Form A10 (December 2017) i T 2017/2018 In response to your request for Test Information Release materials, this booklet contains the test questions, scoring keys, and conversion tables used in determining your ACT scores. Enclosed with this, booklet is a report that lists each of your answers, shows whether your answer was correct, and, if your answer was not correct, gives the correct answer. If you wish to order a photocopy of your answer document—including, if you took the writing test, a copy of your written essay—please use the order form on the inside back cover of this booklet. ‘9201 by AC, ne ts eso AGT, ns Woke of ACT econ oped open of AT, rd may nt a bia oc ae cme pre1meeRee eee ed ENGLISH TEST 45 Minutes—75 Questions DIRECTIONS: In the five passages that follow, certain words and phrases are underlined and numbered. In the right-hand column, you will find alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the ‘one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard writen English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage ‘as a whole. If you think the original version is best, ‘choose "NO CHANGE" In some cases, you wil find in the right-hand column a question about the undertined part. You are to choose the best answer to the question. ‘You will also find questions about a section of the pas- sage, or about the passage as a whole. These questions {do not refer to an undertined portion of the passage, but rather are identified by a number or numbers ina box. For each question, choose the alternative you consider best and fl in the corresponding oval on your answer document. Read each passage through once betore you begin to answer the questions that accompany it. For many of the questions, you must read several sentences beyond the question to determine the answer. Be sure that you have read far enough ahead each time you choose an alternative PASSAGE! Ukulele Life My older sister was a guitar baff and my idol whea I ‘was growing up, She would teach me songs on her acoustic sitar now and then afterschool and on Tong family road trips tothe beach, In those moments, my sister and I were the closest we've ever been. And my guitar itself fl ike, well, family ‘When my sister lft Chicago for college in California, | began carting my guitar around everywhere: to school to work, to friends houses. Years later, my guitar accompanied me on business trips. No matter where I was playing it made me feel alte bit closer to home, 1. If the writer were to delete the underlined portion, the paragraph would primarily lose: ‘A. an indication that the narrator learned to play guitar ata relatively young age 1B, an indication of why the narrator became inter- ested in playing the guitar C. a detail that specifies how much older the sister is. ‘compared tothe narrator. 1D. detail that reveals the amount of musical talent the narrator's sister had, NO CHANGE around. Everywhere, around everywhere; around everywhere E G i J A. NO CHANGE B. friend's house's, CC. Triends" houses. friend's houses. , NOCHANGE G. tips and no matter where I was HE. trips, No matter where I was z {Wips, no matter where Iwas, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1B BBB eB eee el But one day, after landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, for an extended trip, I couldn't locate my guitar on the luggage carousel, Panicked, I assailed airport personnel, who try to recover my beloved instrument. At that ‘moment of my extended trip, continuing the trip without it seemed impossible. My worties began to dissipate, otherwise, as 1 the balmy Hawaiian walked out ofthe airport and upo air, In {cont of me, a man was playing what looked like miniature guitar, Warm, mellow tones acerued from the instrument, complementing the Iyrical rhythm of the Hawaiian words he sang. It was a ukulele {As soon as I could, I bought a ukulele of my own. nthe beach, where several native Hawaiians often played. I watched them for hours, my ‘ukulele ia my hands, and practiced. Unlike the guitar, which has six strings, my ukulele had four: to make the sume chords with the uke, I had to leara completely different finger positions. I also had trouble with dexterity at first because the neck of the uke is much narrower then that ofa guitar. I had to retrain my fingers to make smaller movements in order to shape the chords. 2 10, ML. . Which choice best illustrates the fervor with which the narrator communicated with the airport personnel? ‘A. NO CHANGE B. approached C. questioned D. contacted NO CHANG! whom assured mysel? I. whom assured me ‘who assured me A. NO CHANGE B. moment, due to the fact that I was on an extended. wip. C. very moment during my time in Honolulu, D, moment, NO CHANGE therefore, though, instead, NO CHANGE . distributed appeared issued NO CHANGE Beginning to linger on Lingering on On yoRe NO CHANGE | than that of a guitar i than it then it GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1B BBeBeeeee eal When I wasn’t working, I was om the beach, losing myself in the bright notes of the uke. Eventually, began playing music like “He'eia ‘And the sound of the ukulele is synonymous with the romance and beauty of Hawaii's beaches. 1B. 4, 18, Which choice best specifies the type of songs the nar- rator played on the ukulele? ‘A. NO CHANGE B. Hawaiian classics C. tropical tunes D. things NO CHANGE G. through #. with J. along Which choice best concludes the essay by emphasizing the central point made in the first and second paragraphs? A. NO CHANGE 'B. And I couldn't think of a better way to spend my uitarless time in Honolulu, C. And although I was guitarless and far from family, [felt like T'was home. D. And even though Iwas ona business tp, I dda’ ‘want to leave, PASSAGE Hedy Lamarr, Across the Spectrum In 1940, Hedy Lamace was becoming a Hollywood star, but she was bored. On set for only three months of the year, she filled her spare time with an unusual hobby: inventing. World War Il was underway in Europe, where Lamart had grown up, and she hoped to invent something to help the Allied cause, Because Lamarr's former husband had often discussed his ‘work in munitions, the actress knew about weaponry. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1a ER ee eee ew ‘She had ideas of her own, including an idea of hers 16. F. NO CHANGE ~ G. one idea that she had for a torpedo with a sophisticated radio-controlled H her own idea J.) one ‘guidance system, Lamarr knew that radio signals 17. AL this point, the writer is considering dividing the paragraph into two. Making this change would help Organize the essay by separating ‘A. an analysis of Lamarr's first invention from details About another one she later developed. 