Writing
I liked the experience so much that I now go to the coworking space a few times a week. Over time, I’ve gotten to know several of my coworking colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders.
A) NO CHANGE
B) colleagues;
C) colleagues,
D) colleagues
A) NO CHANGE
If y=kx, where k is a constant, and
y = 24 when x = 6
what is the value of y when x = 5 ?
A) 6
B) 15
C) 20
D) 23
C) 20
I can see my house from ______.
A) here
B) hear
A) here
If 5x + 6 = 10, what is the value of 10x + 3?
A) 4
B) 9
C) 11
D) 20
C) 11
Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores.
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?
A) writing as
B) writing, and these results can be
C) writing, which can also be
D) writing when the results are
A) writing as
If 16 + 4x is 10 more than 14, what is the value of 8x?
A) 2
B) 6
C) 16
D) 80
C) 16
Who ______ this ball at the window?
A) through
B) threw
B) threw
When 4 times the number x is added to 12, the result is 8.
What number results when 2 times x is added to 7 ?
A) −1
B) 5
C) 8
D) 9
B) 5
On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school has scored higher than students in all but four other majors.
A) NO CHANGE
B) have scored
C) scores
D) scoring
B) have scored
For what value of n is |n −1|+1 equal to 0?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) There is no such value of n.
D) There is no such value of n.
6) He occasionally _______________ a headache in the morning.
A) having
B) has
C) have
D) is having
B) has
The amount of money a performer earns is directly proportional to the number of people attending the performance. The performer earns $120 at a performance where 8 people attend.
How much money will the performer earn when 20 people attend a performance?
A) $960
B) $480
C) $300
D) $240
C) $300
These days, many student’s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines.
A) NO CHANGE
B) students majoring
C) students major
D) student’s majors
B) students majoring
A food truck sells salads for $6.50 each and drinks for $2.00 each. The food truck’s revenue from selling a total of 209 salads and drinks in one day was $836.50. How many salads were sold that day?
A) 77
B) 93
C) 99
D) 105
B) 93
Sherry should have __________ the truth. Then poor Rebecca would have declined a bowl of soup instead of vomiting in the bathroom once she learned the recipe included half a cup of frog tongues.
A. telled
B. teld
C. told
C. told
The amount of money a performer earns is directly proportional to the number of people attending the performance. The performer earns $120 at a performance where 8 people attend.
The performer uses 43% of the money earned to pay the costs involved in putting on each performance. The rest of the money earned is the performer’s profit. What is the profit the performer makes at a performance where 8 people attend?
A) $51.60
B) $57.00
C) $68.40
D) $77.00
C) $68.40
The spaces are usually stocked with standard office equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines.
A) NO CHANGE
B) equipment, such as:
C) equipment such as:
D) equipment, such as,
A) NO CHANGE
If t > 0 and t2 −4=0, what is the value of t?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
C) 2
Without stopping for breath, Mervina, the neighborhood gossip, __________ Kishana up on the neighborhood news, including Sherry's disastrous dinner party, where the frog tongue soup sent five guests to the local emergency room.
A. cought
B. caught
C. catched
B. caught
In a video game, each player starts the game with k points and loses 2 points each time a task is not completed. If a player who gains no additional points and fails to complete 100 tasks has a score of 200 points, what is the value of k?
A) 0
B) 150
C) 250
D) 400
D) 400