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ACCUPLACER Next-Arithmetic

Next-Generation writing – Question 1 of 25

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(1) Sauropods, known today as the largest dinosaurs, were long-necked giants. (2) Their fossils have baffled scientists for decades. (3) These animals were so large that scientists did not know how they were able to support their own weight, unless they lived entirely in the water. (4) Scientists also argued that these overgrown creatures were not well suited for survival and likely became extinct after only a few generations. (5) However, the fossil evidence suggested that sauropods will have existed, on land, for quite a long time.

(6) More recent discoveries of sauropod fossils in locations around the world have confirmed that, these resilient animals, did indeed walk the earth for millions of years. (7) As a result, scientists have had to rethink many of their previous assumptions about these creatures. (8) By studying these fossils, they are starting to gain a better understanding of how sauropods lived and adapted to the changing environment around them.

Question 1

Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 5 (reproduced below)?

However, the fossil evidence suggested that sauropods will have existed, on land, for quite a long time.

• (as it is now)
• exist,
• existed,
• will exist,

Answer: existed,

Question 2

Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 6 (reproduced below)?

More recent discoveries of sauropod fossils in locations around the world have confirmed that, these resilient animals, did indeed walk the earth for millions of years.

• (as it is now)
• that, these resilient animals
• that these resilient animals,
• that these resilient animals

Answer: that these resilient animals