Writing and Language Test 2

1. Question

Choose the best option for (1).

A. NO CHANGE
B. For instance,
C. However,
D. Similarly,

2. Question

Choose the best option for (2).

A. NO CHANGE
B. painter, Georges Seurat’s
C. painter Georges Seurat’s,
D. painter Georges Seurat’s

3. Question

Choose the best option for (3).

A. NO CHANGE
B. its tiniest;
C. its tiniest:
D. it’s tiniest,

4. Question

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

Some scholars argue that the excesses of King Louis XV’s reign contributed significantly to the conditions that resulted in the French Revolution.

Should the writer make this addition here?

A. Yes, because it provides historical context for the Thorne Miniature Rooms exhibit.
B. Yes, because it explains why salons are often ornately decorated.
C. No, because it interrupts the paragraph’s description of the miniature salon.
D. No, because it implies that the interior designer of the salon had political motivations.

5. Question

Choose the best option for (5).

A. NO CHANGE
B. legs, the couch and chairs
C. legs and
D. legs,

6. Question

Which choice gives a second supporting example that is most similar to the example already in the sentence (6)?

A. NO CHANGE
B. a tea cup is about a quarter of an inch.
C. there are even tiny cushions on some.
D. household items are also on this scale.

7. Question

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

A. furnished by their
B. furnished, but their
C. furnished: their
D. furnished, whereas

8. Question

Which choice most closely matches the stylistic pattern established earlier in the sentence (8)?

A. NO CHANGE
B. a small table is under the third wall’s window.
C. the third wall has a window and small table.
D. the third wall has a small table against it and a window.

9. Question

Choose the best option for (9).

A. NO CHANGE
B. visitors remarking,
C. visitor remarked,
D. visitor remark,

10. Question

Choose the best option for (10).

A. NO CHANGE
B. Another visitor, dotted with pin-sized knobs, noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers.
C. Another visitor dotted with pin-sized knobs noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers.
D. Another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers, dotted with pin-sized knobs.

11. Question

Think about the previous passage as a whole as you answer question below.

To make the passage most logical, paragraph -2- should be placed

A. where it is now.
B. after paragraph -3-.
C. after paragraph -4-.
D. after paragraph -5-.