Module I: Reading and Writing

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Scholars of Mexican literature have focused their attention on writers of the fertile period following the Mexican Revolution (which lasted from 1910–1920), such as Laura Esquivel. These writers are often considered the leading figures of the Mexican literary canon, but nineteenth-century writers like Antonio Menendez de la Peña are just as _____ blank Mexican literature.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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overlooked in
polarizing in
essential to
knowledgeable about
As volcanologists like Tamsin Mather are apt to make clear, not all volcanoes are the same. Água de Pau in the Azores Islands, for example, is a stratovolcano, a conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra. Methana in Greece, _____ blank is a lava dome, a circular mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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 in any case
in conclusion
in contrast
in fact
It may seem that works of art are best experienced in person. However, in an online collection from the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan, people can zoom in on a high-quality image of the woodblock print Fine Breezy Day by Katsushika Hokusai. A student argues that viewers usually can’t examine works of art in a museum as carefully as they can examine works in online collections.
Which statement, if true, would most directly support the underlined argument?
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Most museums have signs that provide basic information about the works of art on display.
Many museums have started adding images of works from their collections to their websites.
Most museums don’t allow visitors to get very close to the works of art on display.
Museums don’t always put works by different artists together in one room.
While conducting an interview for her book Latina Authors and Their Muses, editor Mayra Calvani asked Margo Candela, author of the young adult novel The Brenda Diaries, what _____ blank Candela’s response was The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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was her favorite book!
was her favorite book?
her favorite book was.
her favorite book was?
Four European High-Speed Rail Hubs
HubCountryHub type
København HDenmarkexisting hub (urban)
Lille EuropeFranceperipheral replacement (urban periphery)
Reggio Emilia AV MediopadanaItalydistributed services (urban periphery)
Stuttgart HbfGermanyexisting hub (urban)
Installing a new high-speed rail (HSR) hub in an area has the potential to boost residential development nearby, though the amount and type of development vary considerably by location. This potential is greatest when HSR hubs are established in areas far away from city centers, as these locations tend to have more available land for redevelopment into residential areas.
Which statement is best supported by information from the text and table?
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The area around Lille Europe has greater potential for residential development than the area around Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana does.
The area around Lille Europe has greater potential for residential development than the area around København H does.
The area around København H has greater potential for residential development than the area around Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana does.
The area around København H has greater potential for residential development than the area around Stuttgart Hbf does.
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