Question 1

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
A key feature of the plan focused on protecting the monarch butterflies' habitat.

Accepted Answer

The best choice is "The plan focused"
Wordy phrases can affect a sentence's clarity. "Key features" and "focused" convey similar meanings. Since the subject is "plan" and the verb is "focused," setting aside the phrase "A key feature of" will strengthen the sentence.

Question 2

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

Accepted Answer

The best choice is "She attended public schools in Montana and"
Generally, commas are used before coordinating clauses such as "and" in sentences with two independent clauses. Periods and semicolons are inappropriate types of punctuation to use with this sentence. Since the clause after "and" cannot stand alone as a sentence, no punctuation is needed before the conjunction.

Question 3

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
It was the precursor to the eventual constitutional amendment ratified two years later.

Accepted Answer

The best choice is "precursor"
"Precursor" is a noun that means something that comes before someone or something. "Starting," "forefront" and "catalyst" are also nouns, but they do not fit based on the context. Since the resolution came before the constitutional amendment, it was a precursor to the amendment.

Question 4

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
Some people thought that her campaign would sour the fight for women's voting rights.

Accepted Answer

The best choice is "hurt"
"Sour" is most associated with "taste," but can mean something that becomes bitter or unpleasant. "Excite" and "strengthen" have opposite connotations. "Hurt," which can mean to damage or to cause adverse affects, conveys a more appropriate meaning in context with the other words in the sentence.

Question 5

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
Although water covers approximately sixty-seven percent of the Earth's surface, less than three percent is fresh water.

Accepted Answer

The best choice is "Earth's surface, less than three percent"
Commas can be used between with two dependent clauses such as the ones ending with "surface" and beginning with "less." Colons, periods, and semicolons are inappropriate types of punctuation to use with this sentence.

Question 6

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
During the primaries, all three Democratic candidates levied serious allegations against each other, only to retract them during the general election.

Accepted Answer

The sentence is most improved by using the word levied instead of leveled. Taxes and fines are levied against a person. Level means to take aim and can be used figuratively like in the sentence above.

Quiz 16: Tofel English Test Study Questions

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. A key feature of the plan focused on protecting the monarch butterflies' habitat.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. It was the precursor to the eventual constitutional amendment ratified two years later.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. Some people thought that her campaign would sour the fight for women's voting rights.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. Although water covers approximately sixty-seven percent of the Earth's surface, less than three percent is fresh water.

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? During the primaries, all three Democratic candidates levied serious allegations against each other, only to retract them during the general election.