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entrance of lower O'Connell Street and overlooking the Liffey River. (7) O'Connell stands high
above the unhurried crowds of shoppers, business people, and students on a sturdy column; he is
surrounded by four serene angels seated at each corner of the monument's base.
409. Which of the following words should replace the underlined word in Part 4 of the passage?
a. require
b. relinquish
c. acquire
d. assign
410. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the second paragraph of the passage?
a. Part 7: Replace the semicolon with a comma.
b. Part 5: Change "Irish" to "irish."
c. Part 5: Change "running" to "run."
d. Part 6: Change "overlooking" to "overlooks."
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411. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the first paragraph of the passage?
a. Part 2: Insert a comma after "that."
b. Part 3: Replace the comma after "protests" with a semicolon.
c. Part 4: Remove the colon after "distinction.''
d. Part 2: Insert a comma after "street."
Answer questions 412 414 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Mrs. Lake arriving twenty minutes early surprised and irritated Nicholas, although the
moment for saying so slipped past too quickly for him to snatch its opportunity.
(2) She was a thin woman of medium height, not much older than he in her middle forties he
judged dressed in a red-and-white, polka-dot dress and opentoed red shoes with extremely high
heels. (3) Her short brown hair was crimped in waves, which gave a incongruous, quaint,
old-fashioned effect. (4) She had a pointed nose. (5) Her eyes, set rather shallow, were light
brown and inquisitive.
(6) "Dr. Markley?" she asked. (7) Nicholas nodded, and the woman walked in past him,
proceeding with little mincing steps to the center of the living room where she stood with her
back turned, looking around. (8) "My my," she said. (9) "This is a nice house. (10) Do you live
here all alone?"
412. Which of the following changes should be made in Part 3?
a Change "was" to "is."
b. Change "gave" to "gives."
c. Change "a'' to "an."
d. Change "effect" to "affect."
413. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard use of a modifier?
a. Part 7
b. Part 5
c. Part 3
d. Part 2
414. Which of the following changes needs to be made to Part 1?
a. Insert a comma after "early."
b. Change "too" to "two."
c. Change "Lake" to "Lake's."
d. Change "its" to "it's."
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SET 32 (Answers begin on page 147.)
Answer questions 415 417 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) If your office job involves telephone work, than your faceless voice may be the first contact a
caller has to your company or organization. (2) For this reason, your telephone manners have to
be impeccable. (3) Always answer the phone promptly, on the first or second ring if possible. (4)
Speak directly into the phone, neither too loudly nor too softly, in a pleasant, cheerful voice. (5)
Vary the pitch of your voice, so that it will not sound monotonous or uninterested, and be sure to
enunciate clearly. (6) After a short, friendly greeting, state your company or boss's name, then
your own name.
(7) Always take messages carefully. (8) Fill out all pertinent blanks on the message pad sheet
while you are still on the phone. (9) Always let the caller hang up first. (10) Do not depend in
your memory for the spelling of a name or the last digit of a phone number, and be sure to write
legibly. (11) When it is time to close a conversation, do so in a pleasant manner, and never hang
up without saying good-bye. (12) While it is not an absolute rule, generally closing with
"Good-bye" is preferable to "Bye-bye." (13) Verify the information by reading it back to the
caller.
415. Which of the following editorial change would most improve the clarity of development of
ideas in the second paragraph?
a. Delete Part 9.
b. Reverse the order of Part 8 and Part 13.
c. Reverse the order of Part 9 and Part 13.
d. Add a sentence after Part 7 explaining the need to take phone messages from customers
politely.
416. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the first paragraph?
a. Part 5: Change "they" to "it."
b. Part 1: Change ''than" to "then.''
c. Part 2: Change "manners" to "manner."
d. Part 6: Change "boss's" to "bosses."
417. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard use of a preposition?
a. Part 1
b. Part 2
c. Part 8
d. Part 10
Answer questions 418 and 419 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Understand that your boss has problems, too. (2) This is easy to forget. (3) When someone
has authority over you, it's hard to remember that they're just human. (4) Your boss may have
children at home who misbehave, dogs or cats or parakeets that need to go to the vet, deadlines to
meet, bosses of his or her own (sometimes even bad ones) overseeing his or her work. (5) If your
boss is occasionally unreasonable, try to keep in mind that it might have nothing to do with you.
