Writing and Language Test 1

1. Question

Choose the best option for (1).

A. NO CHANGE
B. reductions
C. deducting
D. deducts

2. Question

Choose the best option for (2).

A. NO CHANGE
B. Consequently,
C. Nevertheless,
D. Previously,

3. Question

Choose the best option for (3).

A. NO CHANGE
B. have
C. which have
D. which has

4. Question

At this point (4), the writer is considering adding the following information.

—e-books, audio and video materials, and online journals—

Should the writer make this addition here?

A. Yes, because it provides specific examples of the materials discussed in the sentence.
B. Yes, because it illustrates the reason for the increase mentioned later in the sentence.
C. No, because it interrupts the flow of the sentence by supplying irrelevant information.
D. No, because it weakens the focus of the passage by discussing a subject other than librarians.

5. Question

Choose the best option for (5).

A. NO CHANGE
B. to be circulated by them.
C. for their circulating.
D. for circulation.

6. Question

Choose the best option for (6).

A. NO CHANGE
B. librarians cataloging,
C. to catalog,
D. cataloging,

7. Question

Which choice most effectively combines the underlined sentences (7)?

A. In fact, librarians’ training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods; many librarians teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy is taught by them.
B. In fact, many librarians, whose training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods, teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy.
C. Training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods; many librarians, in fact, are teaching classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy.
D. Including courses on research and Internet search methods in their training is, in fact, why many librarians teach classes in Internet
navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy.

8. Question

Choose the best option for (8).

A. NO CHANGE
B. and
C. for
D. DELETE the underlined portion.

9. Question

Which choice most effectively sets up the examples given at the end of the sentence (9)?

A. NO CHANGE
B. During periods of economic recession,
C. Although their value cannot be measured,
D. When it comes to the free services libraries provide,

10. Question

Choose the best option for (10).

A. NO CHANGE
B. legal issues,
C. concerns related to law courts,
D. matters for the law courts,

11. Question

Which choice most clearly ends the passage with a restatement of the writer’s primary claim (11)?

A. NO CHANGE
B. Although their roles have diminished significantly, librarians will continue to be employed by public libraries for the foreseeable
future.
C. The growth of electronic information has led to a diversification of librarians’ skills and services, positioning them as savvy resource specialists for patrons.
D. However, given their extensive training and skills, librarians who have been displaced by budget cuts have many other possible avenues of employment.