Sample Test Items: Adult Basic Education (55) Read the passage below from a draft of a news article; then answer the question that follows. controversy that has swirled around one of the city's bookshops for the past few came to a head 1The on Monday at the long-awaited city council hearing. the heated debate, council president Tonya 2During Cardera formally proposed that the bookshop be fined $10,000 for violating the city's recently enacted ordinance prohibiting displays "offensive to the community." Jeffrey Franklin refused to 3Councilor comment until the hearing resumed. Halpern, the owner of the bookshop, vowed to appeal any 4Martin council ruling against his store. nearly a month, Bright Lights Bookshop and the city have been 5For embroiled in a dispute over a window display featuring Blake Fisher's new novel on Vietnam that has prompted both critical acclaim and angry denunciations from veterans around the country. in 6Here Atherton, the display of Fisher's book in the Bright Lights window—flanked by American and Vietnamese flags—has on three separate occasions generated crowds of protesters requiring intervention by the police. hearing will resume next Monday evening, at 7:30 p.m., in the council 7The chambers at City Hall. Which of the following changes in sentence order would make the passage flow more logically? Move Sentence 3 after Sentence 7. Move Sentences 5 and 6 before Sentence 2. Move Sentence 4 Sentence 1. Move Sentences 2 and 3 after Sentence 6.
Sample Test Items: Adult Basic Education (55) Read the passage below from a draft of a news article; then answer the question that follows. 1The controversy that has swirled around one of the city's bookshops for the past few came to a head on Monday at the long-awaited city council hearing. 2During the heated debate, council president Tonya Cardera formally proposed that the bookshop be fined $10,000 for violating the city's recently enacted ordinance prohibiting displays "offensive to the community." 3Councilor Jeffrey Franklin refused to comment until the hearing resumed. 4Martin Halpern, the owner of the bookshop, vowed to appeal any council ruling against his store. 5For nearly a month, Bright Lights Bookshop and the city have been embroiled in a dispute over a window display featuring Blake Fisher's new novel on Vietnam that has prompted both critical acclaim and angry denunciations from veterans around the country. 6Here in Atherton, the display of Fisher's book in the Bright Lights window—flanked by American and Vietnamese flags—has on three separate occasions generated crowds of protesters requiring intervention by the police. 7The hearing will resume next Monday evening, at 7:30 p.m., in the council chambers at City Hall. Which of the following changes in sentence order would make the passage flow more logically? Move Sentence 3 after Sentence 7. Move Sentences 5 and 6 before Sentence 2. Move Sentence 4 Sentence 1. Move Sentences 2 and 3 after Sentence 6.
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