Diagnostic A Passage 1

Question 1: Change or no change? (a)  

• NO CHANGE
• and placid
• and entirely calm
• DELETE the underlined portion.

Question 2: Change or no change?

• NO CHANGE

• quick glimpse of something white,

• quick, glimpse of something white,

• quick, glimpse of something white

Question 3: Change or no change?

• NO CHANGE

• all, what a

• all, my

• all. That's my

Question 4: Change or no change?

• NO CHANGE

• yeti: my phantom

• yeti my phantom

• yeti, since this

Given that all the choices are true, which one describes the appearance of an Indian fantail with the most specific information for readers unfamiliar with the bird?

• NO CHANGE

• very strange and highly interesting features

• fan-shaped tails, puffed-out chests, and feather-covered feet

• odd-looking and overly sentimental faces

Question 6: Change or no change?

• NO CHANGE

• smart than

• more smart then

• smarter than

Question 7: Change or no change?

• NO CHANGE

• you decide

• a bird hunter decides

• DELETE the underlined portion

Question 8: Change or no change?

• NO CHANGE

• there

• its

• their

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would be LEAST acceptable?

• typical

• surprising

• unforeseen

• by chance

Question 10: Change or no change?

• NO CHANGE

• trip, from India required that

• trip, from India required, that

• trip from India required that