[Placement] MUIDS_Placement test_Ignite
1.The trumpet is _____ of most dance and jazz bands.
(A) a part is important
(B) partly important
(C) what part is important
(D) an important part
2.In 1865 the astronomer Maria Mitchell became _____ appointed to the faculty of Vassar College.
(A) as the first woman
(B) the first woman was
(C) the first woman
(D) being the first woman
3.In the philosophical school of pragmatism, _____ certainty and there are no absolutes.
(A) there is no
(B) is there not
(C) neither
(D) no
4.The famur, or thighbone, is ________ in the human body.
(A) the bone is longest
(B) the longest bone met
(C) the longest bone
(D) that of which the longest bone
5._____ different kinds of beans are cultivated throughout the world.
(A) Many
(B) Of the many
(C) There are many
(D) Many are the
6.A major source of rock salt is domes, _____ of rock salt embedded in surrounding layers of earth.
(A) are that vertical cylinders
(B) that vertical cylinders
(C) cylinders are vertical
(D) vertical cylinders
7.Hot springs are one of the most characteristic features of areas of recent volcanic activity, although _____ in other areas less abundantly.
(A) also to have occurred
(B) their occurrence also
(C) also occur
(D) they do also occur
8.Soap operas, a type of television drama series, are so called because at first they were _____ such as soap manufacturers.
(A) commercial companies by sponsored
(B) companies commercial by sponsored
(C) sponsored by commercial companies
(D) companies commercial sponsored by
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1.What is the author’s main purpose
(A) To show what color algae is
(B) To differentiate the various classifications of algae
(C) To describe where algae is found
(D) To clarify the appearance of the different types of algae
2.Which of the following is NOT true about algae?
(A) All types have only one cell.
(B) It can be found out of water.
(C) It can use photosynthesis.
(D) It is not a relatively new form of life.
3.The word "pigmentation" in line 5 means
(A) size
(B) shape
(C) composition
(D) color
4.The word "microscopic" in line 7 means
(A) mechanical
(B) tiny
(C) visual
(D) bacterial
5.Algae remnants found in Africa are
(A) still flourishing
(B) photogenic
(C) extremely old
(D) red in color
6.Green algae is generally found
(A) on the ocean floor
(B) on top of the water
(C) throughout ponds and lakes
(D) surrounding enclosed bodies of Water
7.The word "coating" in line 13 could best be replaced by
(A) clothing
(B) covering
(C) warmth
(D) sweater
8.Brown algae would most likely be found
(A) on trees
(B) near green algae
(C) on rocks
(D) in the ocean
9.According to the passage, red algae is
(A) sturdy
(B) huge
(C) fragile
(D) found in shallow water
10.It can be inferred from the passage that limestone deposits serve as the basis of
(A) coral reefs
(B) red algae
(C) subtropical seawater
(D) secret passages
11.How is the information in the paragraph organized?
(A) Various details supporting a theory are explored.
(B) Various classifications of a specific life form are described.
(C) Various stages of the chronological development of a life form are presented.
(D) Various elements that compose a certain life form are outlined.
12.The passage would most probably be assigned reading in a course on
(A) chemistry
(B) physics
(C) botany
(D) zoology
13.The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discusses
(A) how literature influences the population
(B) religious and moral literature
(C) literature supporting the cause of the American Revolution
(D) what made Thomas Paine's literature successful
14.The word “fervor” in line 2 is closest in meaning to
(A) war
(B) anxiety
(C) spirit
(D) action
15.The word "time" in line 4 means
(A) hour
(B) period
(C) appointment
(D) duration
16.It is implied in the passage that
(A) some writers in the American colonies supported England during the Revolution
(B) Franklin and Paine were the only writers to influence the Revolution
(C) because Thomas Paine was an Englishman, he supported England against colonies
(D) authors who supported England did not remain in the colonies during the Revolution
17.The pronoun “he” in line 10 refer to
(A) Thomas Paine
(B) Ben Franklin
(C) Ben Franklin’s brother
(D) Poor Richard
18.The word “desperate” in line 17 is closest in meaning to
(A) unending
(B) hopeless
(C) strategic
(D) combative
19.Where in the passage dose the author describe Thomas Paine's style of writing?
(A) Lines 5-6
(B) Lines 8-10
(C) Lines 14-17
(D) Lines 19-22
20.The purpose of the passage is to
(A) discuss American literature in the first half of the eighteenth century
(B) gives biographical data on two American writers
(C) explain which authors supported the Revolution
(D) describe the literary influence during revolutionary America
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