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Restatements (Questions 9-12)

This part consists of several sentences, each followed by four possible ways of restating the
main idea of that sentence in different words. For each question, choose the one restatement
which best expresses the meaning of the original sentence.

9. Today, nearly all trains are powered by electricity or diesel fuel rather than steam.

(1) Most electric and diesel train engines can also be powered by steam.
(2) Most trains today are powered by electricity or diesel fuel, not steam.
(3) Steam trains are less powerful than those that use electricity or diesel fuel.
(4) Today, most trains are powered by electricity, diesel fuel, or steam.

10. The coqui, a small tree frog that lives on the island of Puerto Rico, is rarely found

anywhere else in the world.

(1) The coqui, the world's rarest tree frog, lives on the island of Puerto Rico.
(2) People come to Puerto Rico from all over the world to see the coqui, a small tree

frog.
(3) Several animals, including the coqui, are found only in Puerto Rico.
(4) Puerto Rico is practically the only place in the world where the coqui lives.

11. Although it shared the fundamental features of previous economic depressions, the

Great Depression of the 1930s was unprecedented in its length and in the wholesale
poverty and tragedy it inflicted on society.

(1) Although the Great Depression of the 1930s did not last as long as other economic
depressions, it inflicted more poverty and tragedy on society than any other
depression in history.

(2) The Great Depression of the 1930s was similar to earlier economic depressions, but
it lasted longer and caused more extensive poverty and suffering than any
depression before it.

(3) The Great Depression of the 1930s was different from every other economic
depression in that it not only impoverished many people, but it also brought tragedy
to society as a whole.

(4) Because the Great Depression of the 1930s caused so much poverty and suffering,
its effects on society lasted longer than those of any depression since.

12. American patriot Samuel Adams skillfully exploited the 1770 Boston Massacre – in

which eight British soldiers shot and killed several demonstrators – to foment
anti-British sentiment in the colonies.

(1) The Boston Massacre was the turning point in Samuel Adams' campaign against
British rule in the American colonies.

(2) Samuel Adams expertly manipulated the Boston Massacre to incite resentment
towards the British in the American colonies.

(3) Prior to the Boston Massacre, few people opposed the British presence in the
American colonies, with the exception of Samuel Adams.

(4) Samuel Adams was able to exploit anti-British sentiment in the colonies to persuade
many Americans that the British were responsible for the Boston Massacre.

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