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PERT Exam Practice 3: Writing
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1. Choose the word that best fills the blank the Peter is so talented with horses that the skittish colt became _________ once Peter took over his training.
2. Which of the following choices best completes the ________________, there's no way you will be able to be a part of the swimming relay competition.
3. Choose the word that correctly fills the blank
Mrs. Simmons asked her students to get their books, read the first chapter, and ______ the questions at the end.
4. Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
5. Which of the following sentences is correct?
6. Which of the following choices best completes the Natalie reviewed the notes carefully, with one eye on the judge's ___________ and another eye on the ________ of the decision. There was certainly more than one way to _________ the case.
7. Which of the following sentences is correct?
8. The melody in that pop song is reminiscent of the one Beethoven used in the first movement of his ninth symphony?
Based on how it is used in the sentence, the word reminiscent means
9. Choose the correct spelling of the word that fills the blank in the following sentence:
Plastic trash that ends up in the ocean can have a ___________, or harmful, effect on marine life.
10. Choose the word that correctly fills the blank the following sentence: Joanne still needs to finish her homework: revise her essay, ______ the next chapter, and complete the math problems.
11. What is the meaning of the underlined word?The girls sat at the table, comforting each other and sobbing through lachrymose stories about their own struggles with bad haircuts.
12. Choose the correct spelling of the word that completes the following sentence: The black mangrove tree is native, or __________, to South Florida.
13. Which of the following versions of the sentence is written correctly?
14. According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, what is the correct pronunciation of the word 'impromptu?'
15. Which of the following choices shows the best way to punctuate the sentence?
16. Choose the word that best fills the blank in:
The selection of the winning lottery numbers is entirely _____________ with numbers being drawn at random out of a large ball.
17. Choose the words that best fill the blanks in the Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird as an ________ of social ________.
18. Which version of the sentence is written correctly?
19. The immigration officer gave Maria's passport a cursory examination before quickly moving on to the next person in line. What does the word cursory mean in this sentence?
20. Choose the words that best fill the blanks in:
King George III was __________ to have the American colonists ___________ taxes to Britain on luxury items such as tea and paper.
21. As used in the sentence, 'Julie and I made tentative plans to go to the park because she might have to study that day,' what does the word tentative mean?
22. Mara enjoyed great felicity when her missing dog found his way home. What does the word 'felicity' mean in this sentence?
23. The melody in that pop song is reminiscent of the one Beethoven used in the first movement of his ninth symphony? Based on how it is used in the sentence, the word reminiscent means
24. Although the street could not be seen through them, sunshine still flowed through the translucent curtains. Based on how it is used in the sentence, the word translucent means
25. Which of the following choices best completes the selection below?
The letter ___________ explained all his hopes and dreams for my success; _________ outpouring of his love for me.

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