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PASSAGE III - Eva Zeisel’s Playful Search for Beauty - English Test (June 2023 - F12)

PASSAGE III
Eva Zeisel’s Playful Search for Beauty

Questions from the Passage III

31) A. NO CHANGE B. same: a playful C. same a playful: D. same a playful

32) Given that all the choices are accurate, which one best provides a foundation for the essay’s discussion of Zeisel’s artistic focus?
F. NO CHANGE
G. graphic artists, many of whom were from Poland.
H. leading designers of objects for the home.
J. prominent French perfume makers.

33) A. NO CHANGE B. were C. also D. DELETE the underlined portion.


34) Which of the following true statements, if added here, would best connect the preceding sentence to the last sentence in the paragraph?
F. They didn’t remind her of anything she had created as an apprentice potter.
G. She did, however, appreciate that the designs were not at all flowery or frilly.
H. She still appreciated all that she had taken in at the World’s Fair.
J. They didn’t express a sense of joy or humanity.


35) A. NO CHANGE B. emotion, they conveyed, C. emotion they conveyed: D. emotion they conveyed,

36)
F. NO CHANGE
G. Zeisel, who was a ceramics designer for nearly eighty years,
H. Zeisel, who attended the 1925 World’s Fair in Paris,
J. Zeisel


37) A. NO CHANGE B. she began creating C. the creation of her D. while creating

38) F. NO CHANGE G. shapes. Still, her pieces were spare. H. shapes, having no embellishments. J. shapes.

39) A. NO CHANGE B. twist, previously, C. twist, similarly, D. twist

40) F. NO CHANGE G. along H. in J. at

41) Given that all the choices are accurate, which one best introduces the series of examples of Zeisel’s designs that follows?
A. NO CHANGE
B. Long after her first ceramics exhibition in the United States, which had been held in 1926,
C. While the originals of her early work have become sought-after collectibles,
D. Sometimes establishing and teaching ceramics design courses,

42) F. NO CHANGE G. each other, H. that, J. it,

43) A. NO CHANGE B. they didn’t all look C. were not D. and not

44)
F. NO CHANGE
G. long, and lighthearted search, Zeisel showed
H. long and lighthearted search Zeisel showed,
J. long and lighthearted search Zeisel showed

Question 45 asks about the preceding passage as a whole.
45) The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the essay:
Many of Zeisel’s first designs to be mass-manufactured had been critically acclaimed by art enthusiasts and museums, but she wanted her dinnerware pieces to be enjoyed by people in the home.
If the writer were to add this sentence, it would most logically be placed at:
A. Point A in Paragraph 1.
B. Point B in Paragraph 1.
C. Point C in Paragraph 2.
D. Point D in Paragraph 3.

Solution

Exam Edition: June 2023 - F12

Exam Year: 2023

Related topics: Text interpretation, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary