Practice Test 51

Reading and Writing

27 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each question

includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each passage and question

carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on the passage(s). All questions in this

section are multiple-choice with four answer choices. Each question has a single best answer.

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Though her invention was originally mocked as foolish,
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James Abbot McNeill Whistler's famous 1871 painting
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Marion Donovan ________ childcare by inventing the known as Whistler's Mother has been considered one of

disposable diaper, freeing housewives from hours of the classics of American art Originally titled Arrangement
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labor. In the past. Women had to not only clean the in Grey and Black #1, the strong composition of Anna
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diaper but also furniture and clothes when the doth Whistler exemplifies the artist's __________ at manipulating
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padding leaked. The disposable diaper's absorbent subtle colors.

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padding and dose- fitting cover completely changed how

babies could be raised. Which choice completes the text with the most logical
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and precise word or phrase?

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Which choice completes the text with the most logical A) susceptibility

and precise word or phrase? B) adroitness

A) rebuilt C) engagement

B) reorganized D) diversion

C) reclassified

D) revolutionized

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Caravaggio was an Italian painter active around 1600. His The following text is from Srimati Svarna Kumari Deviʼs

style was very distinct and enchanting, combining realism 1894 novel The Fatal Garland (translated by A. Christina

and high lighting contrasts in a way that added drama Albers in 1910). Shakti is walking near a riverbank that

and intensity to the scenes portrayed. His peculiar use of she visited frequently during her childhood.

shadow was a prime influence on the work of later She crossed the woods she knew so well. The trees

generations of Baroque artists who also explored artistic seemed to extend their branches like welcoming arms.

extremes. They greeted her as an old friend. Soon she reached

the river-side.

As used in the text, what does the word "peculiar" most

nearly mean? Which choice best describes the function of the

A) singular underlined portion in the text as a whole?

B) abnormal A) It suggests that Shakti feels uncomfortable near

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C) indisposed the river.

D) discernible B)
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It indicates that Shakti has lost her sense of

direction in the woods.

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C) It emphasizes Shaktiʼs sense of belonging in the

landscape.
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D) It conveys Shaktiʼs appreciation for her

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long-term friendships
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A

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Using NASAʼs powerful James Webb Space Telescope The following text is adapted from Sarah Orne Jewett's

(JWST), Mercedes López-Morales and colleagues 1886 short story "A White Heron." Sylvia is a child who

measured the wavelengths of light traveling through the has walked from her rural home to the far edge of the

atmosphere of WASP-39b, an exoplanet, or planet outside woods.

our solar system. Different molecules absorb different But the stately head of this old pine towered above

wavelengths of light, and the wavelength measurements them all and made a landmark for sea and shore

showed the presence of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in miles and miles away. Sylvia knew it well. She had

WASP-39bʼs atmosphere. This finding not only offers the always believed that whoever climbed to the top of it

first decisive evidence of CO₂ in the atmosphere of an could see the ocean; and the little girl had often laid

exoplanet but also illustrates the potential for future her hand on the great rough trunk and looked up

scientific breakthroughs held by the JWST. wistfully at those dark boughs that the wind always

stirred, no matter how hot and still the air might be

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Which choice best describes the overall structure of the below. Now she thought of the tree with a new

text?

A) It discusses a method used by some researchers,

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excitement, for why, if one climbed it at break of day,

could not one see all the world, and easily discover
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then states why an alternative method is from whence the white heron flew, and mark the

superior to it. place, and find the hidden nest?

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B) It describes how researchers made a scientific

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discovery, then explains the importance of that Which choice best describes the function of the
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discovery. underlined sentence in the text as a whole?

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C) It outlines the steps taken in a scientific study, A) It presents a detailed description of an area

then presents a hypothesis based on that study. where Sylvia likes to play.
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D) It examines how a group of scientists reached a B) It shows knowledge that Sylvia gained from
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conclusion, then shows how other scientists frequent visits to the woods near her home.

have challenged that conclusion. C) It depicts Sylvia's anticipated adventure

compared to the adventures of other children.

D) It indicates Sylvia's thrill about an experience

that she thinks will satisfy her desire.

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The coontie is a small fern-like plant from the cycad In the 1970s, the California condor, the largest bird in

family, an ancient family of plants that first appeared North America with a wingspan of about 9.5 feet (3

about 280 million years ago. The endangered Florida meters), was on the brink of extinction and went extinct

Atala butterfly requires the coontie to survive: its in the wild in 1987. Conservationists began a captive

caterpillars only eat coontie leaves. Yet, when the breeding program, and part of the program was to

caterpillars feed on the coontie leaves, they strip the eliminate all the parasites on the birds. The California

plant bare. To help the Atala butterfly recover and thrive, condor populations are slowly rebuilding, but the

members of garden clubs throughout the urban areas of California condor louse, a parasite that had evolved to

Miami, Florida have planted numerous coonties around survive only on that species, has apparently gone extinct.

their homes, even though the caterpillars render the The California condor louse is one of the best-

coonties unattractive for months. documented cases of the loss of a parasite due to a

depletion of the host population.

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Which choice best describes the overall structure of the

text?

A) It discusses an ecological relationship between a A)

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Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

California condors have recovered after almost

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plant and a vanishing butterfly species, then going extinct.

further connections between the plant and B) California condors have evolved to live with the
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butterfly are outlined. California condor louse.

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B) It presents a hypothesis about how a threatened C) The California condor louse has gone extinct due
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butterfly species is connected to a plant, then to efforts to save the California condor.
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details a program to help that butterfly grow in D) The California condor louse was one of the

numbers. causes of the near-extinction of the California

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C) It presents information about the reliance of an condor.

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endangered butterfly on a plant, then introduces

information about an effort to manage that

dependence to save the plant.

D) It describes the way in which a threatened

butterfly species is reliant on a plant, then

presents an undertaking that is aimed at helping

the butterfly prosper.

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Bicycles were first mass-produced in the late nineteenth In 2011, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos decided to develop

century throughout Europe and North America, allowing an electronic device that would be completely voice

individuals remarkable freedom to travel longer controlled. With this goal in mind, he hired people to read

distances quickly and comfortably. This freedom, coupled scripted questions aloud to help improve the response

with the affordability of the vehicle, made the bicycle capabilities of the virtual assistant that would become

immensely popular. Individuals were able to live farther known as Alexa. Inspired by the conversational system on

from their workplaces, easily visit neighboring towns, and the fictional starship Enterprise from Star Trek, Alexa has

participate in new leisure and sport activities. Bicycling grown from the brainchild of one individual to more than

quickly became a popular social endeavor, with 100 million voice-enabled devices that are now available

enthusiasts forming local cycling clubs to enjoy these in several languages and have 10,000 dedicated

newfound activities with others. employees working on improving its technological

innovations.

