Comprehensive TSA

Question 1

From a primitive form of locomotion to a sophisticated pastime and competitive sport, swimming has evolved. Swimming is a demanding sport that works almost every muscle group and calls for extensive training. In competitions, swimmers usually compete for the fastest time using a particular swimming stroke to cover a given distance. In addition, swimmers strive to develop their long-distance swimming endurance. Swimming has become such a complex competitive sport—one incorrect stroke can cause a competitor to be disqualified—that it's interesting to wonder how swimming will change for people in the future—either progressing toward a more advanced goal or reverting to a more primitive form of movement.

Which of the following best describes this passage's structure?

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An activity narrowed to a specific purpose and expanded to consider future implications.

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A hypothesis tested against certain conditions, developed into a larger thesis.

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An activity and its purposes are explained.

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An activity narrowed to a specific purpose and expanded to consider future deviations.

Question 2

From a primitive form of locomotion to a sophisticated pastime and competitive sport, swimming has evolved. Swimming is a demanding sport that works almost every muscle group and calls for extensive training. In competitions, swimmers usually compete for the fastest time using a particular swimming stroke to cover a given distance. In addition, swimmers strive to develop their long-distance swimming endurance. Swimming has become such a complex competitive sport—one incorrect stroke can cause a competitor to be disqualified—that it's interesting to wonder how swimming will change for people in the future—either progressing toward a more advanced goal or reverting to a more primitive form of movement.

Which of the following scenarios would result in swimming fulfilling the author's prophecy?

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Swimming remains a competitive Olympic sport.

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People swim in home and community pools to relax and exercise.

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Humans settling on the moon use swimming techniques to move through space.

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Animals, including amphibians, begin to swim instinctively upon birth, as a dominant genetic trait.

Question 3

For the word in bold, which of the following is a suitable substitute?

Lucy made a designated area in the kitchen for all of her cooking tools.

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delegated

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destroyed

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illuminated

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pushed

Question 4

Which of the following describes the word in bold's opposite?

To allow his children to make smores, Mike sparked a fire in his fire pit.

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stopped

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lit

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embraced

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made

Question 5

What is the meaning of the bolded word?

Kurt thought it was preposterous that his house lost electricity when the weather was nice.

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utterly absurd or ridiculous

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for something to be logical; to make sense

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for something to be pretty

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insanely dangerous

Question 6

In order to make the sentence grammatically correct, what needs to be changed in it?

Joyce came to the conclusion that her inability to decide what to buy makes Christmas shopping challenging. She knows that her nephew likes toy cars, but she never knows which cars to get.

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Change “know” to “knows”

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Change "likes” to “like”

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Change the second "knows” to “know”

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Change “determined” to “determine”

Question 7

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

If he ever ________ to come over, he would be able to come over.

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wanted

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to want

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want

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will want