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1 Verbal Quiz #12 Three major factors contribute to our success in the verbal section: how fast we read; how quick we are to judge which approach is most likely to help us solve each question (Precise, lternative, or Logical) and apply the approach; and how well we know the precise rules and the required logic for each verbal topic. The following quiz can help us check how well we prepared. efore answering it, we must ask ourselves: Have we read at least hours daily? Have we refreshed our memory with the notes taken from the introductions, lessons, and practices, and decided what to implement in the quiz? Should we first go over the grammatical rules again? This quiz contains 7 questions. Try to solve it in 13 minutes or less.

2 Question #1 out of 7 Upton Sinclair wrote his book The Jungle with the intention of pointing out the atrocious working conditions in the meat-packing industry. He was a crusader for social justice who used his investigative journalism skills to delve into numerous topics of social significance that he researched and wrote about. It was the breadth and scope of this information included in his novel The Jungle that shocked the country into reform, but not the reform Sinclair had originally intended. Sinclair would eventually be disappointed that his book produced only a federal law regulating meatpackers and not a surge of popular support for socialism. Sinclair s ideology was to fix workers labor conditions, but his descriptions of how food was processed in the meat-packing plants turned the public s stomachs and made for a general call for food preparation reform. The swaying of public opinion towards food preparation reform led to the passing of the Meat Inspection ct of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug ct of ven though these acts were passed, change did not occur instantaneously. Thus, in 1938, ongress significantly expanded the regulatory functions of the 1906 laws and extended the FD s authority over processed foods. Then, in 1990, ongress passed the Nutrition Labeling and ducation ct, which required food products, including processed meat, to provide basic nutritional information. Food poisoning was a significant health risk over 100 years ago because of badly processed food. It was not unheard of for a person to die of complications from food poisoning. Thanks to Sinclair s book and the acts and laws put into place during the last century, the risks of eating contaminated food have been significantly reduced when it comes to processed meats. It can be understood from the passage that at the time The Jungle was published D no one knew what caused food poisoning. socialism was not a popular movement. meat factory employees worked in worse conditions than they do today. the public had little to no knowledge about the inner workings of meatpacking plants. there were hardly any laws regulating food preparation.

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4 Question #2 out of 7 Upton Sinclair wrote his book The Jungle with the intention of pointing out the atrocious working conditions in the meat-packing industry. He was a crusader for social justice who used his investigative journalism skills to delve into numerous topics of social significance that he researched and wrote about. It was the breadth and scope of this information included in his novel The Jungle that shocked the country into reform, but not the reform Sinclair had originally intended. Sinclair would eventually be disappointed that his book produced only a federal law regulating meatpackers and not a surge of popular support for socialism. Sinclair s ideology was to fix workers labor conditions, but his descriptions of how food was processed in the meat-packing plants turned the public s stomachs and made for a general call for food preparation reform. The swaying of public opinion towards food preparation reform led to the passing of the Meat Inspection ct of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug ct of ven though these acts were passed, change did not occur instantaneously. Thus, in 1938, ongress significantly expanded the regulatory functions of the 1906 laws and extended the FD s authority over processed foods. Then, in 1990, ongress passed the Nutrition Labeling and ducation ct, which required food products, including processed meat, to provide basic nutritional information. Food poisoning was a significant health risk over 100 years ago because of badly processed food. It was not unheard of for a person to die of complications from food poisoning. Thanks to Sinclair s book and the acts and laws put into place during the last century, the risks of eating contaminated food have been significantly reduced when it comes to processed meats. Upton Sinclair is described as a crusader (see highlighted text) because he was D a committed advocate of the socialist movement. a devoted soldier fighting to put pressure on the government to legislate a federal law regulating meatpackers. a devoted soldier fighting to change the inequity faced by workers in the meat-packing industry. an uncompromising fighter for promoting change in the meat-packing industry so meat products would be safer to eat. a pioneer who uncovered the truth about industrial food preparation and food poisoning by using his skills as an investigative journalist.

