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Answer Sheet C 155

. Practice Test C . . . . . . . . . .. 157
Section 1 157
Section 2 167
Section 3 ............•................. 175

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 Section 2
Structure and
Written Expression
Time: 25 mirautes (Including the reading of the directions)
Now set your clock for 25 minutes. \

This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is

appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this
section, with special directions for each type.
Structure
Directions: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you
will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B); (C), and (D). Choose the one word
or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the
number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the
answer you have chos.en.

Example I Sample Answer

Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes ------- CD • <ID ~

they both emit hot liquids from below the Earth's surface.
(A) due to
(B) because
(C) in spite of
(D) regardless of
The sentence should read, "Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes because
they both emit hot liquids from below the Earth's surface." Therefore, you should
choose (B).

Examplell Sample Answer

During the early period of ocean navigation, ------

any need for sophisticated instruments and techniques.
(A) so that hardly ,
(B) when there hardly was
(C) hardly was
(D) there was hardly
The sentence should read, "During the early period of ocean navigation, there was
hardly any need for sophisticated instruments and techniques." Therefore. you should
choose (D).
Now begin work on the questions.

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Preposition comma
a
complement

1. f
s is theA no
After quartz, calcite v
noun prep
------- in 5. After the Second World War the
O
the crust of the Earth. woman wage eamer ------ a

x
standard part of middle-class life
x
(A) mineral is most abundant
in the United States.
x
(B) mineral that most abundant
(C) most abundant mineral that verb
a
missing
(A) who became a
s av
(D) most abundant mineral (B) becoming that which
prep noun (C) became xxx
i
2. Regarded as the world's foremost (D) to become
a
to
continue infinitive 1T
linguistic theorist, Noam Chomsky

v about language and language s

continues ------- new theories 6. Celluloid and plastics have largely
tou learning.
replaced genuine ivory in the
manufacture ------- buttons,
verbsfollowed
(A) for creating
s billiard balls, and piano keys.
object
bytoineinitive (B) by creation (A) of such things as
want (C) to create (B) as of such things

try (D) create (C) such things as of

X
(D) things 2.S of such
lsucn 1
iasf.atsuch nounplural
need Preposition Quantity
3. ------- any s v more
area receives
etc water than the ground can absorb, 7. One of the tenets of New Criticism suchbooks
o suchcars
f the excess water flows to the
t f
is that a critic need not tell readers
object such things
Adverb
clause
object lowest level, carrying loose
material.
f l
e
comma
v
y------- ab~ut a story.
a (A) which thinking ditransitive loana
t
Svcsv (A) Being
X s u a
(B) what to think verb clause
(B) Whenever object (C) that thinking Ditransitive

Esu's (C) When might

(D) Is X a (D) to think what
www.aauseverb iea
mdeumamomb

connector X 8. The outer ear, ------- the fleshy

pinna and theoauditory canal, picks l
give youflower
4. In 1935 seismologist Charles F. s
f
up and funnels sound waveso v
I Richter devised ------ for rating
s toward the eardrum. Obi ob

Tobied
a the strength of earthquakes. 1 a
prep (A) for the numerical scale comma
Noun X
(B) the scale is numerical
(A) includes
X v
(B) which it includes theory I
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(C) a numerical scale
(D) a scale of numerical
number
f (C) which includes
Noun (D) ~f which includes s
su
w
Obi
1
obi
a
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prep adjective noun
clause
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Appositive Obi Obi
adjective
clause i a

Fungsi Tunga
Noun
subied New Adjective
object
clause
sum clause menienskan
Noun
objector
Prep NC
Prep
Nounadi
flense
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Adverbs
not
never
Negative
rarely
verb
isub.at
13.- Notg
connector adverbs snevnqretngde
seldom
9. The chair
f
s mayvbe the oldest type
of furniture, ----- its importance
has varied 0
only ------among the largest

Tvs
animals that ever lived, but they
barely
hardly
nosooner
a from country to country.
comma
Is
from time to time and are also among the most
intelligent.
nowhere

(A) are whales

(A)
(B) XX
but when
until then preemoan (B) whales
(C) in spite of prep (C) some whales
(0) although connector (D) they are whales
comma Inverted
14. Fish are the most ancient form of withpreposition
f
10. When wood. natural gas. oil. or sentence
vertebrate life, and ------- all other
1any other fuel bums. ------ with
o
c oxygen in the air to produce heat.
o
vertebrates. Eommal.com Prepin sis
(A) combining substances in the i(A) Pree
from n
them
v s (B) evolved them evolved v
s fuel sv v Prep.nu
vs
va (B) substances
(C) to evolve
combine
in the fuel that
X (D) they are evolved passive
ob
(C) substances in the fuel combine
(D) a combination of substances T sr 350 species of sharks. and
15. -------
in the fuel missing v although they are all carnivorous,
s ver ca people.
only a few species will attack
11. Deserts are arid land areas where
------ through evaporation than is connector (A) About
s v
gained through precipitation. (B) Where a.bout
(A) the loss of more water (C) There are about
a (B) loses more water (D) About the
(C) is more water lost
(D) more water is lost

12. When goshawks chicks are v young,

ocomma
------- parents share in the hunting
a
X
duties and in guarding the nest.

