Mq Sat Set1 Writing Q7

SAT Writing - Quiz 7 – Expression of Ideas 11 Questions (9 Minutes is Recommended) .Directions. The passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. All of the questions in this quiz focus on how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. (Other quizzes in this program focus exclusively on how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation.) Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Others will direct you to a location in the passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading the relevant portion of the passage, choose the answer that most effectively improves the quality of the writing in the passage. Many questions include a “NO CHANGE” option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. A Blue Jean Crisis In the 1960s, a stylistic variation of blue jeans

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A) NO CHANGE B) showing their faces in

came into vogue: "distressed" jeans. First

C) getting noticed by consumers of

popularized by California surfers whose jeans were

D) appearing in

well-worn from repeated exposure to wind, sand, and saltwater, distressed jeans began ..1 .. popping up in New York City ..2 .. boutiques by the middle of the decade. They enjoyed intermittent periods of popularity for over two decades before becoming a fashion “must-have” in the 1990s. The explosion in demand ..3 . forced manufacturers to increase the .

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Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion is most acceptable? A) banquets B) stores C) bouquets D) streets

production of jeans that featured visible fading, discolorations, and even holes.

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A) NO CHANGE B) made C) prompted D) teased

CONTINUE

\.4 .. [1] The process, called sandblasting, required workers to use industrial-strength air

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compressors to blow sand at high speeds directly at

To make this paragraph most logical, which is the best ordering of the three sentences?

the jeans. [2] In order to create the desired

A) 1, 3, and 2

aesthetic, clothing companies developed a simple

B) 2, 3, and 1

industrial process for distressing the garments.

C) 2, 1, and 3

[3] Cheap and effective, sandblasting soon became

D) 3, 2, and 1

common in factories across the world \.5 .. and around the globe.

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A) NO CHANGE \.6 .. Tragically, sandblasting had unforeseen

B) and all over the globe

side effects for garment workers. Evidence of harm

C) and globally

first arose in 2004 in Turkey, a leading exporter of

D) DELETE the underlined portion.

jeans. There, a doctor examined dozens of young men from a factory town to determine their suitability for military service. He found that several of the men were suffering from silicosis, a disease normally found only in quarrymen and miners. Caused by fine particles of sand lodging in

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A) NO CHANGE B) Luckily C) Notably D) Financially

the lungs, silicosis is untreatable and can result in lung cancer and death. \.7 .. All of the affected men

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had previously worked as sandblasters in the town factory.

The writer is considering deleting the preceding sentence in its entirety. Should the writer make the deletion? A) Yes, because the sentence is not supported by numerical data. B) Yes, because the sentence contains information that is irrelevant. C) No, because the sentence provides information that is relevant to the main focus of the paragraph. D) No, because the sentence matches the rest of the passage in tone and style. CONTINUE

\.8 .. As news of the doctor's findings spread,

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denim factory workers across the country sought

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medical attention, fearing that they themselves

Which of the following provides the most relevant introduction to the sentence?

might also have silicosis. Sadly, Turkish doctors

A) NO CHANGE

diagnosed \.9 .. hundreds of additional cases of

B) As distressed jeans became more and more popular

silicosis. To date, over 40 deaths in Turkey have been attributed to silicosis contracted during

C) As the demand for Turkish-made distressed jeans increased

sandblasting. In 2009, the Turkish government

D) Just like Turkish quarrymen and miners

outlawed the practice in jeans factories. . .9……………………………………….

Meanwhile, outraged workers' rights advocates

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pressured clothing companies to shut down

A) NO CHANGE

sandblasting operations in Turkey, as well as other

B) hundreds of additional cases

countries.

C) additional cases of silicosis in the hundreds D) DELETE the underlined portion.

Unfortunately, reform efforts have not .

10.. snuffed out the practice of sandblasting. Many

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apparel companies contract with independent

A) NO CHANGE

factories to produce their clothing. These industrial

B) pummeled

manufacturers, located primarily in Asia, are often

C) completely wiped off the face of the earth

poorly regulated. .11.. As a result, sandblasting

D) eradicated

continues in some countries, an unfortunate fact that may change only if consumers demand more

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accountability and oversight from the manufacturers

A) NO CHANGE

of distressed jeans.

B) Nevertheless C) However D) Surprisingly

STOP If you finish before time is called, you may check your work in this section only. Do not return to any other section in the test.

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