1

The main character of the passage can best be described as a:

2
The main purpose of the third paragraph (lines 13-19) is to:
F. refute romantic ideas about starships
G. explain how space travel creates litter
H. indicate that traveling in space is like poetry
J. point out the importance of space-age techniques.

3
The main purpose of the seventh paragraph (lines 41-47) is to
A. explain the difference between higher and lower life forms.
B. compare modern and historical scientific tests of sentience used on Xilan.
C. indicate Lee’s great hope that earlier reports on Xilan had been inaccurate.
D. inform readers that archives from earlier research on Xilan existed.

4
In the passage, the quotation from Beebe (lines 61-64) is most likely included to
make a point about the:
F. mechanics of breathing.
G. extinction of animal species.
H. last human being in the galaxy.
J. beliefs of ancient zoologists.

5
Information in the passage indicates that Lee’s dream is to:
A. find someone to share her quest.
B. find a place to house the animals left on Earth
C. be the first woman to travel on deep-space expeditions
D. discover a place where animal life abounds.

6
In the context of the passage, the statement in lines 23-24 most nearly
means that:
F. unusual individuals choose to have careers on starships.
G. starships are physically smaller in reality than they appear to be.
H.people often become claustrophobic when working on starships.
J. people in close proximity learn what to expect from each other.

7
The passage mentions Xilan having all of the following features EXCEPT:
A. mountains.
B. islands.
C. rivers.
D. volcanoes.

8
As it is used in line 47, the word crude most nearly means:
F. unaltered
G. primitive
H. vulgar
J. impolite.

9
The passage makes clear that animals have disappeared on Earth due to the:
A. fulfillment of Beebe’s prediction about species
B. volcanic destruction of the environment
C. vegetation being struck by lightning
D. human selection of useful animals.

10
As it is used in line 79, the word it most nearly refers to:
F. the phenomenon of life.
G. Earth’s federation.
H. time passing.
J. the night side of Xilan.

11
The main purpose of the passage is to:
A. encourage readers to embrace computer technology and abandon habits that waste
paper.
B. encourage Western countries to be more aggres sive in promoting paper recycling.
C. acknowledge that in the modern workplace, paper still plays a vital role.
D. describe new technologies available to knowledge . workers who prefer to work on
paper.

12
It is most reasonable to infer from the passage that many of the ideas it
contains are those of:
F. Sellen and Harper before their IMF study.
G. Sellen and Harper after their IMF study.
H. Kidd before she was influenced by Sellen and Harper.
J. the passage’s author before reading the research of Sellen and Harper.

13
Information in the passage suggests that Sellen and Harper’s findings at the IMF
conflict with the notion that:
A. computers have become a part of the modern workplace.
B. revising documents page by page is a time consuming process.
C. the use of paper has increased in the workplace in recent years.
D. complex reports are largely the product of solitary hours at the computer.

14
Which of the following questions is NOT directly answered by the passage?
F. Who wrote The Myth of the Paperless Office ?
G. What are some examples of “artifacts of the knowledge economy”?
H. What are some of the “affordances” of digital . documents?
J. Why is uncoated free-sheet paper the most common kind of
office paper?

15
According to the passage, the general but incorrect explanation for the
current rate of paper use is that:
A. the force of habit slows the transition to improved ways of performing work.
B. access to computer technology has increased on a global scale in recent years.
C. paper is more affordable than the software and hardware associated with
digital documents.
D. the United States has lost its focus on environmen tal issues in recent years.

16
Which of the following best summarizes the first paragraph?
F. Providing statistics on paper use around the world, it discusses the
unequal access of countries to modern office technology.
G. Revealing that the views of Sellen overlap with those of Harper, it examines
their ten-year collabo ration at the IMF.
H. Referring to a false prediction about the effects of computers on paper use,
it alludes to the reasons behind paper’s persistence.
J. Focusing on the years 1995 to 2000, it. reveals the widening gulf in the
workplace between paper users and computer users.

17
The passage includes references to all the following professionals EXCEPT:
A. knowledge workers.
B. cognitive psychologists.
C. ergonomic experts.
D. paper industry executives.

18
It is most reasonable to infer that the process described in lines 29-40 is one
that the author of the passage views with:
F. dismay over the inefficient practices of professionals at a prestigious
institution.
G. excitement over groundbreaking approaches to document creation.
H. appreciation for the collaboration among those who produce sophisticated
documents.
J. concern that document creation has become more complicated than the average
worker can grasp.

19
As it is used in line 24, the phrase awash in most nearly means:
A. disoriented by.
B. characterized by an abundance of.
C. clearing away unwanted quantities of.
D. limited by.

20
According to the passage, piling behavior in the modem workplace
may indicate a worker’s temporary inability to:
F. spread document pages on a table.
G. categorize a document or decide on a way to use it.
H. meet with the author of a document in order to dis cuss possible changes to it.
J. clear space from filing cabinets.

