PRACTICE TEST THREE ANSWER KEY 24.

A The singular subject government doesn't agree in number with

the verb. Correction: uses
Section 1 Listening Comprehension
Part A
25. С An adjective is used where a noun parallel to exercise and diet
1. В 6. D 11. D 16. А 21. А 26. В is needed. Correction: heredity
2. А 7. С 12. С 17. А 22. А 27. С 26. С An incorrect relative pronoun is used to refer to method. Who
3. С 8. В 13. В 18. В 23. С 28. D is used to refer to people. Correction: that/which
4. С 9. А 14. С 19. С 24. D 29. A 27. В The adjective alike is used where a similar-sounding
5. D 10. В 15. А 20. D 25. А 30. C preposition is needed. Correction: like
Part В 28. С A nonfinite verb form is used where a finite verb is needed.
31. D 33. А 35. А 37. А Correction: builds on
32. В 34. С 36. В 38. В 29. В A verb form is used where a noun form is needed.
Part С Correction: sale
39. D 41. С 43. А 45. D 47. А 49. С 30. A A noun form is used where a nonfinite verb form is needed.
40. А 42. В 44. D 46. А 48. В 50. D Correction: attempting
31. В Incorrect verb-complement word order is used.
Section 2 Structure and Written Expression Correction: is unstable
1. С Only a subject is needed. (A) contains an unnecessary 32. С A reflexive pronoun is incorrectly formed. Correction:
structure (There are) before the subject. (B) and (D) contain themselves
unnecessary clause markers (that and after). 33. A The plural subject scholars doesn't agree in number with the
2. С An appositive is needed to rename anorexia nervosa. verb. Correction: feel
(A) contains an unnecessary finite verb before the appositive. 34. С An incorrect preposition is used. Correction: to talk about
(B) and (D) contain unnecessary clause markers (which and/or 35. D Incorrect word order has been used. The adverb should come
which). before the adjective. Correction: strictly controlled
3. D A finite verb in the past tense is needed. (A) and (B) contain 36. С The indefinite article is spelled incorrectly before a word
nonfinite verbs. (C) contains a verb in the present perfect tense, beginning with a vowel sound. Correction: an interest
which doesn't match the meaning of the time marker In the 1960s. 37. D The equative degree of popular is incorrectly
4. С An -ing participle is needed to complete the modifying formed. Correction: as he
phrase. (A) and (D) contain finite verbs. (B) contains an -ed 38. С The pronoun its doesn't agree in number with the noun it refers
participle. to (birds). Correction: their
5. D A correctly worded comparative structure is needed. 39. В A nonfinite verb form is used where a finite form is needed.
(A), (B), and (C) contain incorrect word order. Correction: made it
6. C An -ed adjective phrase is needed. (A) contains a noun phrase. 40. С The verb chronicle does not agree in number with its subject
(B) contains a passive verb phrase. (D) contains (who), which refers to a pronoun (someone) that takes a singular
a prepositional phrase and a main clause. verb. Correction: chronicles
7. D Only an active finite verb is needed. (A) and (C) contain
nonfinite verb forms. (B) contains a passive verb phrase. Section 3 Reading Comprehension
8. D The comparative degree of large needs to be completed. (A) 1. В The correct answer is (B) because it is the central idea of the
contains an unnecessary verb (does). (B) is missing passage. Key words and phrases are pictures, pictorial record, album
the word than, which is needed in comparative degree forms. (C) of his fellow settlers, portraits, and priceless collection of pictures.
contains the word of instead of than. 2. D The correct answer (D) is found in lines 7-8 when pictures are
9. B A modal passive is needed. Only (B) contains such a structure. considered from the standpoint of exactness, the work of the
10. D The adverb not is needed to negate the verb is. photographer must come first. Answers (A), (B), and (C) are mentioned
11. D (A), (B), and (C) all create subordinate clauses. Subordinate as valuable records, but not as exact as photographs.
clauses cannot stand alone as sentences. Only (D) creates a main 3. С A clue to the meaning of "sodbuster" is found in lines 14-15: The
and subordinate clause combination. fact that Butcher was himself a farmer .... Answer choice (C) an
12. B A subordinate clause marker is needed to create a subordinate agricultural worker is closest in meaning to farmer or "sodbuster."
