TE eee eeee el ENGLISH TEST 45 Minutes—75 Questions DIRECTIONS: In the five passages that follow, certain words and phrases are underlined and numbered. In the right-hand column, you will find alternatives for the Underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the ‘one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded ‘most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.” in some cases, you will find in the right-hand column a question about the underlined Part. You are to choose the best answer to the question, ‘You will also find questions about a section of the pas- ‘sage, or about the passage as a whole. These questions do not refer to an underfined portion of the passage, but rather are identified by a number or numbers in a box. For each question, choose the alternative you consider best and fil in the corresponding oval on your answer document. Read each passage through once before you begin to answer the questions that accompany it. For ‘many of the questions, you must read several sentences beyond the question to determine the answer. Be sure that you have read far enough ahead each time you choose an alternative. PASSAGE! Changing the Face of Journalism “The nation and its news media are going in opposite directions, and the public is paying the price,” in 2013, Dori Maynard wrote this. She was following up on her point that although people of color make up nearly 40 percent of the US population, while only about 12 percent of full-time daily news journalists are people of color, Her who's an award- winning African American journalist, Maynard. became a Nieman fellow at Harvard University in 1993, For much of her journalism career, she was involved. with the Maynard Institute, a journalism-education institute in Oakland, California, (The institute was founded in 1977 by her father, Robert C. Maynard, 1. A. NO CHANGE B. in 2013, that statement was written by Dori Maynard . this is something Dori Maynard wrote in 2013. D. Dori Maynard wrote in 2013. 2. NOCHANGE G. does make HL is making J. makes 3. A. NO CHANGE and C. but D. DELETE the underlined portion, NO CHANGE - Herself Hers Her s. fone most Given that all the choices are accurate, wl clearly introduces the focus of the essay? A. NO CHANGE B. advocated diversity within newsrooms for the sake Of fairer representation of all communities. C. reported news across the United States, from California to Michigan to Massachusetts, D. was a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1PEBeBeEeR eee el former editor ofthe Oakland Tribune.) Converse the organization is dedicated to recruiting and training people of color to become journalists, By the time Dori Maynard became president ofthe institute in 2001, she was already passionately committed to this mission Diversity among jouraliss in the United States ‘must increase, Maynard believed, if the industry is going to meet its ethical obligation to provide wide audience credible and accurate news, She argued tha a reporters cultural background inevitably influences his or her perspective on cutent events. More diversity newsrooms will naturally lead to more complete, nuanced, and sensitive news coverage of all communities, specifically communities of color expressly. This, in tm, will beter our society a8 @ whole; we'll gun richer understanding ofeach others lives, she explained. Under Dori Maynard's leadership, the Maynard Institute trained hundreds of minority reporters. The institute also has helped them get hired and head Many former trainees now reports for influential newspapers such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. Dori Maynard helped show the Journalism industry that presenting the culturally oR G. i a UA. IF NO CHANGE ‘Among other objectives, Besides that objective, Tn comparison, NO CHANGE whereas until NO CHANGE choir its it’s NO CHANGI with a level of nuance, a nuanced feel, having nuance, NO CHANGE in terms of news coverage, DELETE the underlined portion and end the sen- tence with a period. NO CHANGE ‘works as a reporter is reporting report NO CHANGE newspapers, for example: newspapers for example: newspapers: such as NO CHANGE Appointed president of the Maynard Institute in 2001, Dori Maynard Having been leader ofthe Maynard Institute, Dost laynard Dori Maynard, an award-winning journalist, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.TEES SBe fe ee diverse voices of the United States through inclusive news stories written by people of color ble, 14, The writer wants 10 conclude the essay with a strong, ‘emphatic statement that asserts the far-reaching signif icance of Dori Maynard’s work with the Maynard Institute. Which choice best accomplishes that goal? F. NO CHANGE G. is vital for social justice. HL will likely be noticed. J. makes sense. Question 15 asks about the preceding passage as a whole. 15. Suppose the writer’s primary purpose had been 1 pi sent highlights of Dori Maynard's work as a journal reporting daily news, Would this essay accomplish that purpose? A. Yes, because it suggests that fair representation of diversity was always one of Maynard’s priorities as a journalist B. Yes, because it provides details about Maynard's ‘most influential daily news stories. €. No, because it concentrates instead on Maynard's efforts to bring diversity to the journalism industry. D. No, because it focuses instead on why journalism is important to the Maynard farm, PASSAGE 1 ‘To Sew on Savile Row Bespoke tailors ereate men’s suits exactly oa customer's specifications, aiming for refined elegance and technical flawlessness. Regardless, a focus on bespoke tailoring has made Savile Row asta, sret in London, the world's most distinguished location for menswear for cover two hundred yeas. In 2008, Savile Row Academy, located within the bespoke suit shop called Maurice Sedwell, at 19 Savile Row, was established to celebrate this time-honored craft. 16. NO CHANGE G. Similarly, a H. Besides, a Loa 17. A. NO CHANGE B._ Row, a small stret in London, C. Row. a small street in London D. Row small sireet in London 18, Which choice provides the clearest foundation for the suggestion made later in the essay that the tradition of bespoke tailoring on Savile Row has diminished? F. NO CHANGE G, show off HE preserve J. embody GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.