West B Test General 3

Question 1

A passage describes how 'ancillary' staff support a hospital's main medical functions. Which word is closest in meaning to 'ancillary'?

Accepted Answer

Supplementary

Answer

Ancillary means providing support to the primary activities of an organization, synonymous with supplementary.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an inferential reading comprehension question?

Accepted Answer

Why might the character have made that choice given what we know about her background?

Answer

Inferential questions require readers to draw conclusions beyond explicitly stated information.

Question 3

If 15% of a number is 45, what is the number?

Accepted Answer

300

Answer

Set up: 0.15 × n = 45, so n = 45 ÷ 0.15 = 300.

Question 4

Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?

Accepted Answer

The report was late; however, the quality was excellent.

Answer

A semicolon correctly links two independent clauses, especially before conjunctive adverbs like 'however.'

Question 5

A jar contains 4 red, 6 blue, and 2 green marbles. If one marble is drawn at random, what is the probability it is NOT red?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

There are 8 non-red marbles out of 12 total: 8/12 = 2/3.

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