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Section 4<br />

Practice Test Eleven<br />

32. According to <strong>the</strong> passage, <strong>the</strong> award of <strong>the</strong> best<br />

bowler of <strong>the</strong> year assumes that<br />

(A) bowlers come in all shapes, sizes, and ages,<br />

but that it is <strong>the</strong> number of points overall<br />

that matter<br />

(B) top per<strong>for</strong>mance in a single game is <strong>the</strong> best<br />

measure of a bowler<br />

(C) bowlers' averages may fluctuate, but <strong>the</strong> top<br />

score is <strong>the</strong> true measure of <strong>the</strong>ir growth<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> top bowler usually also has <strong>the</strong> top average<br />

<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> year<br />

(E) bowling is a team sport with individual contributions<br />

33. The tone of this passage could best be described as<br />

(A) business<br />

(B) in<strong>for</strong>mational<br />

( C) persuasive<br />

( D) sarcastic<br />

(E) expository<br />

34. In which type of publication would this passage<br />

most likely appear?<br />

(A) a news story<br />

(B) a factual magazine article<br />

( C) an anthology of narrative poetry<br />

(D) a memoir<br />

(E) a college advice guide<br />

35. If you were asked to combine sentences 14 and<br />

15 into a single sentence, which would be <strong>the</strong> best<br />

choice?<br />

(A) Bill got lucky; and, he bowled a bunch of<br />

strikes in a row.<br />

(B) Lucky Bill, he bowled a bunch of strikes in a<br />

row.<br />

( C) He bowled a bunch of strikes in a row<br />

because he was lucky.<br />

(D) Bill got lucky and bowled a bunch of strikes<br />

in a row.<br />

(E) Bill's luck caused him to bowl a bunch of<br />

strikes in a row.<br />

, iFYOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON <br />

, T,HIS SECTION ONLY. DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST.

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