Module I: Reading and Writing

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Jose Guerrero, an American abstract painter whose works are distinctive for their energetic brushstrokes, ___ frequently included in the mid-twentieth-century art movement, the New York School, whose members were known for capturing the energy and chaos of modern living in paint.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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are
have been
were
is
The World Cup of men’s soccer, one of the biggest sporting events on the planet, brought 32 national teams from six continents to the host country, Russia, in 2018. ___ only 16 teams, all from Europe and the Americas, competed in the 1962 World Cup in Chile.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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As a result,
For example,
In other words,
In comparison,
Hawai‘i has a rich literary history that originated with the traditional stories of the Kānaka Maoli, or the Native Hawaiian people. Mary Kawena Pukui, Gary Pak, and other writers have built on this tradition and brought Hawaiian literature to international prominence, ___ the manifold experiences of the Hawaiian people for readers around the world.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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controlling
excising
presupposing
illuminating
People tend to assume that being happy is the ideal emotional state and should be an ongoing aspiration; recently, however, research has suggested that it is at times beneficial to embrace negative emotions. To test whether anger can contribute to problem-solving abilities, researcher Heather Lench led an experiment in which participants were randomly assigned to view images designed to create an emotional condition—either neutral or one of anger, amusement, desire, or sadness. When asked to then solve a series of challenging puzzles, the participants in the anger condition had greater success than those in the other conditions.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
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It explains an assumption underlying the hypothesis investigated in the study discussed in the text.
It suggests a psychological basis for the behaviors of the participants in the experiment reported in the text.
It notes a generally accepted belief that is called into question by a finding of the experiment outlined in the text.
It describes a general psychological tendency that the study discussed in the text was designed to explain.
The following text is from Jerome K. Jerome’s 1889 novel Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). The narrator and two friends are taking a boat down the River Thames in England.
In a boat, I have always noticed that it is the fixed idea of each member of the crew that he is doing everything. Harris’s notion was that it was he alone who had been working, and that George and I had been imposing upon him. George, on the other hand, ridiculed the idea of Harris’s having done anything more than eat and sleep, and had a cast-iron opinion that it was he—George himself—who had done all the labour worth speaking of.
Which choice best describes the main purpose of the text?
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To examine how the narrator and his friends each contributed to navigating a challenge
To present the narrator’s generalization along with supporting examples from a specific situation
To give an overview of a particular situation that the narrator finds startling
To convey the narrator’s confidence that he understands the role expected of him in a group
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