Accuplacer Jun 2026. Next. Gen Writing

Question 1

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Accuplacer Jun 2026. Next. Gen Writing. (1) The prevalence of nectarines in US supermarkets today is directly owed to the concerted effort by one man to find and cultivate a new variety of fruit. (2) In the early 1900s, a man named Fred Hering came to the United States in 1927 with his family from Hong Kong, China. (3) By the time the Hering family arrived in California, the state was already a major producer of the fruit that would make Hering famous. (4) Most of the major citrus fruits carried in US grocery stores were first grown in the San Joaquin valley. (5)

Kim Brothers soon expanded to include raisins, cherries, and fruit cocktail as well. (6) Eventually, the operation became a major enterprise, providing year-round jobs for about two hundred people and up to four hundred part-time jobs during harvest season coming after growing season.

Question

Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?

Most of the major citrus fruits carried in the San Joaquin valley.

• (as it is now)
• have been
• are
• were

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Question 2

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(Same as Question 1)

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Which is the best revision of the underlined portion of sentence 6 (reproduced below)?

…providing year-round jobs for about two hundred people and up to four hundred part-time jobs during harvest season coming after growing season.

• leave it as it is now
• Revise it to “when the crops were ready to pick”
• Revise it to “after the crops had ripened”
• DELETE it and end the sentence with a period

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Question 3

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(1) In the late 1800s, quilt making in the southern United States was generally characterized by simple, repetitive patterns or mass-produced commercial designs. (2) The pictorial quilts created by a former slave named Harriet Powers, in addition, were remarkable for their bold storytelling techniques and their unique subject matter.

(3) Powers’s best-known pictorial quilt was commissioned in 1898. (4) The hand- and machine-sewn quilt measured 69 by 105 inches and consisted of 15 panels. (5) It is not clear when or where Powers learned to sew. (6) In the center of the quilt, the “falling of the stars” illustrates the hours-long Leonid meteor shower that enthralled people on November 13, 1833. (7) Another panel depicts icicles forming on the breath of a mule and a man with a sack of frozen meat. (8) The unusual weather on February 10, 1895, when temperatures fell below zero in Georgia. (9) The minimalism of Powers’s cotton appliqué human shapes remains in juxtaposition to the large scale of such events.

(10) In addition to its artistic merit, Powers’s quilt is distinctive for its incorporation of traditional West African design. (11) Although Powers had been born in Georgia and remained in the same region throughout her life, her quilt exhibited a number of stylistic similarities to the large, appliquéd cotton cloths used in festivals by the Fon people of Dahomey. (12) Most conspicuously, both use felt, dyed, and printed shapes that appear at first glance to be placed in arbitrary positions.

(13) The quilt Powers made and her transcribed descriptions of the scenes in each panel carry special significance. (14) Authentic artworks and accounts from them are relatively rare, so to have such a work preserved along with detailed commentary from its creator is invaluable. (15) The quilt eventually became the property of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. (16) Powers herself has become an honored part of American art history.

Question

Which choice best replaces the underlined portion of sentence 2 (reproduced below)?

The pictorial quilts created by a former slave named Harriet Powers, in addition, were remarkable for their bold storytelling techniques and their unique subject matter.

• by contrast
• for example
• as it happens
• moreover

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Question 4

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(Same as Question 3)

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Which choice best replaces the underlined portion of sentence 6 (reproduced below) to suggest that, for a time, people were completely caught up with news of the Leonid meteor shower?

In the center of the quilt, the “falling of the stars” illustrates the hours-long Leonid meteor shower that enthralled people on November 13, 1833.

• enthralled
• offered
• involved
• worried

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Question 5

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(Same as Question 3)

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Which choice most effectively combines sentences 7 and 8 (reproduced below) at the underlined portion?

Another panel depicts icicles forming on the breath of a mule and a man with a sack of frozen meat. The unusual weather on February 10, 1895, when temperatures fell below zero in Georgia.

• meat, highlighting the unusual weather
• meat, by the weather that was unusual
• meat, that the weather was unusual
• meat, when the unusual weather

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Question 6

Passage

(Same as Question 3)

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Which sentence should be deleted to improve the unity of the second paragraph?

• Sentence 3
• Sentence 4
• Sentence 5
• Sentence 6

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Question 7

Passage

(Same as Question 3)

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Which is the best version of the underlined portion in sentence 11 (reproduced below)?

