Question 1 of 20

From the given choices, select one which is closest in

meaning to the word in capital letters.
The scientists newest research on human cells added LUSTER
to her name.
artistry
value
gloss
glory
light
Question 2 of 20
From the given choices, select one which is closest in
meaning to the word in capital letters.
The boy had to GROPE in the dark for his shoes.
crawl
tiptoe
feel
arrange
sniff
Question 3 of 20
From the given choices, select one which is closest in
meaning to the word in capital letters.
Rosa promised not to DISCLOSE the movies surprise ending.
prevent
unearth
share
reveal
predict

Question 4 of 20
From the given choices, select one which is most nearly
opposite to the word in capital letters.
The counselor presented a CONCISE but clear report on the
students behavior.
complete
elaborate
essential
interesting
refined
Question 5 of 20
From the given choices, select one which is most nearly
opposite to the word in capital letters.
The tourists found REFUGE from the rain in a cave.
shelter
escape
danger
peace
damage
Question 6 of 20
From the given choices, select one which is most nearly
opposite to the word in capital letters.
Medical researchers work not only to cure but also to
ERADICATE disease.
propagate
investigate
cultivate
isolate
eliminate

Question 7 of 20
From the given choices, select the pair of words that
expresses the same relationship as that in the original pair.
flock : sheep :: _______ : _______
ants : colony
gaggle : geese
den : lions
hive : bees
buffalo : herd
Question 8 of 20
From the given choices, select the pair of words that
expresses the same relationship as that in the original pair.
petal : flower :: _______ : _______
wheel : cog
circle : arc
paper : sheet
chair : table
segment : line
Question 9 of 20
From the given choices, select one that gives the most
correct sentence according to standard rules of grammar.
The board of directors __________ a resolution granting loyalty
pay for deserving employees.
have approved
has approved
approve
approving
are approved

Question 10 of 20
From the given choices, select one that gives the most
correct sentence according to standard rules of grammar.
Paulas mother __________ her about her display of rude
behavior.
admonished
instructed
threatened
enlightened
obliged
Question 11 of 20
From the given choices, select one that gives the most
correct sentence according to standard rules of grammar.
You should be studying for the test, __________?
will you
wont you
shall you
shouldnt you
should you
Question 12 of 20
From the given choices, select one that gives the most
correct sentence according to standard rules of grammar.
Gloria __________ one of those students who __________ very
intelligent.
is . . . was
are . . . is
is . . . are
is . . . were
has been . . . were

Question 13 of 20
From the given choices, select one that gives the most
correct sentence according to standard rules of grammar.
__________ the rock hit the window, the glass __________.
When . . . shatter
When . . . shatters
When . . . shattered
While . . . shattered
While . . . is shattering
Question 14 of 20
Parts of the sentence are underlined. These parts may or
may not be correct. Choose the incorrect part of the
sentence among the choices below. If the sentence has no
error, choose No error.
Sandra lent my brother and I the new CD of our favorite band.
lent
I
of
our
No error
Question 15 of 20
Parts of the sentence are underlined. These parts may or
may not be correct. Choose the incorrect part of the
sentence among the choices below. If the sentence has no
error, choose No error.
One-half of the students with failing grades has decided to stay.
One-half of the students
with failing grades
has decided
to stay
No error

Question 16 of 20
Parts of the sentence are underlined. These parts may or
may not be correct. Choose the incorrect part of the
sentence among the choices below. If the sentence has no
error, choose No error.
We gather information about the world by sight, listening, and
feeling.
information
about
sight
listening
No error
Question 17 of 20
Read the selection carefully and then answer the question
that follow. Choose the best answer from among the choices
below.
Long Distance
By Carole Gregory
1 That phone call, the one that you wait for
2 but never expect to come
3 was phoned today. And
4 that voice, the voice you ache for
5 but seldom expect to hear
6 spoke today. And that
7 loneliness, the loneliness you hurt from
8 but always held inside,
9 flies out like thin stones across water.
The mood of the poem is one of
sadness
anger
fear
hurt
joy

Question 18 of 20
Read the selection carefully and then answer the question
that follow. Choose the best answer from among the choices
below.
Long Distance
By Carole Gregory
1 That phone call, the one that you wait for
2 but never expect to come
3 was phoned today. And
4 that voice, the voice you ache for
5 but seldom expect to hear
6 spoke today. And that
7 loneliness, the loneliness you hurt from
8 but always held inside,
9 flies out like thin stones across water.
The title of the poem suggests all of the following EXCEPT:
The caller and you live far apart.
The caller and you have not communicated for some time.
The caller and you are friends torn apart by a
misunderstanding.
The caller and you are planning a trip to a faraway place.
The caller and you wish to meet again after a long separation.

Question 19 of 20
Read the selection carefully and then answer the question
that follow. Choose the best answer from among the choices
below.
1 One day a substitute teacher picked me to read
aloud from
the textbook.
2 When I told her, No, thank you, she came
unhinged. She
thought I was acting
3 smart and told me so. I kept calm, and that got
her madder
and madder. We must
4 have spent 10 minutes trying to solve the
problem, and
finally she got so red in
the
5 face I thought shed blow up. She told me shed
see me
after class.
6 Maybe someone like me was a new thing for
that teacher.
But she wasnt new to me.
7 Ive been through scenes like that all my life.
You see, even
though Im
8 seventeen and a junior in high school, I cant
read because I
have dyslexia. Im told
9 I read at a fourth-grade level, but from where
I sit, thats
not reading. You cant
10 know what that means unless youve been
there. Its not
easy to tell how it feels
11 when you cant read your homework
assignments or the
newspaper or a menu in
12 a restaurant or even notes from your own
friends.
Excerpt from Being Seventeen, Bright, and Unable to
Read by David Raymond
The problem in line 4 is
the narrators refusal to read.
the teachers impatience with the narrator.
the lack of discipline in the classroom.
the interruption of the lesson.

Question 20 of 20
Read the selection carefully and then answer the question
that follow. Choose the best answer from among the choices
below.
1 One day a substitute teacher picked me to read
aloud from
the textbook.
2 When I told her, No, thank you, she came
unhinged. She
thought I was acting
3 smart and told me so. I kept calm, and that got
her madder
and madder. We must
4 have spent 10 minutes trying to solve the
problem, and
finally she got so red in
the
5 face I thought shed blow up. She told me shed
see me
after class.
6 Maybe someone like me was a new thing for
that teacher.
But she wasnt new to me.
7 Ive been through scenes like that all my life.
You see, even
though Im
8 seventeen and a junior in high school, I cant
read because I
have dyslexia. Im told
9 I read at a fourth-grade level, but from where
I sit, thats
not reading. You cant
10 know what that means unless youve been
there. Its not
easy to tell how it feels
11 when you cant read your homework
assignments or the
newspaper or a menu in
12 a restaurant or even notes from your own
friends.
Excerpt from Being Seventeen, Bright, and Unable to
Read by David Raymond
All of the following may be concluded from line 6 EXCEPT:
The teacher had not had a student like the narrator before.
The narrator is a problem student.
The narrator had similar experiences with teachers before.
The narrator and the teacher had not met before.

ANSWER KEY:
1. glory
2. feel
3. reveal
4. elaborate
5. danger
6. propagate
7. gaggle : geese
8. segment : line
9. has approved
10. admonished
11. shouldnt you
12. isare
13. Whenshattered
14. I
15. has decided
16. sight
17. joy
18. The caller and you are planning a trip to a faraway place.
19. The narrators refusal to read.
20. The narrator is a problem student.