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Section 91<br />

Practice Test Seven 633<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. My roommate always complained of having too<br />

much homework, but in reality, he had a lesser<br />

amount of homework to do than o<strong>the</strong>r students.<br />

(A) he had a lesser amount of homework<br />

to do than<br />

(B) his homework was <strong>the</strong> least among<br />

( C) he was having less homework to do than<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> amount of homework he had to do was<br />

<strong>the</strong> least of<br />

(E) he had less homework than<br />

2. Children who grew up in <strong>the</strong> 1990s watched more<br />

television than <strong>the</strong> 1960s.<br />

(A) than<br />

(B) than did<br />

(C) than that of<br />

(D) than with <strong>the</strong> children in<br />

(E) than did children in<br />

3. Although talent may be a crucial element on <strong>the</strong><br />

road to fame, it is difficult to succeed without a<br />

highly developed work ethic.<br />

(A) it is difficult to succeed without a highly<br />

developed work ethic<br />

(B) being difficult to succeed without a highly<br />

developed work ethic<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong> difficulty in succeeding is when you don't<br />

have highly developed work ethic<br />

(D) without a highly developed work ethic, succeeding<br />

is difficult<br />

(E) it will be difficult to succeed without a highly<br />

developed work ethic<br />

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