On the left side of the screen, you will see the reading passage with the following black-square mark located throughout the text: ■ On the right side of the screen, you will read a sent
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It can be inferred from the passage that
(A) Gershwin became a famous jazz pianist in Russia.
(B) Gershwin admired the music of Franz Shubert.
(C) Gershwin disliked music by Kern and Berlin.
(D) Gershwin never became a well-known musician.
The correct answer is (B) Choices (A), (C), and (D) are not true.
Gershwin compared the music of Jerome Kern, who was his friend, to that
of Franz Shubert’s
Questions with Black Squares
During the reading section of the computer-based test, you will have to answer questions with black squares On the left side of the screen, you will see the reading passage with the following black-square mark located throughout the text: ■
On the right side of the screen, you will read a sentence followed by the question:
Where in the passage would the sentence best fit in the passage? Click on the square ■ to add the sentence in the passage
When you point to the square and click the mouse, the sentence in the question will appear in the passage
This is a very difficult kind of question to answer, and you should not answer it until you
have answered all other kinds of questions! To answer this kind of question, carefully
read the sentence and determine the most important words, usually found at the end
of the sentence Then, scan the passage for the squares Look at the sentences before the square and particularly after the square You will find that in the sentence to be inserted, the words at the end contain information that introduces ideas in the beginning of the next sentence that is in the passage
The American composer, George Gershwin, was born in 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants He began his musical education at age 11, when his family bought a second-hand piano The piano was not bought for him, but for his older brother, Ira However, George surprised everyone when he played a popular song, which he had taught himself by following the keys on a neighbor’s player piano, and his parents decided that George should receive lessons ■ He studied piano with a famous music teacher at the time, Charles Hambitzer He was so impressed with Gershwin’s talent that he gave him lessons for free
Gershwin dropped out of school at age 15 and earned a living by making piano rolls for player pianos and by playing in New York nightclubs His most important job in this period was his work as a song plugger, who promoted interest in the sheet music of popular songs by playing and singing those songs in stores At that
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time, sheet-music sales were the measure of a song’s popularity, and song pluggers had to work long hours for the music publishers who employed them ■ As a result
of his hard work, Gershwin’s piano technique improved greatly, so much so that, while still in his teens, Gershwin became known as one of the most talented pianists in New York City As a result, he worked as an accompanist for popular singers and as a rehearsal pianist for Broadway musicals
His knowledge of jazz and popular music grew quickly, and one of his songs was included in the Broadway musical The Passing Show of 1916 George became friends to many prominent Broadway composers He particularly admired the music of Irving Berlin whom Gershwin called “America’s Franz Schubert.” Jerome Kern, another Broadway composer, demonstrated to George how popular music was inferior to material in Broadway shows In 1919, entertainer Al Jolson performed Gershwin’s song Swanee in the musical Sinbad ■ The song became a hit, and Gershwin became an overnight celebrity when his song sold more than 2 million recordings and a million copies of sheet music
The following sentence can be added to the passage:
However, Gershwin’s income rose, and he worked harder and harder.
Where would it best fit in the passage? Click on the square ■ to add the sentence to the
passage
Look at the ideas at the end of the sentence:
However, Gershwin’s income rose, and he worked harder and
harder.
This sentence best fits at the place marked by the second square With the new sentence
inserted, the passage would read as follows:
At that time, sheet-music sales were the measure of a song’s popularity, and song pluggers had to work long hours for the
music publishers who employed them However, Gershwin’s income rose, and he worked harder and harder As a result
of his hard work, Gershwin’s piano technique improved greatly,
so much so that, while still in his teens, Gershwin became known as one of the most talented pianists in New York City
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SUMMING IT UP
Do not read the entire passage Begin each passage by reading the first sentence in each
paragraph and the last sentence of the last paragraph
You should answer the questions not in numerical order but in the following order (as they were presented in this chapter) according to kind of question:
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DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS
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AND WEAKNESSES
CHAPTER 2 Practice Test 1: Diagnostic
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