Entry Exam Category: College Admission Exams
Course: Accuplacer
Exam: Accuplacer Reading Passage-Based Practice Test
Practice Question
Extract
(1) Federico García Lorca was 20th-century Spain's most famous poet and playwright.(2) Lorca was born on June 5, 1898, in a small town a few miles west of Granada, in southern Spain. (3) He was the oldest son of a wealthy landowner. (4) He studied literature and law at the University of Granada before turning to writing full-time. (5) In 1928, he published the most famous of all his poems, Gypsy Ballads, which used the rhythms of the traditional Spanish ballad to describe the Gypsies of southern Spain. (6) Gypsy Ballads was largely responsible for making Lorca famous throughout the Spanish-speaking world within a few years. (7) In June 1929, at a time when most young writers and painters dreamed of living in Paris, Federico Lorca broke with tradition and sailed for New York. (8) His nine months in New York changed his vision of poetry and the social role of the artist. (9) Lorca also traveled to Havana, Cuba. (10
Which sentence should be deleted because it contains irrelevant information?
Answer Choices
- A: Sentence 6
- B: Sentence 7
- C: Sentence 9
- D: Sentence 14
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sentence 9: "Lorca also travelled to Havana, Cuba." This sentence introduces a new location without elaboration or connection to the rest of the paragraph, which focuses on Lorca's time in New York and how it influenced his vision of poetry. Since Havana is not discussed further or tied into the paragraph's main ideas, it is irrelevant in this context and should be deleted.