English Strategy Practice Sets

The young violinist took the stage with his instrument. I wasn't braced for the outcome.

• NO CHANGE

• prepared for the anticipated outcome

• brace, regarding the impression, for the outcome

• expecting the outcome, which I didn't foresee

She sat her easel and painted for hours most of the days.

• NO CHANGE

• much

• most

• more of the

The man was struggling boldly with the waves, he saw that the crew had crowded into the lifeboats and were rowing away from the sinking vessel.

• NO CHANGE

• The man struggled

• The the man was struggling boldly

• As the man was struggling boldly

The only flourishing pick-me-up we enjoyed all week was fresh pineapple.

• NO CHANGE

• hygienic snack

• vigorous refreshment

• healthy snack

The coziest cottage sat near the pond and featured a porch around all sides of the house.

• NO CHANGE

• most coziest

• more cozier

• coziest of

The child knew that she could enter her mother's office at any time, and someone would stop talking on the phone or typing and calls her name to chats with her.

• NO CHANGE

• calling her name and chatting

• call her name to chat

• calls to chat

Competing in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin - a city rife with ethnic discrimination - Jesse was up against daunting Nazi propaganda. He shocked the world with his athleticism, demonstrating the potential of an American athlete.

ASSUMING ALL THE CHOICES ARE TRUE, WHICH ONE BEST SUMMARIZES THE PARAGRAPH'S DESCRIPTION OF JESSE OWEN'S IMPACT ON THE 1936 OYLYMPICS?

• NO CHANGE

• becoming interested in running while still a boy.

• shattering racial stereotypes and winning multiple medals.

• having matched a world record in high school track.

When he was engaged in an activity he found truly interesting, whether it was building a LEGO castle or making Play-Doh casts, the boy could not be persuaded to carry on a conversation.

AT THIS POINT, THE AUTHOR WISHES TO GIVE THE READER A GLIMPSE INTO THE BOY'S INTERESTS. ASSUMING ALL CHOICES ARE TRUE, WHICH ONE BEST ACHIEVES THIS GOAL?

• NO CHANGE

• being extremely interested in his activities,

• actions I expect him to teach his younger siblings,

• art projects as well as building activities,

The depth limit for scuba divers is 130 feet, so a swimmer can cruise the deep ocean, observing and photographing many species of fish and marine invertebrates.

WHICH CHOICE BEST CORRESPONDS WITH THE DETAIL PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE?

• NO CHANGE

• a lover of aquatic life

• thrill seeker

• man

There is a serious criminal element breaking the law in my city, a town that was once a peaceful place to raise a family.

• NO CHANGE

• provoking near

• undergoing

• taking control of