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The passage suggests that if you eat lunch at Dilly’s Deli, you should expect to: (CSS2024)
A. To be called out by the restaurant’s staff
B. Place your order with the waiter who comes to your table
C. Dress warmly
D. Carry your own food to your table
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The passage mentions staff yelling to clean up.
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If you go to lunch at Dilly’s Deli, you could expect to see: (CSS-2024)
A. Couples dining together
B. The fire marshal
C. A long line of customers
D. Homemade pie
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The passage describes a crowded line snaking out the door.
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The underlined word ‘temporal’, as used in the passage, most nearly means: (CSS2024)
A. Imaginary
B. Hypothetical
C. Old-fashioned
D. Temporary
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“Temporal” refers to the transient physical world in Plato’s philosophy (Oxford Dictionary).
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Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? (CSS-2024)
A. Life in a Cave
B. Making Shadow Puppets
C. Perception and Reality
D. Is There Life After Death
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The passage focuses on perception versus true reality (Plato scholarship).
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What is the main idea of Plato’s cave analogy? (CSS-2024)
A. This world is not all there is
B. Mankind cannot hope to see the truth
C. Humans are stupid
D. Real things cast shadows
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The analogy illustrates that the physical world is a shadow of a greater reality (Plato, “Republic”).
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The underlined word ‘convey’, as used in this passage, most accurately means: (CSS2024)
A. Give birth to
B. Rationalize
C. Experiment
D. Explain
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“Convey” means to communicate or explain in this context (Merriam-Webster).
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The word that would most accurately fit the blank at the end of the second paragraph
A. Shadow
B. Picture
C. Contradiction
D. Reversal
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Plato’s analogy uses “shadow” to describe the temporal world as a reflection of eternal reality (Plato, “Republic”).
68
Identify the sentence with the correct use of the colon: (CSS-2024)
A. I have three goals for the year, lose weight, save money and travel more.
B. The ingredients for the cake are: flour, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.
C. She had one question: when is the deadline?
D. He enjoys various outdoor activities: such as hiking, camping, and fishing.
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The colon introduces a single question, correctly used (Chicago Manual of Style).
69
Identify the sentence with correct punctuation usage: (CSS-2024)
A. My hobbies include: reading, knitting, and cooking.
B. She was tired, nevertheless, she decided to finish the project.
C. The conference has been postponed, thus we have more time to prepare.
D. He enjoys playing the guitar; he finds it relaxing.
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Semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses (Strunk & White).
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Identify the sentence with correct punctuation usage: (CSS-2024)
A. My favorite hobbies include reading knitting and cooking.
B. It’s raining outside, however, I brought my umbrella.
C. The concert was amazing - I’ve never heard such talented musicians.
D. The professor’s lecture was long; therefore it was informative.
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The dash correctly separates the emphatic statement (Chicago Manual of Style).
