n the game of chess, when a piece is in danger of being captured by an opponent, players may move their piece to a designated “flight square” to protect their piece and ------- their opponent’s strategy. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?facilitateeliminateencourageeliminatealleviateeliminateimpede

PART B: Which word/phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?A. "escape routes" (Paragraph 2)B. "false" (Paragraph 2)C. "food" (Paragraph 2)D. "secretly informed" (Paragraph 3)

The classic children’s board game Chutes andLadders is a version of an ancient Nepalese game,Paramapada Sopanapata. In both games, playersencounter “good” or “bad” spaces while travelingalong a path; landing on one of the good spaces_______ a player to skip ahead and arrive closer tothe end goal.Which choice completes the text so that it conformsto the conventions of Standard English?A) allowsB) are allowingC) have allowedD) allow

Which word from the passage best substitutes for “decisive”?a)  resoluteb)  ambiguousc)  hesitantd)  vacillating

The classic children’s board game Chutes andLadders is a version of an ancient Nepalese game,Paramapada Sopanapata. In both games, playersencounter “good” or “bad” spaces while travelingalong a path; landing on one of the good spaces_______ a player to skip ahead and arrive closer tothe end goal.Which choice completes the text so that it conformsto the conventions of Standard English?A) allowsB) are allowingC) have allowedD) allow27In 1943, in the midst of World War II, mathematicsprofessor Grace Hopper was recruited by theUS military to help the war effort by solving complexequations. Hopper’s subsequent career would involvemore than just _______ as a pioneering computerprogrammer, Hopper would help usher in the digitalage.Which choice completes the text so that it conformsto the conventions of Standard English?A) equations, though:B) equations, though,C) equations. Though,D) equations though28In 1453, English King Henry VI became unfit to ruleafter falling gravely ill. As a result, Parliamentappointed Richard, Third Duke of York, who had astrong claim to the English throne, to rule as LordProtector. Upon recovering two years later, _______forcing an angered Richard from the royal court andprecipitating a series of battles later known as theWars of the Roses.Which choice completes the text so that it conformsto the conventions of Standard English?A) Henry resumed his reign,B) the reign of Henry resumed,C) Henry’s reign resumed,D) it was Henry who resumed his reign,29Although novels and poems are considered distinctliterary forms, many authors have created hybridworks that incorporate elements of both. BernardineEvaristo’s The Emperor's Babe, _______ is a versenovel, a book-length narrative complete withcharacters and a plot but conveyed in short, crisplines of poetry rather than prose.Which choice completes the text with the mostlogical transition?A) by contrast,B) consequently,C) secondly,D) for example,...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. CO NTI N U E1230At two weeks old, the time their critical socializationperiod begins, wolves can smell but cannot yet see orhear. Domesticated dogs, _______ can see, hear, andsmell by the end of two weeks. This relative lack ofsensory input may help explain why wolves behaveso differently around humans than dogs do: from avery young age, wolves are more wary and lessexploratory.Which choice completes the text with the mostlogical transition?A) in other words,B) for instance,C) by contrast,D) accordingly,31Researchers Helena Mihaljević-Brandt, LucíaSantamaría, and Marco Tullney report that whilemathematicians may have traditionally workedalone, evidence points to a shift in the oppositedirection. _______ mathematicians are choosing tocollaborate with their peers—a trend illustrated by arise in the number of mathematics publicationscredited to multiple authors.Which choice completes the text with the mostlogical transition?A) Similarly,B) For this reason,C) Furthermore,D) Increasingly

Several international organizations monitor the position of space debris larger than 10 centimeters across to ensure safe space travel. _______ those efforts are not sufficient, as there are about twenty times as many smaller objects that are moving at speeds fast enough to damage even a heavily protected spacecraft.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?