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Writing and Language Test: 35minutes, 44questions

The passage discusses the benefits of NASA's space program. While NASA's budget is often contested, the agency has a widespread positive effect on society by serving as a catalyst for innovation and scientific understanding. Many technologies we use in daily life were originally developed for space missions. Overall, NASA has contributed greatly to modern society through its exploration of space.

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Writing and Language Test: 35minutes, 44questions

The passage discusses the benefits of NASA's space program. While NASA's budget is often contested, the agency has a widespread positive effect on society by serving as a catalyst for innovation and scientific understanding. Many technologies we use in daily life were originally developed for space missions. Overall, NASA has contributed greatly to modern society through its exploration of space.

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Writing and Language Test


35 M I NU TES, 4 4 QUESTIONS

Turn to Section 2 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you
will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For
other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in
sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by
one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising
and editing decisions.

Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will
direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.

After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively
improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the
conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a “NO CHANGE” option.
Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the
passage as it is.

Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage.


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A) NO CHANGE
NASA: A Space Program with Down-to-Earth Benefits B) oftentimes
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration C) repeatedly
D) DELETE the underlined portion.
(NASA) is a US government agency whose budget is
frequently 1 many times contested. Many people think
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of NASA’s programs as trivial. In truth, the agency has a
A) NO CHANGE
widespread positive 2 effect on society by serving as a
B) affect on
catalyst for innovation and scientific understanding, C) effect to
D) affects on

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