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22Writing and Language Test35 M I NU TES, 4 4 QUESTIONSTurn to Section 2 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.DIRECTIONSEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, youwill consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. Forother questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors insentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied byone or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revisingand editing decisions.Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions willdirect you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectivelyimproves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to theconventions of standard written English. Many questions include a “NO CHANGE” option.Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of thepassage as it is.Ghost MuralIn 1932 the well-known Mexican muralist DavidAlfaro Siqueiros was commissioned to paint a mural onthe second-story exterior wall of a historic building indowntown Los Angeles. Siqueiros was asked to celebratetropical America in his work, 1 he accordingly titled it“América Tropical.” He painted the mural’s first twosections, featuring images of a tropical rainforest and aMaya pyramid, during the day. 2 Also, to avoidUnauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage.161A) NO CHANGEB) which he accordingly titledC) accordingly he titled itD) it was titled accordingly2A) NO CHANGEB) However,C) Although,D) Moreover,CO NTI N U E
2the 3 centerpiece at night.4 The reason for Siqueiros’s secrecy became clearwhen the mural was 5 confided. The centerpiece of thework was dominated by images of native people beingoppressed and 6 including an eagle symbolizing theUnited States. Siqueiros’s political message did not pleasethe wealthy citizens who had commissioned his work.They eventually ordered the mural to be literallywhitewashed, or painted over with white paint.However, by the 1970s, the white paint had begun tofade, and the bright colors of the mural were beginning toshow through. At the same time, a social and civil rightsmovement for Mexican Americans was working to raiseawareness of Mexican American cultural identity. Artistsassociated with 7 this began to rediscover and promotethe work of the Mexican muralists, particularly Siqueiros.To them, “América Tropical” was an example of how artin public spaces could be used to celebrate MexicanAmerican heritage while at the same time making apolitical statement. Inspired by Siqueiros and the othermuralists, this new generation of artists strove to emulatethe old mural masters.Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.scrutiny, Siqueiros painted the final section of the mural,2173A) NO CHANGEB) centerpiece,C) centerpiece;D) centerpiece—4Which choice best connects the sentence with theprevious paragraph?A) NO CHANGEB) All three sections of the mural were on displayC) The community turned out in large numbersD) Siqueiros was informed of people’s reactions5A) NO CHANGEB) promulgated.C) imparted.D) unveiled.6A) NO CHANGEB) includedC) includesD) had included7A) NO CHANGEB) itC) themD) this movementCO NTI N U E
2that spread throughout California and the southwesternUnited States in the 1970s. It was the Chicano muralmovement. Hundreds of large, colorful new muralsdepicting elements of Mexican American life and historyappeared during this period, some in designated culturallocations but many more in abandoned lots, on unusedbuildings, or 9 painted on infrastructure such ashighways and bridges. Many of these murals can still beseen today, although some have not been wellmaintained.Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.8 The result was an explosion of mural painting2188Which choice most effectively combines theunderlined sentences?A) The result was an explosion, the Chicano muralmovement, of mural painting that spreadthroughout California and the southwesternUnited States in the 1970s.B) The result was the Chicano mural movement, anexplosion of mural painting that spreadthroughout California and the southwesternUnited States in the 1970s.C) The explosion of mural painting that spreadthroughout California and the southwesternUnited States in the 1970s was the resultingChicano mural movement.D) An explosion of mural painting resulted and itspread throughout California and thesouthwestern United States in the 1970s; it wasthe Chicano mural movement.9A) NO CHANGEB) they were painted onC) onD) DELETE the underlined portion.CO NTI N U E
