Module I: Reading and Writing

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The following text is from Lilliam Rivera’s 2020 novel Never Look Back. The text describes the narrator arriving at his father’s apartment.
“Pops, I’m here!” I drop my bag and set my guitar case against a wall. I place my keys on the bowl right next to the ceramic elephant Pops got me on one of his trips to Santo Domingo when I was a little kid.
As used in the text, what does the word “place” most nearly mean?

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One way to ___ the importance of a scholar’s research is to track how often other scholars refer to that research. For example, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland economist Loretta J. Mester, who studies central banking, is among the world’s most frequently cited researchers in her field, indicating that her work has been quite significant.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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diminish
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Though most hoaxes perpetrated as jokes by mischievous users of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that almost anyone can freely edit, have quickly been detected and removed, a few fictitious entries, such as those for the American punk rock band The Deadweights and the 17th-century legislator Nicholas Burkhart, persisted on the site for many years before they were finally recognized as ___ and deleted.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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There are many famous examples of election pollsters making inaccurate predictions in presidential elections. But neuroscientist and election pollster Sam Wang has said that these prediction failures should not lead campaigns to ___ election polling entirely. Polling is about more than just predicting the winner; throughout campaigns, it helps strategists identify where their efforts are most likely to be effective.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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The following text is adapted from Virginia Woolf’s 1919 novel Night and Day. Katharine is the granddaughter of a celebrated poet.
Katharine’s descent from [a celebrated poet] was no surprise to her, but matter for satisfaction, until, as the years wore on, certain drawbacks made themselves very manifest. Perhaps it is a little depressing to inherit not lands but an example of intellectual virtue; perhaps the conclusiveness of a great ancestor is a little discouraging to those who run the risk of comparison with him.
As used in the text, what does the word “manifest” most nearly mean?
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