Question 1 :
Which of the following is best to use in a descriptive essay?

Question 2 :
Imagine you are writing an essay. What do you think are the prerequisites for writing a good essay?

Question 3 :
<br/>Make changes to the underlined part, if necessary:&#34;Because&#160;today's students&#160;can expect to hold multiple jobs--some of&#160;which may not&#160;even exist yet--during [44]&#160;<u>our</u>&#160;lifetime&#34;<br/>

Question 5 :
Which of the following is not a preliminary step in paragraph writing?

Question 6 :
Identify the topic sentence:<br><br>People all over Britain worked to make, equip and support military, commercial and fishing fleets. So, many people found work in construction and maintenance work related to the shipping industry. Ships needed to be supplied with sails, ropes and other essentials; warships needed cannon and gunpowder; sailors and passengers needed food and these requirements kept people in employment throughout the year. Thus,seafaring was an important source of work for not only sailors and fishermen, but for many others.<br>

Question 7 :
Select the best version of the following to create sentence variation:<br>(Ensure the meaning of the sentence remains the same)<br><br>Sally's bike was greased yesterday, and now it runs perfectly.<br>

Question 9 :
Read the following paragraph and identify the topic sentence:<br><br>Driving in winter can be less problematic if you take a few simple precautionary steps.Firstly, if you are planning to drive on snowy, icy roads, put on snow tires.Secondly, make sure you have enough antifreeze in your radiator.Next, add anti freeze to your windshield washer fluid to avoid the fluid freezing and breaking the container. Finally, carry tire chains, a spray-can to unfreeze door locks, and a windshield scraper in your car when driving in cold weather.

Question 10 :
Which choice most effectively sets up the information that follows? [37]

Question 11 :
State whether the statement is True or False:<br><br>A Narrative Essay is a type of essay which presents the writer's story in an entertaining way.<br>

Question 12 :
Select the best version of the following to create sentence variation:<br>(Ensure the meaning of the sentences remains the same)<br><br>The house seemed suddenly to lift for a second, and then it fell back into an awkward silence.<br>

Question 13 :
Which of the following is a possible thesis statement for a descriptive essay?

Question 14 :
Select the best version of the following to create sentence variation:<br>(Ensure the meaning of the sentence remains the same)<br><br>Wealthy Greeks, attracted by the beauty of the place and peacefulness of the atmosphere, built many houses there.<br>

Question 15 :
At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence:<br/>&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;&#34;The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, for example,<br/>&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; wrote many of his works in the form of dialogues.&#34;<br/>Should the writer make this addition here? [42]

Question 16 :
Which situation most accurately illustrates the author's definition of a happy animal?

Question 17 :
Fill in the blank using information from the passage:The motto in line 9 indicates that animals _______________________________.

Question 18 :
Change the underlined part of the given line, if necessary:<br/>&#34;The spaces&#160;are usually stocked with standard office [26]&#160;<u>equipment,<br/>such as</u>&#160;photocopiers, printers, and fax&#160;machines.&#34;<br/>

Question 19 :
The given sentence has been re-written. Choose the option that has not changed in meaning from the original:<br/>The amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments in a happy mood.<br/>

Question 20 :
Which of the following should not be done in a descriptive essay?

Question 25 :
Change the underlined part of the given line, if necessary:<br/>&#34;It was&#160;during this time that I read an article [25]&#160;<u>into</u>&#160;coworking<br/>spaces.&#34;<br/>

Question 26 :
Fill in the blank using information from the passage:The author presents examples in lines 7-8 in order to _____________________________________.

Question 29 :
Woolf characterizes the questions in lines 53-57 ("For we . . . men") as both

Question 30 :
Which of the following contributes towards a better understanding of a paragraph?

Question 31 :
Select a suitable topic sentence for the following topic:<br/><br/>Travelling to foreign countries

Question 32 :
Identify the topic sentence:<br><br>We all hate a messy room, but what's worse is cleaning it. The following is the perfect system for cleaning your room. First, keep all items that do not have a designated place at the center of the room. Dispose of at least five things that you have not used within a year. Now find a location for each of the items you had placed in the center of the room. For the remaining items, try to squeeze them under your bed or into the back of your closet. See, that wasnt so hard!<br>

Question 33 :
The reasoning process presented in lines 49-53(&#34;As yet, not one of these large planets, some of which (50) are many times the mass of Jupiter has actually been seen through a telescope; we know about them indirectly through the gravitational effects they exert on their parent stars.&#34;)is best described as ____________________________.

Question 35 :
Which choice most effectively conveys the main topic of the paragraph that starts at [1]?<br/>

Question 37 :
Which of the following is least relevant to use in a descriptive essay?

Question 38 :
Identify the topic sentence:<br/><p>Throughout the centuries, some form of written communication has been utilized. In earlier times, people carved or&#160;painted messages on rocks. People then began writing on pieces of leather, which were rolled into scrolls. With the dawn of the Middle Ages, heavy paper called parchment was used for writing and books were laboriously hand-copied. With the advent of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century, the modern printing industry came to life.</p>

Question 39 :
You wish to write a descriptive essay on the following:<br>An old man gifts his favorite radio to his grandson.<br>Which of the objects would you describe in most detail?Select the best option.

Question 40 :
Each of the following questions presents four statements, of which three, when placed in appropriate order, would form a contextually complete paragraph. Pick the statement that is not part of that context.

Question 42 :
In line 55, the author uses the word &#34;plug&#34; primarily to emphasize her feeling that ___________________________________.

Question 43 :
Change the underlined part of the given line, if necessary:<br/>[27]&#160;<u>In&#160;</u><u>these locations, however,</u>&#160;the spaces often&#160;include small<br/>meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting&#160;presentations.<br/>

Question 44 :
Select the best version of the following to create sentence variation:<br/>(Ensure the meaning of the sentence remains the same.)<br/><br/>This obviously is not a standard procedure.<br/>

Question 46 :
Make changes to the underlined part,&#160;if necessary:&#34;Because philosophy [36]&#160;<u>teaching</u>&#160;students not&#160;what&#160;to think but how to think&#34;

Question 47 :
Which of the following statements is most consistent with the author's discussion of "temperament" in lines 17-21?

Question 49 :
Select a suitable topic sentence for the paragraph below:<br><br>For instance, people like the Eskimos, who live in places that have few trees, build temporary homes out of ice blocks. People who live in deserts, however, build houses out of mud or clay, which provide good insulation from heat and are readily available in their surroundings. In places where forests are plentiful, such as Northern Europe and Russia, homes are made out of wood. In the South Pacific, where there are many bamboo and palm trees, people use the tough, fibers of these plants to build their houses.<br>

Question 50 :
Which sentence is the most appropriate to use in a descriptive essay?