IB English Literature Test Prep - Question List

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51. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Mutually assured destruction is
  2. the theory that a nuclear strike
  3. can be detoured by possessing
  4. one’s own nuclear arsenal.
52. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. The marksman was extremely accurate;
  2. he missed the mark by three inches
  3. to the top left each time
  4. that he took a shot.
53. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The commander in chief of Japan’s fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed that attacking Pearl Harbor would allow Japan to rebuild its defenses.
  1. Japan’s fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed
  2. Japan’s fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto believed
  3. Japan’s fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, believed
  4. Japan’s fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, believed
54. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

It had invaded China and its alliance with Germany and Italy (the Axis Powers), along with its occupation of French Indochina strained diplomatic relations.
  1. its
  2. it’s
  3. its’
  4. it
55. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. In the US Senate, a simple majority
  2. of senators are able to pass a bill,
  3. but a supermajority is necessary
  4. to end a filibuster.

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