Module I: Reading and Writing

Even though no woman pilot had ever successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean while flying solo when she made her attempt, female aviator Amelia Earhart did not consider this feat ____. Piloting a Lockheed Vega 5B in 1932 completely by herself, Earhart successfully navigated a nonstop transatlantic flight, and she was later presented with the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Mark for Review

A definitive

B enigmatic

C impracticable

D appropriate

Contemporary composer Max Richter’s experimental electronic music is ____ looping and phrasing techniques featuring spoken word pieces and elements of electronics. Drawing from his studies with Luciano Berio, Richter artfully revisualizes traditional classical music by weaving synthesizer sounds with samples, resulting in unique compositions that go beyond either source.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Mark for Review

A portrayed by

B coupled with

C denoted through

D constructed from

Certain scientists theorize that at least some of the hydrocarbons found in oil that is drilled from deep wells rose up from the mantle that sits below the Earth’s crust, suggesting that these hydrocarbons may be ____ in origin: chemically created without having any association with living organisms.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Mark for Review

A flexible

B genuine

C inorganic

D alterable

While Ludwig van Beethoven, a renowned composer, grew increasingly deaf from 1801 until his death in 1827, his musical output was seemingly not ____ his deteriorating hearing: 8 of his 9 symphonies and 15 of his 17 choral works were composed during this period.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Mark for Review

A limited to

B inhibited by

C developed from

D understood in

The following text is adapted from James Fenimore Cooper’s 1846 novel Jack Tier, or the Florida Reef. Mrs. Budd is traveling by boat with her niece, who has never been on a boat before.
Mrs. Budd had made one voyage previously, and she fancied that she knew all about a vessel. Never did she feel her great superiority over her niece when discussing boats, about which she did know something.
As used in the text, what does the word “fancied” most nearly mean?

Mark for Review

A Formulated

B Imagined

C Conceded

D Characterized

Module I: Reading and Writing

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