'B. information about the origin of Lamar’ idea from details about how the invention would work. ©. an overview of Lamarr's film career from an ‘account of how she conceived of her invention D. details about Lamarr’s childhood from general information about radio signals. ‘on one frequency is easy to jam by anyone sending a NO CHANGE has been easy to jam Hare easily jammed J. is easily jammed ‘competing signal on the same freq 19. A. NO CHANGE, = Bl frequency she envisioned. A system that used dozens of frequencies to transmit a C. frequency, she envisioned a D. frequency she envisioned; & signal to guide torpedoes. To protect the signal further, transmitters and receivers would jump from frequency to frequency in a predetermined order that would seem random to an outsider, Such a signal lke that would be 20, K, NO CHANGE — G, similar to that would be hhard to detect and nearly impossible to disrupt. HL. would be difficult and J. would be [1] In August 1940, Lamarr met composer George Antheil, and the owo began collaborating. {2} Antheil, who had synchronized player pianos for his compositions, had ‘the mechanical knowledge that Lamarr needed to instigate 21. A. NO CHANGE. 3 || implement her idea, [9} Then in 1942, the inventors heard thatthe discharge uphold Navy had rejected their idea. [4] They submitted the ‘Secret Communication System” tothe military in June 1941, {5} In the decades after the war, however, the US 22, B, NO CHANGE = war; however, military discovered the value of Lamarr’s idea, which HL war, however J. war however ‘came to be called “spread spectrum,” and used it in ‘guidance, radio, and navigation systems, 23, For the sake of logic and cohesion, Sentence 3 should be placed: A. where it is now. B. before Sentence 1 C. after Sentence 4 after Sentence 5S seraro 5 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1B BeBe ee ee In 1978, spread spectrum was declassified, and it made a difference, Devices that operate wirelessly cellular phones, wireless Internet networks, the Global Positioning System—functioning because ‘of Lamart’s idea, It wasn’t until 1996 that Lamarr and they were finally given credit for spread spectrum. However, they were awarded the Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Upon hearing of hee award, Lamarr said, “I's about time.” 24, Which choice most strongly and specifically empha- sizes that the declassification of spread spectrum was & turning point in the history of communication technology? F, NOCHANGE G. ansformed the communication landscape. HE had an impact on communications. J.) revolutionized things. 25, A. NO CHANGE B._ wirelessly—cellutar phones, CC. wirelessly: cellular phones, D. wirelessly, cellular phones 26, F. NO CHANGE G. 10 function H. function |. DELETE the underlined portion 27, A. NOCHANGE B. Such C. This D. That 28, R, NO CHANGE G. Antheil-—both finally got HE. Antheil finaly to receive J.) Antheil finaly received 29, A. NO CHANGE B. Conversely, they ‘Anyway, they They — | Question 30 asks about the preceding passage | as awhote, 30, Suppose the writer's primary purpose had been to give an overview of the history of an important invention. ‘Would this essay accomplish that purpose? F. Yes, because it recounts the story of Lamarr and Anthel's invention of spread spectrum and the invention’ significance G. Yes, because it shows how Lamarr and Antbeil hanged the cue of Wort War by snvenng Nowbecause although it describes Lamare and Anibei's invention, i does not establish the importance af spread spectum 4. Nor boeause Intend focuses on Lamar, Anthel and their collaborations in the film industy, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1B BRR eReee el PASSAGE Il ‘Climbing Mt. Windmill a They'te some 45,000 electricity-generating ‘wind turbines in the United States, and the task of repairing and maintaining these huge machines have represented a substantial inside the towers simplify access to the generators and controllers within the turbine housing. In contrast, servicing the turbine blades those long fiberglass vanes that slic through the igs serious challenge. “ (21 {A] Rock climbers are comfortable in high places and capable, equipped with rope and other simple gear of scaling almost anything, After completing specialized rock climbers become ideal “rope technicians.” 3 ‘When the rope technicians arrive across a turbine, they frst loek the blades into a “bunny ears” postion, in which two blades angle up and one blade points straight down. The technicians climb the ladder inside the tower, secure themselves with ropes sn harnesses, open a hateh in the turbine’s housing, and rappel down the vertical blade 4] Certeinly, turbine blades withstand severe stress. ‘The blades zip through the elements as fast as 200 miles 31 A 32. rE G, i J 33. A. B c. D. E 38. BP 36. B pm ep a7. pore NO CHANGE There are Their is There's NO CHANGE are representing represents represent NO CHANGE Likewise, Instantly, First, NO CHANGE Dlades-—those long fiberglass vanes that slice through the air— blades—those long fiberglass vanes that slice through the air, blades, those long fiberglass vanes that slice through the air NO CHANGE climbing nearly anything—something they're able todo, Ascending just about anything by climbing i. using rope to climb almost anything, NO CHANGE old skills and new knowledge turn rock climbers {nto ideal “rope technicians.” Tew careers as “rope technicians” open up for rock climbers. ‘al “rope technicians” can be made out of rock climbers. NO CHANGE with at GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.12 BBB Bee wet per hour, braving hea, hai, blizzards, and more. Yet despite enduring such harsh conditions, mos turbine blades that rope technicians service only need a thorough cleaning or other basic upkeep, such as a new coat of paint {8} Sometimes, the task can be more complicated: patching fiberglass damage from e lightning surike, for example ic ‘The largest wind turbine blades are over 270 feet long. Technicians work in while they don’t climb in high winds, extreme temperatures, or precipitation, Whether there's lightning within thirty miles, the technicians stay on the ground. (C] Precautions such as these—along with rigorous procedures and training, mak (6) the job quite safe For many rock climbers, being a rope technician isa dream job. [D] Fresh air, great vistas, to practice climbing daily, and ample time off to scale ‘actual rocks-—it’s not a typical job description, is it? 38, Given that all the choices are true, which one would provide the most effective introduction to the paragraph? NO CHANGE ‘The number of wind turbine-related jobs has dou bled in five years, A typical wind turbine has about 8,000 parts Whatever the job, safety is the first priority on 39. A. NO CHANGE pairs, and pairs, pairs 40. ENO CHANGE So that Unless ao 41. A. NO CHANGE B. these; these, these BOM poR> eB 42. ENO CHANGE is making has made smiakes HHOm po 43. A. NO CHANGE they practice climbing regularly, while ofien practicing climbing, plenty