Module I: Reading and Writing

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In Peru’s Pisco Valley, in territory formerly inhabited by the Incas, there extends what is popularly called the “Band of Holes,” a long series of holes densely connected to form a band, running up the slope of Monte Sierpe. First documented in 1931 by aerial photographer Robert Shippee, the clearly artificial formation continues to ______ researchers to this day; it may be a border, a trail, or part of some defensive structure.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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confound
ensure
acknowledge
correlate
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribal community maintains a Tribal Court system of three levels: a Supreme Court, a District Court, and a Peacemaker court. The mission of the courts is to provide prompt and ______ decisions objectively based on the Tribal Constitution.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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implausible
civic
principal
impartial
When Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros unveiled his controversial work America Tropical, he ___ set off what was later called the “Chicano mural movement.” Without intending to do so, Siqueiros inspired a wave of young Hispanic muralists who used their art to celebrate their heritage.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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prophetically
initially
inadvertently
emphatically
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) may affect unacclimated individuals at altitudes of 2,500 meters and higher, resulting in headache, dizziness, and vomiting. While the symptoms have been reported from as early as 30 BC, until a large number of people began mountaineering in the 20th century there was a ______ evidence—experimental or anecdotal—regarding the best forms of treatment or prevention.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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plethora of
confusion by
dearth of
emphasis on
The following text is from Edith Nesbit’s 1899 short story “The Marble Child.” The child, Ernest, is convinced that a marble statue has come alive to play with him.
How could even a child believe it? But this did not surprise him as much as it would surprise you: the world where children live is so full of amazing and incredible-looking things that turn out to be quite real. And if Lot’s wife could be turned into a pillar of salt, why should not a marble child turn into a real one? It was all quite plain to Ernest, but he did not tell anyone because he had a feeling that it might not be easy to make it plain to them.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
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To suggest the proper context through which to view an event in the story
To describe the capricious imagination of children
To portray the confusion of a child when faced with the unknown
To convey the childish worries of Ernest and to account for his earlier behavior
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