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Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

A) The widespread adoption of the bicycle in the

late nineteenth century provided new A)

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Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

To present the development of Bezos's Alexa

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opportunities for people. B) To illustrate how voice-activated devices function

B) The affordability of the bicycle in the late C) To showcase Bezos's profitable innovations at
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nineteenth century made it the preferred way to Amazon

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travel. D) To emphasize the inspiration behind Alexa's

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C) The popularity of the bicycle in the late voice

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nineteenth century gave rise to the first cycling

clubs.
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D) The mass production of the bicycle in the late

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nineteenth century made it safer for people to

use.

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“A Little Cloud” is a 1914 short story by James Joyce. In the

story, an aspiring poet nicknamed Little Chandler

reunites with his friend, the well-traveled writer Ignatius

Gallaher. As a result of this meeting, Chandler yearns to

follow Gallaher’s adventurous lifestyle: _______

Which quotation from “A Little Cloud” most effectively

illustrates the claim?

A) “He turned to the right towards Capel Street. Coffee trees are grown in various countries around the

Ignatius Gallaher on the London Press! Who world, with the largest producers being Brazil, Vietnam,

would have thought it possible eight years Colombia, and Indonesia. The percentage of coffee trees

before? Still, now that he reviewed the past, Little that produce Robusta compared to Arabica beans varies

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Chandler could remember many signs of future depending on the country. For example, Columbia only

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greatness in his friend.”

“There were so many different moods and

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grows Arabica beans due to the country's high altitude

and unique geography, which make it ideal for Arabica

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impressions that he wished to express in verse. bean growing conditions. However, the largest Arabica

He felt them within him. He tried to weigh his producer in the world is actually Brazil: in 2022, it
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soul to see if it was a poet’s soul.” produced _______

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C) “He was beginning to feel somewhat

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disillusioned. Gallaher’s accent and way of Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph
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expressing himself did not please him. There was to complete the example?

something vulgar in his friend which he had not A) nearly 65 million 60-kg bags of coffee.
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observed before. But perhaps it was only the B) over 40 million 60-kg bags of coffee.
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result of living in London amid the bustle and C) nearly 15 million 60-kg bags of coffee.

competition of the Press.” D) over 20 million 60-kg bags of coffee.

D) “A dull resentment against his life awoke within

him. Could he not escape from his little house?

Was it too late for him to try to live bravely like

Gallaher? Could he go to London?”

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In a 2017 study, Stanford researchers used data from smartphones to analyze the habits of 717,000 men and women

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from 111 countries, finding that the overall activity levels of people in a country are a strong indicator of obesity
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levels. The UK's National Obesity Forum recommends walking at least 7,000 steps a day to be considered moderately

active, yet the research found that people walk far less than the recommended amount.
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Which choice best describes data from the graph that support the findings of the study?
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A) The most active country in the study, China, has an average of over 6,000 steps per day, which is still under
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the recommended amount to be considered “moderately active.”

B) The least active country out of the 15 featured, Indonesia, only averaged just under 3,000 steps a day, which
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is not even 50% of the recommended amount.

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C) Only the three most-active countries—China, Japan, and Russia—would be considered “moderately active”
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out of the 111 countries surveyed.

D) Only one country out of the 111 countries surveyed has met the recommended number of steps a day; the

other countries, on average, did not meet even 50% of the recommended amount.

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By running computer simulations of the development of Almost all of the paintings by the Italian Baroque painter

our solar system, André Izidoro, Rajdeep Dasgupta, and Artemisia Gentileschi feature naturalistic women as the

colleagues concluded that the Sun may have been focus. Artemisia herself broke the standard model for

surrounded by three giant dust rings before the planets women at the time, earning a living as a professional

started to form. The researchers suggest that the artist. Therefore, it is not surprising that her subjects are

materials in the innermost ring became the four planets also courageous, rebellious, and _______ .

closest to the Sun, the materials in the middle ring

produced the rest of the planets, and the materials in the Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

outermost ring created the asteroids and other small the conventions ofStandard English'

bodies in the region beyond Neptune. In one simulation, A) powerful

the researchers delayed the initial formation of the B) they have power

middle ring, causing oversized super-Earths to begin C) possess power

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developing from the innermost ring. The researchers D) are powerful

therefore hypothesize that ______

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Which choice most logically completes the text?

A) the middle ring formed earlier in the solar

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Dinosaurs lived on Earth for about 165 years until the

systemʼs development than the initial
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Cretaceous Period, so many of the familiar __________

simulations suggested.
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were actually separated by long periods of time.

B) the timing of the initial formation of the middle
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ring played an important role in determining the

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to
eventual size of Earth.
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the conventions of Standard English?

C) if the formation of the outermost ring had
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A) species like stegosaurs and tyrannosaurs

occurred earlier in a simulation, all the planets
B) species, like stegosaurs and tyrannosaurs
would have become super-Earths.
C) species, like stegosaurs, and tyrannosaurs,
D) the innermost ring actually formed into all the
D) species like: stegosaurs and tyrannosaurs
planets in our solar system, not just the four

closest to the Sun.

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First performed in England in 1984, ________ It is most Many people think of the world's largest cats, lions. and

notable because all the cast sing and act their parts on tigers. as living together in the same region. In reality,

roller skates. the only country where they coexist is India, and even

there) the two species prefer _______ different habitats.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

the conventions of Standard English? Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

A) Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the conventions of Standard English?

the lyrics and music, respectively, for the musical A) extreme

Starlight Express.
B) extremity
B) Richard Stilgoe wrote the lyrics for Starlight
C) extremely
Express and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the
D) extremist
music.

C) Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music and

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Richard Stilgoe wrote the lyrics for the musical
Starlight Express.
D) Starlight Express is a musical with lyrics by
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Richard Stilgoe and music by Andrew Lloyd

Webber.
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A survey is a process of collecting a small but The sousaphone—invented in 1893 by J.W. Pepper at the
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representative sampling of responses on a given topic request of band leader John Philip ______ a brass
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and extrapolating that information to what a larger instrument related to the tuba and often used in

group might think about it, since many _______ fall into marching bands because it is easier to carry and directs
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basic patterns when looked at as a whole. sound over the head of other band members.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

the conventions of Standard English? the conventions of Standard English?

A) peoples' opinions A) Sousa is

B) people's opinions B) Sousa is—

C) people's opinions' C) Sousa, is

D) peoples' opinions’ D) Sousa—is

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There has been scholarly debate about the exact In 1961, Jenny Johnson wrote the beloved poem

definition of Aztec, but it loosely refers to a culture that "Warning." which is now best known by its first ________ I

flourished in Mexico between approximately 1300 and am an old woman, I shall wear purple.”

1521. The Aztec Empire was formed in 1427 of three

separate _________ Tlacopan. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

the conventions of Standard English?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to A) line "when

the conventions of Standard English' B) line, "when

A) city—states: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and, C) line, those are "when

B) city—states: Tenochtitlan; Texcoco; and D) line, it is "when

C) city—states Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and

D) city—states, Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and

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Many researchers have identified a correlation between The Egyptian leader known as King Tut died around 1323

the consumption of nuts and longevity. ________ it has yet B.C. when he was only 18 or 19 years old. Archaeologists
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to be established whether the nuts actually impact debate over the cause of his death, saying it could have
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lifespan or whether people who already have healthier been caused by malaria, a hippopotamus attack. a
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lifestyles tend to include nuts in their diets. chariot race injury, or murder. ______ the death was
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unexpected: he was buried in a tomb that was designed

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Which choice completes the text with the most logical for another person.

transition?
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A) Therefore, Which choice completes the text with the most logical

B) However, transition?

C) Indeed, A) Therefore,

D) Similarly, B) As a result,

C) Alternatively,

D) In any event,

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the While researching a topic, a student has taken the

following notes: following notes:

● The Geneva Conventions refers to four treaties and ● At the age of seven or eight, native West African Phillis

three protocols that formulate international legal Wheatley was sold into slavery to a wealthy merchant

standards for humanitarian treatment during wartime. family in Boston.

● Over 80 countries have signed their agreement with ● She quickly learned to read and write, composing her

these legal standards to be enforced by the International first poem at age 14.

Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). ● When she was 20, she had a book of poetry published

● Historians credit a treaty ratified over 200 years ago in England.

between the Republic of Colombia and the Kingdom of ● This book is considered the first published poetry

Spain with setting the foundation for the treatment of collection by an African American author.

noncombatants during wartime. ● These poems are still available for readers to view

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● This document is commonly referred to as the Trujillo online or in print.

Treaty.

Many of the articles outlined in the Geneva Conventions

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The student wants to emphasize what Wheatley achieved

that made her a pioneer in American literature. Which

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have ideas similar to those listed in the Trujillo Treaty. choice most effectively uses relevant information from

The student wants to present the Trujillo Treaty to an the notes to accomplish this goal?
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audience unfamiliar with the Geneva Conventions. Which A) After becoming the slave of a Boston merchant
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choice most effectively uses relevant information from family, Wheatley learned to read and write.
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the notes to accomplish this goal? B) A native of West Africa, Wheatley composed her
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A) Historians believe that a treaty between first poem when she was fourteen years old.
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Colombia and Spain influenced international C) The poems from the book Wheatley had

humanitarian law. published in England can still be found online

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B) The Trujillo Treaty has many ideas that are and in print.

similar to the articles outlined in the Geneva D) Wheatley was the first African American to

Conventions. publish a book of poetry.

C) The Trujillo Treaty laid the foundation for

international humanitarian laws, four treaties

and three protocols signed by over 80 countries,

that regulate treatment of noncombatants

during wartime.

D) Hispanic people, including people from

Colombia and Spain, originated many

documents that have been foundational to world

events during wartime.

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

● A large bird, Janavis finalidens lived at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.

● In a 2022 study, Dr. Daniel Field and his research team analyzed fossil fragments of this bird's palate found

near the Belgian-Dutch border.

● They initially did not know whether J. finalidens had an "ancient jaw” with fused bones or a "modern jaw"

connected by a mobile joint.

● They used scans of bones from the bird's mouth and found indications of a mobile beak.

● They concluded that J. finalidens had a modern jaw, more like today's birds.

The student wants to present the study and its findings. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from

the notes to accomplish this goal?

A) Jawbones of the Janavis finalidens found near the Belgian-Dutch border were the focus of a 2022 study.

B) In a 2022 study, Field and his research team utilized scanning techniques to analyze the palate of the Janavis

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finalidens, an ancient bird from the Age of Dinosaurs.
C)

whether the bones were from an ancient or modern jaw.

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During a 2022 study, Field and his research team analyzed Janavis finalidens jawbones and did not know
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D) In a 2022 study, Field and his research team determined that fossil fragments found near the Belgian-Dutch

border indicated that Janavis finalidens had a modern jaw rather than an ancient one, making it more like
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modern birds.
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 Reading and Writing
27 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each question

includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each passage and question

carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on the passage(s). All questions in

this section are multiple-choice with four answer choices. Each question has a single best answer

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Blinking is typically considered an involuntary, random
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The following text is from Washington Irving's 1820 short

story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

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action. For years, researchers debated whether people

could be conditioned to blink more consistently. In a 2018 As Ichabod approached this fearful tree, he began to
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experiment, cognitive scientist David Hoppe and his whistle; he thought his whistle was answered-it was
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colleagues discovered that participants could be but a blast sweeping sharply through the dry
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conditioned to blink ____ when focusing on a gray dot branches. As he approached a little nearer, he thought

he saw something white, hanging in the midst of the

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moving in a circle.
tree-he paused and ceased whistling; but on looking
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Which choice completes the text with the most logical more narrowly, perceived that it was a place where
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and precise word or phrase? the tree had been scathed by lightning, and the white

A) predictably wood laid bare.

B) healthily

C) vigorously As used in the text, what does the word “narrowly” most

D) easily nearly mean?

A) Slenderly

B) Formally

C) Slightly

D) Carefully

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Antonio Márez y Luna, the protagonist of Rudolfo Anaya's The following text is from Leo Tolstoy’s 1873 novel Anna

1972 novel Bless Me, Ultima, is on a spiritual journey of Karenina.

self-discovery, a story arc that, in Anaya's work, is not Levin had meant to tell his brother of his

_____: many of his narratives illustrate similar explorations determination to get married, and to ask his advice;

of identity. he had indeed firmly resolved to do so. But after

seeing his brother, listening to his conversation with

Which choice completes the text with the most logical the professor, hearing afterwards the unconsciously

and precise word or phrase? patronizing tone in which his brother questioned him

A) monotonous about agricultural matters…Levin felt that he could

B) unorthodox not, for some reason, begin to talk to him of his

C) advantageous intention of marrying. He felt that his brother would

D) undeniable not look at it as he would have wished him to.

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Which choice best states the function of the underlined

sentence in the text as a whole?

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A) It explains the purpose of the conversation with

the professor.
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B) It contributes to the sense of inferiority that

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causes Levin to change his mind.

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C) It elaborates on an obstacle preventing Levin

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from getting married.

D) It introduces a problem that Levin and his

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brother frequently disagreed about.

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Text 1 A volcano that erupted on Krakatoa in 1883 resulted in an

What factors influence cravings and healthy relationships ash cloud that spread across the earth, creating colorful

with food? Some nutritionists believe that negative sunsets that inspired Edvard Munch. A visual artist living

emotions-such as anger, stress, boredom, or anxiety-are in Norway, Munch was walking with friends one evening

the reason behind cravings for fatty and sugary foods as the sun descended through the haze. After viewing the

and that giving in to these cravings only continues this deep blue, yellow, and red in the sky, Munch noticed his

cycle by leading to feelings of guilt for eating something companions' faces looked yellow-white. The unearthly

unhealthy. sight ultimately became the inspiration for his widely

Text 2 recognized painting The Scream.

In 2020, a group of researchers, including psychologist

Rebekka Schnepper, studied women's responses to Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

images of food. Each participant was shown a series of A) The haze following Krakatoa's volcanic blast

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food pictures on two separate occasions-once while prevented people worldwide from viewing the

experiencing negative emotions and once

experiencing neutral emotions-and asked to rate them

while
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sun during sunsets.

The Scream is well known because it depicts a

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while researchers observed their physical and neural typical reaction to a volcanic eruption.

responses. The study revealed that some women C) Munch created a multi-colored work of art that
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reported an increased appetite in response to a negative reflected his feelings for his friends.
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emotional state, whereas other women reported having D) Munch created his famous painting after viewing
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less of an appetite in response to those same emotions. a colorful sunset and his friends' faces.
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Based on the texts, how would Schnepper and colleagues

(Text 2) most likely describe the view of the nutritionists

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presented in Text 1?

A) It is somewhat correct but should be expanded

to include the research team's findings.

B) It is not persuasive as a theory regardless of any

findings presented by the research team.

C) It may seem valid, but it was not confirmed by

the research team's investigations.

D) It is likely correct only in settings similar to those

reported in the research team's study.

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Ants can detect members of their own colonies and those The following text is adapted from Emily Dickinson’s

of enemy colonies based on smell, and thus know how to poem Book, published after her death in 1886.

treat one another based on the unique scent of each ant. He ate and drank the precious words,

Biologists Lawrence Zwiebel and Stephen Ferguson His spirit grew robust;

tested this by monitoring social interactions between He knew no more that he was poor,

ants whose sense of smell had been impaired. Without Nor that his frame was dust.

the ability to recognize which ants belonged to their own He danced along the dingy days,

colony, the ants accepted one another rather than risk And this bequest of wings

acting aggressively toward a potential friend. However, Was but a book. What liberty

because they could not properly identify one another, the A loosened spirit brings!

ants no longer worked together in a cohesive colony.

Based on the text, what is the benefit of a book?

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According to the text, how did the researchers confirm A) It can increase a person’s tangible wealth

the role that sense of smell played for ants in the study?

A) They observed how each ant interacted with

B)

C)
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It can return a person to his youth

It can free a person from true bondage

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other ants. D) It can provide sustenance for a person’s soul

B) They documented how each ant worked with

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other species of insects.

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C) They noted how each ant reacted to physical

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damage to the colony.

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D) They verified how different ants completed their

jobs in the colony.

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A

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"To the Young Wife" is an 1899 poem by Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman. In the poem, Gilman questions whether a

young wife, whom the poet addresses, remembers who she dreamed of being in the past, writing____

Which quotation from "To the Young Wife" most effectively illustrates the claim?

A) "Have you forgotten how you used to long / In days of ardent girlhood, to be great,/ To help the groaning

world, to serve the state,/ To be so wise-so strong?"

B) "Losing no love, but finding as you grew / That as you entered upon nobler life/You so became a richer,

sweeter wife, / A wiser mother too?"

C) "Are you content, you pretty three-years' wife?/ Are you content and satisfied to live / On what your loving

husband loves to give./ And give to him your life?"

D) "Having no dream of life in fuller store?/ Of growing to be more than that you are?/ Doing the things you

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know do better far,/Yet doing others - more?"
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 Credited Film Output of Selected Individuals during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (1930-1960)

Individual Years Active Number of Films during the Golden Age of Mexican

Cinema (1930-1960)

Fernando de Fuentes 1932-1970 37 (producer), 37 (director), 42 (writer), 8 (editor)

Emilio Fernández Romo 1928-1987 30 (director), 33 (actor)

Joaquin Pardavé 1920-1957 73 (actor), 22 (director), 28 (writer)

Dolores del Rio 1925-1978 27 (actor)

During the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, between 1930 and 1960, the Mexican film industry all but dominated Latin

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American cinema due to the industry's high production levels, quality, and economic success when people like

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Fernando de Fuentes, Emilio Fernández Romo, Joaquin Pardavé, and Dolores del Río participated in the creation of
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movies in various ways. However, the number of films these individuals participated in could have extended well

beyond this time period as most of them began working before 1930 and continued to work well after 1960; it's
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feasible, therefore, that_____

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Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the text?
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A) Dolores del Rio acted in significantly fewer films than did Emilio Fernández Romo, who is credited with 33
m

acting performances.
A

B) Joaquin Pardave's 28 writing credits include only film scripts he wrote between 1942 and 1955.

C) Dolores del Rio acted in well over 27 films and Fernando de Fuentes produced more than 37.

D) Fernando de Fuentes actually directed only 8 films and wrote scripts for 37.

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The following text is adapted from John Wesley’s 1774 John Penders and his research associates hypothesized

book Thoughts on Slavery. that a lack of gastrointestinal (GI) bacteria caused

Perhaps you will say, “I do not buy any slaves: I only increased production of antibodies in response to certain

use those left by my father.” So far is well: but is it diseases. To test the validity of this hypothesis, a second

enough to satisfy your own conscience? Had your team of researchers designed a series of experiments

father, have you, has any man living, a right to use using mice, some with GI bacteria and some without, in

another as a slave? It cannot be, even setting revelation which both groups were exposed to a protein that

aside. It cannot be that either war, or contract, can give triggers the immune system to mimic the onset of

any man such a property in another as he has in his disease.

sheep and oxen. Much less is it possible, that any child

of man, should ever be born a slave. Liberty is the right Which finding from the experiments on mice, if true,

of every human creature, as soon as he breathes the would most strongly support Penders and his colleagues'

y
vital air. And no human law can deprive him of that hypothesis?

right, which he derives from the law of nature. A)

ud
The mice without GI bacteria took significantly

less time to react to the protein than the mice

St
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the with GI did.

text? B) The mice without Gl bacteria slept significantly

n

A) The speaker poses rhetorical questions, then more after the protein was introduced than the
a

dismisses their validity. mice with GI did.

ic

B) The speaker contemplates a hypothetical C) The mice without GI bacteria ate significantly
er

counterargument, then rebuts it. less food after exposure to the protein than the

C) The speaker presents a common myth, then mice with GI did.

m

debunks it using facts. D) The mice without GI bacteria produced

A

D) The speaker describes an institution, then significantly more antibodies in response to the

devalues its place in society. protein than the mice with Gl did.

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Despite the initial theory that tattooing originated in Many mosquito repellents contain natural components

ancient Egypt, tattooing practices, which appear to have that work by activating multiple odor receptors on

been used for cultural, medicinal, and religious reasons, mosquitoesʼ antennae. As the insects develop resistance,

have been traced back to a variety of ancient inhabitants new repellents are needed. Ke Dong and her team found

who lived throughout Europe and North America. that EBF, a molecular component of a

Archaeological findings from Greece, Scotland, Italy, and chrysanthemum-flower extract, can repel mosquitoes by

the United States all reveal that tattooing has held activating just one odor receptor—and this receptor,

cultural significance for millennia and can be linked to Or31, is present in all mosquito species known to carry

widely scattered civilizations as far back as 3500 B.C.E. diseases. Therefore, the researchers suggest that in

These archaeological findings therefore imply that____ developing new repellents, it would be most useful to

______

y
Which choice most logically completes the text?

A) it is more important to determine where the art

ud
Which choice most logically completes the text?
St
of tattooing originated than to understand its A) identify molecular components similar to EBF

cultural significance. that target the activation of Or31 receptors.

n

B) the cultural group responsible for inventing the B) investigate alternative methods for extracting
a
ic

art of tattooing is unlikely to be identified. EBF molecules from chrysanthemums.

C) many cultural practices unified ancient societies

er

C) verify the precise locations of Or31 and other

as well as characterized unique ethnic groups. odor receptors on mosquitoesʼ antennae.

m

D) the origins of most cultural traditions are difficult D) determine the maximum number of different
A

to pinpoint using standard archaeological dating odor receptors that can be activated by a single

methods. molecule.

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Astronomers investigated the Arabia Terra region of Mars In 2022, developmental neuroscientist Erin B. D.

because it appears to contain irregularly shaped craters Clabough and a team of researchers invented

that may have been caused by massive volcanic TurtleSense, a motion sensor disguised as a turtle egg, to

explosions. In their investigations of Arabia Terra, the remotely monitor nest activity and temperature. After

researchers found remnants of ash deposits in an collecting the data, ____

amount and thickness that would result from a massive

volcanic eruption. However, erosion and past resurfacing Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

events could have modified the surface of the planet. the conventions of Standard English?

Therefore, ______ A) the sensor's prediction of when sea turtles will

hatch and require protection during their

Which choice most logically completes the text? journey to the ocean has been accomplished.

A) the current makeup of the Arabia Terra region B) the sensor predicts when sea turtles will hatch

y
might not accurately reflect the volcanic activity and require protection during their journey to

B)
of Marsʼs past.

eruptions from Marsʼs volcanoes were likely not C)

ud
the ocean.

the prediction of when sea turtles will hatch and

St
as massive as astronomers previously believed. require protection during their journey to the

C) ash was most likely expelled from multiple ocean has been accomplished by the sensor.
n

different volcanoes on Marsʼs surface. D) the timing of when sea turtles will hatch and
a

D) the craters found in the Arabia Terra region were require protection during their journey to the
ic

necessarily created by events other than volcanic ocean has been predicted by the sensor.
er

eruptions.
m
A

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In 1968, 3M scientist Spencer Silver was trying to develop The exploration of dystopian and utopian societies is

a strong adhesive when he accidentally created a weak central in two of Aldous Huxley's novels. In Brave New

adhesive that was reusable and left no residue when World, for example, the "happy" population of the

removed. Many doubted its usefulness until his coworker, dystopian society believes and desires whatever the

Art Fry, found Silver's adhesive perfect for a removable government's World Controller dictates, while in Island,

bookmark. Later, Fry______the company to market these Will Farnaby at first_____ against the island's utopian

sticky notes under a name that would become familiar society for personal profit but later experiences

worldwide: Post-it® Notes. a change of heart.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

the conventions of Standard English? the conventions of Standard English?

A) persuaded A) conspired

y
B) persuades B) had conspired

C) had persuaded

D) was persuading
C)
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conspires

D) will be conspiring
St
n

British visual artist Cornelia Parker's explosive art Because large leopard slugs (Limax maximus) lack the
a
ic

features materials that have been crushed or blasted conspicuous shell of some other gastropods, instead

apart. In 1988,Parker collected sets of silver dinnerware containing only a tiny, internal shell, they can compress
er

and cutlery to steamroll as part of an_____in 1991, she ______ into small spaces to escape predators or lay eggs.
m

blew up a garden shed and then suspended the

A

fragments, freezing the explosion process in time. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

the conventions of Standard English?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to A) itself

the conventions of Standard English? B) themselves

A) installation later, C) it

B) installation; D) them

C) installation, later,

D) installation,

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While some video game players think that violent video To most observers, it might seem like the net-casting

games provide a healthy way to socialize and escape spider's small web consists of the same silk spun by other

from life's_______ people critical of violence in arachnids that make larger, fixed_____the net-casting

entertainment point to research indicating that playing spider uses a unique, stretchy silk to construct a net

games featuring graphic violence can lower a player's between its front legs that has more elasticity, enabling

self-esteem and lessen empathy for others. (The term the net to expand tremendously when the spider lunges

"violent video game' refers to a game that includes to capture prey. Biologist Jessica Garb and her research

graphic depictions of violent action.) team hypothesize that this superior stretchiness comes

from proteins in its silk.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

the conventions of Standard English? Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

A) stress and the conventions of Standard English?

y
B) stress A) webs, however,

C) stress,

D) stress, and
B)

C)
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webs however,

webs, however;
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D) webs; however,
a n

In 1826, the death of King John VI of Portugal led to a In 2018, Kurt Luther and Vikram Mohanty created the
ic

dispute over royal succession. Although Dom Pedro, the web-based tool Civil War Photo Sleuth (CWPS). A user
er

Emperor of Brazil, was the king's older son, Miguel, the uploading an unknown Civil War soldierʼs photograph to

king's younger son, contended that Pedro had given up CWPS first tags the photo with all known information.
m

his claim to the Portuguese throne by declaring Brazil's ______ CWPSʼs facial-recognition software analyzes
A

independence from Portugal. After realizing that neither twenty-seven different physical features and looks for

country desired a unified monarchy,____ allowing Miguel matches to tagged images already in the database.

to ultimately reign in Portugal.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to transition?

the conventions of Standard English? A) Then,

A) Pedro ended his claim, B) In fact,

B) the claim of Pedro ended, C) Likewise,

C) Pedro's claim ended, D) For example,

D) it was Pedro who ended his claim,

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the Before the 1963 March on Washington, many women

following notes: worked to ensure that their contributions to the civil

● At the age of seven or eight, native West African rights movement were recognized at this event.