2murals, and efforts are underway to clean, restore, andrepaint them. Once again, Siqueiros’s “América Tropical”is 10 leading the way. After a lengthy and complexrestoration process, this powerful work is now a touristattraction, complete with a visitor center and a rooftopviewing platform. 11 Advocates hope that Siqueiros’smural will once more serve as an inspiration, this timeinspiring viewers to save and restore an importantcultural and artistic legacy.Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.Fortunately, a new group of artists has discovered the21910Which choice most effectively sets up theinformation that follows?A) NO CHANGEB) being cleaned and restored.C) at risk of destruction.D) awaiting its moment of appreciation.11At this point, the writer is considering adding thefollowing sentence.When it was painted in 1932, Siqueiros’s muralwas considered offensive, but now it isacclaimed.Should the writer make this addition here?A) Yes, because it provides historical context for thechanges discussed in the passage.B) Yes, because it provides a useful reminder ofhow people once viewed Siqueiros’s work.C) No, because it unnecessarily repeats informationfrom earlier in the passage.D) No, because it makes a claim about Siqueiros’swork that is not supported by the passage.CO NTI N U E
2The Hype of Healthier Organic FoodSome people buy organic food because they believeorganically grown crops are more nutritious and safer forconsumption than 12 the people who purchase theirconventionally grown counterparts, which are usuallyproduced with pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. In thename of health, 13 spending 1.60 for every dollar theywould have spent on food that is 14 grown in a mannerthat is considered conventional. Scientific evidence,15 therefore, suggests that consumers do not reapsignificant benefits, in terms of either nutritional value orsafety, from organic food.Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.22012A) NO CHANGEB) the purchase ofC) purchasingD) DELETE the underlined portion.13A) NO CHANGEB) these consumers spendC) having spentD) to spend14A) NO CHANGEB) grown with conventional methods, usingpesticides and synthetic fertilizers.C) conventionally and therefore not organicallygrown.D) conventionally grown.15A) NO CHANGEB) furthermore,C) however,D) subsequently,CO NTI N U E
2organic produce is healthier than conventionally grownproduce because it has more vitamins and minerals, thisassertion is not supported by scientific research. 17 Forinstance, one review published in The American Journalof Clinical Nutrition provided analysis of the results ofcomparative studies conducted over a span of 50 years;researchers consistently found no evidence that organiccrops are more nutritious than conventionally grownones in terms of their vitamin and mineral content. 18Similarly, Stanford University researchers who examinedalmost 250 studies comparing the nutritional content ofdifferent kinds of organic foods with that of theirnonorganic counterparts found very little differencebetween the two.Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.Although advocates of organic food 16 preserve that22116A) NO CHANGEB) carry onC) maintainD) sustain17A) NO CHANGEB) However,C) In addition,D) Likewise,18At this point, the writer is considering adding thefollowing sentence.The United States Department of Agriculture(USDA) reports that organic agriculturalproducts are now available in approximately20,000 markets specializing in natural foods.Should the writer make this addition here?A) Yes, because it adds a relevant research findingfrom a government agency.B) Yes, because it supports the passage’s argumentthat organic food is less nutritious thanconventionally grown food.C) No, because it is not relevant to the paragraph’sdiscussion of scientific evidence.D) No, because it introduces a term that has notbeen defined in the passage.CO NTI N U E
2food is safer to eat. While researchers have found lowerlevels of pesticide residue in organic produce than innonorganic produce, the pesticide residue detected inconventional produce falls within acceptable safety limits.According to such organizations as the USEnvironmental Protection Agency, the minute amountsof residue falling within such limits 19 have no negativeimpact on human health. 20Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.Evidence also undermines the claim that organic22219A) NO CHANGEB) is havingC) has hadD) has20At this point, the writer wants to further reinforcethe paragraph’s claim about the safety of nonorganicfood. Which choice most effectively accomplishesthis goal?A) To be labeled organic, a product must meetcertain standards determined and monitored bythe US Department of Agriculture.B) Organic food, however, is regulated to eliminateartificial ingredients that include certain types ofpreservatives, sweeteners, colorings, and flavors.C) Moreover, consumers who are concerned aboutingesting pesticide residue can eliminate muchof it by simply washing or peeling producebefore eating it.D) In fact, the Environmental Protection Agencyestimates that about one-fifth of the pesticidesused worldwide are applied to crops in theUnited States.CO NTI N U E
