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SESI 2 Structure and written expression

Time 25 minutes (including the reading of direction)
This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for
standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special
directions for each type.

Structure

Directions: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or
phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the
letter of the answer you have chosen.

Example I Sample Answer

Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes ____

they both emit hot liquids from below the Earth’s surface.
(A) due to
(B) because
(C) in spite of
(D) regardless of

The sentence should read, “Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes because the both emit hot
liquids from below the Earth’s surface.” Therefore, you should choose (B).

Example II Sample Answer

During the early period of ocean navigation, _____

any need for sophisticated instruments and techniques.
(A) so that hardly
(B) when there hardly was
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( ) y
(C) hardly was
(D) there was hardly

The sentence should read, “During the early period of ocean navigation, there was hardly any need for
sophisticated instruments and techniques.” Therefore, you should choose (D).Now begin work on
questions

On December 17, 1903, The Flyer ____ near kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with
Orville wright as Pilot. *

took it off

taking off

it took off

took off

About 4000 B.C, Human discovered that _____ obtained from special Rocks
called ores *

could metals be

the ability of metallic

possibly metallic

metals could be

The 1984 Democratic Convention _____ in San Fransisco *

is Holding

Was Held

held

Holds

The
development of the light bulb _____ partly as a result of the widespread
availability of electricity and the need for cheap, clean light. *

was occurring

occurred
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occurring.

was occurred

.
Since Elizabeth Barret Browning’s father never approved of ____ Robert
Browning, the couple eloped to italy, where they lived and wrote. *

her to marrying

she marrying

she to marry

her to mary

One
of ______ smallest particle thought to esist, the quark is believed to exist, the
quark is believed to exsist in pairs, together forming a hadron. *

what the

these of the

the

what was the

. _______ is Famous as the home of the United States Naval Academy *

Because Annapolis.

Because of annapolis

Annapolis

why Annapolis

. if it _____ more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures
would be unbearable. *

be

is
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were

was

Mark Twain ____the years after the Civil War the “Gilded Age” *

He Called

Calling

His calls

Called

A trap _____ is what has come to be called a Trojan Horse, From the ancient story
of gift of the wooden horse from the Greeks. *

offering a gift to

offers a gift in

offered a gift of

offered as a gift in

The one in charge of a meeting _____ toward the end of the meeting *

generally the topics of the table.

generally tables important topics

table general important topics.

tables generally the important topics

Most wood will float in water, but if it is _______, it will sink *

density

so dense that

enought dense

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dense enought

. _____ second size to jupiter, saturn has a mass much smaller than that of Jupiter.
*

Nevertheless

When

While

Despite

in most states a sales tax ranging from two per cent to ten per cen ____ on most
purchases of luxury items. *

are levied

levying

is levied

to levy

. the flower Market in San Fransisco is ____, and was established in the 1930’s. *

the home to the second country’s large flower market.

home to the country’s second largest flower market.

home of the second largest flower market in the country

the second flower market in the country’s home of

Written Expression

Directions: in questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined
parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that
must be changed in order for sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the
question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

E l I S l A
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Example I Sample Answer

Guppies are sometimes call rainbow fishbecause of

A B C
The males’ bright colors
D

The sentence should read, “Guppies are sometimes called rainbow fish because of the males’ bright
colors.” Therefore, you should choose (A).

Example II Sample Answer

Serving several term in Congress, Shirley Chisholm

A B
became an important United States politician
C D

The sentence should read, “Serving several terms in Congress, Shirley Chisholm became an important
United States politician.” Therefore, you should choose (B).

Now begin work on the questions.

. By the time Noah Webster reached his mid-twenties, he had already publish an
elementary speller *

reached

his

publish

elementary

. Paleographers study ancient and medieval hand writing in order to establish not
only its age and also its background. *

study

medieval

to establish

and

. The poet Walt Whitman was an easy recognized figure with his long, white
beard and wide brimmed hat. *

was

an easy

figure

long

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Riddles vary greatly in booth grammatical and phonology form. *

form

phonology

vary

greatly

. When Julie Andrews made her film debut in 1964, her appeared in the musical
Mary poppins. *

When

made

debut

her

In areas of volcanic activity, beach sand may contains dark minerals and little
quartz. *

contains

little

sand

areas

The first set of false teeth similar to those in use today it was made in france in
the 1780s *

false teeth

it

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was

made

. Some of regulations that bind U.S. Institutions allows foreign banks to package
loans at hard-to-beat interest rates. *

that

bind

allows

interest rates

although a doctor may be able to diagnose a problem perfect, he still may not be
able to find a drug to which the patient will respond. *

to diagnose

perfect

be able

to which

Researchers have discovered that the application of bright light can sometimes
be uses to overcome jet lag. *

discovered

application

uses

overcome

. Fifty million Americans Continue to smoke despite abundant evidence that

smoking is extremely unhethfully. *

Continue

abundant
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abundant

extremely

unhethfully

In the relatively short history of industrial developing in the United States, New
York City has played a Vital role *

has played

relatively

in the United States

developing

. The smaller of all nine planets in the solar system is Pluto. *

smaller

all

planets

solar

Although the Indian and the Eskimo had lived for centuries in Canada and the
United States, when the European settlers came in the seventeenth century, the
new comers began a systematic effort to push them further into the wilderness
and to take the land from their *

in Canada and the United

in the seventeenth century

to push them

their

Cotton fiber, like other vegetable fibers, are composed mostly of cellulose. *

like

other
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other

are

mostly

. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary
theat he work as fastly as possible. *

he

work

fastly

as

. Ninety (percent) of the (world’s) water (is) saltwater is found in the (oceans) of
the Earth. *

percent

world’s

is

oceans

For the first time in the history of the country the person which was
recommended by the president to replace a retiring justice on the Supreme
Court is a Woman. *

which

was recommended

to replace

retiring

The more the relative humidity reading rises, the worst the heat affects us. *

affects

rises
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rises

us.

the worst

. Salmon migrations may include having to jump up waterfalls, swim up rapids, or

climbing fish ladders at dams. *

discovered

application

uses

overcome

Sounds quieter than 10 decibels are impossibly for the human ear to hear. *

quieter

impossibly

human

to hear.

Each number in a binary system are formed from only two symbols. *

a binary system

only two

are

formed

. The radio Active substance that pose the greatest harm to humanity have
neither very short or very long half lives *

that pose

very

or
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lives

. Two of players from the yankees has been choosen to participate in the All star
game. *

of players from

has

choosen

participate

Mrs. Kevin, along with her cousins from Canada, are planning to attend the
festivities *

with

her cousins from Canada

are

to attend

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