Question 1

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "The country of Belize's economy is fueled greatly by foreign aid because it is based on an agrarian economy."

Accepted Answer

The best choice is "Belize's"
"The country of" conveys the same meaning as "Belize." Setting the phrase aside does not change the meaning of the sentence. "Belize's country" and "Belize's the" do not fit within the context of the sentence.

Question 2

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? "Neither side was completely happy with the mediator's judgment, but they agreed to abide by it nonetheless."

Accepted Answer

The sentence is most improved by changing mediator to arbitrator. A mediator facilitates negotiations but has no power to force an agreement. An arbitrator acts as a judge and is responsible for determining the final outcome.

Question 3

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? "Some people have called for an end to the US boycott of Cuban goods."

Accepted Answer

The sentence is most improved by changing boycott to embargo. Consumers who choose not to buy a product are boycotting it; governments that forbid trade have placed an embargo on another country. Both actions inhibit trade.

Question 4

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "In the past, residents used the wood for cooking and heating, but recently, they have began to sell it in order to support their livelihoods."

Accepted Answer

The best choice is "heating. Recently, they have begun selling it"
"Began" is a past tense form of "begin." "Begun" is the past particle form of the verb. Joined with the auxiliary verb "have," it indicates something has happened for an unspecified time before the present and will continue to happen.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? "There is a huge amount of people flying in and out of Heathrow Airport every day."

Accepted Answer

The sentence is most improved by changing amount to number. The word amount is usually reserved for uncountable quantities, like water or milk. Since people can be counted, we refer to the number of them.

Question 8

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 2: Hesi: English