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PASSAGE I - Story Seeker - On my ninth birthday, my grandmother gave (June 2023 - F12)

PASSAGE I

Story Seeker

Questions from the Passage I

1) A. NO CHANGE B. used, throughout her career, C. used throughout her career, D. used throughout her career

2) F. NO CHANGE G. but regarding H. yet regarding J. so regarded

3) A. NO CHANGE B. I was used to the C. Used to the D. The

4) F. NO CHANGE G. For example, H. In contrast, J. Still,

5) A. NO CHANGE B. print of the letter, depending on the key that was pressed. C. corresponding letter that matched. D. corresponding letter.

6) Which choice most effectively maintains the narrator’stone by using exaggeration for emphasis?
F. NO CHANGE G. kind of a long time H. a while J. time

7) A. NO CHANGE B. neighborhood, empty notebook in hand, C. neighborhood, empty notebook in hand D. neighborhood empty notebook in hand

8) F. NO CHANGE G. forth for it was H. forth, it was J. forth being

9) A. NO CHANGE B. while hand-delivering C. I hand-delivered D. hand-delivering

10) F. NO CHANGE G. Of course, H. However, J. Instead,

11) A. NO CHANGE B. designated C. assigned D. referred

12) F. NO CHANGE G. passed writing about H. passed writing for J. past writing for

13) The essay writer is considering deleting the underlined portion. Should the underlined portion be kept or deleted?
A. Kept, because it introduces the grandmother’s voice to the narrative.
B. Kept, because it reiterates the main theme of the narrative.
C. Deleted, because it fails to explain how the grand- mother is qualified to give the narrator advice.
D. Deleted, because it takes the focus away from the narrator’s writing technique.

Questions 14 and 15 ask about the preceding passage as a whole
14) The essay writer is considering adding the following sentence to the essay:
“This is a good start, Anthony,” she said.
The sentence would most logically be placed at:
F. Point A in Paragraph 1.
G. Point B in Paragraph 2.
H. Point C in Paragraph 2.
J. Point D in Paragraph 3.

15) Suppose the essay writer’s primary purpose had been to provide a brief overview of the narrator’s fifteen- year career as a news writer. Would this essay accom- plish that purpose?
A. Yes, because it describes the narrator’s most significant news stories and how they shaped him as a writer.
B. Yes, because it focuses on the news stories the narrator wrote when he was nine years old.
C. No, because it instead focuses on the narrator’s grandmother’s experiences as a news writer and how those experiences shaped her career.
D. No, because it instead describes a single story that marked the beginning of the narrator’s interest in news writing.

Solution

Exam Edition: June 2023 - F12

Exam Year: 2023

Related topics: Text interpretation, Reading, Grammar