of climbing practice, pore 44, The writer wants to end this sentence by emphasizing that rock climbers in particular may find being a rope technician an appealing occupation, Which choice best accomplishes that goal? ENO CHANGE. G. what inspires rock climbers to reach such heights? Hi. what more could a climber want? J.) ready to sign up yet? GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1B BeBe eBeeee a PASSAGEIV The following paragraphs may or may not be in the most logical order. Each paragraph is num- bered in brackets, and question 59 will ask you to choose where Paragraph 3 should most logically be placed, Christy's Constitution m From shoes to chandelier, Scene atthe Signing of the Constitution of the United States blend accuracy with artistic Ticense to achieve the artist's vision of an event that took place in Philadelphia's Independence Hall. The antist, Howard Chandler Christy, was born in 1873, long after George Washington presided—over the momentous ‘event that in 1787 served the fin role of ending the Constitutional Convention. | uesion 45 asks about he precoding passage toa whol 45. The writer wants (o add the following sentence to the essay! Enter rock climbers. ‘The sentence would most logically be placed at: ‘A. Point A in Paregraph 2. 1B. Point B in Paragraph 4 C. Point C in Paragraph 5. D. Point D in Paragraph 6. 46. F. NO CHANGE, G, have blended HE are blending Je blends 47. Which choice best indicates where the painting is on display? NO CHANGE in a way that is not immediately apparent to all who see it on display. in one of the most famous paintings in Washing- ton, DC. fon a canvas that has been on display for many decades, oO BP y NO CHANGE, presided, presided presided . NO CHANGE ended in the conclusion of finished off concluded GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,Tee eeeeeee 111 The group portrait as big a a billboard, hangs in the US Capitol building, where it was installed in 1940. {2} Christy’s prior preparations in advance of the work included a visit to Philadelphia to study how the ight falls through the windows in Independence Hal {9} Christy arranged to sce the ikwells into which the auills would have boon dipped as the delegates prepared to make history. [4] He scoured countless drawings of period furniture and fabrics, notin color, texture, design {5} Hunting down portraits ofthe signers and serutinized em. [f a) Such measures may seem standard in the making of historical paintings, bat that is not the ease. For example, in Emanuel Luetze's Washington Crossing the Delaware, the president strikes a noble pose on a boat. Experts now agree could not have been the vessel that carried the revolutionary leader across the river. In another, paint of the signing ofthe US Constitution, antst Barry Falkner places the figures in a Roman ruin ro Accurate in many respects, Christy's painting also plays withthe truth to suggest the grandeor ofthe ‘moment. For instance, Washington benefits from more 10 52. 33. NO CHANGE. preparation work leading up 10 ‘Advance preparations preceding preparations for NO CHANGE, which of 1. DELETE the underlined portion. F NOCHANGE of which were noted HE because they were noted J. DELETE the underlined portion. A. NO CHANGE B. While bunting Ashe hunted 1. He hunted ‘54, The writer wants to add the following statement to the 58. 56. F, paragraph: He deliberately timed his trip for September, the month in which the thirty-nine signers had ‘pul their names on the revered document, This statement would most logically be placed after: F. Sentence | Sentence 2 H, Sentence 3 Je Sentence 4 A. NO CHANGE oat experts boat: experts oat, experts NO CHANGE G._ another painting of the signing, HL. another painting of the signing J. another painting, of the si GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1B HBB Bee ee ew ‘than his share of natural light, which singles him out in Chrsty’s famous painting. Many of the assembled 57. Which choice both supports the claim the writer makes # in the preceding sentence about the grandeur of the moment and bet crass that Chl deliberately prevents Washington ss having 8 special satus amon ‘the signers? : ‘A. NOCHANGE BB! asa hero among heroes €. with visual effects. Di. inthe grovp. ‘men, luminaries as Benjamin Franklin and James Madison, $8. F. NO CHANGE * G. including such luminaries as improbably stare the viewer squarely in the eye. Their HL. Who are luminaries J. DELETE the underlined portion. expressions suggest they are well aware oftheir own, of the viewer's, almost importance but even more a as if one more signature will give the document its full Questions 59 and 60 ask about the preceding passage as a whole. 59, For he sake of logic and cohesion, Paragraph 3 should 60. Suppose the writers primary purpose had been to beplaced extthine how s work of art changed ine dtecion ofan ee Shunt corer" Would This esey accomplish that B. belo Paragraph 1 purpose? © sherParsgrpt F._ Yes, because it indicates that Christy fed a trend in Dy ater Paragraph £ eling for utneniaty in historia pengs 6. Ye, beouse Te reveals thats single alnting pu Ghristy inthe national spot H. Nov because i fsuses bn Christy's approach toa atta psindgg bat Jocs not discuss he pla May's ete on Chis cree 4. NS persuse Ie indietes that Christy consistently Focused on histrial sobjct matter throughout his PASSAGE “The Artful Stich of Paj Newb She depiets lowers wih layers of petal, intcate spirals and rosetes, teardrops bending within circles, and dizzying mazes of lies-embroiderin them in vibrant ‘61. Which choice best maintains the stylistic patern of Sying mages ot ines Ueteripionsenblished carter inthe Sentence? See eee | eee sik or cotton, Pang Xiong SirrathasukSikoun is a master something with a dizzying effect of paj ntaub, or “flower cloth” embroidery, the most ae difficult of the century's-oldest Hmong needlework arts 62. ENO CHANGE a centuries-old ccontuties -0ld century’s-old sera ” GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1B BeBe eee el ‘Paj ntaub is increasingly made in lighter, softer shades, today, [5] She's been cesting itched tees since she ‘was a young woman, and lived in northern Laos, or the past several decades, she's been designing paj ntaub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she also teaches her craft Flower cloth (commonly as a shirt, dress, 4, oF collar is made to be worn as clothing and, depending on the amount of needlework on the piece, is designed either for everyday wear or for a special ‘occasion, With pattern names such as “elephants foot” and “snail house” and images of animals framed by geometric designs, What distinguishes paj nraub from other Hmong needlework arts isthe artist's use of tiny, tight stitches, and several complex techniques. One technique is apes are cut out from, reverse appliqué, in whi rather than adding on top of, the embroidered fabric. 