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In the five passages that follow, certain words and phrases are underlined and numbered. In the right-hand column, you will find alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is best, choose "NO CHANGE." In some cases, you will find in the right-hand column a question about the underlined part. You are to choose the best answer to the question.
You will also find questions about a section of the passage, or about the passage as a whole. These questions do not refer to an underlined portion of the passage, but rather are identified by a number or numbers in a box.
For each question, choose the alternative you consider best and fill in the corresponding oval. Read each passage through once before you begin to answer the questions that accompany it. For many of the questions, you must read several sentences beyond the question to determine the answer. Be sure that you have read far enough ahead each time you choose an alternative.
Which choice provides new information that is relevant to the rest of the paragraph?
Which choice most clearly identifies which clock is being referred to in the paragraph?
If the writer were to delete the words round-topped and curvy from the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose:
Given that all the following statements are true, which one most effectively leads into the paragraph?
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
Upon reviewing the essay and finding that some information has been left out, the writer composes the following sentence incorporating that information:
Using tools that they'd fashioned from farming implements and household objects, Frank and Joseph spent many years developing their skills as clockmakers.
If the writer were to add this sentence, it would most logically be placed at Point:
Suppose the writer's goal had been to write a profile of Frank Bily. Would this essay accomplish that goal?
Which choice provides the explanation for the situation described in the first part of the sentence?
The writer wants to divide this paragraph into two in order to separate information about Santiago's vision of the project from information about him taking practical steps to realize it. The best place to begin the new paragraph would be after:
The writer wants to add the following sentence to the paragraph:
Santiago's crew responded to the disaster by rebuilding all the ruined figures in less than a month.
The most logical place to add this sentence would be:
If the writer were to delete the words modern, striking, and ancient from the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose details that:
The writer is considering deleting the preceding sentence. Should the sentence be kept or deleted?
Which choice provides the clearest and most specific explanation for why Tschumi created a second-level interior that is intentionally spare?
Which choice provides the best transition into the information that follows in the sentence by making clear that the writer is referring to the third level of the museum?
The writer is considering revising the underlined portion to read "4,367 teams had competed for the $40,000 prize." Should the writer make this revision?
Which choice best introduces the topic of the paragraph?
Suppose the writer's primary purpose was to give a profile of an innovative team leader who led his team to a win. Would this essay accomplish this purpose?
Which choice provides the best transition to what follows in the paragraph and essay?
Which choice best offers a practical reason for the knitters being happy to be seated in the upper deck?
Which choice further emphasizes that the narrator has greater enthusiasm for knitting than she does for the details of the game?
For the same of the logic and coherence of this paragraph, Sentence 2 should be placed:
Which sentence best continues the narrator's description of the sections of her scarf as the sections correspond to moments of the Mariners game?
Which choice best maintains the tone of the essay while also clearly suggesting the narrator's plans if the Mariners hold another Stich N' Pitch Night?
The writer is considering adding the following true statement to the essay:
The shop owner took a break from her booth to throw out the ceremonial first pitch—with a ball of yarn—and the game began.