21
Which of the following quotations from the passage best expresses the main idea of
the piece?
A. “Years ago a girl handed me a note as I was leav ing her proud town of Albany,
Texas, a tiny, lovely place far in the west of our big state” (lines 1-3).
B. “How many other lights had I missed?” (lines 9-10)
C. “One of the first books I loved in my life was a thick, gray anthology edited
by Helen Ferris, called Favorite Poems Old and New” (lines 21—23).
D. “Our words and images, land to land, era to era, shed light on one another”
(lines 29-30).

22
It can most reasonably be inferred that the narrator includes references to
several poets to make clear that she:
F. appreciates a wide range of poetry.
G. usually reads poetry that was written by one of the poets mentioned.
H. prefers reading poetry anthologies to reading the full-length works by a single
poet.
J. prefers Syrian poets to American poets such as Carl Sandburg or Emily Dickinson.
23
It can reasonably be inferred that the narrator’s per spective on poetry is most
different from that of which of the following people?
A. girl in Albany, Texas (lines 1-6)
B. Muhammad al Maghut (lines 32-34)
C. The teachers (lines 37-40)
D. The students (lines 59-63)

24
The narrator’s statement in lines 18-21 most nearly means that she feels
connected to people simply through:
F. knowing the details of their family history
G. conversing with them occasionally
H. being aware of their existence
J. teaching them about poetry.

25
As it is used in line 31, the word shadows most nearly means:
A. outlines.
B. reflections.
C. spirits.
D. barriers

26
As it is used in lines 53-54, the phrase far away most nearly means:
F. something that they haven’t read before.
G. a distant goal or future study and learning.
H. not at all a part of who they are.
J. only a minor, passing interest.

27
The narrator most strongly implies that when she pre sents her students with a
poem she doesn’t really understand, she invites her students to:
A. help make the poem’s single meaning clear to her.
B. make their own various interpretations.
C. analyze the poem together and as a group decide on its one true meaning.
D. disregard the meaning of the poem and instead study its structure.

28
The narrator’s statement in lines 78-81 best supports a suggestion made earlier in
the eighth paragraph (lines 73-84) that poetry:
F. is, if it expresses our loss of nature, the most enlightening and relevant art
of our time.
G. is often about nature, especially if it is written by Mary Oliver.
H. connects the many critical aspects of city people’s busy lives.
J. links aspects of experience that seem markedly different or distant from one
another.

29
The narrator states that she was intrigued by the earliest poems she experienced
that gave her insight into all the secret territories of:
A. other countries.
B. the human spirit.
C. words and images.
D. the world of nature.

30
The narrator proposes that some people have lost the ability to find poetry
inviting as a result of a focus in classrooms on poetry:
F. analysis.
G. writing.
H. recitation.
J. memorization.

31
The main idea of the passage is not only that the pres ence of water on Earth is
crucial for life, but also that water is:
A. supplied to land through precipitation.
B. abundant in a liquid state.
C. constantly in motion.
D. a superb solvent.

32
Which of the following phrases most accurately describes how the hydrological
cycle is portrayed in the passage?
F. Intricate and vital
G. Unpredictable and elusive
H. Crucial but undependable
J. Simple but mysterious

33
The passage most strongly supports which of the fol lowing inferences about the
hydrological cycle?
A. It tends to progress more slowly in colder climates than in warmer climates.
B. It depends on a greater volume of water being evaporated than being returned
to land as rain or snow.
C. It tends to make the deserts drier and the sea levels higher.
D. It is mainly a function of the land surface being heated by the Sun.

34
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as directly resulting
from evaporation or condensation?
F. Billows of clouds
G. “Steaming” oceans
H. Blankets of mountain mist
J. Sea ice in the polar seas

35
The main purpose of the last paragraph is to:
A. raise questions about basic assumptions concerning the hydrological cycle
B. introduce new theories regarding the hydrological cycle.
C. illustrate a primary function of the hydrological cycle.
D. speculate about unknown functions of the hydro- logical cycle.

36
According to the passage, what percent of Earth’s total water is present in the
atmosphere at any particular moment?
F. Between 1 and 5 percent
G. About 1 percent
H. A tenth of 1 percent
J. A thousandth of 1 percent

37
As it is used in line 9, the word uniformly most nearly means:
A. recurrently.
B. evenly.
C. simply.
D. inconspicuously.

38
According to the passage, the atmosphere acquires most of the water that later
falls as rain from which of the following sources?
F. Polar ice sheets
G. The sea surface
H. Land surfaces in the tropics
J. Freshwater lakes and rivers

39
Based on the passage, which of the following can most reasonably be inferred
about air whose humidity has reached the saturation vapor pressure?
A. It will no longer absorb additional water.
B. It will cause the oceans to stop absorbing carbon dioxide.
C. It will begin to absorb nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates.
D. It will not produce clouds or mist.

40
Based on the passage, the role of water in biogeochemical cycling can best be
described as:
F. competitive
G. peripheral
H. facilitative
J. illustrative