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Answers and Complete Explanations for Practice Test 1
23. D. The teacher does not advocate, recommend, or prefer anything in particular; nor is he
categorically for or against steroids. Therefore, you can eliminate choices A, B, C, and E
because they assign an absolute point of view that is not expressed.
24. E. This is the most comprehensive choice, describing the overall purpose of the passage
rather than secondary purposes and implications.
25. C. A discussion of creative writing is relevant to English and psychology but not to technical
writing.
26. C. The passage states that dormant tensions may be released through the revealing of a
“deep, inner thought.” Choice C refers to this idea.
27. C. Spelling is the one characteristic that the author neither expresses nor implies as relevant
to creative writing.
28. C. The passage explicitly states that creative writing is, “above all, . . . a means of selfexpression.”
29. B. The passage stresses ways of changing the social studies curriculum, thus designating
its audience as those who can effect such changes — teachers.
30. D. “Man has always been interested in where he is going” is preceded by a series of historical
facts — that is, facts about occurrences in the past.
31. C. By advocating the addition of futurism to the social studies curriculum, the author assumes
that futurism is not adequately acknowledged. Without that assumption, the author
would have no reason to make the argument.
32. E. By distinguishing global from national in the passage, the author suggests that a global
society is larger and more inclusive than a national one but does not go so far as to suggest
that such a society necessarily includes outer space.
33. B. Choices C and D would strengthen the argument for the value of futurism. Choices A
and E are irrelevant to the strength or weakness of the argument. Choice C weakens the
passage by calling into question those futurists of the past.
34. D. The overall stress on changes in education indicates that the author is an educator.
35. D. Through presenting a series of school situations in which students are discouraged from
expressing themselves, the author implies that attending school may cause children to become
inhibited.
36. C. The passage overall suggests that students are inhibited by being severely criticized or
corrected; the meaning of chopped off given by choice C is consistent with this overall
view.
37. A. The author repeatedly addresses the common experiences of everyone.
38. B. By citing a number of negative situations, the author leaves no question that he or she
is critical of the practices described.
39. D. Choices A, B, and C contradict the implied argument of the passage, and choice E may
contradict the implied argument because the meaning of assist is not made clear and possibly
suggests that the teacher should supply words for the student. Choice D repeats the
author’s overall point.
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