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Section 3<br />

Practice Test Ten<br />

SECTION 3<br />

Time-25 Minutes<br />

35 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. Community meetings were most effectively at<br />

eradicating crime in our neighborhood because<br />

<strong>the</strong> adults and young people learned to trust one<br />

ano<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

(A) most effectively at eradicating crime<br />

(B) effectively at eradicating crime<br />

(C) most effective at eradicating crime<br />

(D) most effectively, eradicating crime<br />

(E) most effective eradicated crime<br />

2. First, <strong>the</strong> spark plugs fire in <strong>the</strong> automobile engine,<br />

igniting a series of gasoline explosions, and after<br />

that <strong>the</strong>re are <strong>the</strong>se pistons that are driven up and<br />

down inside <strong>the</strong> engine.<br />

(A) and after that <strong>the</strong>re are <strong>the</strong>se pistons that are<br />

driven up and down inside <strong>the</strong> engine<br />

(B) and <strong>the</strong>n pistons drive <strong>the</strong> engine up and<br />

down<br />

(C) and <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong>re are pistons who are driven up<br />

and down inside <strong>the</strong> engine<br />

(D) which causes pistons to be driven up and<br />

down inside <strong>the</strong> engine<br />

(E) which after that <strong>the</strong>re are <strong>the</strong>se pistons that<br />

are driven up and down inside <strong>the</strong> engine<br />

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