Phillis Wheatley was sold into slavery to a Organizing committee member Anna Arnold Hedgeman

wealthy merchant family in Boston. advocated for a female speaker._____ Dorothy Height

● She quickly learned to read and write, persuaded the male organizers to let a woman deliver an

composing her first poem at age 14. address entitled "Tribute to Negro Women."

● When she was 20, she had a book of poetry

published in England. Which choice completes the text with the most logical

● This book is considered the first published transition?

poetry collection by an African American author. A) In summary,

● These poems are still available for readers to B) Nevertheless,

C) Likewise,

y
view online or in print.

The student wants to emphasize what Wheatley achieved

that made her a pioneer in American literature. Which

ud
D) For instance,
St
choice most effectively uses relevant information from
In 1912, during the First Balkan War, Milunka Savić
the notes to accomplish this goal?
chopped off her hair and dressed in men's clothing to
n

A) After becoming the slave of a Boston merchant

join the Serbian army disguised as her brother, who was
a

family, Wheatley learned to read and write.

sick with tuberculosis.___Savić proved to be a skilled
ic

B) A native of West Africa, Wheatley composed her

soldier and eventually became—after her true identity
er

first poem when she was fourteen years old.

was discovered in 1913-the most decorated female in
C) The poems from the book Wheatley had
m

world military history.

published in England can still be found online
A

and in print.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical
D) Wheatley was the first African American to
transition?
publish a book of poetry.
A) Subsequently,

B) Likewise,

C) Nevertheless,

D) Furthermore,

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to

any other module in the test.

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Math
22 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills. Use of a calculator is

permitted for all questions.

NOTES

Unless otherwise indicated:

• All variables and expressions represent real numbers.

y
• Figures provided are drawn to scale.

• All figures lie in a plane.

ud
St
• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

REFERENCE
a n
ic
er
m
A

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2n.

The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

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 For multiple-choice questions, solve each problem, choose the correct answer from the

choices provided, and then circle your answer in this book. Circle only one answer for each

question. If you change your mind, completely erase the circle. You will not get credit for

questions with more than one answer circled, or for questions with no answers circled.

For student-produced response questions, solve each problem and write your answer

next to or under the question in the test book as described below.

● Once you've written your answer, circle it clearly. You will not receive credit for anything

written outside the circle, or for any questions with more than one circled answer.

● If you find more than one correct answer, write and circle only one answer.

● Your answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters

y
(including the negative sign) for a negative answer, but no more.

●
ud
If your answer is a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for
St
negative), write the decimal equivalent.

● If your answer is a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for
n

negative), truncate it or round at the fourth digit.

a
ic

● If your answer is a mixed number (such as 3½ 2 ), write it as an improper fraction (7/2) or

its decimal equivalent (3.5).

er

● Don't include symbols such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign in your circled answer
m
A

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If 2(3𝑥 − 6) + 5(2𝑥 − 3) = 5, what is the value of 𝑥?
𝑥 1 2 3 4 5
A)
1
8

B)
1 𝑓 (𝑥) 5 15 25 35 45
2

C) 2 Which of the following functions expresses a relationship

D) 8 that is satisfied by all pairs (𝑥, 𝑓 (𝑥)) in the table above?

A) 𝑓 (𝑥) = 5𝑥

B) 𝑓 (𝑥) = 9𝑥

C) 𝑓 (𝑥) = 10𝑥 − 5

D) 𝑓 (𝑥) = 10𝑥 + 5

y
ud
𝑤 = 2𝑥

𝑦 = 4𝑥
2

2
St
The equation above define 𝑤 and 𝑦 in terms of 𝑥. What is

3𝑤 − 𝑦 in terms of 𝑥?
n

A)
a

2
𝑥
ic

B)
2
2𝑥
er

C)
2
5𝑥

A line is shown in the 𝑥𝑦- plane above. Which following is D) 6𝑥

2
m

an equation of the line?

A

A) 𝑦 = 𝑥+ 2

B) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1

C) 𝑦 =− 2𝑥 + 1

D) 𝑦 =−
1
2
𝑥+ 2

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 4𝑥 + 𝑦 = 8
2
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4

If the ordered pair (𝑥, 𝑦) is a solution of the system of

equations above, what is the value of 𝑥?

A) -6
In the figure above, ∆𝑀𝑄𝑃 is similar to ∆𝑆𝑉𝑇. What is the
B) -2
length of 𝑇𝑉 ?
C) 2
A) 30
D) 6
B) 33

C) 36

D) 39

y
𝑥 = 0. 5

𝑦 = 𝑥 + 5. 5

In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, what is the 𝑦-coordinate of the point of

ud
St
If , where 𝑥 ≠− 1, what is the value of 𝑥 ?
𝑥 3 2
=
intersection of the graphs of the equations above?
𝑥+1 𝑥+1
a n
ic

The equation 𝐴 = 30 + 40ℎ gives the amount 𝐴 , in Susan invested a total of $5,000 in two different bank
er

dollars, a mechanic charges a customer for ℎ hours of accounts and earned interest on both accounts. She
m

labor on a project. In the equation, what does the earned 1.5% interest on Account A and 4% interest on

number 40 represent? Account B. She earned 3% interest on the total amount

A

A) The number of hours of labor spent on a project invested. Which equation can be used to determine the

B) A flat fee, in dollars, that the mechanic charges amount of money, 𝑥, that she invested in Account A?

for starting a project A) 1. 015𝑥 = 5, 150

C) The dollar amount that the mechanic charges for B) ( 0.015+0.04
2 )𝑥 = 150
each hour of labor spent on a project
C) 0. 015𝑥 + 0. 04(5, 000 − 𝑥) = 150
D) The total amount, in dollars, that the mechanic
D) 1. 04 + 1. 015𝑥(5, 000 − 𝑥) = 5, 150
charges for ℎ hours of labor spent on a project

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 Which of the following is a factor of 6𝑥𝑦 − 9𝑦 + 8𝑥 − 12?

