Week of May 12-16
- 1. 5/12/14 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. While a “rock” is usually defined as ------- , or a combination, of one or more minerals, geologists often ------- the definition to include such materials as clay, loose sand, and certain limestones. (A) a conglomeration . . limit (B) an aggregate . . extend (C) an element . . eliminate (D) a blend . . restrict (E) a product . . provide
- 2. 5/13/14 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. The language of Anne Spencer’s poetry conveys an impression of ------ - that can be misleading: just when a poem seems to be echoing routine feelings, the diction suddenly sharpens to embody fresh and unexpected ideas. •(A) frivolity •(B) triteness •(C) diversity •(D) lyricism •(E) precision
- 3. 5/14/14 Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A. Because it lacks water, this makes the area known as Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid of life. (A) Because it lacks water, this (B) They lack water, which (C) Water, the lack of which (D) Lacking water, it (E) Lack of water
- 4. 5/15/14 The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E. Every day, millions of tiny stony bits falling quietly into the atmosphere, (A) burning briefly as meteors, and leaving (B) behind a vaporized residue that filters (C) slowly to Earth. No error (D) (E)
- 5. 5/16/14 Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Many forests in the southern region of the continent are ------- plant and animal diversity, partly because they never suffered the onslaught of glaciers that wiped out flora and fauna in northern forests long ago. •(A) rich in •(B) devoid of •(C) dependent on •(D) protected from •(E) conflicted about