RUE, Part 4 Practice Exam: Genealogy

GPEX Mentorship ​

Part 4

Reading and Use of English

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Practice Exam: Genealogy

by Barbara Nichols

Replace this with your body text.

​Duplicate this text as many times as you would like.

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

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​For questions 1 — 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an

example at the beginning (O). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Example: O A band B set C branch D series

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People who research their family history often (5) describe that it's a fascinating hobby, which (6) reveals a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors.

According to a survey involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the chances of discovering a celebrity in your past are one in ten.

1. Explain WHY the comma is after "history" and NOT after "people"?

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People who research their family history often (5) describe that it's a fascinating hobby, which (6) reveals a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors.

According to a survey involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the chances of discovering a celebrity in your past are one in ten.

2. In the IC, is "are" the correct verb? Why or why not?

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The survey also concluded that the (7) further back you follow your family line, the more likely you are to find a relation who was much wealthier than you are. However, the vast majority of people who (8) participated in the survey discovered they were better off than their ancestors.

1. In connection with the first sentence listed here, change the last sentence to a compound sentence using an adverbial conjunction.

[The original as written here is the preference because of the sentence length, but this is for practice purposes.]

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The survey also concluded that the (7) further back you follow your family line, the more likely you are to find a relation who was much wealthier than you are. However, the vast majority of people who (8) participated in the survey discovered they were better off than their ancestors.

Now, a higher-level challenge:

2. In the last sentence, rewrite it by using "however" as a parenthetical word rather than an adverbial conjunction.