Sample Questions -21

5. Susan Fox inspired ………………..her own

students and fellow poets such as Langston
1. For the next six years after his graduation, he
Hughes – and became celebrated as on eof the
traveled through the American South, teaching at
greatest writers of the literary movement.
colleges and ……..his passion for studying.
Which choice completes the text so that it
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard
conforms to the conventions of Standard
English?
English?
A) others, including
A) pursued B) others (including
B) the pursuit of C) others; including
C) to pursue D) others − including
D) pursuing
6. Scientific studies reveal that many people are
2. Brown had grown upimmersed in the generally to detect the subtle differences between
strorytelling traditions of his own family, and “enjoyment” smiles, which ……in the context of a
throughout his southern .........eagerly swapped positive emotional experience and
stories with others. “nonenjoyment smile.”
Which choice completes the text so that it Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard conforms to the conventions of Standard
English? English?
A) journey. He A) will occur
B) journey; he B) would occur
C) journey, he C) occur
D) journey − he D) occured
3. Tom also developed a way of taking notes 7. Enjoyment smiles are characterized by the
that……….the accents and regional expressions engagement of two specific facial
he heard. ……..zygomaticus major and orbiculars oculi.
Which choice completes the text so that it Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard conforms to the conventions of Standard
English? English?
A) captured: A) muscles; the
B) captured B) muscles: the
C) captured, C) muscles− the,
D) captured; D) muscles, the,
4. He wrote one poem. The poem contained 8. This process raise the mouth’s corners,
representations of local dialects, …………. And narrows the eye aperture, and produces.............
references to folktales.
Which choice completes the text so that it
Which choice completes the text with the most conforms to the conventions of Standard
logical transition? English?
A) elements of religious songs, A) wrinkle’s around the eye’s
B) elements ,of religious songs, B) wrinkles around the eye’s
C) elements of religious songs; C) wrinkle’s around the eyes’
D) elements of; religious songs,
 D) wrinkles around the eyes D) by seeing

9. Enjoyment smiles are called Duschenne, smiles 13. NOAA estimates that the improvements in
after French …….who first studied the forecasting made possible by dual-polarization
physiology of smiles in the 1880s. radar …..the potential to save the public about
7000 million dollars.
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard Which choice completes the text so that it
English? conforms to the conventions of Standard
English?
A) anatomist G.B.Duchenne,
B) anatomist; G.B.Duchenne, A) has
C) anatomist, G.B.Duchenne B) have
D) anatomist G.B.Duchenne C) has had
D) have had
10. Although he made his observations about the
enjoyment smiles as far back as 1862, ......been 14. Once these issues are addressed, international
only in the recent past that emiprical evidence has cooperation and investments in advanced
confiremd a high correlation between the spacecraft can ensure that asteroid mining ……a
contraction of the muscle and positive moods. successful industry.
Which choice completes the text so that it Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard conforms to the conventions of Standard
English? English?
A) it has A) became
B) but it has B) has become
C) while it has C) becomes
D) it having D) had become

11. Thanks to new innovations in radar 15. Platinium is ued in variety of technologies.
……….are now able to forecast weather events. Cobalt, because of its ……. Can be alloyed with
other metals for use in turbine generators.
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard Which choice completes the text so that it
English? conforms to the conventions of Standard
English?
A) technology. Metereologists
B) technology; metereologists A) hardness
C) technology: metereologists B) hardness:
D) technology, metereologists C) hardness−
D) hardness,
12. This process produces a more complex two-
dimensional image, enabling forecasters ……the 16. The Outer Space Treaty bans countries from
height and width of particles. taking any celestial bodies into…….possession.
Which choice completes the text so that it Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard conforms to the conventions of Standard
English? English?
A) in seeing A) its
B) to see B) it’s
C) for seeing C) their
 D) one’s D) worlds oceans
17. NW Rota-1 is far below the ocean’s photic
zone where sunlight drives photosynthesis;
…….bacteria supporting a unique food web have
adapted to this perpetually dark environment.
Which choice completes the text with the most
logical transition?
A) nevertheless,
B) afterward,
C) furthermore
D) similarly,

18. The bacteria have evolved to use hydrogen

sulfide instead of sunlight for the energy, and
hydrothermal venting is the source of the
chemical soup to support ………
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard
English?
A) him or her
B) one
C) them
D) it
19. Loihi shrimp –originally thought to exist only
around an undersea volcano near Hawaii………
survive by using claws to harvest filaments.
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard
English?
A) Hawaii,
B) Hawaii;
C) Hawaii −
D) Hawaii

20. As the carbon dioxide level in Earth’s

atmosphere rises, the ………absorb more carbon
dioxide.
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard
English?
A) world’s ocean’s
B) world’s oceans’
C) world’s oceans