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Section 4<br />

Practice Test Eleven<br />

SECTION 4<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. Hearing that <strong>the</strong> test results exceeded state<br />

mandates, a party was thrown by <strong>the</strong> math teacher<br />

<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> students.<br />

(A) a party was thrown by <strong>the</strong> math teacher<br />

(B) a party was thrown<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong> math teacher was thrown a party<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> math teacher threw a party<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> math teacher had thrown a party<br />

2. Many students prefer social studies over science<br />

classes, ano<strong>the</strong>r one of <strong>the</strong> preferences is that<br />

students prefer English over <strong>for</strong>eign-language<br />

classes.<br />

(A) science classes, ano<strong>the</strong>r one of <strong>the</strong> preferences<br />

is that students prefer English<br />

(B) science classes, which is also a preference <strong>for</strong><br />

English<br />

( C) science classes; ano<strong>the</strong>r student preference is<br />

<strong>for</strong> English<br />

(D) science classes; ano<strong>the</strong>r preference is that<br />

students prefer English<br />

(E) science classes; students prefer English<br />

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