Level 3 - F, S, S

Bengali author Toru Dutt's A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (1876), a volume of English translations of French poems, _____ scholars' understanding of the transnational and multilingual contexts in which Dutt lived and worked. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• has enhanced

• are enhancing

• have enhanced

• enhance

A model created by biologist Luis Valente predicts that the rate of speciation—the rate at which new species form—on an isolated island located approximately 5,000 kilometers from the nearest mainland ______ triple the rate of speciation on an island only 500 kilometers from the mainland. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A. being

• B. to be

• C. to have been

• D. will be

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? "The Progressive Era in the United States witnessed the rise of numerous Black women's clubs, local organizations that advocated for racial and gender equality. Among the clubs' leaders _____ Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, founder of the Women's Era Club of Boston."

• was

• were

• are

• have been

Classical composer Florence Price's 1927 move to Chicago marked a turning point in her career. It was there that Price premiered her First Symphony—a piece that was praised for blending traditional Romantic motifs with aspects of Black folk music—and ______ supportive relationships with other Black artists. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• developing

• developed

• to develop

• having developed

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• has leveraged

• is leveraging

• will leverage

• leveraged

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• have outlined

• were outlining

• outlines

• outline

If simple sugars such as ribose and glycoaldehyde _____ Earth from elsewhere and survived impact—a possibility astrophysicist Nicolle Zellner outlined in a 2020 study—the sugars could have reacted with other molecules that were already present on the planet to form the nucleotides that are the structural components of RNA and DNA. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• reach

• had reached

• will reach

• are reaching