Question 1

(1) If your favorite rock star asked you to jump off a bridge, would you do it?

(2) Of course not; no way!

(3) You would tell the rock star to take his money.

(4) Then go back to his mansion, and stuff it.

(5) You make your own decisions; the idea of risking your life on the whim of a famous singer is just plain

nonsense.

(6) Even if you truly adore music, it is not a factor that dictates your every move.

(7) Some young people would do anything for a particular music performer.

(8) They would flock to jump off the bridge if their favorite music icon asked them to do so.

(9) Because popular music, more than any other aspect of youth culture, holds an extremely powerful clutch on

its very impressionable audience.

(10) Occasionally that clutch can have a positive effect.

(11) For example, some artists put forth positive messages.

(12) More often, however, the messages in popular songs are destructive.

(13) Children require guidance, and they are easily fooled by music that provides either false hope or

hopelessness.

(14) Adults need to learn about popular music to know which performers preach a positive (or at least

harmless) message and those that can be truly destructive to a young person’s life.

(15) This is a tough job.

(16) But it is an important job.

Which of the following is the best way to revise sentence 2?

Options :

A : (No change)

B : Change the semicolon to an exclamation point and capitalize “no”

C : Change the semicolon to a comma

D : Change the semicolon to a period and omit “no way!”

E : Change the exclamation point to a period

Answer: D

Question 2

Which author associated manhood and maturity with nonconformity?

Options :

A : Henry David Longfellow

B : Willa Cather

C : Mark Twain

D : Carl Sandburg

E : Ralph Waldo Emerson

Answer: A

Question 3

Which poem describes the narrator’s “sorrow for the lost Lenore”?

Options :

A : To One in Paradise

B : The Raven

C : A Clear Midnight

D : I Thought I was not Alone

E : The Conqueror Worm

Answer: B

Question 4

The committee requested that my brother and me resubmit our proposal with additional details about our plan to revive the downtown waterfront area. No error

Options :

A : that

B : and me

C : about our plan

D : to revive

E : No error

Answer: B

Question 5

When one considers how transportation influences our day to day operations, one can appreciate why so many people take extra precautions to maintain their cars. Change one can appreciate to explains. Your new sentence will begin with which of the following?

Options :

A : Transportation’s influences

B : The influence of transportation

C : Influences due to transportation

D : Because of the influence of transportation

E : Transportation influence

Answer: B