(6) He or she may be having a bad day for reasons no one else knows. (7) Of course if such
behavior becomes consistently abusive, you'll have to do something about it confront the
problem or even quit. (8) But were all entitled to occasional mood swings.
418. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard use of a pronoun?
a. Part 3
b. Part 4
c. Part 7
d. Part 8
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419. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the above passage?
a. Part 5: Change "unreasonable" to "unreasonably."
b. Part 7: Change the dash to a semicolon.
c. Part 8: Change "were'' to "we're."
d. Part 4: Change ''deadlines" to "a deadline."
Answer questions 420 and 421 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Beginning next month, the Department of Sanitation will institute a program intended to
remove the graffiti from sanitation trucks. (2) Any truck that finishes its assigned route before the
end of the workers' shift will return to the sanitation lot, where supervisors will provide materials
for workers to use in cleaning the trucks. (3) The length of time it takes to complete different
routes varies, therefore, trucks will no longer be assigned to a specific route but will be rotated
among the routes. (4) Therefore, workers should no longer leave personal items in the trucks, as
they will not necessarily be using the same truck each day as they did in the past.
(5) It is expected that all sanitation workers will eventually participate in the cleaning up of the
trucks. (6) The department estimates that the project will take approximately one month to
complete.
420. Which of the following sentences, if added between Parts 2 and 3 of the first paragraph,
would be most consistent with the writer's purpose and audience?
a. Workers will be required to spend the time remaining in their shift cleaning graffiti from
their trucks.
b. During the remainder of the shift, the guys will scrub the graffiti from the trucks.
c. Workers will be required to spend the time remaining in their shift sanitizing their filthy
trucks.
d. During the rest of the shift, the garbage men will spruce up their trucks.
421. Which of the following numbered parts in the passage contains a nonstandard sentence?
a. Part 1
b. Part 6
c. Part 2
d. Part 3
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entrance of lower O'Connell Street and overlooking the Liffey River. (7) O'Connell stands high
above the unhurried crowds of shoppers, business people, and students on a sturdy column; he is
surrounded by four serene angels seated at each corner of the monument's base.
409. Which of the following words should replace the underlined word in Part 4 of the passage?
a. require
b. relinquish
c. acquire
d. assign
410. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the second paragraph of the passage?
a. Part 7: Replace the semicolon with a comma.
b. Part 5: Change "Irish" to "irish."
c. Part 5: Change "running" to "run."
d. Part 6: Change "overlooking" to "overlooks."
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411. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the first paragraph of the passage?
a. Part 2: Insert a comma after "that."
b. Part 3: Replace the comma after "protests" with a semicolon.
c. Part 4: Remove the colon after "distinction.''
d. Part 2: Insert a comma after "street."
Answer questions 412 414 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Mrs. Lake arriving twenty minutes early surprised and irritated Nicholas, although the
moment for saying so slipped past too quickly for him to snatch its opportunity.
(2) She was a thin woman of medium height, not much older than he in her middle forties he
judged dressed in a red-and-white, polka-dot dress and opentoed red shoes with extremely high
heels. (3) Her short brown hair was crimped in waves, which gave a incongruous, quaint,
old-fashioned effect. (4) She had a pointed nose. (5) Her eyes, set rather shallow, were light
brown and inquisitive.
(6) "Dr. Markley?" she asked. (7) Nicholas nodded, and the woman walked in past him,
proceeding with little mincing steps to the center of the living room where she stood with her
back turned, looking around. (8) "My my," she said. (9) "This is a nice house. (10) Do you live
here all alone?"
412. Which of the following changes should be made in Part 3?
a Change "was" to "is."
b. Change "gave" to "gives."
c. Change "a'' to "an."
d. Change "effect" to "affect."
413. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard use of a modifier?
a. Part 7
b. Part 5
c. Part 3
d. Part 2
414. Which of the following changes needs to be made to Part 1?
a. Insert a comma after "early."
b. Change "too" to "two."
c. Change "Lake" to "Lake's."
d. Change "its" to "it's."
