Writing and Language Test 4

1. Question

Choose the best option for (1).

A. NO CHANGE
B. from which
C. so that
D. whereby

2. Question

Choose the best option for (2).

A. NO CHANGE
B. usefulness—
C. usefulness;
D. usefulness

3. Question

Choose the best option for (3).

A. NO CHANGE
B. egregious
C. unmitigated
D. stark

4. Question

Which choice provides information that best supports the claim made by this sentence (4)?

A. NO CHANGE
B. obsolete goods can become collectible items.
C. no one knows whether something will fall into disrepair again.
D. new designs often have “bugs” that must be worked out.

5. Question

Choose the best option for (5).

A. NO CHANGE
B. fair than
C. fare than
D. fair, then

6. Question

Choose the best option for (6).

A. NO CHANGE
B. whom wants
C. who wanted
D. she wanted

7. Question

Choose the best option for (7).

A. NO CHANGE
B. straightforward, therefore:
C. straightforward, nonetheless:
D. straightforward:

8. Question

Choose the best option for (8).

A. NO CHANGE
B. awaiting
C. they waited
D. waiting

9. Question

To make this paragraph (9) most logical, sentence [5] should be placed

A. where it is now.
B. before sentence [1].
C. after sentence [3].
D. after sentence [6].

10. Question

At this point (10), the writer is considering adding the following sentence.

As the number of corporate and service-based jobs has increased, the need for people who work with their hands has diminished.

Should the writer make this addition here?

A. Yes, because it provides an example of specific repair skills being lost.
B. Yes, because it elaborates on the statistic about the Netherlands’ municipal waste.
C. No, because it blurs the paragraph’s focus by introducing a topic that is not further explained.
D. No, because it contradicts the claims made in the rest of the paragraph.

11. Question

Choose the best option for (11).

A. NO CHANGE
B. in addition.
C. likewise.
D. DELETE the underlined portion, and end the sentence with a period.