Identify the transition that would best complete the sentence. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
____________ Wegman's grocery store now offers prepared foods for take-out, the Food Emporium
has a wide selection of heat-and-eat dinners that busy people can buy and serve for dinner.
a. Just as c. Due to
b. Yet d. First
Ques. 2Identify the transition that would best complete the sentence. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
____________ the exceptionally cold weather this winter, many lakes have frozen over, making it
possible for people to skate and play hockey.
a. In contrast to c. As a result of
b. Therefore d. For example
Ques. 3Identify the transition that would best complete the sentence. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
Infants have large heads in relation to their bodies, their faces are hairless and smooth-skinned, and
they have a relatively large forehead and small chin so that the vertical placement of features is low in
the infant's face. ____________, infants' eyes are large, they have fine eyebrows, and their noses are
small.
a. In addition c. As a result
b. Another d. While
Ques. 4Identify the transition that would best complete the sentence. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
Recent court cases involving unethical1
behavior have helped make business ethics a matter of public
concern. ____________, the Copley Company pled guilty to charges of faking drug reports to a
government agency.
a. Often c. However
b. Due to d. For instance
Ques. 5Identify the transition that would best complete the sentence. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
Phil spends a lot of time at the library. ____________, his wife has never been there.
a. Also c. On the other hand
b. Due to d. Finally
Ques. 6For each group of sentences, select the general sentence that includes all the specific details
given. Then choose the letter of the correct answer.
Some people read the newspaper's sports section before everything else.
Others are not interested in sports at all.
And there are still others who follow their local team only when it is playing a championship game.
a. People have widely varying tastes when it comes to sports.
b. Most people like to know how their local sports teams are doing.
c. People who care deeply about sports usually dress tastefully.
d. People who don't care about sports are dull.
Ques. 7For each group of sentences, select the general sentence that includes all the specific details
given. Then choose the letter of the correct answer.
Lydia always talks very loudly into her cell phone.
Lydia uses her cell phone in restaurants, theaters, and even during religious services.
Lydia interrupts conversations in order to answer her cell phone.
a. Lydia never misses messages that come by cell phone.
b. Lydia needs to learn her cell phone manners.
c. Lydia thinks her cell phone is one of her most useful appliances.
d. Lydia is a believer in new phone technology.