1. 5/12/14
Choose the word or set of words that,
when inserted in the sentence, best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a
whole.
While a “rock” is usually defined as
------- , or a combination, of one or
more minerals, geologists often
------- the definition to include such
materials as clay, loose sand, and
certain limestones.
(A) a conglomeration . . limit
(B) an aggregate . . extend
(C) an element . . eliminate
(D) a blend . . restrict
(E) a product . . provide

2. 5/13/14
Choose the word or set of words that,
when inserted in the sentence, best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a
whole.
The language of Anne Spencer’s
poetry conveys an impression of ------
- that can be misleading: just when a
poem seems to be echoing routine
feelings, the diction suddenly
sharpens to embody fresh and
unexpected ideas.
•(A) frivolity
•(B) triteness
•(C) diversity
•(D) lyricism
•(E) precision

3. 5/14/14
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.
Because it lacks water, this makes the
area known as Death Valley a desert,
but it is by no means devoid of life.
(A) Because it lacks water, this
(B) They lack water, which
(C) Water, the lack of which
(D) Lacking water, it
(E) Lack of water

4. 5/15/14
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)

5. 5/16/14
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