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SECTION 2
STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Time—25 minutes
(including the reading of the directions)
Now set your clock for 25 minutes.
‘This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for
standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for
each type,
Structure
Directions: These questions are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words
orl ‘marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that
corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
Look at the following examples.
bxamplet Sample Answer
Th peslen: the lation by lands e
(4) won g
(B) he won
(C) yesterday
(D) fortunately
The sentence should read, “The president won the election by a landslide.” Therefore, you should
choose answer (A),
Example It Sample Answer
When the conference?
(A). the doctor attended
(B) did the doctor attend
(©). the doctor will attend
(D) the doctor's attendance
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The sentence should read, “When did the doctor attend the conference?” Therefore, you should
choose answer (B).
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range in color from pale yellow to
bright orange.
(A) Canaries which
(B) Canaries
(©) That canaries
(D) Canaries that are
‘Of precious gems is determined by
their hardness, color, and brilliance.
(A) The valuable
(B) Itis the value
(© Itisvaluable
(D) The value
a tornado spins ina
counterclockwise direction in the northern
hemisphere, it spins in the opposite
direction in the southern hemisphere.
(A) However
(B) Because of
(©) Although
(D) That
The Caldecott Medal, for the best
children’s picture book, is awarded each
January.
(A) aprize
{B) which prize
(C) isa prize which
(D) isaprize
‘The horn of the rhinoceros consists of a
cone of tight bundles of keratin from
the epidermis.
(A) grow
(B) grows
(©) growing
(D) they grow
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Most species of heliotropes are weeds,
of them are cultivated,
(A) some
(B) but some
(©) for some species
(D) some species
‘Thunder occurs as through air,
causing the heated air to expand and
collide with layers of cooler air.
(A) an electrical charge
(B) passes an electrical charge
(©) the passing of an electrical charge
(D) an electrical charge passes
Researchers have long debated
Saturn's moon Titan contains hydrocarbon
‘oceans and lakes.
(A) over it
(B) whether it
(©) whether
(D) whether over
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark grey
clouds forebode rain.
(A) what
(B) which
(©) what they
(D) which they
in several early civilizations, a cubit
‘was based on the length of the forearm
from the tip of the middle finger to the
elbow.
(A) Itwas used as a measurement
(B) A measurement was used
(©) These of a measurement
(D) Used as a measurement
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Only when air and water seep through its 14,
outer coat
(A) does a seed germinate
(B) to the germination of a seed
(©) aseed germinates
(D) fora seed to germinate
seasonal rainfall, especially in
regions near the tropics, is winds that blow 15.
in an opposite direction in winter than in
summer.
(A) Causing
(B) That cause
(©) To cause
(D) What causes
The extinct Martian volcano Olympus
Mons is approximately three times as
Mount Everest.
(A) high
(B) high as is
(©) higher than
(D) the highest of
The flight instructor, at the air base,
said that orders not to fight had been
given.
(a)
B)
©
(D)
when interviewed
when he interviewed
when his interview
when interviewing
In the northern and central parts of the
state of Idaho and churning rivers.
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majestic mountains are found
found majestic mountains
are found majestic mountains
finding majestic mountains
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Written Expression
Directions: In these questions, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four
underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one underlined word
or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet,
find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you
have chosen,
Look at the following examples.
Example I ‘Sample Answer
The four string on a violin are tuned g
we B cD
in fifths. 8
‘The sentence should read, “The four strings on a violin are tuned in fifths.” Therefore, you should
choose answer (B).
Example I Sample Answer
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Alex Haley twelve years. 3
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‘The sentence should read, “The research for the book Roots took Alex Haley twelve years.” Therefore,
you should choose answer (C).
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1t can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty seconds.
a B
Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells.
x B “Cc 3D
Most sedimentary rocks start forming when grains of clay, silt, or sandy settle in
Most sandy
river valleys or on the bottoms of lakes and oceans.
‘The total thickness of the ventricular walls of the heart are about three times that of
EC a
the atria.
‘The type of jazz known as “swing” was introduced by Duke Ellington when he wrote
na ~s =
and records “It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.”
D
‘The bones of mammals, not alike those of other vertebrates, show a high degree of
~* BC
differentiation.
‘The neocortex has evolved more recently then other layers of the brain.
x B c D
The United States receives a large amount of revenue from taxation of a tobacco
a “a cD
products.
‘Much fats are composed of one molecule of glycerin combined with three molecules
a B
of fatty acids.
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The capital of the Confederacy was originally in Mobile, but they were moved to
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Richmond.
A pearl develops when a tiny grain of sand or stone or some another irritant
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27. The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one-fifth lower than the soprano oboe.
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28. In the Milky Way galaxy, the most recent observed supernova appeared in 1604,
he ee D
29. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people living on this relatively
a ace D
small planet.
30. Because of the mobility of Americans today, it is difficult for they to put down
a B oc
real roots,
D
31. For five years after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee served to president of Washington
x B
College, which was later called Washington and Lee.
D
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32. The number of wild horses on Assateague is increasing lately, resulting
sommber is
marsh and dune grasses.
33. Hypnoses was successfully used during World War II to treat battle fatigue.
x a 10. D
34, The lobster, like many crustaceans, can cast off a damaging appendage and
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regenerate a new appendage to nearly normal size.
D
35. Humans develop normally twenty primary, or deciduous, teeth and thirty-two
a BOC
permanent ones.
D
36. The curricula of American public schools are set in individual states; they
x
do not determine by the federal government.
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37. ‘The fact that the sophisticated technology has become part of revolution in travel
a —s
delivery systems has not made travel schedules less hectic.
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38. Balanchine's plotless ballets, such Jewels and The Four Temperaments, present dance
x e
purely as a celebration of the movement of the human body.
barely
39. Ina solar battery, a photosensitive semiconducting substance such as si
x —s Cae
Is the source of electri
a
swith iron sulfate,
D
40. In early days, hydrochloric acid was done by heating a mixture of sodium chloride
heating
This Is the end of Section 2.
It you finish before 25 minutes has ended,
check your work on Section 2 only.
OLOKOCCO
At the end of 25 minutes, go on to Section 3.
Use exactly 55 minutes to work on Section 3.
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