Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others..

The harvest of wheat in the local farms decreased in 1995 for the third straight year but were still at a robust level.

The harvest of wheat in the local farms decreased in 1995 for the third straight year but were

The harvest of wheat in local farms kept decreasing in 1995 for the third straight year but were

In 1995, the harvest of local farm wheat decreased for the 3^rd straight year but was

The harvest of wheat in the local farms decreased for the 3^rd straight year in 1995 but was

The harvest of wheat in the local farms kept decreasing for the third straight year in 1995 but was