5 Question #3 out of 7 Upton Sinclair wrote his book The Jungle with the intention of pointing out the atrocious working conditions in the meat-packing industry. He was a crusader for social justice who used his investigative journalism skills to delve into numerous topics of social significance that he researched and wrote about. It was the breadth and scope of this information included in his novel The Jungle that shocked the country into reform, but not the reform Sinclair had originally intended. Sinclair would eventually be disappointed that his book produced only a federal law regulating meatpackers and not a surge of popular support for socialism. Sinclair s ideology was to fix workers labor conditions, but his descriptions of how food was processed in the meat-packing plants turned the public s stomachs and made for a general call for food preparation reform. The swaying of public opinion towards food preparation reform led to the passing of the Meat Inspection ct of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug ct of ven though these acts were passed, change did not occur instantaneously. Thus, in 1938, ongress significantly expanded the regulatory functions of the 1906 laws and extended the FD s authority over processed foods. Then, in 1990, ongress passed the Nutrition Labeling and ducation ct, which required food products, including processed meat, to provide basic nutritional information. Which of the following is true of Upton Sinclair s book The Jungle? D It saved lives. It phased laws. It brought to the prosecution of owners of industrial plants. It changed public opinion against eating meat. It created public awareness of food poisoning. Food poisoning was a significant health risk over 100 years ago because of badly processed food. It was not unheard of for a person to die of complications from food poisoning. Thanks to Sinclair s book and the acts and laws put into place during the last century, the risks of eating contaminated food have been significantly reduced when it comes to processed meats.

6 Question #4 out of 7 rcheologists who examined the history of the Puha tribe claim that by using a radiocarbon dating method on bones found in caves near the Puha village, they can determine that the tribe had been living in that region during the period of 1,100 to 900 years ago. The archeologists can assert that the artifacts found in the village were crafted during this period, assuming that. Puha developed advanced tools, which other tribes in the region only developed hundreds of years later. There were no additional findings that the archeologists could have used to conduct the radiocarbon dating. The bones found in the caves belonged to the residents of the nearby Puha village. D Puha is considered to be the first tribe to ever inhabit the region. Radiocarbon dating is actually not as accurate as it is generally considered to be.

7 Question #5 out of 7 When Netscape released the second edition of its browser in March 1995, its founders predicted a 15 percent increase in daily users, an assessment that seemed overly optimistic, considering that the new interface did not test well with longstanding users and did only moderately well with new users. an assessment that seemed overly optimistic, considering that the new interface did not test well with longstanding users and which was an assessment that seemed overly optimistic considering the new interface did not test well with longstanding users and it namely, it was an assessment that seemed overly optimistic considering the new interface did not test well with longstanding users and D an assessment that seemed overly optimistic considering the new interface did not test well with longstanding users, it that was an assessment that seemed overly optimistic considering the new interface did not test well, with longstanding users, and it

8 Question #6 out of 7 lan Hovhaness, one of most prolific composers of the 20 th century, has a body of work about the same as Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who has written approximately 500 concertos. about the same as Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who has written of about the same as the Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, whom has written that is about the same as Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who wrote D comparable to the Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who has written comparable to that of the Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who wrote

9 Question #7 out of 7 The veteran journalist suspected the jury as terrified of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could possibly cost them and their families physical harm and to send his accomplices to prison as well. the jury as terrified of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could possibly cost them and their families physical harm and to send the jury to be terrified of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could cost them and their families physical harm and to send that the jury s terror to convict the infamous mobster a decision that could possibly cost them and their families physical harm and of sending D that the jury has a fear of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could possibly cost them and their families physical harm and sending that the jury was terrified of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could cost them and their families physical harm and of sending

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11 nswer #1 out of 7 Upton Sinclair wrote his book The Jungle with the intention of pointing out the atrocious working conditions in the meat-packing industry. He was a crusader for social justice who used his investigative journalism skills to delve into numerous topics of social significance that he researched and wrote about. It was the breadth and scope of this information included in his novel The Jungle that shocked the country into reform, but not the reform Sinclair had originally intended. Sinclair would eventually be disappointed that his book produced only a federal law regulating meatpackers and not a surge of popular support for socialism. Sinclair s ideology was to fix workers labor conditions, but his descriptions of how food was processed in the meat-packing plants turned the public s stomachs and made for a general call for food preparation reform. The swaying of public opinion towards food preparation reform led to the passing of the Meat Inspection ct of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug ct of ven though these acts were passed, change did not occur instantaneously. Thus, in 1938, ongress significantly expanded the regulatory functions of the 1906 laws and extended the FD s authority over processed foods. Then, in 1990, ongress passed the Nutrition Labeling and ducation ct, which required food products, including processed meat, to provide basic nutritional information. Food poisoning was a significant health risk over 100 years ago because of badly processed food. It was not unheard of for a person to die of complications from food poisoning. Thanks to Sinclair s book and the acts and laws put into place during the last century, the risks of eating contaminated food have been significantly reduced when it comes to processed meats. It can be understood from the passage that at the time The Jungle was published D no one knew what caused food poisoning. socialism was not a popular movement. meat factory employees worked in worse conditions than they do today. the public had little to no knowledge about the inner workings of meat-packing plants. there were hardly any laws regulating food preparation. We ll go for LOGIL because the answer doesn t appear explicitly in the text. Since Upton Sinclair s intention was pointing out the atrocious working conditions in the meat-packing industry, we can infer that the public had had little to no knowledge of them. The Jungle is also said to have shocked the country into reform, which implies that its content hadn t been known before. )) is not mentioned in the text. () The passage states Sinclair hoped to improve Socialism s popularity, but this does not necessarily mean it was unpopular before. () No mention is made of improvement in the working conditions. () is incorrect because the term hardly any is too ambiguous and because we do not know how many laws there actually were.

