1. Before our conversation yesterday, Paul has never heard the word "brouhaha.

"
Now he hears it everywhere he goes.
a. NO CHANGE
b. had never heard
c. was never heard by
d. was never hearing

2. Ellen Degeneres recently was launching a new lifestyle brand.

a. NO CHANGE
b. launched
c. was launched by
d. is launching

3. Despite being raised in a time and place in which black students were not
allowed to attend high school, Percy Julian went on to become a PhD and a
successful chemist. His most famous invention were Aero-Foam, a soy protein
fire extinguisher used in World War II.
a. NO CHANGE
b. was
c. would be
d. was by

4. The Whitney Footbridge in Minneapolis features an engraving of a John

Ashberry poem; pedestrians can read the poem as they walk.
a. NO CHANGE
b. was featuring
c. was featured by
d. would be featuring

5. It is a surprise that the American rapper Vanilla Ice was not owning a personal
ice cream brand.
a. NO CHANGE
b. does not own
c. is not owned by
d. is not owning

6. Once Christopher wrestled Fluffers into his Halloween costume, the cat goes
limp and refused to move.
a. NO CHANGE
b. has gone
c. went
d. was going

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 7. After the explorer Hernando Cortés arrived in South America, he is setting fire
to all his ships, preventing his crew from returning home.
a. NO CHANGE
b. has set fire to
c. set fire to
d. was set on fire by

8. The world's most highly successful people carefully preserve their restorative
habits, such as to get physical activity, making time for hobbies, and practicing
stillness.
a. NO CHANGE
b. getting
c. having gotten
d. gets

9. Benjamin Franklin is publishing the proverb "Early to bed, early to rise makes
a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" in the 1735 edition of Poor Richard's
Almanack.
a. NO CHANGE
b. published
c. has published
d. was published by

10. The pink plastic lawn flamingo, inventing in 1957, was the brain-child of Don
Featherstone.
a. NO CHANGE
b. invented
c. which will be invented
d. having invented

11. Tabitha's eyes widened: the vanilla ice cream was floating in a sea of hot fudge
like a small rubber duck in the middle of the ocean.
a. NO CHANGE
b. will float
c. is floating
d. floats

12. Pedicabs, which are becoming increasingly popular in U.S. cities, go by

different names all over the world. For example, Malagasy people are calling
the pedicab a "pousse-pousse," while Bangladeshis use the term "rickshaw."
a. NO CHANGE
b. should have called
c. call
d. are called by

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 13. If I get a Venus flytrap, it ate my pet fly, Herman.
a. NO CHANGE
b. will be eating
c. might eat
d. eats

14. Undeterred by her broken tea set, the little girl turns and hikes into the woods.
In the shade of bristling conifers, she fashioned herself a small hut from sticks,
ferns, and rocks.
a. NO CHANGE
b. fashions
c. has fashioned
d. was fashioned by

15. By the time Frederick found the message in the bottle, the mold inside will eat
the note.
a. NO CHANGE
b. is eating
c. had eaten
d. ate

16. Ever since Alice discovered the secret elevator, she uses it to travel between
the first and second floors and to avoid crowds in the hallway
a. NO CHANGE
b. has used
c. should use
d. will have used

17. Amalia and Domingo noticed a new billboard along on the highway. The sign
read, "Are you ready for summer vacation? Our shopping outlets are!"
a. NO CHANGE
b. will ask
c. was reading
d. will have read

18. Although brownies appeared on the scene in the late 1800s, chocolate was not
introduce until 1906.
a. NO CHANGE
b. introduced
c. introducing
d. being introduced

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 19. Although Benjamin Franklin excelled in science–and is often remembered for
his experimental act of tying a key to a kite in a lightning storm–he considered
himself foremost to be a publisher.
a. NO CHANGE
b. was considering
c. would consider
d. considers

20. The minute Molly and Doris finished their final exams, they fled their college
campus and would rush to the beach.
a. NO CHANGE
b. rushed
c. were rushing
d. should rush

21. "Panama," a poem by James Jeffrey Roche, was writing to celebrate the
construction of the canal which connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
a. NO CHANGE
b. will be written
c. was written
d. wrote

22. With their smartphones loaded with playlists, and their cooler loaded with
veggie sandwiches, Imelda and Leigh were filling the gas tank and went to
pick up their other best friend, Tameka.
a. NO CHANGE
b. should have filled
c. were filled with
d. filled

23. After he had wasted all three wishes on pad thai, Anthony looked up at the
genie in disgust.
a. NO CHANGE
b. would have wated
c. would waste
d. will waste

24. The colors of the painting were so vibrant and so alive that you could almost
touch and taste them, if color could be touched and tasted.
a. NO CHANGE
b. touched and tasted
c. were touching and tasting
d. touch and taste

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 25. In Japanese cooking, sushi rice preparation is an honorable activity. An
apprentice chef trains for five years before he or she even will learn to prepare
this type of rice.
a. NO CHANGE
b. learned
c. learns
d. has learned

26. Our writing professor believes that the best written dialogue would have been
adversarial—that is, it causes conflict.
a. NO CHANGE
b. was
c. is
d. were

27. Before they could see the parade, the visitors will have heard the marching
band.
a. NO CHANGE
b. will be hearing
c. heard
d. were hearing

28. If you visit the Four Corners Monument, you could have stood in New Mexico,
Arizona, Colorado, and Utah.
a. NO CHANGE
b. can stand
c. stood
d. will have been standing

29. Lottie considered Bennie's advice and is acknowledging her friend's insight.
"Taking this route seems ill-advised," she concurred.
a. NO CHANGE
b. would acknowledge
c. acknowledges
d. acknowledged

30. One of the most important political and scientific figures in American history,
Benjamin Franklin will serve as the U.S. ambassador to France, founded the
University of Pennsylvania, and published The Pennsylvania Gazette.
a. NO CHANGE
b. served
c. did serve
d. was serving

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 31. We held our breath and listened to the snuffling at the door, waiting for the
bear to charge in.
a. NO CHANGE
b. can listen
c. have listened
d. were listening

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Answer Key

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B
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6. C
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. C
22. D
23. A
24. A
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. B
29. D
30. B
31. A

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