TSI Writing Practice Test #2
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer: Claude Monet was a famous painter who's well-known painting includes Starry Night and Water Lilly Pond.
Explanation:
The correct way to refer to a person, in this case Monet, is through the use of the pronoun whose which eliminates two of the choices. Two paintings are identified, so the plural form must be used, eliminating another of the choices. This choice uses whose and paintings, indicating there is more than one, making it the correct choice.
Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence. Bats and dolphins use a process known as echolocation, which means they emit and receive frequencies that can help them navigate through the dark night and murky waters, and also allows them to locate food sources like insects or fish. Rewrite, beginning with, Locating food sources like insects or fish The next words will be:
Explanation:
The original sentence indicates that bats and dolphins are able to do many things, including locating food sources like insects or fish through a process known as echolocation. This choice best expresses the fact that locating food is accomplished through echolocation.
Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence: Carbon dating is an accepted method used by archaeologists to figure out the age of artifacts, even though it may not be entirely accurate if samples are contaminated or if the objects to be dated are not extremely old. Rewrite, beginning with Even though carbon dating is not always entirely accurate, The next words will be
Explanation:
The new sentence begins with the phrase "even though," indicating that a contrast is being constructed. "Even though carbon dating is not always entirely accurate, it is still an accepted method" provides this contrast, while the other choices do not.
Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence. Chemical changes are sometimes difficult to distinguish from physical changes, but some examples of physical changes, such as melting water, chopped wood, and ripped paper, are very easy to recognize. Melting water, chopped wood, and ripped paper, The next words will be
Explanation:
Melting water, chopped wood, and ripped paper are identified in the original sentence as examples of physical changes that are easy to distinguish from chemical changes. This choice is best because it identifies the previously mentioned objects as examples of physical changes.
Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence. The theory of repressed memory was developed by Sigmund Freud, and it stated that all people store memories that cannot be accessed during daily life, but can be accessed through hypnotherapy and hypnosis. Rewrite, beginning with, Developed by Sigmund Freud, The next words will be
Explanation:
This is the only phrase that describes something developed by Sigmund Freud.
Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence. Romantic poetry is an important genre, and the works are easily distinguished from other types of poetry by several characteristics, including their focus on nature and the importance that is ascribed to everyday occurrences. Rewrite, beginning with A focus on nature and the importance that is ascribed to everyday occurrences, The next words will be
Explanation:
A focus on nature and ascribing importance to everyday occurrences are identified in the original sentence as important characteristics of Romantic poetry. This answer clearly identifies them as characteristics, and is the only choice that can logically follow the given phrase.
Choose the best alternative to the sentence's underlined part. The first option is identical to the first statement. Choose the first option if you believe the original sentence is preferable.
While speed is a measurement of how fast an object is moving, velocity is a measurement of how fast an object is moving as well as the direction in which it is travelling.
Explanation:
The original is consistent with the single, noun, and the and implies that velocity can be used to represent multiple values.
Choose the best version of the sentence's underlined part. The first option corresponds to the original sentence. Choose the first option if you believe the original sentence is the best.A key factor taken into account during city planning is where the majority of the services and amenities will be.
Explanation:
This decision makes logical, and the singular is a critical criterion that everyone agrees on.
Choose the best version of the sentence's underlined part. The first option corresponds to the original sentence. Choose the first option if you believe the original sentence is the best. Jupiter with its numerous moons, and Great Red Spot, has been studied extensively by astronomers.
Explanation:
The only option with correctly positioned commas is this one. Both the numerous moons and the Great Red Spot pertain to Jupiter, which is preserved in this response.