clause. (A) and (C) create main clauses. Two main clauses cannot 4. C The correct answer (C) is found in lines 15-17, But his genius as
be joined by a comma. (D) contains a subordinate clause marker, a photographer lay in allowing them to pose as they wished, against
but the word order is incorrect. scenes of their own choosing. The rest of paragraph two states that
13. B A subject and a finite verb are needed. (A) contains a subject the portraits that resulted convey the dignity of pioneers ... and they
but no verb. (C) contains an unnecessary clause marker before the remain a classic record of a resolute breed. These positive
verb. (D) contains a nonfinite verb. statements imply that Butcher was famous for this aspect of his
14. A A finite verb followed by a direct object is needed. Incorrect photography.
word order is used in (B), (C), and (D). 5. В From the information in the first paragraph we know that
15. A Inverted subject-verb word order is needed after the Butcher photographed farmers. Since he was a farmer himself
introductory expression of location, Nestled along the shoreline of (line 15) we can infer that he and his subjects had much in
Hudson Bay. Incorrect word order is used in (B), (C), and (D). common. Answer choice (B) mutual understanding represents
16. B A noun form is used where an adjective form is needed. this concept.
Correction: injurious 6. A The correct answer (A) is found in lines 16-18. The phrases ...
17. C The verb are doesn't agree in number with the singular subject pose as they wished, against scenes of their own choosing;... in
thing. Correction: is challenging circumstances suggest that realistic is the best answer.
18. A The past participle of write is incorrectly formed. It is needed to Answer choices (B), (C), and (D) are not implied in the passage.
begin an -ed modifying phrase. Correction: written 7. С In the context of the clause and they remain a classic record of
19. C An adjective form is used where a noun form parallel to ions, a resolute breed, logical reasoning tells us that what is a record is
minerals, and gases is needed. Correction: of elements not the pioneers, but the portraits of the pioneers. Therefore, (C) is
20. В Have is not followed by a past participle. This results in an the correct answer.
incorrectly formed present perfect continuous verb. Correction: 8. D The meaning of the word "priceless" can be inferred from the
have been perfecting context of the last paragraph, in which the list of topics of the
21. С An adjective is used where a noun parallel to agility and photographs suggests their great value. Therefore, answer (D) is
ability is needed. Correction: timidity correct.
22. A The indefinite article is needed in front of this singular count 9. A The correct answer is (A) because the subject matter of
noun. Correction: a hand tool the pictures varies greatly and shows the changes in Montana from
23. D An adverb form is used where an adjective form is needed. wilderness (Indians and buffalo) to civilization (railroads and
Correction: historical plows). Answers (B), (C), and (D) are not mentioned in these lines.
10. A The correct answer (A) is arrived at by quickly reading the 22. B Following the immediate context (has not eliminated)... only
whole passage to find key points and relationships. Lines 5-9 those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects (lines 6-7) the
introduce the concept of the row house; lines 9-11 describe the row author uses negative markers to point out the forms that can not exist:
house in New York; and lines 11-21 describe the row house of No moist-skinned, water-loving animals..., Few large animals exist
California. The phrases In contrast (line 11) and which were as here.... In lines 8-9 we read that the bobcat is one of the giants of the
important to sun-loving San Franciscans as brownstone fronts were desert. We infer that bobcats can withstand desert life, answer choice
to New Yorkers (lines 18-19) indicate that contrast is made between (B).
the two forms. (B) and (C) are not correct according to the passage, 23. A The correct answer (A) can be inferred by understanding the
and (D) is too general to be the purpose of the passage. sentences before and after line 7... unable to withstand its
11. D Clues to the meaning of "bonanza" are found in the desiccating effects. Lines 2-3 tell us there is little water in the desert,
immediate context.., speculative builders discovered a bonanza, using the words crucial problem... survive ... sources of flowing
(lines 5-6) and... these dwellings cost relatively little to construct... water are rare. Line 5 states that some creatures pass their entire
(lines 6-7). We infer that speculative builders want to make lives without a single drop, implying a dry environment. Lines 7-8
money, and that building row houses are a way to do this. This tell us no moist-skinned, water-loving animal can exist there, again
concept is best represented in answer choice (D) a good implying the drying effect of the desert. (B) contradicts the
investment. information in the passage; (C) is too extreme, since we know that
12. A We can deduce the meaning of "invariably" by analyzing the life exists in the desert; and (D) is too general to be the best
parts of the word; variable means to change and in- means not. replacement word.
