Section 2 • Structure and Written Expression

C!J Structure and Written Expression

Time: 25 minutes
This section tcsrs your ability to recognize grammar and usage suitable for standard written
English. This sect.ion is divided into two parts, each with its own directions.

Structure

Directions: ltcms in this pan arc incomplete sentences. FoUowing each of these scnt.e nccs, there
arc four words or pbra.scs. You should select the one word or phrasc-(A), (B), (C), or (D)-lhat
best completes the sentence. Then fill in the space on your answer sheet that matches the letter of
lhc answer that you have sc:lectcd.

Example/ Sample Answer

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Pepsin _ _ _ an enzyme used
In digestion.
(A) that
(B) is
(C) of
(D) being

ThJs sentence should property rad "Pepsin is an enzyme used in digestion.• You should fill in (B)
on your answer sheet.
Example/I Sample Answer
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_ _ _ large natural lakes arc found
in the state of South Carolina.
(A) There arc no
(B) Not the
(C) It is not
(D) No

This sentence should property rad • No large naturaJ lakes a.re fo und In the state of South
Carolina." You should ftll in (D) on your answer sheet.
As 500II as you understand the dJrcctions, begin work on this pan.

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I . Ellen Swallow Richards became the first woman to enter, gndwte from, and _ _ _ __
at the Massachusetts Institute ofTecbnology.
(A) teach
(B) a teacher
(C) who taught
(D) to teach
2. Coins last approximately twenty times _ _ _ _ _ p.1pcr bills.
(A) longer
(B) as long
(C) lo ng
(D) longer than

3. It has been estimated that _ _ _ _ _ species or animals.

(A) more than a million
(B) it is a million or more
(C) there arc m-er a million
(D) arc over a million of

4. Dr. Sc:uss, _ _ _ _ _ was Theodore Sc:uss Gdsc:I. wrote and illustrated delightfully
humorous books for children.
(A) his real name
CB) who had as his real name
(C) with his real name
(D) whose real name
5. _ _ _ __ American landsapc architects was Hidco Sasaki.
(A) The most famous one of
(B) One of the most fllmous
(C) Of the one most fllmous
(D) The one most famous of
6. Most young g,:csc: lea~ their nests at an early age. and young snow geese: arc _ _ __ _
exception.
(A) not
(B) no
(C) none
(D) never

7. Vancouver, British Columbia, has a temperate climate for a city sitwted _ _ __ _ far
nonh.
(A) as
(B) 50
(C) very
(D) by

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8. _ _ _ __ in 1849, Manuel A. Alonso recorded the customs, language, and songs of the
people of Puerto Rico in his poetry and prose.
(A) Beginning
(B) He began
(C) Having begun
(D) The beginning was

9. _ _ __ _ the sails of a diswit ship arc visible before the body of the ship.
(A) The curve of the Earth makes
(B) The Earth, in tha1 it curves, makes
(C) Because the curve of the Earth,
(D) Because of the cum:: of the Earth,

10. Printing ink is made _ _ _ _ _ of a paste, wbkh is applied to the printing surface with
rolJcrs.
(A) to form
(B) the form
(C) in the form
(D) 50 that it forms

11 . Although _ _ _ _ _ cold climates, they can thrive in hot, dry climates as well.
(A) sheep adapted well
(B) well-adapted sheep
(C) sheep, well adapted to
(D) sheep arc well adapted to
12. Not only _ _ _ _ _ as a shade tree, but It also produces wood used for boxes and
furniture.
(A) the linden tree is of value
(8) the value of the Linden tree Is
(C) is the Undcn Utt valuable
(D) the valuable Linden tree is used

13. _ _ __ _ one of Laura lnpUs Wilder's many books about the American frontier arc based
on her own childhood experiences.
(A) Except
(B) All but
(C) Without
(D) Not any

14. One of the first industries to be affected by the Industrial Revolution _ _ _ __

(A) was the tc:xtilc industry
(8) the textile industry
(C) in the textik: industry
(D) the textile industry was

