolishing price controls, exposing markets to international competition, and it discontinued most industrial subsidies.
A. NO CHANGE
B. discontinued most industrial subsidies.
C. discontinuing most industrial subsidies.
D. it was discontinuing most industrial subsidies.
C. discontinuing most industrial subsidies.
Initiated by a few loud teenagers, the crowd of concert goers quickly joined the heckling in order to drive the band off the stage.
A. NO CHANGE
B. in order to drive the band off stage, the crowd of concert goers quickly joined the heckling.
C. the point of the heckling, quickly joined by the crowd of concert goers, was to drive the band off stage.
D. the heckling, which the crowd of concert goers swiftly joined, was intended to drive the band off stage.
D. the heckling, which the crowd of concert goers swiftly joined, was intended to drive the band off stage.
Peter Parker isn't a very awe-inspiring name, but Spider-Man is.
Which of the following alternatives would not be acceptable?
A. name; on the other hand,
B. name, because
C. name, although
D. name; however,
B. name, because
Curie was refused a position at Krakow University due to her gender. However, the general consensus was that Curie was not bitter about the rejections. Instead she worked as hard as she could even when she wondered whether she would ever be recognized.
Given that all are true, which choice provides the most consistent description of Curie's personality?
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B. became somewhat reclusive in her later years, preferring her work to society.
C. spent many years in her eventually successful attempt to identify the source of Becquerel's mysterious rays.
D. was generally described by those who knew her as persistent, friendly, and humble.
D. was generally described by those who knew her as persistent, friendly, and humble.
Women who didn't have natural curls got "permanent waves" or "perms," to create the rampant curls modeled by their pop icons.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined word would NOT be acceptable?
A. worn
B. displayed
C. imitated
D. popularized
C. imitated
It is an open question whether laughing at these videos is a harmless activity or it causes harm to us.
A. NO CHANGE
B. or one which causes harm to us.
C. or a harmful one.
D. or a harmful one to us.
C. or a harmful one.
Sitting on my bed in the dorm room that remained half-empty, it hit me.
A. NO CHANGE
B. As I sat on the bed in my half-empty dorm room,
C. Nervously looking around the half-empty dorm room,
D. Looking around the half-empty dorm room from my bed,
B. As I sat on the bed in my half-empty dorm room,
Stan Lee often commented on what he believed made a true hero. His opinion was that in order for the reader to care about the hero, the hero must be flawed. Do you agree with that? According to Lee, without some flaw, the hero wouldn't seem human.
Which is the best transition to the rest of the paragraph?
A. NO CHANGE
B. Are you familiar with Lee's characters?
C. What kind of flaw could a superhero have?
D. Why would anyone want a hero to be less perfect?
D. Why would anyone want a hero to be less perfect?