63, The writer is considering deleting the preceding sen- tence, Should the sentence be kept or deleted”? ‘A. Kept, because it compares Pang Xiong’s embroi- dery style with that of modern paj ntaub. B. Kept, Because it places the subject of the essay in a ‘modern context. . Deleted, because it detracts from the paragraph’s focus on the various styles of ancient Hmong needlework arts, D. Deleted, because it adds a detail that is irefevant to the paragraph's introduction of Pang Xiong’s ‘conection to pajntaub. NO CHANGE woman living woman, who lives ‘woman, having lived tz 65. The best placement for the underlined portion would bes A. where itis now. B. after the word made. C. after the word clothing. D. after the word needlework 66. F, NO CHANGE G, have been designed HE, are designed Je design 67, Which choice most clearly builds on the information vided earlier in the sentence about a common theme Jn paj ntaub patterns and images? ‘A. NO CHANGE BI only a master artist is able to create paj niaub Clothing for special occasions. €. paj mtaub patterns are extraordinarily colorful D._paj mtaub celebrates the natural worl. NO CHANGE tiny tight, sitehes tiny, tight stitches tiny tight stitches, NO CHANGE | appliqué which appliqué and D. applique, 70. NO CHANGE, 1. as an addition to add them added GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.1B EBB eee ee Another is elaborate overstitching: thousands of layered stitches are applied to its surface. Pang Xiong regrets that most people she knows today wear only regular clothes. When she was growing. 'up in Laos, she explains, she had few items of clothing, but each garment she owned was handcrafted paj ntaub, However, she still wears flower cloth every day and would ike to inspire others todo so. Pang Xiong teaches paj maub in at muscums—including a the Smithsonian Institution, whore some of her textiles axe on permanent isplay-—and in community setngs around Philadelphia, [7] Pang Xiong ie showing a new generation the joys of pj ntaub and beatiful hhanderafted clothing. nt n. BB. ™ 78. ‘A. NO CHANGE the surface of the fabric, the surface of it D. their surface, ‘The writer is considering revising the underlined por: tion to the following ‘mass-produced Should the writer make this revision? F. Yes, because the revision creates a clearer contrast between the homogeneous styles of clothing that are popular today and the handcrafted paj maaub. G. Yes, because the revision emphasizes Pang. Xiong’s desire for her handcrafted paj niaub to be sold On a large scale in stores, HE No, because the original word reinforces the idea that although paj ntaub clothing can be used for everyday wear, it should be saved for special occa- J. No, because the original word more specifically describes the pe of eating Pang Xing disap proves of. A. NO CHANGE B. For example, she C. Besides, she D. Sho Which choice most clearly and concisely indicates that Pang Xiong wants other people to wear and appreciate handcrafted clothing? NO CHANGE people to also attempt that approach, people she knows. thers, ‘Which of the following true statements, if added here, would best build on the ideas presented in this para- graph and connect to the final sentence of the essay? ‘A. She loves when people, no matter what their th- nicity, Wear traditional clothing every day B. She often teaches paj ntaub to Hmong adults her lage who want to learn new techniques. Recently, she worked with nine young Hmong ‘women in a formal apprenticeship. D. One of her own favorite pieces tells the story of her family. END OF TEST 1 STOP! DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO.PAAAAAAAA AD MATHEMATICS TEST 60 Minutes—60 Questions DIRECTIONS: Solve each problem, choose the correct answer, and then fil in the corresponding oval on your answer document, Do not linger over problems that take too much time. Solve as many as you can; then return to the others in the time you have left for this test. You are permitted to use a calculator on this test. You may use your calculator for any problems you choose, ‘but some of the problems may best be done without using a calculator. Note: Uniess otherwise stated, all of the following should be assumed 1. llustrative figures are NOT necessarily drawn to scale, 2. Geometric figures lie in a plane. 8. The word line indicates a straight line. 4, The word average indicates arithmetic mean, 1. A mathe wil be randomly selected from a bag of soldolored marbles. The probability of selecting a A red male is marble is, What the probability of selecting a ed ‘The probability of selecting a blue marble or a blue marble? 2. The graph below shows the number of students who were present on Thursday from each of the 5 preype Ms, Meagan’s class. What ts the probability tat ¢ student selected at random fiom the slss on Thursday is in Group 4? 1 4 Bg | cy 2 H. g 5 ees ‘group number 4 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.2 4 Consider the equation k= 2 + 54, For what vale of isthe vale of equal 1040? 4. What is [3 ~ 2] when x=8? R -ll G.-3 HS L 8 Kou '5. When Tyrese fell asleep one night, the temperature was 24°F. When Tyrese awoke the next morning, the temperature was -16°F, Letting + denote a rise in temperature and ~ denote a drop in temperature, what twas the change in temperature from the time Tyrese fell asleep unt the time he awoke? A. ~40°F B -8°F CF DL 48°F EB, +40°F 6. Ming purchased a car that had a purchase price of $5,400, which included all other costs and tax. She paid $1,000 as a down payment and got a loan for the Fest of the purchase price. Ming paid off the loan by making 28 payments of $200 each. The total of all her payments, including the down payment, was how mach Imore than the car's purchase price? F, $ 200 G. $1,200 1H. $4,400 3. $5,600 K. $6,600 7. Shown below is a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle Whose radius is 4 inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of the hexagon? an, fF N ©. 18 D. 20 4 — 15 AA2 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.QPAAAAAAAAAD 8. The floor plan for an L-shaped storage building is DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. shown below with distances marked in feet. What is the floor area ofthe building, in square feet? (Note: Walls inthis building mect only at right angles.) 