2neither significant nutritional nor safety benefits forconsumers. Proponents of organic food, of course, arequick to add that 21 their are numerous other reasons tobuy organic 22 food, such as, a desire to protect theenvironment from potentially damaging pesticides or apreference for the taste of organically grown foods.Research regarding these issues is less conclusive than thefindings regarding nutritional content and pesticideresidue safety limits. What is clear, though, is this: if aconsumer ’s goal is to buy the healthiest and safest food toeat, the increased cost of organic food is a waste ofmoney.Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.Based on scientific evidence, organic food offers22321A) NO CHANGEB) there areC) there isD) their is22A) NO CHANGEB) food such as:C) food such as,D) food, such asCO NTI N U E
2You Are Where You SayResearch on regional variations in English-languageuse has not only yielded answers to such 23 life-alteringquestions as how people in different parts of theUnited States refer to carbonated beverages (“soda”?“pop”? “coke”?) 24 it also illustrates how technology canchange the very nature of research. While traditional,human-intensive data collection 25 has all butdisappeared in language studies, the explosion of socialmedia has opened new avenues for investigation.[1] Perhaps the epitome of traditional methodologyis the Dictionary of American Regional English,colloquially known as DARE. [2] Its fifth and finalalphabetical volume—ending with “zydeco”—released in2012, the dictionary represents decades of arduous work.[3] Over a six-year period from 1965 to 1970, universitygraduate students conducted interviews in more than athousand communities across the nation. [4] Their goalwas to determine what names people used for sucheveryday objects and concepts as a submarine sandwichUnauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.Questions 23-33 are based on the following passageand supplementary material.22423The writer wants to convey an attitude of genuineinterest and to avoid the appearance of mockery.Which choice best accomplishes this goal?A) NO CHANGEB) galvanizingC) intriguingD) weird24A) NO CHANGEB) and also illustratesC) but also illustratesD) illustrating25Which choice most effectively sets up the contrast inthe sentence and is consistent with the informationin the rest of the passage?A) NO CHANGEB) still has an important placeC) remains the only optionD) yields questionable resultsCO NTI N U E
22.(a “hero” in New York City but a “dagwood” in manyparts of Minnesota, Iowa, and Colorado) and a heavyrainstorm (variously a “gully washer,” “pour-down,” or“stump mover”). [5] The work that dictionary founderFrederic G. Cassidy had expected to be finished by 1976was not, in fact, completed in his lifetime. [6] The waitdid not dampen enthusiasm among 26 scholars.Scholars consider the work a signal achievement inlinguistics. 27Not all research into regional English varieties28 requires such time, effort, and resources, however.Today’s researchers have found that the veritable army oftrained volunteers traveling the country conductingface-to-face interviews can sometimes be 29 replaced byanother army the vast array of individuals volunteeringdetails about their lives—and, inadvertently, theirlanguage—through social media. Brice Russ of Ohio StateUniversity, for example, has employed software to sortthrough postings on one social media 30 cite in searchof particular words and phrases of interest as well as thelocation from which users are posting. From these data,Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.2526A) NO CHANGEB) scholars, and these scholarsC) scholars, but scholarsD) scholars, who27To improve the cohesion and flow of this paragraph,the writer wants to add the following sentence.Data gathering proved to be the quick part of theproject.The sentence would most logically be placed afterA) sentence 2.B) sentence 3.C) sentence 4.D) sentence 5.28A) NO CHANGEB) are requiringC) have requiredD) require29A) NO CHANGEB) replaced—by another army,C) replaced by another army;D) replaced by another army:30A) NO CHANGEB) site in search ofC) sight in search forD) cite in search forCO NTI N U E
22variations in people’s terms for soft drinks. As the mapshows, “soda” is commonly heard in the middle andwestern portions of the United States; “pop” is frequentlyused in many southern states; and “coke” is predominantin the northeastern and southwest regions but usedelsewhere as well. 31 As interesting as Russ’s findingsare, though, 32 they’re true value lies in their reminderthat the Internet is not merely a sophisticated tool forcollecting data but is also 33 itself a rich source of data.Soft Drink Descriptions by StateHighest Percentage ReportedNpopcokesodaAdapted from Jennifer M. Smith, Department of Geography, ThePennsylvania State University, with data from www.popvssoda.comUnauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.he was able, among other things, to confirm regional2631The writer wants the information in the passageto correspond as closely as possible with theinformation in the map. Given that goal andassuming that the rest of the previous sentencewould remain unchanged, in which sequenceshould the three terms for soft drinks be discussed?A) NO CHANGEB) “pop,” “soda,” “coke”C) “pop,” “coke,” “soda”D) “soda,” “coke,” “pop”32A) NO CHANGEB) their true value lies in theirC) there true value lies in they’reD) their true value lies in there33Which choice most effectively concludes thesentence and paragraph?A) NO CHANGEB) where we can learn what terms people useto refer to soft drinks.C) a useful way to stay connected to friends,family, and colleagues.D) helpful to researchers.CO NTI N U E
