‭num‬ ‭question‬ ‭answer choices‬

I‭ n the early 1800s, the Cherokee scholar Sequoyah created the‬ ‭ ) widespread‬
A
‭first script, or writing system, for an Indigenous language in‬ ‭B) careful‬
‭the United States. Because it represented the sounds of spoken‬ ‭C) unintended‬
‭Cherokee so accurately, his script was easy to learn and thus‬ ‭D) infrequent‬
‭quickly achieved _______ use: by 1830, over‬
‭90 percent of the Cherokee people could read and write it.‬

‭ hen Mexican-American archaeologist Zelia Maria‬

W ‭ ) acknowledged‬
A
‭Magdalena Nuttall published her 1886 research paper on‬ ‭B) ensured‬
‭sculptures found at the ancient Indigenous city of Teotihuacan‬ ‭C) denied‬
‭in present-day Mexico, other researchers readily _______ her‬ ‭D) underestimated‬
‭work as ground- breaking; this recognition stemmed from her‬
‭convincing demonstration that the sculptures were much older‬
‭than had previously been thought.‬

I‭ t did seem that the picture failed to fit in with the rest of the‬ ‭ ) To reveal the shop owner’s conflicted‬
A
‭shop. A persuasive young fellow who claimed he was closing‬ ‭feelings about the new picture‬
‭out his stock let the old man have it for what he called a song.‬ ‭B) To convey the shop owner’s‬
‭It was only a little out-of-the-way store which subsisted‬ ‭resentment of the person he got the new‬
‭chiefly on the framing of pictures. The old man looked around‬ ‭picture from‬
‭at his views of the city, his pictures of cats and dogs, his‬ ‭C) To describe the items that the shop‬
‭flaming bits of landscape. “Don’t belong in here,” he fumed.‬ ‭owner most highly prizes‬
‭And yet the old man was secretly proud of his acquisition.‬ ‭D) To explain differences between the‬
‭There was a hidden dignity in his scowling as he shuffled‬ ‭new picture and other pictures in the‬
‭about pondering the least ridiculous place for the picture.‬ ‭shop‬

‭Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?‬

‭ he following text is adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s‬

T ‭ ) Mary hides in the garden to avoid‬
A
‭1911 novel The Secret Garden. Mary, a young girl, recently‬ ‭doing her chores.‬
‭found an overgrown hidden garden:‬ ‭B) Mary is getting bored with pulling up‬
‭Mary was an odd, determined little person,‬ ‭so many weeds in the garden.‬
‭and now she had something interesting to be determined‬ ‭C) Mary is clearing out the garden to‬
‭about, she was very much absorbed, indeed. She worked and‬ ‭create a space to play.‬
‭dug and pulled up weeds steadily, only becoming more‬ ‭D) Mary feels very satisfied when she’s‬
‭pleased with her work every hour instead of tiring of it. It‬ ‭taking care of the garden.‬
‭seemed to her like a fascinating sort of play.‬

‭Which choice best states the main idea of the text?‬

‭1‬ I‭ n 1453, English King Henry VI became unfit to rule after‬ ‭ ) Henry resumed his reign,‬
A
‭falling gravely ill. As a result, Parliament appointed Richard,‬ ‭B) the reign of Henry resumed,‬
‭Third Duke of York, who had a strong claim to the English‬ ‭C) Henry’s reign resumed,‬
 t‭hrone, to rule as Lord Protector. Upon recovering two years‬ ‭D) it was Henry who resumed his reign,‬
‭later, _______ forcing an angered Richard from the royal court‬
‭and precipitating a series of battles later known as the Wars of‬
‭the Roses.‬

‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬

W
‭conventions of Standard English?‬

‭2‬ ‭ espite being cheap, versatile, and easy to produce, _______‬ A

D ‭ ) there are two problems associated‬
‭they are made from nonrenewable petroleum, and most do not‬ ‭with commercial plastics:‬
‭biodegrade in landfills.‬ ‭B) two problems are associated with‬
‭commercial plastics:‬
‭Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬ ‭C) commercial plastics’ two associated‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭problems are that‬
‭D) commercial plastics have two‬
‭associated problems:‬

‭3‬ I‭ n assessing the films of Japanese director‬ ‭ ) many critics have focused on‬
A
‭Akira Kurosawa, ______ have missed his equally deep‬ ‭Kurosawa’s use of Western literary‬
‭engagement with Japanese artistic traditions such as Noh‬ ‭sources but‬
‭theater.‬ ‭B) Kurosawa’s use of Western literary‬
‭sources has been the focus of many‬
‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬
W ‭critics, who‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭C) there are many critics who have‬
‭focused on Kurosawa’s use of Western‬
‭literary sources, but they‬
‭D) the focus of many critics has been on‬
‭Kurosawa’s use of Western literary‬
‭sources; they‬

‭4‬ ‭ ased on genetic evidence, archaeologists have generally‬

B ‭ ) researcher Robert Losey has argued‬
A
‭agreed that reindeer domestication began in the eleventh‬ ‭that domestication‬
‭century CE. However, since uncovering fragments of a‬ ‭B) researcher Robert Losey’s argument‬
‭2,000-year-old reindeer training harness in northern Siberia,‬ ‭is that domestication‬
‭______ may have begun much earlier.‬ ‭C) domestication, researcher Robert‬
‭Losey has argued,‬
‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬
W ‭D) the argument researcher Robert Losey‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭has made is that domestication‬