From this analysis almost invariably faced with brownstone means 24. C The correct answer is (C) because it is not mentioned in the
that brownstone is almost always the facing of row houses. Answer passage. (A) and (B) are found in lines 16-19:... pass the burning
choice (A) usually is closest in meaning to this concept. hours asleep in cool humid burrows (underground homes of animals)
13. A The correct answer (A) is found in lines 5-9. In lines 5-6 we and... but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees. (D) is
note that speculative builders discovered a bonanza in the form found in lines 11-12: Its population are... silent, filled with reticence
of the row house; a bonanza implies a profit. Lines 6-9 tell us and ruled by stealth.
why:... these dwellings cost relatively little to build because ... 25. D Clues to the meaning of "emaciated" are found in the immediate
(B) is only part of the reason; (C) and (D) are not related in the context Yet they are not emaciated, and the following sentence, Having
passage to the low cost or profit. adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals
14. B The correct answer is (B) because the other answer choices are anywhere in the world (lines 12-13). We infer that they are not emaciated,
all mentioned as true in the passage: (A) in lines 7-9 ... shared but they are healthy; therefore "emaciated" is an unhealthy condition (D).
common walls with their neighbors;... many (row houses) could be 26. A The correct answer (A) is found in lines 8-11. Key phrases are
erected side by side; and in lines 9-10 ... rose block after block of Few large animals are found and ... it holds more swift-footed,
row houses; (C) in lines 5-6 ... discovered a bonanza in the form of running, and leaping creatures. Similar words in answer choice
row houses; and (D) in lines 8-9 ... could be erected side by side on (A) are smaller and fleeter. (B), (C), and (D) are not true
narrow street frontage, which implies no space between the street according to the passage.
and the building for a yard. 27. A The meaning of "subterranean" is deduced by using the word
15. C The phrase "such structures" refers to the noun phrase homes of the form clues "sub," which means under and "terra," which means
Rountree group (line 14) in the preceding sentence; these homes typified ground. In addition, lines 21-22 state that kangaroo rats stay
the San Francisco row house style. underground during the day, offering a context clue for this word
16. A The correct answer (A) can be inferred by noting the features of meaning.
New York row houses and California row houses in the passage. Lines 28. C The correct answer is (C) because this is the noun phrase
10-11 mention that New York row houses were faced with brownstone, immediately preceding the pronoun "they." In addition, logically it
which means these exterior walls were made of brownstone—a material is plants and seeds that the kangaroo rats eat in order to get
lacking in color. Line 11 states In contrast and line 12 state with their moisture.
(California houses) coats of bright paint. Logical reasoning tells us the29. B The correct answer (B) is found by logically deciding which
brownstone of New York is less colorful than the bright paint of generalizations are too general. Lines 6-13 support (B). In this part
California. of the passage it is established that humans need water to live,
17. B The correct answer is (B) because of the relation in meaning water is rare in the desert, and humans find desert creatures
of ostentatious decoration (particularly showy, highly decorated, amazing. (A) and (B) are too broad to be concluded from the
or attention getting) and the critics' comparison of the California row passage. (D) is not supported in the passage.
