Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis 5002 Reading Practice Questions
Practice Question
Extract
The following passage is from A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle. IT was a brain. A disembodied brain. An oversized brain, just enough larger than normal to be completely revolting and terrifying. A living brain. A brain that pulsed and quivered, that seized and commanded. No wonder the brain was called IT. IT was the most horrible, most repellent thing she had ever seen, far more horrible than anything she had ever imagined.
Which THREE of the following words from the passage best create the overall tone?
Answer Choices
- A: brain""
- B: oversized""
- C: seized"
- D: horrible"
- E: nauseating""
Correct Answer: C,D,E
Rationale: Seized, horrible, nauseating evoke horror. Brain, oversized neutral. Negative words set repulsive tone.