TSI Writing Multiple Choice

In context, which of the following is best to insert at the beginning of sentence 7 (reproduced below)?

Japanese researchers are much more familiar with it and have spent decades studying its potential uses.

• As a result,

• Ironically,

• However,

• In addition,

In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 1 and 2 (reproduced below)?

Seaweed-based fuel could one day power your car. It is more than just an ingredient in a purifying face mask or a sushi roll.

• Seaweed-based fuel could one day power your car, it is more than just an ingredient in a purifying face mask or a sushi roll.

• Seaweed-based fuel could one day power your car because it is more than just an ingredient in a purifying face mask or a sushi roll.

• Seaweed is more than just an ingredient in a purifying face mask or a sushi roll; seaweed-based fuel could one day power your car.

• Fuel from seaweed could one day power your car so it is more than just an ingredient in a purifying face mask or sushi roll.

In context, which is the best revision to sentence 13 (reproduced below)?

They say that the seaweed-based fuel would work better in automobiles than ethanol and be easier to transport.

• Replace "They say" with "Advocates contend."

• Replace "would work" with "would be."

• Delete "and be easier to transport."

• Insert "their" before "automobiles."

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

It is important to learn how to swim, even if one is afraid; the skill will invariably prove useful later in your life.

• one is

• you are

• everyone is

• they are

Think about how you would rewrite the following sentence according to the directions given, and then choose the best answer. Keep in mind that your revision should not change the meaning of the original sentence.

Carmen created a new piñata by constructing a papier-mâché figure and decorating it with brilliantly colored tissue paper.

Rewrite, beginning with: "To create a new piñata, ...". The next words will be:

• Carmen constructed a papier-mâché figure

• Carmen, constructing a papier-mâché figure

• a papier-mâché figure that Carmen had to construct

• that Carmen would construct a papier-mâché figure for

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

Horror films that keep viewers in a state of endless fright and which draw record-breaking crowds.

• that keep viewers in a state of endless fright and which draw

• keep viewers in a state of endless fright and drawing

• that keep viewers in a state of endless fright draw

• that keep viewers in a state of endless fright and they draw

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

According to explorers, a "Lost Falls" resembling New York's Niagara Falls have been found in Tsangpo River Gorge in the Himalaya Mountains.

• have been found

• has been found

• having been found

• being found

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

The idea that lightning never strikes the same place twice is one of the oldest and most well-known weather-related myths; in fact, lightning strikes the Empire State Building in New York City about 100 times per year.

• in fact

• therefore

• moreover

• in contrast

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

Facing a 50% cut in funding for the library, the director was forced to lay off two librarians and sharply reduce hours of operation.

• the director was forced

• forcing the director

• this forced the director

• two librarians were

Think about how you would rewrite the following sentence according to the directions given, and then choose the best answer. Keep in mind that your revision should not change the meaning of the original sentence.

If Antarctica's icebergs could be floated north before melting, many arid areas would experience relief from drought.

Rewrite, beginning with: "If they could be floated north before melting, ...". The next words will be:

• relief would be brought

• many arid areas would experience

• Antarctica's icebergs would bring

• drought relief would be experienced