216 ❯ STEP 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
- According to the fourth sentence, the word
“axiom” can best be defined as
A. a mystery
B. an anecdote
C. a paradox
D. a rule of thumb
E. a proverb - In the fifth sentence, “There are many other
useful things that might be said to him, but
I have come to the end of my article, and can
only touch them as I pass,” the pronoun “him”
refers to
A. “youthful aspirant”
B. “the critic”
C. “the producer”
D. the artist in fiction
E. the author - In the seventh sentence, “The danger that
he has in mind is rather, I imagine, that of
particularizing.” The word “rather” establishes
A. a paradox
B. an analogy
C. an ambiguity
D. a syllogism
E. an antithesis - According to Henry James, the freest form of
art is
A. sculpting
B. painting
C. speaking
D. writing
E. photography - In the middle of the passage, the sentence
“‘Enjoy it as it deserves,’ I should say to him;
‘take possession of it, explore it to its utmost
extent, publish it, rejoice in it,’” includes an
example of
A. a complex sentence
B. parallel structure
C. an analogy
D. inversion
E. passive voice
19. In the second half of the passage, if the student
follows the logic and advice of James in the set
of sentences beginning with “This freedom is
a splendid.. .” and ending with “the truth of
things,” that student would have to
A. imitate the great writers
B. pray for inspiration
C. recognize that only after death can a writer
be assessed properly
D. ignore James’s advice
E. turn away from writing
20. Also in the middle of the passage is a sentence
beginning with “All life belongs.. .” and
ending with “the truth of things.” The
metaphor, “this heavenly messenger,” contained
in this sentence refers to
A. freedom
B. the teacher
C. sincerity
D. art
E. the critic
21. The overall tone of the passage can best be
described as
A. informal and sarcastic
B. condescending and sardonic
C. didactic and exhortative
D. reverential and laudatory
E. indignant and contemptuous