houses to the puffing, paint, and powder of our female 30. A The correct answer (A) is arrived at by quickly reading the
friends. Both statements have negative connotations. passage and noting key words and concepts, especially in lines 1-4,
18. D The information about row houses in line 17 tells us that the the topic sentences, and in lines 24-25, the concluding sentence. In
houses were efficiently planned, sanitary, and well-lighted, all very lines 1-4 we find: dispute, Oregon, argument, originated in the fact
positive features of the homes. In the immediate context (lines 18-19) that the boundaries of Oregon had never been clearly fixed. In lines
we read that the bay windows were important to sun-loving San 24-25 we find: So they quietly settled for the 49th parallel, the
Franciscans. We can infer from the positive reference to bay windows boundary that the United States had proposed in the first place. The
that the owners' were proud of this feature of their homes. Answer other answer choices are incorrect according to the passage: (B) is
choice (D) pride best represents this concept. implied incorrect in lines 7-9; (С) is a supporting detail; and (D) is
19. С The correct answer (C) is inferred from lines 18-21 where the not true according to the passage.
passage states ... windows, which were as important to sun-loving San 31. С We can deduce the meaning of "intemperate" by analysis of the
Franciscans as brownstone fronts were to New Yorkers, and later in the word; in- means not and temperate means moderate. Therefore,
conclusion California architecture ... should rightly be called the "bay- intemperate means not moderate. Im- also means not and therefore
window order." This labeling of the architecture according to the feature answer choice (C) immoderate is correct. Also, in line 2 we read that
of windows indicates the great importance of windows in California row the intemperate phases of the dispute between Britain and the
houses. United States was accompanied by shrill demands... for war. We
20. С The correct answer (C) is found by quickly reading the passage to infer that war is related to intemperate, and is not a moderate
note the key words and central concept. In paragraph one we find reaction.
desert, creatures of the desert, and water. In paragraph two, desert, 32. D In the context of line 6, clearly fixed is used in relation to the
large animals, and... creatures. In paragraph three the pronouns refer boundaries of Oregon. Lines 5-7 go on to explain the lack of
to desert animals, and lines 16-19 describe animal behavior in the precision of the boundaries: The name vaguely embraced the
desert. (A) is not mentioned in the passage; (B) is a supporting detail; territory .... In the context of lines 3-7, logical reasoning leads us
and (D) is mentioned only briefly in paragraph one. to answer choice (D) established. (A) and (C) are not appropriate
21. В In the immediate context composing the greater part of the replacements for the context of the passage, and (B) is logically
tissues ... we infer that it is size that is being described. Answer incorrect.
choice (B) larger is correct for this context.
33. A Clues to the meaning of "remote" are found in the early each of these paragraphs supports (B). Lines 8-9 state the conditions
information in the passage which describes Oregon as an area west for formation of glaciers. Lines 17-18 tell about the time required
of the Rockies with no set boundaries. We infer that such a place for the creation of glacier ice, and lines 23-26 describe the critical
will not be close to civilization. In lines 13-14 we read that... many thickness necessary for ice to become a true glacier and begin to move.
eastern Americans considered Oregon country too remote to get (A) and (D) are mentioned only in paragraph one, and (C) is mentioned
excited about,...; we infer that west and east are far enough apart in paragraph 4.
so that many people were not drawn into the boundary dispute. 42. A Two different types of glaciers are described in lines 2-4. We infer
34. C The correct answer is (C) because the main idea of paragraph that the effect of the topography on the shape of valley glaciers is to
one is the dispute between the United States and Great Britain limit or restrict it, since the ice sheets are different in that they flow
over Oregon's boundaries. "The issue" in line 12 refers back to this outward in all directions... and cover vast expanses of terrain. In this
concept which was established in the previous paragraph. (A) is context, answer choice (A) restrictions is correct.
not mentioned in paragraph one; (B) is incorrect because Alaska 43. С The correct answer (C) is found in paragraph one, which gives a
was not claimed by the United States according to the passage; general definition and classification of glaciers, pointing out the age of
and (D) is not correct because going to war was one proposed glaciers. Lines 5-6, state that... most glaciers are remnants of great
solution to the problem, the issue itself. shrouds of ice that covered the earth eons ago. In lines 6-7, the author
35. C The correct answer (C) is found by checking the passage for becomes more specific: In a few of these glaciers the oldest ice ... and
the facts: (A) is found in lines 1-3; (B) in lines 15-21, which link in line 7 the author uses Antarctica as an example of an extremely old
Polk, the President-elect, and expansionist views; (D) in lines 12- glacier.
