Clep College Composition Section 1

Question 24

Clep College Composition Section 1. In context, which of the following is the best way to deal with sentence 8?

• Leave it as it is.
• Change “It” to “Either option”.
• Change “run counter to” to “violate”.
• Add “the founding of” after “of”.
• Delete it from the passage.

Question 25

In context, which of the following revisions to sentence 10 is most necessary?

• Change “argue” to “contend”.
• Change “privilege” to “favor”.
• Change “the time to” to “nothing better to do than”.
• Add “(whether at home or at work)” after “computers”.
• Delete “to us”.

Question 26

In context, which of the following is the best version of the highlighted portion of sentence 12?

• (as it is now)
• had compounded
• compounds
• compound
• would have compounded

Question 27

All of the following can be inferred about the word “conduct” from the given definition EXCEPT:

• The meaning “to guide” became obsolete in the Middle Ages.
• When used as a verb, the second syllable is emphasized.
• The word originally derives from Latin.
• One of the noun forms of the word is no longer in use.
• Its meaning depends in part on its pronunciation.

Question 28

Which of the following is the most complete representation of the quotation?

• Rosenbloom bemoans the influence of fast eating on France as chains like McDonald’s become popular.
• The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has shown that the French spend more than two hours eating per day.
• According to Rosenbloom, France has always had a different attitude toward eating than fast-food countries like the United States.
• Rosenbloom uses a study and her own observations about street food to describe French eating habits.
• Rosenbloom argues that despite the popularity of fast eating even in France, the distinctive French attitude remains in the care and time devoted to eating.

Question 29

In the citation shown, “Trans.” means which of the following?

• The original text was transcribed by Paul Turner.
• This work was translated by Paul Turner.
• The author, Thomas More, transferred the rights to this work to Paul Turner.
• Paul Turner transmitted this work on behalf of the publisher, Penguin Classics.
• Paul Turner was the editor of this work when it transitioned from a manuscript to a published book.

Question 30

Which of the following would be the best source for a research paper on the history of women in the medical professions in the United States?

• An interview with a friend whose sister is considering applying to nursing school
• A blog post from a talk radio host sharing his views on women doctors
• An article from the Journal of Women’s History about policies on women’s enrollment in medical school in the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
• A Web site with photos of medical uniforms of the last 150 years
• A book by a well-known researcher about influential women in British medicine

Question 31

Which of the following information is provided in the citation shown?

• Nate House is the author of the book South Philly Fiction.
• Don Ron is the editor of South Philly Fiction.
• “When Snow Falls on Atlantic City” was written by Josh McIllvain and Christopher Munden.
• Josh McIllvain and Christopher Munden are the editors of South Philly Fiction.
• “When Snow Falls on Atlantic City” was revised for the 2013 edition of South Philly Fiction.

Question 32

The citation shown indicates all of the following information EXCEPT the

• date the video was retrieved from the Web site
• publisher of the Web site
• name of the performer
• title of the video
• length of the video

Question 33

In context, which of the following is missing from sentence 5?

• A more specific explanation of who Xenophon was
• A citation of the source where the writer found this information
• Quotation marks around the description of what the ancient Persian mail system included
• A reference to the ancient source in which Xenophon’s writings were originally found
• The sentence is correct as it is.

Question 34

Which sentence attributes the information it contains to the source “Mail in the Roman Empire”?

• Sentence 2
• Sentence 3
• Sentence 4
• Sentence 7
• Sentence 8

Question 35

How could the writer best indicate that the highlighted portion of sentence 11 is in the exact words of the source?

• Underlining the highlighted portion
• Italicizing the highlighted portion
• Putting quotation marks around the highlighted portion
• Adding “by” and the name of the source’s author after “Postal History Facts”
• Adding the phrase “(direct quotation)” after the word “sender” Clep College Composition Section 1

Question 36

In order for the excerpt to work effectively as a summary, which of the following must be included?

• A comprehensive list of the works of literature mentioned by Wood
• A description of any unusual rhetorical devices that Wood uses
• Suggestions of topics for additional research made possible by Wood
• A detailed account of the secondary sources that Wood mentions
• A paraphrase of Wood’s overarching thesis or main idea