HiSET Language Arts - Writing Exam Prep - Question List

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

There are a group of islands located in the East China Sea that are the subject of a dispute between two nations.
  1. There are a group of islands located in the East China Sea that are the subject of a dispute between two nations.
  2. There are a group of islands, located in the East China Sea, that are the subject of a dispute between two nations.
  3. A group of islands located in the East China Sea that is the subject of a dispute.
  4. A group of islands located in the East China Sea is the subject of a dispute between two nations.
52. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

As water resources dwindle, competition for available sources rose.
  1. rose
  2. rises
  3. risen
  4. raised
53. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Her bid was very unsuccessful.
  1. Her bid was very unsuccessful.
  2. Her bid was mostly unsuccessful.
  3. Her bid was unsuccessful.
  4. Her bid was unsuccessfully.
54. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

After the division of Vietnam, the United States supports South Vietnam.
  1. supports
  2. supported
  3. support
  4. will support
55. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Palladium mining is an intricate process because it is spread out under the earth’s surface.
  1. earth’s
  2. earths’
  3. Earth’s
  4. Earths’

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