IB English Literature Test Prep - Question List

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11. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. “Give the rest of the pizza to
  2. whomever asks for it;
  3. I certainly don’t want
  4. any more slices.”
12. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Belize is the less populated country in Central America with approximately 321,000 people.
  1. less
  2. least
  3. smaller
  4. smallest
13. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Men and women use separate communal bowls; often, women may sit together.
  1. communal bowls; often,
  2. communal bowls, often,
  3. communal bowls; and often,
  4. communal bowls very often
14. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

He felt badly about canceling the appointment at the last minute, but there was no chance he would make it on time.
  1. Change badly to bad.
  2. Remove but.
  3. Change canceling to cancelling.
  4. Change at to in.
15. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Even though he seemed generous, his actions were, in the end, self-serving.
  1. Remove the hyphen from self-serving.
  2. Remove the first comma.
  3. Change even though to despite.
  4. Fix the misplaced modifier.

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