Released Writing Test [Chunk 3]

Released Writing Test [Chunk 3]

Today, we will review the final 10 questions of the released test and have additional review

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Multiple Choice

Which of these best states a thesis for the report?

• Mathematician William Friedman deciphered secret codes that no one else had been able to decode.

• Mathematician William Friedman founded cryptology, the study of creating and deciphering codes.

• A talented mathematician, William Friedman, contributed to victories in two world wars.

• One mathematician, William Friedman, helped his country while founding modern cryptology.

Multiple Choice

In sentence 4, which word best replaces put to make the meaning precise?

^{In other words, they _____________ their messages into secret codes.}

• turned

• adpated

• translated

• arranged

• developed

Multiple Choice

In sentence 8, how is was correctly written?

• being

• were

• is

• as it is

Multiple Choice

Read sentence 12.

^{As head of the SIS, Friedman became interested in incorporating technology as a way to compile and produce codes.}

How is as a way to compile and produce codes correctly written?

• as a way to be compiling and producing codes

• as a way of compiling and to produce codes

• as a way to compile and producing codes

• As it is

Multiple Choice

Read sentence 15.

^{When the Japanese realized their radio communications were no longer secret they constructed a more complicated code, which the Americans nicknamed "Purple."}

How is were no longer secret they constructed a more complicated code, which the Americans correctly written?

• were no longer secret, they constructed a more complicated code which the Americans

• were no longer secret they constructed a more complicated code which the Americans

• were no longer secret, they constructed a more complicated code, which the Americans

• As it is

Multiple Choice

After completing his first draft, Carson decided to do additional research. The best resource for more information about how ciphering machines worked would be —

• a book titled The Role of Science During the World Wars

• an article titled "Mathematicians' Contributions to Their Field"

• a public lecture titled "Little-Known Facts About American History"

• a documentary titled How Technology Cracked the Codes in WWII

Multiple Choice

Which search result would provide the most reliable information about how the pygmy mouse lemur is affected by its environment? (CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE THE FULL RESULTS)

• A. Tiny animal cuties on sale at Rare Pet World

• B. Favorite Animal of the Week

• C. Life of a Pygmy Mouse Lemur

• D. Lemur Research Center at Miller University

• E. Images of Pygmy Mouse Lemur

Multiple Choice

^{The Pygmy Mouse Lemur}

^{(1)Off the coast of Africa, in Madagascar, lives the pygmy mouse lemur. (2)Although the animal is related to apes, it weighs only about an ounce. (3)The creature's small size often impedes scientists from observing it.(4)However, scientists believe the animal has much in common with its larger lemur cousins. (5)The pygmy mouse lemur, along with others in its extended family, has huge eyes, a bushy tail, and grasping paws. (6)Another shared characteristic, a pointy nose, provides a keen sense of smell, allows the lemur to locate its tiny kin in the island forest.}

Which is the best sentence to add after sentence 4?

• The body length of the pygmy mouse lemur is about five inches.

• The ring-tailed lemur is one of the better-known large lemurs.

• Lemur sounds include barks, howls, screeches, and purrs.

• Like some of them, it lives in trees and eats fruits and flowers.

Multiple Choice

Read sentence 6.

^{Another shared characteristic, a pointy nose, provides a keen sense of smell, allows the lemur to locate its tiny kin in the island forest.}

How is smell, allows the lemur correctly written?

• smell, allowed the lemur

• smell, allowing the lemur

• smell, to have allowed the lemur

• As it is

Multiple Choice

Read sentence 3 (by clicking the image).

_{Indeed, a baobab had stored up to 30,000 gallons of water.}

How is had stored correctly written?

• stored

• can store

• is storing

• As it is

Multiple Select

Where do the comma(s) go in this sentence?

^{(5)The massive circumference of the trunk however is the distinctive feature of the baobab.}

• after massive

• after circumference

• after trunk

• after however

• after distinctive