High School Placement Test Prep - Question List

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Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

He does face opposition from the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces since they have put limitations on the authority of the president and other elected officials.

  1. they have
  2. they has
  3. it have
  4. it has
17. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Because of the preemptive strike, Japan was able to carry out its plans for Southwest Asia and the Indonesian Archipelago.
  1. Because of the preemptive strike,
  2. And the preemptive strike,
  3. The preemptive strike
  4. The strike was preemptive
18. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Despite the support of the United States, the Vietnamese was able to defeat France in 1954.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. where
  4. will
19. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

In 1969, the United Nations reported that there was a possibility of large oil reserves in the East China Sea near the islands location.
  1. islands
  2. islands’
  3. islands’s
  4. island’s
20. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The North Vietnamese and supportive rebel communists in South Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started fighting.
  1. Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started
  2. Vietnam; called the Viet Congstarted
  3. Vietnam: called the Viet Cong, started
  4. Vietnam called the Viet Cong - started

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