WorksheetsPSAT-Writing and Language 8/9
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 41mins
12. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
pollination: this is
pollination,
pollination;
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13. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
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highlights the potentially disastrous effects
highlight the potentially disastrous effects
highlights the potentially disastrous affects
14. Read the passage and choose your answer.
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Known as a colony
It is known as a colony
Colony
15. Which choice offers the most accurate interpretation of the data in the chart.
(exceeded 25 percent of the population each winter)
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been above acceptable range
not changed noticeably from year to year
greatly increased every year
16. Which choice offers accurate interpretation of the data in the chart?
(portion of the bee population lost fell nearly 10 percent in the United States, with a loss 31 percent)
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portion of bees lost was double what it had been the previous year, and rising
number of losses, which had fallen within the acceptable range the previous year rose to,
portion of total colonies lost rose almost 10 percentage points with a loss of
17. Which choice most smoothly and effectively introduces the writer's discussion of studies of CCD in this paragraph?
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Bees are vanishing, and according to studies there are several possible reasons for this trend.
Several possible reasons, offered by studies, may explain why bees are vanishing
Delete the underlined sentence
18. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence:
Prolonged exposure to neonicotinoids has been shown to increase bees' vulnerability to disease and parasitic mites.
Should the writer make this addition here?
Yes, because it provides support for the claim made in the previous sentence.
Yes, because it introduces a new idea that will become important later in the passage.
No, because it would be better placed elsewhere.
No, because it contradicts the main idea of the passage.
19. Look at the passage and choose the correct answer.
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is a pretty big deal.
can't be put on the back burner.
cannot be ignored.
20. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
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crops, this is an expensive proposition when there is a shortage of bees
crops, an expensive proposition when there is a shortage of bees
crops; an expensive proposition when there is a shortage of bees
21. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
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there
their
its
The writer wants a conclusion that addresses the future efforts to combat CCD. Which choice results in the passage having the most appropriate concluding sentence?
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Still, bee colonies have experienced such devastating losses that the consequences of the issue have been felt worldwide.
Although CCD is a relatively new phenomenon, scientists have been studying other aspects of honeybees for over a century.
Genetic variation in bee colonies generally improves bees' productivity, disease resistance, and ability to regulate body temperature.
23. Read the passage and then choose the correct response.
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stood;
stood-
stood
24. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
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inside
for
on
25. Read the passage, then choose the appropriate answer.
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however,
by contrast,
thereafter,
26. Read the passage and then choose the most appropriate answer.
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Given that
So
Delete the underlined portion and begin sentence with a capital letter.