10 G. 508 y He 1,232 i 1 196 K. 1980 w 9. Quadiilajeral ABCD with vertices A(-2.0), 0.4), CG), apd DG,2) will be graphed in the standard (sy) coordina plane belo. Which of the following is « type of quadrilateral determined by these vertices? kite Parllelogram Trapezoid D Rectangle ED Square 10, Given that fix) = 3x+7 and g(x) = 4, what is the value of flg4)] 7 R38 G19 HSI 3.152 K. 1805 pera 16 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.2 2 1. At her hot dog stand, Julie sells hot dogs for $2 each DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. Purchasing hot dogs and other supplies costs $200 per month, The solution of which of the following Inequalities models the numbers of hot dogs, h, Julie ccan sell per month and make a profit? A. h-200>0 B. h-200<0 Ch 20050 D. 2h-200<0 E. 2h 20050 12, In the standard (x.y) coordinate plane, what isthe slope of the line 3x + 8) =57 3 3 at 3 un 3 5 K 5 13, Which of the following (x,y) pairs is the solution for the system of equations x+2y = 2 and ~2x +) = 16” 14, On a map, + inch represents 16 actual miles. Two towns that are 22 inches apart om this map are how ‘many actual miles apart? Et G. 16 Has i 64 K. 176 1S, Which ofthe lowing maicsis qual to4[-4 2]? A. [tl 4] » [23] 3 6} © [3s “1 4 p fit ot ar © [38] acrate 7 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.2 2 16. pat i the value of tan A in right triangle AABC DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. Rs 4 af A ” a .¥ c 5 2 x2 17, Tina runs at a rate of 8 miles per hour. At that rate, ‘how many miles will she run in 12 minutes? 5 AS Be? ci vid EB 2 18. A function f(x) is defined as f(s) fea? 627, What is FR -324 G54 HL 34 J. 108 K 324 19, In the figure below, A is on BE” and C is on BD. What is the measure of ZABC? 24° are 45° 48° 65° PoORP sora 18 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ZAAAAAAAA AD 20, Marcos programs his calculator to evaluate a linear DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. function, but he doesn't say what the funetion is. When 5 is entered, the calculator displays the value 2. When 15 is entered, the calculator displays the value 6. Which of the following expression’ explains what the calculator will display when any numbet, mis entered? Bln «4 Hon-3 L 21. On Friday, the temperature at 8:00 a.m, was 49°F and rose at a constant rate of L°F per hour until noon, A cold front passed through at noon, and he temperature then fell at a constant rate of 1°F per hour. The temperate fist fll below 49°F between B (yma 2pm, 2pm. and 3 pm D. 3 pim.and 4 pam, E. 4pm.and5 pam 22, Letter grades in Hugo's math class are based on the percent of the total possible points on 4 unit exams {each worth 100 points) and the final exam (worth 200 points) and are assigned according to the chart co Tange [Gown ance] [Arteastooe | A | noe-som B | 70%-79% c ce [stan com] ‘The number of points Hugo scored on the unit exams this term were #2, $8, 91. and 83. When course grades were posted, Hugo's course grade was listed ay a B. Which of the following could NOT have been the number of points he scored on the final exam? R136 i. 136, 166 i. 176 scvare 19 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.2 2 Use the following information to answer } questions 23-26. Halle is bowling a series of 3 games, She bas bowled 2of 3 games with scores of 148 and 176, The figure below is a iop view of the bowling lane. The dimensions for the bowling lane are given in the figure. The pin deck is the rectangular azea within the bowling lane where the 10 bowling pins are set up. (Note: The figure is not drawn to scale.) ———— Fale geek ¢ ¥ 34 feet S foet 23. The diameter of each pin at its base is 2.25 in, When all ofthe pins are set up, which of the following valies is closest to the area, in square inches, that is covered by the bases of the pins? A 40 B71 coun D. 125 159 24, What is the ratio of the total area of the bowling lane to the area of the pin deck? RE 2 Ba Ba 2, What score will Halle need to earn in her 3rd game to hhave an average score of 172 for the 3 games?” AL 165 B12 C182 D. 192 200 26. The area of a rectangle is 300 square meters, and its length is 3 dimes its width, How many meters wide is the rectangle? R10 G30 50 - 100 K. 150 20 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.2 27, A parallelogeam has a perimeter of 96 inches, and 1 of its sides measures 16 inches. If it can be determined, What are the lengths, in inches, ofthe other 3 sides? AL 16, 16,48 B16, 24,24 C16, 32,32 D. 16, 40, 40 E, Cannot be determined from the given information 28, Elmhurst Street is a two-way street. In each direction, it has one 12-foot-wide lane for ear traflte, one 6-foot- ‘wide bike lane, and one 8-foot-wide parking lane. How ‘many feet wide is Elmhurst Street? R26 G. 38 W532 60 K. 80 29, At Central High School, 4 out of every 10 students ride the bus to and from school, and 3 out of every 8 who, tide the bus are freshmen. If there are 2,500 students Central, how many of the students are freshmen who side the bus? 375 a2 428 361 70s PpORP y° << 180° and sin = 22, then cos 30, 1f 90° < 6 < 180° and sin @ = 33. the » B40 20 « 2 31. Given fix) . what is(are) the real value(s) of ¢ for which (0 A. —Lonly B. 2only C. 2 and 1 only 1 and 2 only 1 and 2 only scree 21 AAA2Q DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.2 A 2 Use the following information to answer questions 32-36. In the figure below, a highway rest area (at D) and radar stations (at A and B) lie on a level east-west line; A is 9,000 feet due west of D. An airplane (at C) is shown directly above the rest area, flying due west at a constant speed of 300 feet per second and at a constant altitude of 12,000 feet. The airplane is located at a straight-line distance of 15,000 feet from the radar station at A and 13,000 feet from the radar station at B. c 15,000, 13,000 De 300 DB 32 Which of the following values is closest to the distance, in feet, between the 2 radar stations? £5,000 G. 10,000 H. 10,500 3. 14,000 K. 15,000 33. Let A, C, and D tie in the standard (x) coordinate plane such that 4 is at (0,0) and D is’at (9,000, 0) Which of the following equations represents the Tine along which the aieplane is flying? 34. Which of the following values the point directly above the radar station at A ? BW G. 30 H. 40 LB K. 50 is closest to the number ‘of seconds it will take for the airplane to fly fram C to 22 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,2 38, When considering the changing triangle formed by A, B, and the moving airplane (C), which of the angles betow increases in measure as the airplane flies due ‘west beyond the point directly above A ? 