12 nswer #2 out of 7 Upton Sinclair wrote his book The Jungle with the intention of pointing out the atrocious working conditions in the meat-packing industry. He was a crusader for social justice who used his investigative journalism skills to delve into numerous topics of social significance that he researched and wrote about. It was the breadth and scope of this information included in his novel The Jungle that shocked the country into reform, but not the reform Sinclair had originally intended. Sinclair would eventually be disappointed that his book produced only a federal law regulating meatpackers and not a surge of popular support for socialism. Sinclair s ideology was to fix workers labor conditions, but his descriptions of how food was processed in the meat-packing plants turned the public s stomachs and made for a general call for food preparation reform. The swaying of public opinion towards food preparation reform led to the passing of the Meat Inspection ct of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug ct of ven though these acts were passed, change did not occur instantaneously. Thus, in 1938, ongress significantly expanded the regulatory functions of the 1906 laws and extended the FD s authority over processed foods. Then, in 1990, ongress passed the Nutrition Labeling and ducation ct, which required food products, including processed meat, to provide basic nutritional information. Food poisoning was a significant health risk over 100 years ago because of badly processed food. It was not unheard of for a person to die of complications from food poisoning. Thanks to Sinclair s book and the acts and laws put into place during the last century, the risks of eating contaminated food have been significantly reduced when it comes to processed meats. We ll go for LOGIL because the answer doesn t appear explicitly in the text. Upton Sinclair is described as a crusader (see highlighted text) because he was D a committed advocate of the socialist movement. a devoted soldier fighting to put pressure on the government to legislate a federal law regulating meatpackers. a devoted soldier fighting to change the inequity faced by workers in the meat-packing industry. an uncompromising fighter for promoting change in the meat-packing industry so meat products would be safer to eat. a pioneer who uncovered the truth about industrial food preparation and food poisoning by using his skills as an investigative journalist. Upton Sinclair s main goal was to promote socialism (and better working conditions in general). crusader is someone who campaigns for a cause in order to bring about a change, and Sinclair s goal was socialist in nature. () is incorrect because it is specific to the meat-packing industry. () is incorrect because, although this is a true description of Sinclair, it is not the reason why he is described as a crusader.

13 nswer #3 out of 7 Upton Sinclair wrote his book The Jungle with the intention of pointing out the atrocious working conditions in the meat-packing industry. He was a crusader for social justice who used his investigative journalism skills to delve into numerous topics of social significance that he researched and wrote about. It was the breadth and scope of this information included in his novel The Jungle that shocked the country into reform, but not the reform Sinclair had originally intended. Sinclair would eventually be disappointed that his book produced only a federal law regulating meatpackers and not a surge of popular support for socialism. Sinclair s ideology was to fix workers labor conditions, but his descriptions of how food was processed in the meat-packing plants turned the public s stomachs and made for a general call for food preparation reform. The swaying of public opinion towards food preparation reform led to the passing of the Meat Inspection ct of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug ct of ven though these acts were passed, change did not occur instantaneously. Thus, in 1938, ongress significantly expanded the regulatory functions of the 1906 laws and extended the FD s authority over processed foods. Then, in 1990, ongress passed the Nutrition Labeling and ducation ct, which required food products, including processed meat, to provide basic nutritional information. Food poisoning was a significant health risk over 100 years ago because of badly processed food. It was not unheard of for a person to die of complications from food poisoning. Thanks to Sinclair s book and the acts and laws put into place during the last century, the risks of eating contaminated foo d have been significantly reduced when it comes to processed meats. Which of the following is true of Upton Sinclair s book The Jungle? D It saved lives. It phased laws. It brought to the prosecution of owners of industrial plants. It changed public opinion against eating meat. It created public awareness of food poisoning. We ll go for LTRNTIV because the question requires that we use the answers. () seems correct: if it was not unheard of for a person to die of food poisoning, and thanks to Sinclair s book the risks of eating contaminated food have been significantly reduced, then lives were saved. () is wrong, because the book didn t phrase the laws, but its content led to legislations. () is wrong, because no industrialist is said to have been prosecuted because of the book. (D) is wrong, because it wasn t eating meat that was under attack, but rather the way meat was prepared. () is wrong, because the awareness created was not of food poisoning (which the public was probably very aware of) but of the bad conditions of food preparation that led to food poisoning.