13. (C) is NOT true according to lines 13-15: Though many 44. A The correct answer is (A) because an analogy is a comparison
eastern Americans considered Oregon country too remote to of one process to a similar, perhaps more familiar, process. In line 8
become excited about, demands for its occupation were shouted we find: Glaciers are born in rocky wombs above the snow line....
with almost religious fervor, which implies two different views Lines 9-11 state: The long gestation period of the glacier begins...
existed. and in lines 16-17 we find... continues throughout the life of the
36. B We can deduce the meaning of "ardent" in the immediate glacier. Воrn, womb, and gestation, which means a term of
context of an ardent expansionist through the preceding pregnancy leading to birth, are used by the author to establish the
information in lines 12-18 which indicates a tone of strong lengthy process of the formation of a glacier as similar to that
feelings about going to war: the issue could no longer be leading to birth. (B) and (C) are used as descriptive details in the
avoided',... demands ... were shouted with almost religious fervor; formation of the glacier, not as analogies, and (D) is mentioned in a
The Democratic Party made "54°40' or fight" an issue... and just separate paragraph and is not related to the analogy.
managed to install James K. Polk, an ardent expansionist... We 45. B The phrase "this process" refers to the process of
infer that since the new president is an expansionist, he must have recrystallization (lines 9-15). Clues to this reference are the
strong feelings about the issue. sentence they squeeze out most of the air bubbles trapped within
37. B The pronoun "they" refers to both the Americans and the British. and between the crystals below; we infer that squeeze out the air
From lines 18-20 we know that Polk is the American president who is bubbles is the compression of the ice crystals by the layers of firn
dealing with the British government. Clues to the referents of "they" and snow.
are neither Polk nor the British government wanted to fight (lines 20- 46. A From the description of the process of recrystallization (lines
21); And just about the time that Polk learned..., the British decided...; 9-15) we deduce that the air bubbles are found within the layers of
(lines 21-24) So they quietly settled for ... (lines 29-30). fim and snow, and cannot escape. Answer choice (A) enclosed
38. B The correct answer (B) is found in lines 15-17: Senator Thomas best represents this concept.
Hart Benton, for one, (for example) urged Congress to muster ... rifles 47. B The correct answer (B) is found by checking the facts in the
to settle the issue of the Oregon boundary. Use of rifles is similar in passage. (B) is found in lines 2-5. (A), (C), and (D) are not
meaning to by force. The other answer choices are not possible mentioned in the passage.
according to the passage. (A) is incorrect because a temperate man 48. B The correct answer is (B) because the context of the sentence
would not advocate the use of rifles; (C) is not correct because using describes the formation of a glacier from ice; when the ice moves
rifles precludes negotiation; and (D) is not true according to the under its own weight, we consider that the ice has become a glacier.
passage. 49. D The meaning of the word "significantly" can be deduced by
39. D The correct answer is (D) because lines 20-25 mention (A), (B), looking at the immediate context it cannot move significantly until it
and (C) as conditions which led to the peaceful settlement of the dispute. reaches a critical thickness (lines 23-24), which describes the
In addition, logical reasoning tells us that a desire for a good fight would movement of the glacier. The condition for movement of the glacier, a
NOT have led to the peaceful settlement of the dispute which the critical thickness, suggests that before this time any movement will be
passage describes. minimal, or not important. Answer choice (D) notably best represents
40. A The correct answer (A) is found in lines 7-10: In 1818 when this concept. Clues from word analysis, sign meaning to notice also
America proposed a boundary at the 49th parallel—an extension of lead to notably as the closest meaning.
the border with Canada that already existed east of the Rockies—and 50. C The item asks what characteristic identifies a glacier. The
the British suggested a line farther south... and in lines 24-25: So they correct answer (C) is stated in lines 23-24: Ice does not become a
quietly settled for the 49th parallel, the boundary that the United glacier until... it moves under its own weight. (A), (B), and (D) are
States had proposed in the first place. The conclusion is that the factors which contribute to causing the ice to move.
United States got only what it originally asked for.
41. В The correct answer is (B) because after the general introduction
to glaciers in paragraph one, paragraphs two, three, and four of the
passage describe how glaciers are formed. The topic sentence of