Although Powers had been born in Georgia and remained in the same region, throughout her life, her quilt exhibited a number of stylistic similarities to the large, appliquéd cotton cloths used in festivals by the Fon people of Dahomey.

• (as it is now)
• region throughout her life
• region, throughout her life
• region throughout her life,

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Question 8

Passage

(1) A virtually unquestioned principle of consumer societies is that more choice means more freedom, which in turn means more happiness. (2) Certainly some choice is better than no choice at all. (3) However, psychologist Barry Schwartz, in his book Paradox of Choice, argues that too much choice actually increases anxiety and makes people less satisfied with the choices they do make.

(4) From cell phone models to career paths, industrialized societies provide us with a dizzying array of options that were not available to previous generations. (5) Schwartz explains several ways that this abundance of choice can negatively affect us. (6) With so many possibilities to choose from, if we are dissatisfied in any way with what we do choose, it is easy to imagine that another choice would have had a better outcome. (7) Even when we are reasonably satisfied with our choice, we may be tormented by the missed opportunities associated with the paths we did not take.

(8) Schwartz also points out that the explosion of choice often leads to the unrealistic expectation that there is one choice that will perfectly meet all our needs. (9) These heightened expectations can cause us to feel disappointed even when we have made very good choices. (10) Finally, we believe that we should be able to make the perfect choice. (11) We have no one to blame but ourselves when something is not as good as we had hoped. (12) In this way, we may end up viewing a poor choice as a reflection of our self-worth and become depressed as a result.

Question

Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?

However, psychologist Barry Schwartz, in his book Paradox of Choice, argues that too much choice actually increases anxiety and makes people less satisfied with the choices they do make.

• (as it is now)
• Schwartz, in his book Paradox of Choice
• Schwartz, in his book, Paradox of Choice,
• Schwartz, in his book, Paradox of Choice

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Question 9

Passage

(Same as Question 8)

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Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 5 (reproduced below)?

Schwartz explains several ways that this abundance of choice can negatively affect us. Accuplacer Jun 2026. Next. Gen Writing

• (as it is now)
• effects
• effect
• affect

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Question 10

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(Same as Question 8)

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The following sentence would best fit immediately after which sentence in the second paragraph?

“We may be outright paralyzed by indecision, for example, or more prone to regret the choices we do make.”

• Sentence 4
• Sentence 5
• Sentence 6
• Sentence 7

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Question 11

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(Same as Question 8)

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In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 10 and 11 (reproduced below)?

Finally, we believe that we should be able to make the perfect choice. We have no one to blame but ourselves when something is not as good as we had hoped.

• Finally, believing that we should be able to make the perfect choice, we have no one to blame but ourselves when something is not as good as we had hoped.
• Finally, although we believe that we should be able to make the perfect choice, we have no one to blame but ourselves when something is not as good as we had hoped.
• Finally, although we have no one to blame but ourselves when something is not as good as we had hoped, we believe that we should be able to make the perfect choice.
• Finally, as we have no one to blame but ourselves when something is not as good as we had hoped, we believe that we should be able to make the perfect choice.

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Question 12

Passage

(Same as Question 8)

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Which conclusion best expresses a main idea implied in the essay?

• Because of this, Schwartz has argued for the gradual expansion of choice, beyond consumer societies.
• Ultimately, Schwartz believes that limiting our options would allow us to focus on more important things and be happier in general.
• In sum, Schwartz concludes that consumer societies are fundamentally detrimental to human well-being.
• In conclusion, Schwartz believes that the lives of previous generations were generally better than what we experience today. Accuplacer Jun 2026. Next. Gen Writing

Question 13

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(1) The last rays of sunlight were casting a magical glow on a December evening in 1994 in southern France when the team of three explorers made the discovery of a lifetime. (2) For thirty years, they had been investigating the area around the bank of the Ardèche River near the Pont d’Arc. (3) On this fateful night, they stumbled upon a previously undiscovered cave containing an entire gallery of immaculately preserved paintings.

(4) After they had cleared away the rubble to the top of the entrance, they descended one by one into the cave. (5) They walked in a single file toward a majestic open chamber. (6) The steady sound of dripping water and the musty scent of damp air enveloped them in comforting familiarity, though they sensed that they might have been the first to have ventured into this cave in tens of thousands of years.

