Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL):
Information, Interactive Practice Exercises, and Practice Tests 1
Response and Rationale for Writing Subtest Sample
Question #50
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Answer: The magician
delighted the fascinated children.
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Rationale: “Fascinating”
is used here as an adjective modifying children. The
question is whether the word “fascinating” here
refers to something that causes the feeling of delight (in
which case “fascinating” could be correct), or
if the word “fascinated” refers to the children
who experienced the delight (in which the word “fascinated”
is correct).The context leans toward “fascinated.”
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