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SET 32 (Answers begin on page 147.)
Answer questions 415 417 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) If your office job involves telephone work, than your faceless voice may be the first contact a
caller has to your company or organization. (2) For this reason, your telephone manners have to
be impeccable. (3) Always answer the phone promptly, on the first or second ring if possible. (4)
Speak directly into the phone, neither too loudly nor too softly, in a pleasant, cheerful voice. (5)
Vary the pitch of your voice, so that it will not sound monotonous or uninterested, and be sure to
enunciate clearly. (6) After a short, friendly greeting, state your company or boss's name, then
your own name.
(7) Always take messages carefully. (8) Fill out all pertinent blanks on the message pad sheet
while you are still on the phone. (9) Always let the caller hang up first. (10) Do not depend in
your memory for the spelling of a name or the last digit of a phone number, and be sure to write
legibly. (11) When it is time to close a conversation, do so in a pleasant manner, and never hang
up without saying good-bye. (12) While it is not an absolute rule, generally closing with
"Good-bye" is preferable to "Bye-bye." (13) Verify the information by reading it back to the
caller.
415. Which of the following editorial change would most improve the clarity of development of
ideas in the second paragraph?
a. Delete Part 9.
b. Reverse the order of Part 8 and Part 13.
c. Reverse the order of Part 9 and Part 13.
d. Add a sentence after Part 7 explaining the need to take phone messages from customers
politely.
416. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the first paragraph?
a. Part 5: Change "they" to "it."
b. Part 1: Change ''than" to "then.''
c. Part 2: Change "manners" to "manner."
d. Part 6: Change "boss's" to "bosses."
417. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard use of a preposition?
a. Part 1
b. Part 2
c. Part 8
d. Part 10
Answer questions 418 and 419 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Understand that your boss has problems, too. (2) This is easy to forget. (3) When someone
has authority over you, it's hard to remember that they're just human. (4) Your boss may have
children at home who misbehave, dogs or cats or parakeets that need to go to the vet, deadlines to
meet, bosses of his or her own (sometimes even bad ones) overseeing his or her work. (5) If your
boss is occasionally unreasonable, try to keep in mind that it might have nothing to do with you.
(6) He or she may be having a bad day for reasons no one else knows. (7) Of course if such
behavior becomes consistently abusive, you'll have to do something about it confront the
problem or even quit. (8) But were all entitled to occasional mood swings.
418. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard use of a pronoun?
a. Part 3
b. Part 4
c. Part 7
d. Part 8
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419. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the above passage?
a. Part 5: Change "unreasonable" to "unreasonably."
b. Part 7: Change the dash to a semicolon.
c. Part 8: Change "were'' to "we're."
d. Part 4: Change ''deadlines" to "a deadline."
Answer questions 420 and 421 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Beginning next month, the Department of Sanitation will institute a program intended to
remove the graffiti from sanitation trucks. (2) Any truck that finishes its assigned route before the
end of the workers' shift will return to the sanitation lot, where supervisors will provide materials
for workers to use in cleaning the trucks. (3) The length of time it takes to complete different
routes varies, therefore, trucks will no longer be assigned to a specific route but will be rotated
among the routes. (4) Therefore, workers should no longer leave personal items in the trucks, as
they will not necessarily be using the same truck each day as they did in the past.
(5) It is expected that all sanitation workers will eventually participate in the cleaning up of the
trucks. (6) The department estimates that the project will take approximately one month to
complete.
420. Which of the following sentences, if added between Parts 2 and 3 of the first paragraph,
would be most consistent with the writer's purpose and audience?
a. Workers will be required to spend the time remaining in their shift cleaning graffiti from
their trucks.
b. During the remainder of the shift, the guys will scrub the graffiti from the trucks.
c. Workers will be required to spend the time remaining in their shift sanitizing their filthy
trucks.
d. During the rest of the shift, the garbage men will spruce up their trucks.
421. Which of the following numbered parts in the passage contains a nonstandard sentence?
a. Part 1
b. Part 6
c. Part 2
d. Part 3
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