A) 2𝑥 − 3

B) 2𝑥 + 3

C) 2𝑦 − 3

D) 3𝑦 − 4

An architect designs an archway by resting the two bases

Einstein’s theory of special relativity gives the relationship
of an arch on the floor. The shape of the arche can be
between the time 𝑡 measured by a stationary clock and
modeled by the graph of the function 𝑓 in the 𝑥𝑦-plane
the time 𝑚 measured by a clock moving at a velocity 𝑣 by
above. If 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓 (𝑥) =− 2𝑥 + 20𝑥, where 𝑥 is in
2

y
the formula 𝑚 = 𝑡 1 − 𝑣 , where 𝑣 is measured as a
2
feet, what is the value of the distance 𝑑, in feet, between

the two base of the arch? ud

proportion of the speed of light. Which of the following

equations can be used to find the velocity of the moving

St
A) 2

B) 10 clock in terms of the different times measured?

n

A)
2 2
C) 20 𝑣 = 1 +𝑚𝑡
a

D) 40 B)
2 2
ic

𝑣 = 1 −𝑚𝑡

C)
2
er

𝑚
𝑣 = 1 − 2
𝑡

D) 𝑣 =
2
m

𝑚
1 + 2
𝑡
A

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The total energy of an electron in orbits is the sum of its

, in joules, and its kinetic energy

2
potential energy ,
2
−𝑒 𝑒
𝑟 2𝑟

in joules. Which of the following gives the total energy, in

joules, of an electron in orbit?

A)
2
−𝑒
2𝑟

B) 0

C) Which of the following could be an equation of the

2
3𝑒
2𝑟

D) parabola in the 𝑥𝑦-plane above?

2
𝑒 (1−𝑟)
2
2𝑟
A) 𝑦 = 𝑥(𝑥 + 4)

B) 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 4)

y
C) 𝑦 = 2(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 4)
In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, what is the 𝑥-coordinate of the center of

the circle with equation 𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑦 =− 1?

2 2
ud
D) 𝑦 = 2(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 4)
St
n

An electronics store offers its employees two different

3
a

( )
3 1

?
2

Which of the following is equivalent to 𝑥

4 2
𝑥
ic

compensation plans. Employees on Plan A earn $500 per

A)
3
er

𝑥
week plus a 25% commission on their weekly sales of the

B)
3 2
products. Employees on Plan B earn $750 per week plus a
m

15% commission on their weekly sales of the products. C)

4 3
A

𝑥
Which inequality describes the amount in sales each
D)
6 5
𝑥
week, 𝑥 dollars, for which employees on Plan A earn more

than employees on Plan B?

A) 𝑥 < 1, 250
If 𝑎 = 0. 8𝑐 , 𝑏 = 0. 4𝑐 − 3, and − 100 ≤ 𝑐 ≤ 200, what is
B) 𝑥 > 1, 250
the greatest possible value of 𝑎 + 𝑏?
C) 𝑥 < 2, 500

D) 𝑥 > 2, 500

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 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 8

𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 11

If the 𝑥- and 𝑦-coordinates of a point in the 𝑥𝑦-plane

satisfy the system of equations above, what is the value

of 6𝑥 + 10𝑦?

In the circle above, point 𝑂 is the center, and diameter 𝐴𝐶

bisects 𝐵𝐷 at point 𝐸 . The radius of the circle is 8, and

y
𝐸𝐶 = 1. If 𝐵𝐸 = 𝑘 , what is the value of 𝑘 ?

ud
St
The bacterial density of a sample of a certain marine
n

bacterium can be measured by its optical density. The

a

table above gives the bacterial density of a sample,

ic

measured in optical density (OD), at 16-minute intervals.

er

According to the table at the end of every 16-minute

m

interval, the bacterial density is 𝑝 percent greater than

the bacterial density at the beginning of the interval. At

A

that rate, what will be the bacterial density, in optical

density, 96 minutes after the first observation? (Round

your answer to the nearest thousandth.)

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any other

module in the test.

31
Math
22 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills. Use of a calculator is

permitted for all questions.

NOTES

Unless otherwise indicated:

• All variables and expressions represent real numbers.

y
• Figures provided are drawn to scale.

• All figures lie in a plane.

ud
St
• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

REFERENCE
a n
ic
er
m
A

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2n.

The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

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 For multiple-choice questions, solve each problem, choose the correct answer from the

choices provided, and then circle your answer in this book. Circle only one answer for each

question. If you change your mind, completely erase the circle. You will not get credit for

questions with more than one answer circled, or for questions with no answers circled.

For student-produced response questions, solve each problem and write your answer

next to or under the question in the test book as described below.

● Once you've written your answer, circle it clearly. You will not receive credit for anything

written outside the circle, or for any questions with more than one circled answer.

● If you find more than one correct answer, write and circle only one answer.

● Your answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters

y
(including the negative sign) for a negative answer, but no more.

●
ud
If your answer is a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for
St
negative), write the decimal equivalent.

● If your answer is a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for
n

negative), truncate it or round at the fourth digit.

a
ic

● If your answer is a mixed number (such as 3½ 2 ), write it as an improper fraction (7/2) or

its decimal equivalent (3.5).

er

● Don't include symbols such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign in your circled answer
m
A

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Doctors recommend that a five-year-old child consume at If |𝑦 + 3| = 15, what is one possible value of 𝑦?

least 1,000 milligrams (mg), but no more than 2,500 mg,

of calcium per day. A slice of cheese contains 290 mg of

calcium. If a five-year-old child’s calcium consumption

comes solely from 𝑐 slices of cheese and stays within the

recommended daily allowance of calcium, which of the

following inequalities must be true?

A) 290 ≤ 1, 000𝑐 ≤ 2, 500

B) 500 ≤ 290𝑐 ≤ 1, 000

C) 1, 000 ≤ 290𝑐 ≤ 2, 500

D) 1, 000𝑐 ≥ 2, 500

y
ud
St
Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech in which he Line 𝑙 has slope 2 and 𝑦-intercept -2 in the 𝑥𝑦-plane.

referenced the Declaration of Independence, which had Which of the following is an equation of line 𝑙?
n

been written 87 years before. Instead of saying “87 years A)

a

𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 2
ic

ago”, Lincoln said, “4 score 7 years ago.” How many years B) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 2

er

are in 3 score? C) 𝑦 =− 2𝑥 + 2

A) 20 years D) 𝑦 =− 2𝑥 − 2
m

B) 30 years
A

C) 40 years

D) 60 years

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 (𝑥2 + 5𝑥 − 6)(𝑥 + 7)
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the

one above?