12a 2 ut Ze A Loa 8 realy C. Fund lt only D, Land Ill only E. Mand lif only 36, Troy mad a rectangular poster that 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. The poster is too large 10 fit im the availble play spac, s Toy i going to make #26 omer tat wil have an are that SO of the ae of the orginal poster The length of Troy's new poster willbe 3 the length ofthe original poster, How many fee wide wil he new poster be? eu 63 37. What is the solution set of the equation x4 6220+ 3)—2? ‘A. ‘The empty set (n0 solution) B. (0) ca) D. 3) IE. The set of all real numbers 38. Steve plans to use 28 feet of fencing to enclose a region of his yard for a pen for his pet rabbit. What is the afea, in square feet, of the largest rectangular region Steve can enclose? R 40 45 a8 J 49 K. 196 porate 23 A A2 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO.THE NEXT PAGE.PAAAAAAAA AD 239. There are exactly 5 peopl in a bookstore at 12:00 p.m. Each person earns an annual income that is between $30,000 und $35,000. No-one enter or leaves the Bookstore until 12:13 pam, when a professional athlete wrth an annual income of more than $1,000,000 eaters the bookstore and juin the ether 5 people. The mean, median, range, anid standard deviation of the anual incomes ofthe 5 people in the bookstore at 12-00 p.m are calculated and compared tothe same 4 satis of ihe sinual incomes ofthe 6 people in the bookstore aC 12:15 pum. If ican be determined, which of the 4 sats changed the eas? A. Range BD Meum . Median D. Standard deviation BL Cannot be determined from the given information 40, Ana and Amy sate a landscaping ob together, When [Ana siopped, she had completed 2 ofthe job. When Amy stopped, she had completed of the job, Then Ruben completed the rst of the job in 2 hours. Assume that Ana, Amy, and Ruben all worked atthe same rte, Which ofthe following values is closest ro the number of hurt would have taken 1 of them to complet the entire jb alone? F937 6.37 33 i. 5.00 K. 730 41. If a and b are positive real numbers, which of the following is equivatent to 2-VEl’ » cs A. 8a75* ae é cc. 160 spt 1s BG 24 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.PAK AKA AKAAAAD 42, To become a contestant on a quiz show, a person must DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. correctly order 4 rock stars by age, from youngest to Oldest. ‘The contestant knows which one is the oldest rock star, but randomly guesses at the order of the other 3 rock stars, What is the probability the ‘contestant will get all 4in the correct order? 43, Which of the following expressions is equivalent 10 3 44, An automobile license plate number issued by a certain state has 6 character positions. Each of the first positions contains a single digit from 0 through 9. Tee Bethe last 3 positions contains 1 of the 26 letters Df the alphabet, Digits and letters of the alphabet can fe repeated on a license plate. How many different uch license plate numbers can be made? RE, 36 G. 46,656 HL 1,000,000 J. 12,812,904 K, 17,576,000 pera 25 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.QPAAKKRAAAA AD 45. The function y=f(x) is graphed in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane below. y The points onthe graph ofthe function y fan Benet the points on) =) By 9 st [As Lonit tothe right and 3 units up. BL onitto be right and 3 unite dows C. 3 nits to the ght and 1 unt up D. 3 unis tothe aight and 1 unt down By iin othe left snd 1 ont down, 46, When logs x =~2, what is x? 47. Which of the following lists those integer values of D Z en band ta for which the fraction 2 ties between + and 5 A. domly Bo 3.4.ands C. Bonly D. 7,8,and9 E. lonly 48, For all real numbers a, b, and ¢ such that a> and <0, which of the following inequalities must be tue? H. ac> be J. atecbte K. acb-c peraro 26 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.2 A 49, The tangle shown below has side lengths 37, 38, and 39 inches. Which ofthe following expressions ives ihe measur ofthe largest angle of the tangle? (Note: For every tangle with sides of length a,b, and «that are opposite 24, 2B, and ZC, respectively, Coat 2ub 00s C) 38in 38 in win (3 —38— 39" o a) (_392— 30°38 s ane) . cos" 37? ~ 38 39° + 2038)(39)) D. cos 3 3739" + 279) E, cos {39° ~37? ~ 38° + 2(379(38)) 50, Pete has an average score of exactly x points on 4Sequally weighted tests. How many points higher than 1X must Pete score on the Sth equally weighted test 10 raise his average score after the Sth test to +2 points? 2 cs HOS oe 18) K. 10 Si. The intersection of lines Fand m forms the 4 angles ZA, £8, LC, and 2D. The measure of 2B is 35 times the measure of ZA. Which of the following values is closest to the measure of ZA? A. 20° B 26° C. 35° D. 40° E. 51° 52. A sequence is defined for all positive integers by Sp= Bg t+ Land s; = 3, What is se? BR 9 ica ia HL 2 49 Kin 27 AA2 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.PAAKRAAAAAAD 153, If a is an integer less than ~1, which of the following orders the expressions [a|, ~a', and — from least value to greatest value? $4, At the school carnival, Ann is playing a game involving a stack of 10 index cards. Each card has a single number written on it: I card has a 1, 2 cards hhave a 2, 3 cards have a 3, and 4 cards have a 4. Ann will choose 1 card at random, and she will be awarded the number of points equal (o the number written on the card. Let the random variable X represent the ‘number of points Ann receives on any 1 draw, What is the expected value of X? ‘55. Which of the following is equivalent to the sum of any 3 consecutive odd integers, x, y, and z, such that eyes? A 3: B. 3y Cx D. 3x42 p, ftyte 56. The mean of the set of $ numbers {42, 3, 11, 27, x} ix 24, and the median of the set of 4 aumbers (53, 8, 29, y] is 38. If it can be determined, which of the foliowing values is equal to x—y? ER -38 i 38 KK. Cannot be determined from the given information erase 28 DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.2PAAAAAAAA AD ‘57. Consider all rectangles such that the rectangle’s length is greater than the rectangle's width and the length and ‘width are whole numbers of inches. Which of the following perimeter in inches, is NOT possible for such a rectangle with an area of 144 square inches? AL B rcs D. gE. $88, The equation (x— 7)" + (y~8) 48 60 80 102 148 10 is that of a circle that lies in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane. One endpoint of a diameter of the circle has y-coordinate 1. What is the y-coordinate of the other endpoint of that diamete:? 59, The plans for a diving poo! call for a rectangular prism that has 1 length of 30 meters, a width of 25 meters, and a depth of 5 meters. If the plans are changed to increase both the length and the width of the pool by 10%e, what will be the increase, to the nearest 1%, in the volume of the pool? AL B c. Dd. gE. 10% 11% 20% 21% 33% 60, One solution of the equation 4x° ~ 27 +x+7=0 is 1, Which of the following describes the other 2 solutions? H a K. oth are negative real numbers. One is a negative real nomber, and the other is a itive real number Both are positive rea! numbers One is a_posiive real mumber, and the other is a complex number that isnot real Both are complex numbers that are not real DO YOUR FIGURING HERE. END OF TEST 2 ‘STOP! DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO. DO NOT RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS TEST.3 oe 3 READING TEST 35 Minutes—40 Questions DIRECTIONS: There are several passages in this test. Each passage is accompanied by several questions. Aitor reading a passage, choose the best answer to each ‘question and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer document. You may refer to the passages as ‘often as necessary. Passage | LITERARY NARRATIVE: This passage short story “Pride” by Ales Marre (62011 by Alice Munro}. Oneida didn’t go to school with the rest of us. She went to 2 girls’ school, a private school. Even in the ‘summers she was not around much. I believe the farily had a place on Lake Simcoe. 