Quantity
(A)
(B) XX
the both
both n s x
(C) both of thein
(D) and both

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Written Expression

Directions: In questions 16-40each sentence has four underlined words or

phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D).
Identify the one underlined word'or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet. find the number of the question
and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

Example I Sample Answer

,
Guppies are sometimes call rainbow fish because ,of .@~<Jt>
ABC
the males' bright colors.
D

The sentence should read. "Guppies are sometimes called rainbow fish because
of the males' bright colors:' Therefore, you should choose (A).

Example iI Sample Answer

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Serving several term in Congress, Shirley Chisholm
A B
Qecame an important United States politician.
C D

The sentence should read, "Serving several terms in Congress, Shirley Chisholm became
an important United States politician." Therefore, you should choose (B).
'Now begin work on the questions.

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Adv 7 Adi
Adi smoothly, and hollow stem that contains a
16. The dandelion plant has a straight,
ABC
white, milky juice. smooth
D
17. Of the many
much factors that contributed to the growth of international tourism in
X ABC plural
the 1950's, Q!!!:of the most important was the advent of jet travel in 1958.
D
s
18. The Canadian province of Alberta s it is believed to have some of the
ABC
richest oil deposits in the world.
D -~
Plural v frequently!.Q!!g and carefully constructed, ~
19. Elizabeth Bishop's poems are
v
ABC
elaborate rhyme or half-rhymes.
using
D Quantity
20. California has more land under irrigation than any another state. Quantity other
ABC D other
one another
21. Thomas Moran's magnificent, colorful paintings 2!!!2 Wyoming landscapes
A B in
captured the spirit of the westem wilderness in the late nineteenth century.
C D
22. Emily Dickinson. among the greatest women poets in the English language, died with
A B
all ofher
hers poems unpublished, except for seven that appeared in publications of
C D
limited circulation. her possessive Noun hers Possessive
Adjective Pronoun wound
23. Protecting Florida's coral reefs is difficult because some of the corals are ~
A B
fragile: even the touch of a diver's hand can kill i!..
C D them
24. Martin Luther King, Ir., v
~ well known w
for organize
the huge human rights
ABC
march that took place in Washington in 1963.
D f
yobiect
organizing

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 25. A lightning flash produces electromagnetic waves that-may travels along the
ABC x
Earth's magnetic
.
field for long distances.
D I travel
modals
vi
26. One of the earliest plants domesticated in the Western Hemisphere, manioc
active Prep A
was introducing toe Europe ~ Spaniards returning from the New World.
BCD
passive
Introduced
27. Beside the ages of nine and fifteen, almost all young people undergo a rapid
in
ABC
series of physiological changes.
D

28. The frequency of meteors in the Earth's atmosphere increases when the Earth
particles A
passes through a swarm of particle generated ~ the breakup of a comet.
BCD
tyopium
29. Ponds are noted for their rich and varied ~ plant and animal life, all
s v
maintain
A
gprep
in a delicate ecological balance.
B
10
comma

vf
C 0
b maintained
30. !!! the 1920's cinema ~ an important art form and one of the ten largest
ABC
industry in the United States. Turd
o one single
industries
Adiective oneof plural
3 I. To improvise effectively, a musician must thorough understand the
A
conventions
t
of a given musical style. Models
B
1
C 0 1 vi
Adverbthoroughly
32. During the Jurassic period plant life was abundance. providing herbivores
A
an abundance from
1 abundantladiedive
in particular with a plentiful supply of food.
SeD single
33. -Some maple trees are raised for their sap, which has a high sugar content for
ABC D prep
yields sugar and syrup.

vs
which
that
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v valuable to people
34. Long before boats became important in recreation, they were
. A B
v transportation
for many essential tasks, included obi and fishing.
C including D
Prep cob
35. Asteroids may be fragments of a planet shattered long ago or from material
ABC D
the nuclei of old comets. material from
Person
36. The first Native Americans to occupy what is now the southwestern United
A B
States ~ twno
the Big-Game Hunters, which appeared about 10,000 S.c.
C D which nonperson
person who person tall that rain
37. Some hangars, buildings used to hold large aircraft, are ~
A B very Adjective
occasionally falls from clouds that form along the ceilings.
C D so
Adjective that
clause
38. Most sand dunes are always in!!!Q!!Q!!as wind pushes sand upward one side of
A B
up
0 a
each dune, over the top, and down the other side.
C D
39. Farms of maize, beans, and tobacco, the Wendat, Native American tribes that
A Farmers People people
inhabited present-day Michigan, lived a sedentary life in densely populated
BCD
villages.
have
40. Recently scientists
ghas Vs
have !!PP!1 new tools ofbiochemistry and molecular biology
A applied B
to investigate the structure of human hair.
C D

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