Module I: Reading and Writing

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Encaustic is a technique that has been used by artists since at least the fifth century BCE. _____ using heated wax mixed with pigments. For an example of this technique, see Betsy Eby’s 2019 work Wishing Well
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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She involves
These involve
It involves
They involve
The city of Seoul, South Korea, is home to an office of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, you won’t see Interpol agents chasing international criminals in Seoul. Interpol can help with investigations, but only South Korean authorities _____ permitted to make arrests there.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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were being
had been
were
are
An attack by herbivorous mustard aphids, which are among the cuckoopint plant’s most common insect predators, _____ to produce proteins that disrupt the aphids’ ability to digest food.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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triggering the plant
will trigger the plant
the plant triggered
the plant will be triggered
In a 2001 article, law professors Akhil and Vikram Amar suggested that the system that awards Florida’s 30 electoral votes to the US presidential candidate with the most votes from Florida voters, rather than from all voters, _____ amenable to change—if states were to agree to allocate their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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being
are
were
was
The La Venta archaeological site is located in our home state of Tabasco, Mexico. _____ a 19.8-ton stone statue of a human head was left behind by the ancient Olmec civilization. In the nearby state of Veracruz was another stone statue that weighs 25.3 tons.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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Therefore,
Similarly,
Here,
In other words,
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