PELLETB Practice Test With Correct Answers

PELLETB Practice Test With Correct
Answers


identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. The officer was hoping to get a new partner, one that had a great deal of
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experience.
b. The officer was hoping to get a new partner. One that had a great deal of
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experience.
a
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. Bullet fragments were gathered by officers in envelopes.
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b. Bullet fragments were gathered in envelopes by officers.
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b
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. The suspect disliked the officer as did the judge.
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b. The suspect disliked the officer as much as the judge.
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a
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. The officer had probable cause to arrest the suspect when he arrived at the
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scene.
b. When the officer arrived at the scene, he had probable cause to arrest the
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suspect.

,b
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. Jail is not a pleasant place to be, but they do get their basic necessities met.
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b. Jail is not a pleasant place to be, but prisoners do get their basic necessities
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met.
b
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. "In rural areas, more deer are killed by automobiles than by hunters."
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b. "In rural areas, automobiles kill more deer than hunters."
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a
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. Beginning to run before stretching is frequently the cause of shin splints.
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b. Beginning to run before stretching frequently is the cause of shin splints.
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a
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. The next time Mary was in town, she agreed to have lunch with Sue.
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b. Mary agreed to have lunch with Sue the next time she was in town.
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a
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. The child wanted everything he saw advertised in commercials, even though he
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didn't know exactly what the toys were.
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b. The child wanted everything he saw advertised in the commercials, even
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though he |


didn't know exactly what they were.
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,a
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. The necessary revisions have been made by the author and the manuscript is
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now
ready to be printed. The publicist can begin developing the advertising campaign.
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b. The necessary revisions have been made by the author and the manuscript is
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now
ready to be printed the publicist can begin developing the advertising campaign.
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a
identify the sentence which is most clearly written
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a. The position requires that the incumbent type, file and prepare travel expense
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claims in addition to acting as the receptionist for the organization.
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b. The position requires that the incumbent type, file and prepare travel expense
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claims. In addition to acting as the receptionist for the organization.
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a
choose the word or phrase that most nearly has the same
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meaning as the underlined word.
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1. The witness corroborated the suspect's story.
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a. verified
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b. contradicted
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c. added to
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d. questioned
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a
choose the word or phrase that most nearly has the same
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meaning as the underlined word
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, 2. It was not a very pragmatic plan.
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a. plausible
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b. serious
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c. practical
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d. sensible
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c
choose the word or phrase that most nearly has the same
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meaning as the underlined word
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3. The police sequestered the suspect.
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a. caught
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b. isolated
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c. arrested
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d. released
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b
choose the word or phrase that most nearly has the same
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meaning as the underlined word
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4. In order to conceal her guilt, Linda told a blatant lie.
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a. harmless
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b. subtle
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c. careless
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d. obvious
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d
choose the word or phrase that most nearly has the same
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