5 Oneida was an unusual name. Her father, I believe, called her Ida. Ida's father ran the bank. Even in those days bankers came and went, T suppose to keep them From ever getting too cozy with the customers. But the Jantzens had been having their way in town for 100 long. for any regulations to matter, or that was how it seemed, Horace Jantzen had certainly the look of a man. born to be in power. A heavy white beard and a ponder- us expression, In the hard times of the Thirties people were still coming up with ideas. You can be Sure, men were nursing a notion bound to make them » million dollars. A million dollars in those days was a million dollars. It wasn't any railway bum, however, who got into the bank to talk to Horace Jantzen. Who knows 4 was 20 single person or a cohort. Maybe a stranger or some friends of fiends. Well dressed and plausible ooking, you may be sore, Horace set store by appearances He wasn't a fool, though maybe not as quick ay be should have been fo smell rat 25 The idea was the resurrection of the steam-driven car, such as had been around at the turn of the century. Horace Jantzen may have had one himself and had a fondness for them. This new model would be an improved version, of course, and have the advantages of 0 being economical and not making a racket. Tm not acquainted with the details, having been in hhigh school at the time. But I can imagine the leak of talk and the scoffing and enthusiasm and the news get ting through of some entrepreneurs from ‘Toronto or ‘85 Windsor or Kitchener getting ready to set up locally. Some hotshots, people would say. And others would ask if they had the backing. ‘They did indeed, because the bank had put up the Joan. It was Jantzen’s decision and there was Some'con- 40 fusion that he had put in bis own money. He may have done so, but he had also dipped improperly into bank funds, thinking no doubt that he could pay it back with nobody the Wiser, Maybe the laws were not so tight then. There were actually men hired and the old Livery 45 Stable was cleared out to be their place of operations. ‘And here my memory grows shaky, because I graduated from high school, and I had to think about earning a living if that was possible, I settled for bookkeeping, and that meant going out of town to apprentice to an 50 outfit in Goderich, By the time I got back home the Steam-car operation was spoken of with scorn by the people who had been against it and not at all by those ‘who had promoted it, The visitors to town who pro- ‘moted it had disappeared 55 The bank had lost a Tot of money. There was talk not of cheating but of mismanagement. Somebody had to be punished. Any ordinary manager would have been out on his ear, but given that i¢ was Horace Jantzen this, ‘was avoided. What happened to him was almost worse 0 He was switched to the job of bank manager in the litle village of Hawksburg, about six miles up the highway, Prior to this there had been no manager there at all, because they didn’t need one. There had just been & head cashier and an underling cashier, both women, 65 Surely he could have refused, but pride, as it was thought, chose otherwise. Pride chose that he be driven every morning those six miles to sit behind a partial wall of cheap varnished boards, no proper office at all ‘There he sat and did nothing until it was time for him to 17 be driven home. The person who drove him was his daughter. Sometime in these years of driving she made the transition from Ida to Oneida. At last she had some thing to do, IFT picture Oneida and her father on these journeys 75 to and from Hawksburg, I see him riding in the back seat, and her in front, like a chauffeur, It may bave been that he was too bulky to ride up beside her. | don't see Oneida looking downtrodden or unhappy at the arrange: ment, nor her father looking actually unhappy. Dignity 80 was What he had, and plenty of it. She had something, different. When she went into a store of even walked on the street there seemed to be a little space cleared around her, made ready for whatever she might want or igreetings she might spread. She seemed then a bit flus- 85 tered but gracious, ready to laugh a little at herself or the situation. Of course she had her good bones and GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.3 eee eee 3 bright looks, all that fair dazzle of skin and hair. So it right seem strange that T could feel sorry for her, the ‘way she was all on the surface of things, trusting. 1. Based on the passage, it could be assumed that the nar- rator gained the knowledge to tell this story about Tantzen by: A. piecing the story together out of hearsay and his ‘wa recollections. B. learning the details diecly from Jantzen. CC. fabricating the entire story because it didn’t really happen. D._ being « participant in the events as they unfolded, 2 In the context of the passage, which of the following Statements most. strongly foreshadows. Jantzen’s downfall? “Ida's father ran the bank” (Line 6). ‘In the hard times of the Thirties people were still coming up with ideas” (lines 14~15), H. “He wasn’t a fool, though maybe not as quick as he should have been to smell a rat" (lines 23-24) J. “Horace Janizen may have had one himself and had a fondness for them’ (Iines 27-28). 3. The passage suggests that in considering who con- vvineed Jantzen to invest in manufacturing steam-driven cars, most people in town: A. .could list everyone who was involved. B. believed some were friends of friends while others, \were complete strangets. CC. figured it had been an oid cohort of Jantzen’s who had fallen on hard times. D. indulged in speculation, but didn't know for sure ‘who it had been. 4. Which of the following is true of people's behavior when the narrator returned t9 town after his apprenticeship? I. Visitors who promoted steam cars had left town. IH, Peopie in town blamed the loss of money on Jantzen having cheated. TL, People in town who had favored the plan to bring back steam cars stopped speaking of the IV, People who had been against the plan to bring ‘back steam cars spoke of the cars scornful. 2. Land Il only Hand 1V onty 1. and TV only Je Ti, Tic and TV onl 5. Which of the following best paraphrases the narrator's comments in lines 14-167 A. People in their thirties had the best ideas for ‘making money. B. Because times were hard, people were trying to find new money-making schemes. C. Men were making as much as million dollars a ‘year in the 1930s, D. Everyone was sure that they should take their ‘money-making plans to Jantzen. 