1. The following sentence contains either a
single error or no error at all. If the
sentence contains an error, select the
one underlined part that must be
changed to make the sentence correct.
If the sentence contains no error, select
choice E.
Every day, millions of tiny stony bits
falling quietly into the atmosphere,
(A)
burning briefly as meteors, and leaving
(B)
behind a vaporized residue that filters
(C)
slowly to Earth. No error
(D)
(E)

2. Choose the word or set of words
that, when inserted in the
sentence, best fits the meaning of
the sentence as a whole.
Many forests in the southern region
of the continent are ------- plant
and animal diversity, partly
because they never suffered the
onslaught of glaciers that wiped
out flora and fauna in northern
forests long ago.
•(A) rich in
•(B) devoid of
•(C) dependent on
•(D) protected from
•(E) conflicted about

3. Choose the word or set of words
that, when inserted in the sentence,
best fits the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.
Her vague sense of ------- grew
into anxiety and then alarm when
she discovered that her initial
doubts about the success of the
undertaking were well founded.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
foreboding
remorse
anticipation
intrigue
complacency

4. Part or all of the following sentence is
underlined; beneath the sentence are
five ways of phrasing the underlined
material. Select the option that
produces the best sentence. If you think
the original phrasing produces a better
sentence than any of the alternatives,
select choice A.
Listening to good storybooks sharpen
children's awareness and appreciation
for the sounds of spoken language.
(A) sharpen children's awareness
(B) sharpens children's awareness of
(C) are what sharpens the awareness of
children
(D) sharpens the awareness of children
(E) is to sharpen children's awareness

5. Part or all of the following sentence is
underlined; beneath the sentence are five
ways of phrasing the underlined material.
Select the option that produces the best
sentence. If you think the original
phrasing produces a better sentence than
any of the alternatives, select choice A.
They determine the color and flavor of
honey by the flowers from which the
nectar is taken.
•(A) They determine the color and flavor
of honey by the
•(B) Honey’s color and flavor is
determined by which
•(C) Honey’s color and flavor determined
by those
•(D) The color of honey, and its flavor,
determined by the
•(E) The color and flavor of honey are
determined by the