(7) After hours exploring the maze of linked passageways and chambers, they turned to head back. (8) Therefore, one of the explorers stopped and shone her lamp near the ceiling. (9) Illuminated was the figure of a mammoth with thick fur and long tusks, outlined in red ochre. (10) That night they found hundreds of additional paintings of such creatures as predatory cave lions, cave bears, chamois, and hyenas.

(11) As they encountered figure after figure, they were awed by the incredible detail and mastery of technique exhibited in each individual work. (12) For horses rendered in charcoal appeared to leap from the cave wall; immediately below, two rhinoceroses locked horns in vivid battle. (13) A massive mule of a pride of lions appeared to be chasing a herd of bison. (14) The bison, in turn, are depicted as having stampeded another group of rhinoceroses. (15) All five species of rhinoceros alive today are endangered. (16) It was after 2 a.m. when the explorers emerged from the cave. (17) The next weekend they will have returned to take photographs and lay down a walkway over the fragile ground. (18) Soon they knew they would have to share their discovery with the world, but for the moment it would be their personal treasure.

Question

Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 6 (reproduced below)?

The steady sound of dripping water and the musty scent of damp air enveloped them in comforting familiarity, though they sensed that they might have been the first to have ventured into this cave in tens of thousands of years.

• (as it is now)
• enveloped
• excited
• overwhelmed

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Question 14

Passage

(Same as Question 13)

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To make the third paragraph most logical, sentence 9 should be placed

• where it is now
• before Sentence 7
• after Sentence 7
• after Sentence 10

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Question 15

Passage

(Same as Question 13)

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Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 10 (reproduced below)?

That night they found hundreds of additional paintings of such creatures as predatory cave lions, cave bears, chamois, and hyenas.

• (as it is now)
• hundreds of additional
• hundreds, of additional
• hundreds of additional

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Question 16

Passage

(Same as Question 13)

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Should sentence 15 (reproduced below) be deleted to improve the unity of the fourth paragraph?

All five species of rhinoceros alive today are endangered.

• Yes, because it adds an irrelevant detail about rhinoceroses in modern times.
• Yes, because the focus is more on the illustration and description of the horses.
• No, because it shows that extinct types of rhinoceroses have been affected by history.
• No, because it explains the connection between the living species of prehistoric animals.

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Question 17

Passage

(Same as Question 13)

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Which should replace the underlined portion of sentence 17 (reproduced below)?

The next weekend they will have returned to take photographs and lay down a walkway over the fragile ground.

• return
• are returning
• would return
• will be returning

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Question 18

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(1) The Cherokee people have lived in and around the southern Appalachian mountains for a very long time. (2) Ancient Cherokee legends describe hunts of animals such as the mastodon, if it has been extinct for 12,000 years. (3) The Cherokee typically settled in small farming villages.

(4) Men tended to be hunters, using their bows and arrows, as well as blowguns, to shoot deer, wild turkeys, and other small game. (5) Men also fished using both fishing poles and spears. (6) Women, on the other hand, did most of the farm work. (7) They planted such crops as corn and beans. (8) Additionally, they planted squash. (9) They also harvested wild native plants for food and various herbal remedies, and cooked cornbread and various meat and vegetable stews on stone hearths. (10) Herbal remedies were commonly used to heal various kinds of illness. Accuplacer Jun 2026. Next. Gen Writing

(11) However, the government of the new United States coveted the valuable Cherokee land, especially after gold was discovered there in the 1830s. (12) As a result, thousands of Cherokee people were forced to relocate to Oklahoma in the 1830s along a route known as the “Trail of Tears.” (13) However, a few defiant Cherokee hid out in the forests and valleys of their ancestral home—where their descendants still live proudly today.

Question

What change needs to be made to sentence 2 (reproduced below) to make the sentence grammatically correct?

Ancient Cherokee legends describe hunts of animals such as the mastodon, if it has been extinct for 12,000 years.

• Change “it has” to “they have” Accuplacer Jun 2026. Next. Gen Writing
• Change “if” to “which”
• Change “describe” to “described”
• Change “such as” to “like”

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Question 19

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(Same as Question 18)

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In context, which of the following would most narrow the first paragraph (sentences 1-3)?