5. AS i is used in Tine 16, the word nursing most nearly Krearing, G. educating HE. healing, J. fostering, 7. The narrator speculates that whoever convinced Jantzen to invest ina steam-driven car must have been: ‘A, well dressed; Jantzen would have been impressed by someone who looked affluent. B. wealthy: otherwise, Jantzen wouldn't have risked loaning the money. . elderly; Jantzen would have trusted someone who, Could remember the original stoam-driven cars. D. intelligent; it woutd have taken someone clever to convince Jantzen to invest. ‘Based on the passage, it’s most logical to conelude that the original steam-driven cars were: R._expensive and noisy. G. reliable and fast HE. unattractive and impractical Je luxurious and durable 1. According to the passage, the majority of the invest- ‘ment money to manufacture a steam-driven ear came from: |A. some of Jantzen's wealthy friends. By Jantzen’s entire life savings. C. the bank Jantzen was managing. D. entrepreneurs from Toronto, Windsor, ot Kitchener. ‘The narrator states that people assumed it was pride that drove Jantzen to: E. invest in steam-driven cars, G. agree 10 manage the Hawksburg bank H., look miserable while Oneida drove him to work J create a makeshift office out of varnished boards. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.3 eee 3 SOCIAL SCIENCE: Passage A |s adapted trom Plastic: A Toxie Love Story by Susan Freinkel (62011 by Susan Freinke) Passage B® adaptod from Ameria Plast: A Cul tural History by detirey L Meikle (21995 by Jetrey L Meiko). Passage A by Susan Freinkel Designers were enthralled by the universe of pos- sibility from plastics’ earliest days, They loved the design freedom that synthetics offered and the spisit of modernity the materials embodied. To furniture '5 designer Paul T. Frankl, a material like Bakelite, the world’s first synthetic plastic, spoke “in the vernacular of the twentieth century. the language of invention, ‘of synthesis,” and he urged his fellow designers to use theif full imaginative powers to explore the new materi- 10 als’ frank artificiality. As interpreted by Frankl and other designers working with Bakelite in the "30s and "40s, that was the language of streamlining, a lingo of ‘curves and dashes and teardrop shapes that created a feeling of speed and motion in everyday objects 15 Streamline a fountain pen and even that stolid item ‘declared: we're hurtling toward the future here! ‘There was another reason designers embraced plastics. From the mid-twentieth century on, modern design has been guided by an egalitarian gospel. a 20 belief that good design needn’t cost a lot of money, that even the most mundane items could be things of beauty. “Get the most of the best to the most forthe least” was the way Ray and Charles Eames put it in their famous tongue-twisting credo. Plastics were the ideal medium 25 for that mission: malleable, relatively inexpensive, an ‘made for mass manufacture Yet, as in any new relationship, there were risks. It ‘was all {00 easy to exploit plastics” powers of mimicry to produce the kinds of imitations—pseudo-wood.cabi- 90 nets and faux-leather recliners—that contributed to the growing reputation of plastic as an inferior material, "lastics” adaptability and slibness undermined theit capacity to achieve “dignity” as legitimate materials worthy.0f being taken Seriously, one critic wrote 35 This impression was exacerbated by people's unfortunate experiences with plastics in the immediate postwar years, There were plastic plates that melted in hot water, plastic toys that cracked on Christmas morn- ing, plastic raincoats that grew clammy and fell apart in 40 the rain, Polymer technology improved during the 1950s as manufacturers figured out how to make better plastics and, even more important, how to match the fight polymer with the right application. But the damage to plastic’s reputation had heen done, Passage B by Jeffrey L. Meikle 45 Worrying about the image of plastic made sense in 1045 when unfamiliar new materials confronted Wary consumers, By the mid-1950s, however, no-one was ignorant of plastic because it surrounded everyone. 32 Sidney Gross, who joined Modern Plastics in 1952 and 50 became editor in 1968, recalled that he had “agitated a Jot” over the years to get SPI, the trade association for the plastics industry, 1 quit frying to convince people “that plastic is not bad.” Tt was a waste of money because plastic’s image—-pood of bad—did not really matter. The key to plastic's success, as he saw it, was + always “selling the manufacturer.” Once plastic prod- ucts filled the stores, people had no choice but to con- sume what they were offered. Most of the time, Gross maintained, afier the industry had solved postwar qual- ity problems, plastic objecis did work better. Things tmade of plastic were betler designed and lasted longer. People intuitively recognized that fact even if they retained an intellectual notion that plastic was bad or shoddy. In short, nothing succeeded like success, 65 Often plastic did offer a significant improvement oon whatever it replaced, A sleepy householder had to watch only once in dishelief as a polyethylene juice pitcher bounced off the kitchen floor to begin accepting plastic in a practical way no matter how strong the con- eptual disdain for it. Even plastic toys, despite the brit te polystyrene items that broke on Chiistmas morning, proved superior in many ways. A toy soldier of molded Polyethylene could not scratch the furniture as readily as an old-fashioned lead soldier. Most people who expressed negative attitudes about plastic used it anyway without thinking about it, ether because a par- ticular use had proven itself or because an inexpensive trouble-free alternative no longer existed. As House Beautiful observed in 1955, “The news is not that plas- tics exist, but [that] they have already heen so assimi- lated into our lives.” ‘The average person was “conditioned to plastics.” They had penetrated so far into the material fabric of everyday life that their pres ence could not be denied no matter how many people considered them second-rate substitutes or a sad com- ‘mentary on modern times. 1 8 20 Questions 11-14 ask about Passage A a) IL. In the context of Passage A, the author uses the description of a fountain pen (ines 15~16) most neatly to: ‘A. lament the way that unique objects began to look identical after the advent of streamlining, B. critique designers for creating items that were Deautiful rather than functional. . illustrate how even everyday items could be designed to appear modern D. exemplify the kind of item that remained largely unaffected by new design trends, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.