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Question 1

A. NO CHANGE
B. located, as it is, off the Atlantic Coast of Florida.
C. its location being off the Atlantic Coast of Florida.
D. OMIT the underlined portion

Question 2

A. NO CHANGE
B. worlds
C. world’s
D. world

Question 3

A. NO CHANGE
B. to searching
C. for search
D. on searching

Question 4

A. NO CHANGE
B. and not in
C. but rather than
D. but rather in

Question 5

A. NO CHANGE
B. by them.
C. throughout.
D. at that time.

Question 6:

Which choice best conveys that Kepler was a passionate believer in Galileo’s ideas?

A. NO CHANGE
B. invent
C. champion
D. investigate

Question 7

A. NO CHANGE
B. These tiny dips in brightness, which are invisible to the naked eye, are created by planets passing in front of their stars as they orbit.
C. Created by planets passing in front of their stars as they orbit, invisible to the naked eye, are these tiny dips in brightness.
D. Planets passing in front of their stars as they orbit tiny dips of brightness, invisible to the naked eye.

Question 8

A. NO CHANGE
B. furthermore
C. for example
D. nevertheless

Question 9:

The writer is considering deleting the preceding sentence. If the writer decided to delete this sentence, the paragraph would primarily lose

A. a comparison between Kepler and other telescopes that have been sent into space.
B. an example of a spot in the universe that Kepler is being sent to view.
C. an illustration of Kepler’s extraordinary magnifying power.
D. a transition between this paragraph and the following paragraph.

Question 10

A. NO CHANGE
B. water, and the main ingredient
C. water; the main ingredient
D. water. The main ingredient

Question 11:

Which of the following true quotations by Lia LaPiana is most consistent with the sentence that follows it?

A. NO CHANGE
B. “Recent evidence suggests that the Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy.”
C. “At the center of our galaxy, there is a massive black hole.”
D. “If a planet is found to contain water, there is a good chance that some form of recognizable life will be found as well.”

Question 12

A. NO CHANGE
B. being described
C. has been described
D. would be described

Question 13:

The underlined portion should be placed

A. where it is now
B. after the word only
C. after the word identify
D. after the word life

Question 14

A. NO CHANGE
B. That no
C. An absence of
D. No

Question 15:

The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the end of the second paragraph:

Although he was a sickly child, Kepler often impressed guests at his grandfather’s inn with his phenomenal mathematical faculty.

Should the writer make this addition?

A. No, because the paragraph focuses primarily on Kepler’s lasting contributions to science.
B. No, because it is inconsistent with the tone and style of the essay.
C. Yes, because it helps the reader to understand how Kepler’s childhood shaped his ambitions.
D. Yes, because it indicates that Kepler was always respected as a mathematician.

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