ITP Practice

The quince is an attractive shrub or small tree

_______ closely related to the apple and pear

trees.

• is

• that is

• that it is

• is that which

Many gases, including the nitrogen and oxygen

in air, ___________ color or odor.

• have no

• which have no

The American Academy of Poets, ________ the

1930's, provides financial assistance to support

working poets.

• when it was founded

• was founded

• which was founded in

• was founded in

During the Pleistocene glacial periods

_________ portions of the Earth where plant and

animal life flourished, making it possible for

people to subsist.

• the

• it was

• there were

• have there been

The photographs of Carrie Mae Weems, in which

she often makes her family members

____________, are an affectionate and incisive

representation of the African American

experience.

• are her subjects

• her subjects

• are subjects

• which her subjects

Hubble's law states that the greater the distance

between any two galaxies, ___________ is their

relative speed of separation.

• the greatest

• the greater

• greater than

• as great as

The onion is characterized by an edible bulb

composed of leaves rich in sugar and a pungent

oil, _____ the vegetable's strong taste.

• which the source of

• at the source is

• the source of

• of the source is

The Armory Show, held in New York in 1913, was

a important exhibition of modern European art.

• held

• a

• exhibition

• modern

Answer explanation

The question is about an important exhibition called The Armory Show that took place in New York in 1913. The correct option is '

a

', which is used before 'important exhibition' to follow the rules of English articles. The event was a singular, specific instance, thus requiring the use of the article 'a'.

The main purpose of classifying animals is to

show the most probable evolutionary

relationship of the different species to each

another.

• classifying

• is

• different

• another

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'another'. The question aims at understanding the main purpose of classifying animals. In this context, 'another' refers to the differing species that are classified based on their most probable evolutionary relationships with each other. This classification helps in depicting the evolutionary lineage and connections among various species.

Matthew C. Perry, a United States naval

commander, gained fame not in war and through

diplomacy.

• naval

• gained

• and

• diplomacy

Answer explanation

The highlighted words in the question are 'naval', 'gained', 'and', and 'diplomacy'. Among them, the word 'and' is the correct choice because it makes the sentence meaningful by indicating that Matthew C. Perry gained fame not only in war but also through diplomacy.