2Creating Worlds: A Career in Game DesignIf you love video games and have thought about howthe games you play might be changed or improved, or ifyou’ve imagined creating a video game of your own, youmight want to consider a career as a video game designer.There 34 were a number of steps you can take todetermine whether game design is the right field for youand, if it is, to prepare yourself for such a career.Before making the choice, you should have somesense of what a video game designer does. Every videogame, whether for a console, computer, or mobile device,starts with a concept that originates in the mind of adesigner. The designer envisions the game’s fundamental35 elements: the settings, characters, and plots that makeeach game unique, and is thus a primary creative forcebehind a video game.Conceptualizing a game is only the beginning of avideo game designer’s 36 job, however, no matter howgood a concept is, it will never be translated into a videogame unless it is communicated effectively to all the othermembers of the video game development team. 37 Adesigner must generate extensive documentation andUnauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.22734A) NO CHANGEB) has beenC) areD) was35A) NO CHANGEB) elements: the settings, characters, and plots thatmake each game unique—C) elements—the settings, characters, and plots thatmake each game unique—D) elements; the settings, characters, and plots thatmake each game unique;36A) NO CHANGEB) job, however. NoC) job—however, noD) job however no37At this point, the writer is considering adding thefollowing sentence.Successful communication is essential if adesigner’s idea is to become a reality.Should the writer make this addition here?A) Yes, because it supports the conclusion drawn inthe following sentence.B) Yes, because it illustrates a general principlediscussed in the paragraph.C) No, because it distracts from the focus of theparagraph by introducing irrelevant material.D) No, because it merely reformulates the thoughtexpressed in the preceding sentence.CO NTI N U E
2the programmers, artists, and others on the team all sharethe same vision. 39 Likewise, anyone considering acareer as a video game designer must be 40 skilledwriters and speakers. In addition, because video gamedevelopment is a collaborative effort and because thedevelopment of any one game may take months or evenyears, a designer must be an effective team player as wellas detail oriented.[1] A basic understanding of computer programmingis essential. [2] In fact, many designers 41 initially begintheir pursuits as programmers. [3] Consider taking somegeneral computer science courses as well as courses inartificial intelligence and graphics in order to increaseyour understanding of the technical challenges involvedin developing a video game. [4] Courses in psychologyand human behavior may help you develop 42 emphaticcollaboration skills, while courses in the humanities, suchas in literature and film, should give you the backgroundnecessary to develop effective narrative structures. [5] AUnauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.38 explain his or her ideas clearly in order to ensure that22838Which choice results in a sentence that best supportsthe point developed in this paragraph?A) NO CHANGEB) possess a vivid imaginationC) assess his or her motivations carefullyD) learn to accept constructive criticism39A) NO CHANGEB) Nevertheless,C) Consequently,D) However,40A) NO CHANGEB) a skilled writer and speaker.C) skilled both as writers and speakers.D) both skilled writers and speakers.41A) NO CHANGEB) start to begin their workC) initiate their progressionD) begin their careers42A) NO CHANGEB) paramountC) eminentD) importantCO NTI N U E
22.designer also needs careful educational preparation.[6] Finally, because a designer should understand thebusiness aspects of the video game industry, such asbudgeting and marketing, you may want to considertaking some business courses. [7] Although demandingand deadline driven, 43 video game design can be alucrative and rewarding field for people who love gamingand have prepared themselves with the necessary skillsand knowledge. 4443A) NO CHANGEB) the choice of video game designC) you should choose video game design because itD) choosing to design video games44To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 5should beA) placed where it is now.B) placed before sentence 1.C) placed after sentence 3.D) DELETED from the paragraph.STOPIf you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.Do not turn to any other section.Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.29CO NTI N U E
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