Module I: Reading and Writing

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The following text is from Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows. The Mole is returning home after a visit to Mr. Badger’s house.
As he hurried along, eagerly anticipating the moment when he would be at home again among the things he knew and liked, the Mole saw clearly that he was an animal of tilled field and hedge-row, linked to the ploughed furrow, the frequented pasture, the lane of evening lingerings, the cultivated garden-plot.
As used in the text, what does the word “anticipating” most nearly mean?
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Managing
Getting ahead of
Revealing
Looking forward to
British painter Peter Edwards is known for his portraits of notable figures in different fields, from poet Seamus Heaney to casting director Ruth Lambert. These works are widely praised, meaning that Edwards receives substantial _____ as an artist.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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guidance
acclaim
sympathy
tolerance
Farmhouse Interior, painted in the realist style by Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, depicts a peasant woman knitting at a table while a cat sits underneath. The realists’ emphasis on accurately portraying the experiences of average working people was largely a rejection of the romantic style evident in many paintings by Martin Drolling, which instead _____ their subjects’ beauty or heroism while hiding all imperfection.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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accentuate
counteract
rectify
obscure
One way to evaluate the importance of a scholar’s research is to _____ other scholars’ references to that research. For example, a count of other scholars’ citations shows that Boston University economist Marianne Baxter, who studies international finance, is referenced frequently, indicating that her work has been significant in the field.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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constrain
dispute
tally
predict
Gus Edwards’s remarkable first play The Offering was produced in 1977 by the groundbreaking Negro Ensemble Company (NEC. NEC cofounder Douglas Turner Ward, who worked as an actor, director, and playwright, had met actor and producer Robert Hooks while they were performing in a 1960 touring production of Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun. Together, they envisioned a theater company that would nurture and showcase the work of Black theater professionals. Since NEC’s founding in 1967, its workshops and performances have given Black playwrights, including Edwards, a forum for their compelling stories.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
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It argues against the claim made earlier in the text.
It provides additional information about a person discussed in the text.
It compares the achievements of two people discussed later in the text.
It illustrates the importance of an organization mentioned in the text.
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