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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. The Arctic Ocean is not only the smallest ocean, but the shallowest as well.

(1) The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean, but not the shallowest.
(2) The Arctic Ocean is becoming smaller and shallower.
(3) The Arctic Ocean is neither small nor shallow.
(4) The Arctic Ocean is smaller and shallower than any other ocean.

10. A bird's rate of breathing increases during flight.

(1) A bird in flight must control its breathing.
(2) A bird breathes faster when it flies.
(3) Flight affects a bird's breathing rate.
(4) A bird flies faster if it changes its breathing rate.

11. Every continent save Europe has deserts.

(1) There were once deserts on the European continent.
(2) Some deserts are larger than the European continent.
(3) Europe is the one continent with no deserts.
(4) There are deserts on every continent, including Europe.

12. Béla Bartók's studies of folk music arguably overshadow his legacy as a composer.

(1) Bartók's studies of folk music clearly had a profound influence on his work as a
composer.

(2) Bartók's musical compositions may be less significant than his research on folk
music.

(3) Unlike his musical compositions, Bartók's research on folk music has been all but
forgotten.

(4) Bartók believed that his studies of folk music were more worthwhile than his work
as a composer.

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