‭5‬ ‭ frican American Percy Julian was a scientist and‬

A ‭ ) Julian synthesized the alkaloid‬
A
‭entrepreneur whose work helped people around the world to‬ ‭physostigmine in 1935; it‬
‭see. Named in 1999 as one of the greatest achievements by a‬ ‭B) in 1935 Julian synthesized the‬
‭US chemist in the past hundred years, _______ led to the first‬ ‭alkaloid physostigmine, which‬
‭mass-produced treatment for glaucoma.‬ ‭C) Julian’s 1935 synthesis of the alkaloid‬
‭physostigmine‬
 ‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬
W ‭ ) the alkaloid physostigmine was‬
D
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭synthesized by Julian in 1935 and‬

‭6‬ I‭ n 2016, engineer Vanessa Galvez oversaw the installation of‬ ‭ ) the mitigation of both street flooding‬
A
‭164 bioswales, vegetated channels designed to absorb and‬ ‭and the resulting pollution of nearby‬
‭divert stormwater, along the streets of Queens, New York. By‬ ‭waterways has been achieved by‬
‭reducing the runoff flowing into city sewers, _______‬ ‭bioswales.‬
‭B) the bioswales have mitigated both‬
‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬
W ‭street flooding and the resulting‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭pollution of nearby waterways.‬
‭C) the bioswales’ mitigation of both‬
‭street flooding and the resulting‬
‭pollution of nearby waterways has been‬
‭achieved.‬
‭D) both street flooding and the resulting‬
‭pollution of nearby waterways have been‬
‭mitigated by bioswales.‬

‭7‬ ‭ ne of the few African American global explorers during the‬

O ‭ ) Matthew Henson made several treks‬
A
‭turn of the 20th century, _______‬ ‭across Greenland between 1891 and‬
‭1909.‬
‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬
W ‭B) 1891 and 1909 were the years‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭between which Matthew Henson made‬
‭several treks across Greenland.‬
‭C) Greenland was where Matthew‬
‭Henson made several treks between‬
‭1891 and 1909.‬
‭D) several treks across Greenland were‬
‭made by Matthew Henson between 1891‬
‭and 1909.‬

‭8‬ ‭ oven from recycled yarn and hand tufted using a carpet‬
W ‭ ) the topological tapestries of‬
A
‭weaving technique passed down by the artist’s Turkish‬ ‭Argentine textile artist Alexandra‬
‭grandmother, _______ so lush and tactilely inviting that you‬ ‭Kehayoglou are‬
‭are tempted to reach out and touch them.‬ ‭B) the Argentine textile artist Alexandra‬
‭Kehayoglou creates topological‬
‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬
W ‭tapestries that are‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭C) when she creates her topological‬
‭tapestries, Argentine textile artist‬
‭Alexandra Kehayoglou makes them‬
‭D) Alexandra Kehayoglou is an‬
‭Argentine textile artist whose topological‬
‭tapestries are‬
‭9‬ ‭ ompared to that of alumina glass, _______ silica glass atoms‬ A
C ‭ ) silica glass is at a significant‬
‭are so far apart that they are unable to re-form bonds after‬ ‭disadvantage due to its more dispersed‬
‭being separated.‬ ‭atomic arrangement:‬
‭B) silica glass has a more dispersed‬
‭Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬ ‭atomic‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭arrangement, resulting in a significant‬
‭disadvantage:‬
‭C) a significant disadvantage of silica‬
‭glass is that its atomic arrangement is‬
‭more dispersed:‬
‭D) silica glass atomic arrangement is‬
‭more dispersed, resulting in a significant‬
‭disadvantage:‬

‭10‬ ‭ ased on genetic evidence, archaeologists have generally‬

B ‭ ) researcher Robert Losey has argued‬
A
‭agreed that reindeer domestication began in the eleventh‬ ‭that domestication‬
‭century CE. However, since uncovering fragments of a‬ ‭B) researcher Robert Losey’s argument‬
‭2,000-year-old reindeer training harness in northern Siberia,‬ ‭is that domestication‬
‭_______ may have begun much earlier.‬ ‭C) domestication, researcher Robert‬
‭Losey has argued,‬
‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬
W ‭D) the argument researcher Robert Losey‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬ ‭has mad is that domestication‬

‭11‬ ‭ frican American Percy Julian was a scientist and‬

A ‭ ) Julian synthesized the alkaloid‬
A
‭entrepreneur whose work helped people around the world to‬ ‭physostigmine in 1935; it‬
‭see. Named in 1999 as one of the greatest achievements by a‬ ‭B) in 1935 Julian synthesized the‬
‭US chemist in the past hundred‬ ‭alkaloid physostigmine, which‬
‭years, _______ led to the first mass-produced treatment for‬ ‭C) Julian's 1935 synthesis of the alkaloid‬
‭glaucoma.‬ ‭Plysosugnine‬
‭D) the alkaloid physostigmine was‬
‭ hich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the‬
W ‭synthesized by Julian in 1935 and‬
‭conventions of Standard English?‬