PSAT Practice English

Author Madeline L’Engle, _______ to create a suspenseful tone that draws the reader in, begins her novel A Wrinkle in Time with descriptions of “wraithlike shadows” and “the frenzied lashing of the wind.” Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• looked

• looks

• is looking

• looking

Objects ranging from the Kikkoman soy sauce bottle

to the Yamaha VMAX motorcycle to the Komachi

bullet train _______ designed by twentieth-century

industrial designer Kenji Ekuan.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms

to the conventions of Standard English?

• was

• is

• has been

• were

“Praise Song for the Day,” Elizabeth Alexander’s 2009 inaugural poem, asserts that “We cross dirt roads and highways...to see what’s on the other side.” Alexander’s use of “we” _______ Americans’ collective efforts and shared desire to seek new opportunity. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• evokes

• are evoking

• have evoked

• evoke

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• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D