A)
3 2
𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 1

B)
3 2
𝑥 + 5𝑥 − 42

C)
3 2
𝑥 + 5𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 7

D) 𝑥 + 12𝑥 + 29𝑥 − 42
3 2

Based on the graph above, what fraction of the net

electric power generation in the United States in 2011

came from hydropower, renewables, and nuclear

The product of 𝑥 and 4 is 9 more than twice 𝑥. What is the
combined?

y
value of 𝑥?
A)

B)
ud
1
4

3
St
10

C)
8
25

D)
n

33
100
a
ic
er

2
If and , what is the value of 3𝑡 − 2𝑢?
2 𝑡 3 𝑢 𝑥 −3𝑥+𝑎
3
= 18 2
= 6 𝑥−1
m

A) 3 In the equation above, 𝑥 ≠ 1 and 𝑎 is a positive constant.

A

B) 9 For what value of 𝑎 is the expression equivalent to 𝑥 − 2?

C) 12

D) 18

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 Farm Acreage for Three Crops

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Strawberries 15 30 25 30 30

Soybeans 85 95 95 90 95

Corn 220 215 220 240 235

Total 320 340 340 360 360

Line 𝑙 is shown in the 𝑥𝑦-plane above. If line 𝑙 has

equation 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 12, where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants,

The table above shows the acreages devoted to planting
which of the following is true about 𝑎 and 𝑏?

y
three crops on a farm for each of five years. In what year

did corn represent exactly

2
3
of the total acreage planted
A)

B)
ud
𝑎 < 0 and 𝑏 < 0

𝑎 < 0 and 𝑏 > 0

St
that year?
C) 𝑎 > 0 and 𝑏 < 0
A) 2008
D) 𝑎 > 0 and 𝑏 > 0
n

B) 2009
a

C) 2010
ic

D) 2011
er
m
A

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The figure above shows a pendulum, in which a hanging weight is released at point A and swings back and forth

above the ground from point A to point B. Which of the following best models the height of the weight above the

ground for one swing from A to B and then back to A?

y
ud
St

A) B)
a n
ic
er
m

D)
A

C)

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Each month Luke earns a salary of $3500 plus 15% of the

total amount of his sales for the month. Luke earned

$4760 in March. What was the total amount of Luke's

sales, in dollars, for March? (Disregard the S sign when

gridding your answer.)

In the figure above, 𝑂 is the center of the circle and 𝐴𝐶

and 𝐵𝐷 are diameters of the circle. The measure of ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵

The tallest student in Class A is 50 inches tall, and the
is twice the measure of ∠𝐵𝑂𝐶, and the radius of the circle
tallest student in Class B is 48 inches tall. Each class has
is 3. What is the area of the shaded region?
25 students, and the shortest student in each class is the
A)
same height. Which of the following statements must be
9π

y
B)
true?
6π

I. The range of the heights for students in Class A

is greater than that in Class B.

C)

D)
ud
9
2
3
2
π

π
St
II. The median of the heights for students in Class A

is greater than that in Class B.

n

III. The mean of the heights for students in Class A

a

is greater than that in Class B.

ic

A) I only
er

B) III only
m

C) I and II only

D) I, II, and III

A

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 2
𝑦 = 7𝑥 − 28𝑥 + 21

The graph of the equation above is a parabola in the 𝑥𝑦

-plane. In which of the following equivalent forms of the

equation do the 𝑥-intercepts of the parabola appear as

constants or coefficients?

A)
2
𝑦 = 7(𝑥 − 4𝑥) + 21
In the figure above, point 𝑂 is the center of the circle that
B) 𝑦 = 7𝑥(𝑥 − 4) + 21
has radius 1, and 𝐴𝐵 is tangent to the circle at point 𝐴 . If
C)
2
𝑦 = 7 (𝑥 − 2 ) − 7
𝐴𝐵 = 1, what is the length of 𝑂𝐵?
D) 𝑦 = 7(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 3)
A) 1

B)
3

y
2

C)

D) ud
2
2
2
St
n

A balloon descends from an altitude of 5,000 feet at a In 2010, the population of a small town was 455. The
a

constant rate of 500 feet every 10 minutes. Which of the population is projected to increase by 3% each year from
ic

following models the balloon’s altitude, in feet, as a the preceding year’s population for the next 20 years.
er

function of the time 𝑡, in minutes, since the beginning of Which of the following equations can be used to estimate
m

its descent? the population P of the town 𝑛 years after 2010 for
A

A) ℎ(𝑡) = 5, 000 − 50𝑡 0 ≤ 𝑛 ≤ 20?

B) A)
3
ℎ(𝑡) = 5, 000 − 500𝑡 𝑃 = 455𝑛

C) B)
500 𝑛
ℎ(𝑡) = 5, 000 − 𝑡
𝑃 = 455(0. 03)

D) ℎ(𝑡) = 5, 000 − C)
50 𝑛
𝑡
𝑃 = 455(1. 03)

D) 𝑃 = 455(3)
𝑛

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 A group of teachers and students will take a bus trip to a

museum, and each teacher will lead a group of no more

than 4 students. The bus can hold a maximum of 54

teachers and students. If 𝑡 represents the number of

teachers and s represents the number of students, which

of the following systems of inequalities best describes

the possible numbers of teachers and students who can

go on the trip?

A) 𝑡 + 𝑠 ≥ 54

𝑡 ≤ 4𝑠

B)
Customers can park in the Ace Parking Garage for a
𝑡 + 𝑠 ≤ 54

maximum of 8 hours, and the fees charged for parking

y
𝑡 ≥ 4𝑠

depend on the length of time parked, as shown in the C)

graph above. According to the graph, which of the

ud
𝑡 + 𝑠 ≤ 54

𝑡≤
𝑠
4
St
following is NOT true? D) 𝑡 + 𝑠 ≤ 54
A) The fee for 2 hours of parking is twice the fee for 𝑠
𝑡≥
n

4
1 hour of parking
a

B) The fee for 4 hours of parking is twice the fee

ic

for 2 hours of parking

er

C) The fee for 3 hours of parking is the same as the A landscape-supply company sells much at a rate of $30

fee for 3 hours of parking per cubic yard. What price does the company charge for
1
m

D) The maximum fee for parking is 16 dollars.

54 cubic feet of mulch? (1 yard = 3 feet)
A

A) $54

B) $60

C) $810

D) $1,620

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any other

module in the test.

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