15. _ _ _ _ _ the outer rings of a gyroscope arc turned or twisted, the gyroscope itself
continues to spin in ~ctly the s:une position.
(A) Howcvcr

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(8) Somehow
(C) Otherwise
(D) Nomancr
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 Practice Test 3

Written Expression
Directions: The items in this part have four underlined words or phrases, (A), (8), (C), and (D).
You must identify the one UDdcrlincd expression that must be changr:d tor the sentence to be
correct. Then find the number of the question on your answer sheet and fill In the space
corresponding to the letter.
Emmpk I Sample Answer
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Lenses may to h2YC either COOClft or
A 8 C
con~ shapes.
D
This sentence should rad ••rnsc:s may have either conca~ or convex shapes." You should
therefore select ~ r (A).
Sample Answer
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When painting a fresco, an artist Is apPlicd paint
A 8
dircctJy to the damp plaster ol a wall.
C D
This sentence should rad "When painting a fresco, an anJst applies paint directly to the damp
plaster ol a wall." You should thercrorc select answer (8).
As soon as you understand the dircctJons, begin wort on this section.

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16. 1be rock formations in the Valley of Fm: in Nevada h2s been ~ into many 5tr.Ulgc shapes
A B C

by the action of wind and water.

D

17. 1be author Susan Glaspcll won a Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for hers play, Alison's House.
A - B- c7J

18. H2}'WOOd Broun was a read widely newspaper columnist who wrote during the 1920's and
A B C D

1930's.

19. RCSC2J'Ches in economics, psychology, and marketing an help businesses.

A B C D

20. Bea.u se of their color and .shape, seahorses blend so -well with the seaweed in which they live
A 8 C

tha.t it Is almost impossible to sec themselves.

D

21 . Although the soc:121 sciences different a grot deal from one another. they shatt a common
A 8 C
intettst In human relationships.
D

22. Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dldl describes the dantps,difficuh, and often violent life
A B C
aboard a whaling ship.
D

23. Near equator. the slant of the sun's rays is never pot enough to cause temperatures to fall
A B C
below the frttzing p<>int.
D

24. Stephen Hopkins~ a cultural and political leadership In colonial Rhode Island.
A 8 C D

25. A mouscbird's tail is double as long as its body.

A B C D

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26. 1bc Uinta Mountains of nonbcutcm Utah arc the only range of mountains in North America
A
that runs from cast and west for Its entire~-
B C D

27. The tools used most often by floral dcsignc:rs arc the knives, scissors, and glue: gun.
A B - C- --0-

28. Most typCS of dolphinS live at less 25 years. and some spcdcs may reach 50 years of age.
A B C D

29. Isle Royale NatiOnal P.ut in Lake Superior can only be reached by the boat.
A B C D

30. The main divisions of geologic time, called eras, arc subdivided to periods.
A - 8- - -c- D

31. All root vegetables~ underground, and not all vegetables that grow underground arc
A B C D
roots.

32. The process of fermentation takes place only in the absent of oxygen.
A 8 C D

33. In about 1920, experimental psychologists have devoted more raca,ch to learning than to
A B C
any other topic.
0

34. Transfer taxes arc !Imposed on the sell or achanse of stocks and bonds.
A II C D

35. One of the greatest of mountains climbers, Carl Blaurock was the first to dimb all of the
A B C
mountains higher than 14,000 feet in the United States.
o
36. Biochemists ha~ 501vcd many or the mysteries about photosynthesis, the proccss which
A B C
plants make food.
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37. Oceanlc Islands have bttn separated from the mainland for too long that they have evolved
A B C
distinctive animal populations.
D

38. Certain species of penicillin mold arc: used to ripe cheese.

A B C: D

39. Many of the important product, obtained from tn:cs, one of the most imponant is wood pulp,
A 8 C
which Is used In paper-making.
D

40. Noc lonscr an: contributions to the advancement of Industry made primarily by individuals.
A B C - D-

TIIIS IS 11IE END OP SECOON 2.

IF YOU PINJSH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON SEC110N 2 ONLY.
DO NOT READ OR WORK ON ANY 011IER SEC110N OF 11IE TEST.

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