There are four books standing next to each other on a shelf.

The books are in order from left to right.

The colors of the books are red, yellow, blue and orange but the placement of these books has been
determined. The following sentences are about the placement of the books:
The red book is between the yellow and blue books.
The blue book is between the orange and red books
The orange book is not fourth.

1. The orange boo could be fourth, then which one of the following can be deduced?
a. The red book is fourth.
b. The blue book is not third.
c. The red book is next to the orange book.
d. The blue book is next to the yellow book.
e. The yellow book is not second.
2. If a white book is added to a shelf, and the fourth is not necessarily an orange book, then which
one of the following is a possible order of the books?
a. Yellow, red, orange, blue, white
b. White, yellow, blue, red, orange
c. Yellow, red, blue, white , orange
d. Orange, blue, red, yellow, white
e. Blue, red, yellow, orange, white
3. Which one of the following pairs is next to each other on the shelf?
a. Yellow and blue
b. Blue and orange
c. Yellow and orange
d. Red and orange
e. No books are next to each other
4. If a green book were placed just to the left of the blue book, what position would it be in
(counting from the left)?
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
e. Fifth
Select the word that is correctly spelled.

5. Acommodate, accomodate, accommodate, acomodate

6. Ocasion, occasion, occassion, ocassion
7. Manoeuvre, manoevure, manoeuver, maneouver
8. Rhythm, rhithm, rythm, rhyhm

read the passage below and answer the questions that follow it.

9. The author of this passage refers to the increase in Asian gypsy moths as a “Russian invasion” in order to

(A) make a political statement.

(B) stress the severity of the problem.
(C) warn readers about underhanded activities of the Russian government.
(D) make light of a serious situation.
(E) demonstrate his distaste for all moths.

10. Based on its use in the passage, the word voracious (line 5) most likely means

(A) speedy
(B) able to go days without eating
(C) picky
(D) consuming large amounts of food
(E) meat-eating

11. Which group of words from the passage best reflects the writer’s tone?

(A) mounting, barring, sprayed

(B) egg masses, mating, egg-laying
(C) invaders, foliage-chomping, voracious
(D) Canadian, Russian, Asian, North American
(E) larger, common, feeder