• Explaining how the southern Appalachian mountains have changed over time
• Relating the reasons why the mastodon became extinct
• Providing more detailed information about Cherokee farming villages
• Offering examples of other animals the Cherokee hunted

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Question 20

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(Same as Question 18)

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In context, which sentence would be best to insert at the beginning of paragraph 3 (sentences 4-10)?

• In the old days, men worked very hard on farms and in the forest.
• Survival in the mountains requires advanced wilderness skills.
• Cherokee men were ferocious warriors who fought against the Europeans.
• In Cherokee villages, men and women had different roles.

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Question 21

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(Same as Question 18)

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Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 9 (reproduced below)?

They also harvested wild native plants for food and various herbal remedies, and cooked cornbread and various meat and vegetable stews on stone hearths.

• (as it is now)
• wild native plants for food, and various herbal remedies, and cooked cornbread and various meat
• wild native plants for food and various herbal remedies, and cooked cornbread, and various meat
• wild native plants for food and various herbal remedies and cooked cornbread and various meat

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Question 22

Passage

(Same as Question 18)

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Which of the following contains irrelevant information and should be deleted from the passage?

• Sentence 3
• Sentence 6
• Sentence 10
• Sentence 13

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Question 23

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(1) To this day, Paraguay remains the only country in the Americas where a majority of the population speaks one indigenous language—Guarani. (2) It is taught in every school. (3) And, in the streets, it is a source of national pride. (4) Paraguay differs significantly even from other multilingual Latin American nations like neighboring Bolivia. (5) In Paraguay, indigenous peoples account for less than 5 percent of the population. (6) Yet Guarani is spoken by an estimated 90 percent of Paraguayans. (7) Unlike Bolivia, which has many official languages, Paraguay has only two.

(8) Linguists and historians say the complex reasons for the broad use of the indigenous language date to the earliest days of Spain’s colonization in the sixteenth century. (9) The colonial system that forced indigenous people to work for Europeans did not penetrate big parts of the territory that eventually became Paraguay. (10) This helped sustain Guarani.

(11) Under General Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled from 1954 to 1989, Guarani thrived. (12) General Stroessner, the son of a Bavarian immigrant father and Guarani-speaking mother, made it an official language and rewarded rural Guarani speakers with land for their loyalty. (13) Democratic rule was established in the 1990s. (14) Then more steps were taken to strengthen Guarani. (15) But not everyone is optimistic about Guarani’s prospects, pointing to factors like the increasing migration of peasants from the rural interior, where Guarani is often the dominant language, to cities, where Spanish holds more sway. (16) Whether Guarani can continue to thrive, even survive, in a more urban society and an increasingly connected world remains to be seen.

Question

Which phrase, if inserted at the end of sentence 4 (reproduced below), would be appropriate in the context of the passage?

Paraguay differs significantly even from other multilingual Latin American nations like neighboring Bolivia,

• where a majority of the population is indigenous
• a country that borders Paraguay
• which is also a landlocked country
• a country named for Simón Bolívar

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Question 24

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(Same as Question 23)

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In context, which of the following best replaces “This” in sentence 10 (reproduced below)?

This helped sustain Guarani.

• The isolation
• The territory
• This isolation
• The colonization

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Question 25

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(Same as Question 23)

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In context, which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 12 (reproduced below)?

General Stroessner, the son of a Bavarian immigrant father and Guarani-speaking mother, made it an official language and rewarded rural Guarani speakers with land.

• (as it is now)
• Bavarian immigrant father, and Guarani-speaking mother, made it an official language, and rewarded rural Guarani speakers with land.
• Bavarian immigrant father and Guarani-speaking mother made it an official language and rewarded rural Guarani speakers with land.
• Bavarian immigrant father and Guarani-speaking mother, made it an official language, and rewarded rural Guarani speakers with land.

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Question 26

Passage

(Same as Question 23)

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In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 13 and 14 (reproduced below)?

Democratic rule was established in the 1990s. Then more steps were taken to strengthen Guarani.

• Democratic rule was established in the 1990s. Then more steps were taken to strengthen Guarani.
• Democratic rule was established in the 1990s, more steps were taken, and Guarani was strengthened.
• Democratic rule was established in the 1990s, and they took more steps to strengthen Guarani.
• In the 1990s, more steps were taken to strengthen Guarani after democratic rule was established.
• After democratic rule was established in the 1990s, more steps were taken to strengthen Guarani.