14 nswer #4 out of 7 rcheologists who examined the history of the Puha tribe claim that by using a radiocarbon dating method on bones found in caves near the Puha village, they can determine that the tribe had been living in that region during the period of 1,100 to 900 years ago. The archeologists can assert that the artifacts found in the village were crafted during this period, assuming that. Puha developed advanced tools, which other tribes in the region only developed hundreds of years later. There were no additional findings that the archeologists could have used to conduct the radiocarbon dating. The bones found in the caves belonged to the residents of the nearby Puha village. D Puha is considered to be the first tribe to ever inhabit the region. Radiocarbon dating is actually not as accurate as it is generally considered to be. We ll go for PRIS because we can answer the question with just the given information. The argument states that since bones found near the Puha village are dated to a specific period, the artifacts in the Puha village are from the same period. This argument rests on the assumption that the bones and the artifacts belonged to the same people which is what answer choice () tells us.

15 nswer #5 out of 7 When Netscape released the second edition of its browser in March 1995, its founders predicted a 15 percent increase in daily users, an assessment that seemed overly optimistic, considering that the new interface did not test well with longstanding users and did only moderately well with new users. an assessment that seemed overly optimistic, considering that the new interface did not test well with longstanding users and which was an assessment that seemed overly optimistic considering the new interface did not test well with longstanding users and it namely, it was an assessment that seemed overly optimistic considering the new interface did not test well with longstanding users and D an assessment that seemed overly optimistic considering the new interface did not test well with longstanding users, it that was an assessment that seemed overly optimistic considering the new interface did not test well, with longstanding users, and it We ll go for LOGIL because there is a simple logical connection between the underlined section and the first part of the sentence. The purpose of the underlined section is to describe the increase in daily users, therefore there is no need for any other words before an assessment - thus, answers (), (), and () are eliminated for redundancy. (D) ends with a comma and then the word it, which makes it seem that the rest of the sentence describes the poor testing with longstanding users rather than describing another set of testing. onsequently, the only possible correct answer is ().

16 nswer #6 out of 7 lan Hovhaness, one of most prolific composers of the 20 th century, has a body of work about the same as Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who has written approximately 500 concertos. about the same as Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who has written of about the same as the Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, whom has written that is about the same as Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who wrote D comparable to the Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who has written comparable to that of the Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who wrote We ll go with LTRNTIV because the correction of the original sentence is not enough. Since the comparison is between the two composers body of work the correction would be: that is about the same as that of Italian composer ntonio Lucio Vivaldi, who wrote ; however, since this is not one of the answer options we will have to use the answers. (), (), (), and (D) all make a false comparison between the work of lan Hovhaness and the composer Vivaldi himself. nswer is the only answer option that makes a proper comparison.

17 nswer #7 out of 7 The veteran journalist suspected the jury as terrified of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could possibly cost them and their families physical harm and to send his accomplices to prison as well. the jury as terrified of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could possibly cost them and their families physical harm and to send the jury to be terrified of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could cost them and their families physical harm and to send that the jury s terror to convict the infamous mobster a decision that could possibly cost them and their families physical harm and of sending D that the jury has a fear of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could possibly cost them and their families physical harm and sending that the jury was terrified of convicting the infamous mobster a decision that could cost them and their families physical harm and of sending We ll go for PRIS because there is a simple grammatical rule we can follow. The word that should appear after the verb suspected because it introduces a new clause. s terrified is not a complete verb phrase, therefore the correct form would be was terrified. lso, the journalist s suspicion is described in the past tense (suspected) and so must the jury s terror: was terrified. The word "possibly" is redundant, since the use of "could" points out that it is a mere possibility.