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Section 91<br />

Practice Test Twelve<br />

1059<br />

SECTION 9<br />

Time-10 Minutes<br />

14 Questions<br />

Directions: For each question in this section, select <strong>the</strong> best answer from among <strong>the</strong> choices given and fill in <strong>the</strong><br />

corresponding oval on <strong>the</strong> answer sheet.<br />

The following sentences test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or <strong>the</strong> entire<br />

sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing <strong>the</strong> underlined material. Choice (A)<br />

repeats <strong>the</strong> original phrasing; <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r four choices are different. If you think <strong>the</strong> original phrasing produces a<br />

better sentence than any of <strong>the</strong> alternatives, select choice (A); if not, select one of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r choices.<br />

In making your selection, follow <strong>the</strong> requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar,<br />

choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation. Your selection should result in <strong>the</strong> most effective<br />

sentence-clear and precise, without awkwardness or ambiguity.<br />

EXAMPLE:<br />

Every apple in <strong>the</strong> baskets are ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date it was picked.<br />

(A) are ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date it was picked<br />

(B) is ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date it was picked<br />

( C) are ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date <strong>the</strong>y were picked<br />

(D) is ripe and labeled according to <strong>the</strong> date <strong>the</strong>y were picked<br />

(E) are ripe and labeled as to <strong>the</strong> date it was picked<br />

ANSWER:<br />

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1. Undergraduate students may choose from many<br />

different major fields of study. <strong>the</strong>re is one which is<br />

best <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir personal interests.<br />

(A) study, <strong>the</strong>re is one which is<br />

(B) study, of which <strong>the</strong>re is one<br />

(C) study, one of which is<br />

(D) study, and one of <strong>the</strong>m is<br />

(E) one is<br />

2. In <strong>the</strong> belief that <strong>for</strong>eign news programs aided him<br />

in learning languages, James will spend an hour<br />

watching <strong>the</strong>m every day.<br />

(A) James will spend an hour watching <strong>the</strong>m<br />

every day<br />

(B) James spent an hour watching <strong>the</strong>m every day<br />

( C) an hour of every day are spent watching <strong>the</strong>m<br />

by James<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong>y occupied an hour of every day <strong>for</strong> James<br />

(E) every day will find James spending an hour<br />

on watching <strong>the</strong>m<br />

3. Chocolate is among Switzerland's most popular<br />

exports. as it was actually invented by <strong>the</strong> Aztecs.<br />

(A) Chocolate is among Switzerland's most<br />

popular exports, as it was actually invented<br />

by <strong>the</strong> Aztecs.<br />

(B) Among Switzerland's most popular exports,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Aztecs is actually invented chocolate.<br />

(C) Chocolate, which is among Switzerland's<br />

most popular exports, was actually invented<br />

by <strong>the</strong> Aztecs.<br />

(D) Chocolate was actually invented by <strong>the</strong><br />

Aztecs, being among Switzerland's most<br />

popular exports.<br />

(E) Actually, chocolate being invented by <strong>the</strong><br />

Aztecs, it is among Switzerland's most<br />

popular exports.<br />

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