english exam

42. Which version of the underlined portion of sentence 7 (reproduced below) creates the most logical transition from the previous sentence?

(As it is now)

25. The writer is considering changing the beginning of sentence 1 (reproduced below) to better introduce the topic and engage the reader's attention.

(B) "Know yourself' is a well-known maxim, but the latest findings in social psychology suggest

6. In the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, the author's focus shifts from

Euro-American history to Lakota cultural memory

3. According to the fourth paragraph, the battles of June 1876 established Crazy Horse's reputation for which of the following?

Leadership skill on the battlefield

31. Should the writer make this addition after sentence 13

No, because it detracts from the discussion of the implications of the study's findings and thus interrupts the flow of the passage's conclusion

28. The writer is considering deleting the underlined portion of sentence 10 (reproduced below) from the sentence.

No, because it offers information that may be helpful to the audience in understanding a potentially unfamiliar term

39. The writer wants to change this passage so that it will be appropriate for doctors and other scientists rather than a general audience. In order to make the passage appropriate for the intended audience, which sentence is most necessary for the writer to delete?

Sentence 18

9. The passive constructions "he became known" (paragraph 6, sentence 2) and "he was known" (paragraph 7, sentence 2) suggest that the author holds which of the following beliefs about Crazy Horse?

Stories by his contemporaries offer a credible record of Crazy Horse's life.

16. In the first paragraph, the speaker introduces an argument that criticizes

"intellectual aloofness" (sentence 5)

21. Hotspur represents an example of

"the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder" (paragraph 2, sentence 7)

44. Should the writer make this addition?

(D) No. because it creates an inappropriate shift in tone at the beginning of the passage's final paragraph.

14. In the first sentence of the passage, the speaker engages the attention of the audience with which of the following types of statement?

A cautionary recommendation

30. The writer wants to add a new sentence at the end of the third paragraph (sentences 8-12) to show how the information in the paragraph serves as evidence for the passage's primary claim. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

According to Sun and Vazire, these results suggest that "there might be some biases that prevent people from recognizing their own agrecable behaviors or disagrecable behaviors"

33. Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would best introduce the topic to the audience and help set up the main argument of the passage?

According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Americans are not getting enough sleep.

22. Which observation best counters the speaker's argument about action in the passage?

Action without discretion can incur disastrous results.

38. Which of the following changes to the underlined portion of sentence 16 (reproduced below) most effectively expresses the relationship between ideas in the sentence?

Even if the measurements are not exact,

10. In describing Crazy Horse as "painfully shy" near the beginning of the seventh paragraph, the author offers which of the following?

An attribution of an emotional quality to explain Crazy Horse's humble demeanor

45. The writer wants to add a sentence after sentence 11 to conclude the passage with a quotation that effectively restates and reinforces the overall argument. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?

As University of Glasgow lecturer Gavin Miller argues, "Science fiction does not invite us to be prophets, but anthropologists making sense of a complex and troubling foreign culture which we may eventually come to recognize as our own.

29. Which of the following is the most logical place to insert this sentence in the paragraph?

Before sentence 11

37. Should writer keep or delete this sentence ?

C. Keep it because it offers a contrasting position that helps reboot the counter argument presented in the third paragraph

19. Which of the following choices accurately describes a strategic stylistic decision that the speaker makes in the first two sentences of the second paragraph ("'It is not . . . nor defeat'")?

Clauses beginning with "who" are used repeatedly to emphasize engaging images of the men under discussion

12. Which of the following is a logical conclusion that can be derived from the final two paragraphs of the passage?

Crazy Horse displayed ferocity and courage in battle and modesty in dress and speech.

8. In the sixth paragraph, the author uses the story of the name His Horse Stands in Sight to illustrate which of the following?

Crazy Horse's combination of recklessness and calculating calm

5. In his description of the United States Army's plan "to capture and herd all the Lakota onto reservations once and for all" toward the end of the fourth paragraph, the author's tone conveys which of the following?

Disapproval of the Army's dehumanizing treatment of the Lakota

30. The writer wants to add a sentence before sentence 8 (reproduced below) to introduce the main idea of the third paragraph.

Granted. Fittness trackers are not perfect tools.

4. Which of the following best describes how Americans" (paragraph 4. sentence 4)

He acknowledges it while suggesting Lakota stories offer a different perspective.

2. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main claim about Crazy Horse's cultural legacy that is developed in the passage?

He embodies the virtue of humility in Lakota society.

32. The writer wants to change sentence 14 (reproduced below) to qualify the passage's conclusion and express it in less absolute terms

If the researchers' conclusions are correct, careful attention to your behavior is an important tool for ensuring smooth interactions with others.

43. Which version of sentence 9 best accomplishes this goal?

The author does not attempt to provide a detailed scientric account of how such a transtormation could happen

11. Which of the following best explains the author's use of the qualifier "probably" in the first sentence of the seventh paragraph?

The author has credible evidence of only two public speeches by Crazy Horse.

27. The writer wants to add a sentence after sentence 7 to expand on the narrative in the second paragraph and provide additional context for the third paragraph. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

These self-ratings were then compared to the assessments of researchers who listened to the subiects audio recordings

13. Which of the following characteristics does the author anticipate may be true of some members of the audience?

They are more familiar with Euro-American accounts of Crazy Horse than with Lakota accounts.

7. Sitting Bull's example in the fifth paragraph illustrates which feature of Lakota culture?

Warrior societies offered a path of entry into political power structures.

41. The writer is considering deleting the phrase "which many critics consider the first science fiction novel," in sentence > reproduced below.

Whether the audience is likely to regard Frankenstein as a science fiction novel

35. Should the writer add this sentence ?

Yes, because it provides commentary that helps explain why the details presented in sentence 6 are important to the point the writer is making in the paragraph

17. In the first paragraph, the speaker suggests that "the man of lettered leisure" (sentence I) has a

choice regarding his attitude toward involvement

23. The passage as a whole claims that the learned cynic's core failings are

cowardice and inauthenticity

24. The speaker's tone in the passage is best described as

critical

26. The writer wants to avoid revealing any potential biases in sentence S (reproduced below).

designed

15. In the context of the first paragraph, the speaker uses the word "temptation" in the first sentence to convey disapproval of the tendency to

disengage from moral responsibility

20. The primary purpose of sentences 4 and 5 of the second paragraph ("Among . .. actually are") in the speaker's line of reasoning is to

distinguish different types and degrees of uselessness

34. which version of the underlined portion of sentence 1 best accomplishes this goal?

epidemic

18. The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is best characterized as

the juxtaposition of two contrasting personality types

40. The writer wants to illustrate the point made in sentence 2 (reproduced below) by adding historical evidence to the end of the sentence, adjusting the punctuation as needed.

the works of H. G. Wells, for instance, depicted voyages to the Moon and to the bottom of the ocean long before these achievements were realized