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SECTION 3 This section is designed to measure your comprehension of standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for each type. Directions: In questions 1-30, each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter you have chosen. Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen. Example Passenger ships and aircraft are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones.
The best answer is (C) because "Passenger ships and planes are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones" is closest in meaning to the original sentence. Therefore, you should choose answer (C). Now begin work on the questions. 1. Mollusks, soft-bodied aquatic shellfish, are among the most abundant
sources of animal protein. 2. Some crystals emit visible light when struck by ionizing
particles. 3. The main characters of Horatio Alger's books always rise from poverty to
riches. 4. The meadowlark chooses a grassy location for its nest, which is built right
on the turf. 5. The most famous Shoshone Indian was Sacagawea¾the
woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their exploration of their
upper Missouri River. 6. Spearmint oil is distilled for flavoring chewing gum and candy and used
as a disguise for disagreeable tastes in medicine. 7. An individual who tells an untruth that is likely to injure the good
name of another individual may be charged with slander. 8. Inside the Lincoln Memorial is an immense statue of Abraham
Lincoln by Daniel Chester French. 9. Because mild analgesics are readily assimilated from the
gastrointestinal tract, they are usually given by mouth. 10. Part-time employment gives students valuable experience and sometimes enables
them to pay their college tuition. 11. Julia Margaret Cameron was among the pioneers in a new kind of
portrait photography--the close-up. 12. Many factory workers find their jobs tiresome. 13. In aerospace programs, helium is used to chill rocket engines
prior to the launch. 14. The operation of the electric typewriter requires less effort
than the manual machine. 15. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, vigorously defended
the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion. 16. Amphibians have moist, scaleless skin that may be either soft and
smooth or rough and gritty. 17. By 1900 Annie Smith Peck had climbed twenty four major mountains of the
world and was wholeheartedly acclaimed as an international mountaineer. 18. In the Gothic novel, emphasis is placed on setting and plot,
rather than on character development. 19. Ravaged by pollution and war, many famous monuments have become eroded
and stained. 20. Pendulums are used to regulate motion in some scientific equipment. 21. Louis Sullivan, a famous American architect, varies his structures to suit
the local climate. 22. Some types of deafness are congenital. 23. Although barbers now restrict their services to cutting and styling
hair, their predecessors used to extract teeth as well. 24. In many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, April marks the advent
of spring. 25. When the United States stock market fell in 1929, many stockholders
were forced to sell their shares at ludicrously low prices. 26. Plants without leaves, such as algae and fungi, are the first forms of
life to grow back after a natural catastrophe. 27. Basketball as it is played today is essentially the same game
that Dr. James Naismith invented in 1891. 28. The pull of gravity is exactly perpendicular to the surface of still
water. 29. North American fur trade waned in the early 1800's, mainly due
to the diminishing number of fur-bearing animals. 30. Literary historians believe Emily Dickinson had a lonely existence,
finding joy only in her poetry.
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